SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

Co. H of the Sixth Regiment, Illinois National Guard, stationed at Monmouth, was quick to respond to President McKinley's call for volunteers at the breaking out of the Spanish- American war in April, 1898. Orders came to the company April 25 to proceed to Springfield, and by noon of the 27th twelve officers and ninety-one men of the company, under command of Captain W. W. Shields, were in camp at the state capital. Several were rejected by the surgeons and others were added, and the roster of the company as finally completed was as follows:

Captain—William W. Shields.

Lieutenants—A. C. Mclntosh, R. L. Sherman.

Sergeants—B. L. Mapes. R. R. Murdock, G. O. Jones, F. W. Lusk, A. Sanderholm, Anthon Olson.

Corporals—Fred Barnes, A. Holt Bradford, Geo. E. Cox, Roy H. Cornell, G. W. Hamilton, C. J. Johnson, D. A. McDonald, Robert C. Mor­ rison, C. D. Sprague, Charles A. Young.

Musicians—H. G. Speakman, A. C. Garrison.

Artificer—Frank L. Watson.

Wagoner—Frank M. Talbot.

Privates—E. O. Andrews, Win. G. Bond, Wm. Bowers, Joseph P. Bohon, C. L. Brooks, Wm. H. Branch, Wm. A. Bryans. Asa W. Butler, Chas. E. Camm, F. L. Campbell, Archie Cobb, Lewis E. Coons, Miles Costello. C. T. Cunningham, Albert Carrigan, John Eriekson, Scott B. Evans, Harry B. Frymire. Raymond E. Fair, Charles L. Foster, Wm. E. Fowler, Geo. I. Frosig, Jas. Gettemy, Earl Graham, O. G. Gulihur, Jesse D. Gunter, Ralph Hagle, Chas. H. Harkless, Frank L. Hill, A. G. Holliday, Frank C. Holliday, W. M. Hutchison, Sherman F. Hock, Jesse Harrison, Frank B. Henney, James Hodges, Chas. Z. Irvine, Chas. L. Johnson, Jos. R. Johnson, T. Reed Kinton, J. A. Liby, Byron C. Lorton, H. L. McLoskey, G. E. McKelvey, W. J. McQuillan, A. B. McCosker, C. E. McSlarrow, Harold L. Mitchell, Chas. W. Morgan, Chas. W. Morrell, G. Fred Morey, Ury J. Odell, A. Lee Overfelt, Harry C. Overfelt, Joseph S. Palmer, Harry C. Parsons, Samuel T. Pickard, Garland O. Ray,'G. H. Raymond, Wm. L. Regnier, A. M. Roberts, G. W. Robinson, Barnard M. Ryan, A. O. Rennick, N. W. Rayburn, Philip Ralfe, Samuel E. Reed, Chas. E. Schrimp, Geo. W. Simpson, John B. Senge, Jerome D. Smith, Harry B. Smyth, J. W. Stromberg, Adolph Sullivan, Oliver Suthern, Robert A. Schussler, Chas. E. Todd, Chas. H. Wallace, Reinold G. Walter, Edgar A. Warner, Frank L. Wilson, Mont R. Winters, Henry Weinold, Wm. A. Yerian, H. H. Zimmerman.

Field and Staff Officers—Assistant Surgeon, Lieutenant L. S. Cole (died May 22, 1898); Major Second battalion, David E. Clarke; Adjutant Second battalion, Lieutenant James W. Clendenin.

The regiment was mustered into the ser vice of the United States May 11, 1898, and on the 17th started for Camp Alger, near Washington. Dr. Cole became ill with pneumonia on the way and was taken to a hospital at Fort Wayne, Ind., en route, where he died on the 22d. The regiment left Washington July 5 for Charleston, S. C., whence it sailed on the prize ship Rita for Santiago. Before reaching that port the fighting in Cuba was over, and the Sixth Illinois was made part of General Miles' expedition to Porto Rico. Landing at Guanica, on the south side of the island, July 25, the expedition marched into the interior engaging in slight skirmishes on the way. Word of the signing of the peace protocol came August 13, and the troops returned to the coast. The regiment sailed for New York on the Manitoba September 7, reaching New York on the 13th. and Springfield on the 16th, where they were mustered out. They reached home on the 21st. Private Lee Overfelt died in the hospital in Springfield October 1 from disease contracted in the service, and Corporal Roy H. Cornell died at his home in Monmouth October 18.

Several Warren county men also served in the campaigns in the Philippines. Among them were: Lieutenant A, C. Mclntosh of the Forty-first Volunteer infantry; Lieutenant R. L. Sher man of the Thirtieth regiment; H. G. Speakman, W. F. McAllister, Anthon Olson, Carrol Tubbs, John Robison, W. A. Bryans, A. Sanderholm and others. Lieutenant Fred L. Chapin of Kirkwood was serving on board the battleship Indiana daring the campaign at Santiago and the destruction of Cervera's fleet; and Lieutenant Louis A, Kaiser of Monmouth, then an ensign, was on the gunboat Concord during the battle of Manila bay. Lieutenant Kaiser was presented a handsome sword, by residents of Monmouth and Kirkwood on a visit home March 29, 1901.

CAPTAIN STAFF'S COMPANY.

In response to a call issued by W. B. Stapp, G. W. Palmer and G. C. Lanphere, a company of mounted volunteers for the Mexican war was organized in 1847. They were mustered into service at Quincy August 16, by Captain Sibley of the United States Army, stopped a while at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, then went on South September 9.

The muster roll of the company was as follows:

Wyatt B. Stapp, Captain.

George C. Lanphere, 1st Lieutenant.

George W. Palmer lst-2d Lieutenant.

John H. Mitchell, 2d-2d Lieutenant

John B. Holliday, 1st Sergeant.

James Townsley, 2d Sergeant.

Nicholas P. Earp, 3d Sergeant.

Samuel Douglas, 4th Sergeant.

William D. Day, 1st Corporal.

James W. Robertson, 2d Corporal.

Joseph Mackey, 3d Corporal.

George L. Shippey, 4th Corporal.

Benjamin P. Pifield, 1st Bugler.

Hobert M. Snapp, 2d Bugler.

Robert C. West, Farrier and Blacksmith.

Privates—Robert C. Armstrong, William Averill, David Brownlee, G«o. R. A. Barnard, Ezra G. Bart ram, Isaiah Berry, Esau Brown, William Barnaby, Edward O. Beebee, John Black, Samuel J. Backus, Oliver Clanmin, Reuben M. Coe, David S. Cowan, Zachariah Cutlip, Job L. Carter, Thomas H. Davidson, Warren J. Daniel, Dixon S. Daniel, Joseph M. De La Bar, Chas. Drain, Nicholas Dunlap, Darius Dennis, Jas. D. Eads, Geo. W. Foster, Michael Fitzpatrick Jas. Furgus, John G. Fonday, Jas. E. Gordon, Alonzo Grover, Elias Guthrie, Brice M. Henry, Richard Hatton, Wm .Hatton, Sam'l Harding, Sam'l Henderson, John B. Howard, Ishiaael H. Holeomb, Thos. G. Hogue, Ezekfel Kent, Michael King, Calvin Kelly, Wm. Kelly, George Lan-King, Calvin Kelly, William Kelly, George Lanphere, Clark Lanphere, Angnstin Lillard, Geo. W. McNeil, Jas, W. Mitchell, Wm. H. Montieth, Jas. A. Miles, John T. MeWilliams, Geo. W. Morgan, John Moffit, John B. Motley, Ezra H. Nichols, Wm. C. Owens, Jas. A. Poland, Sam­uel Pike, Absalom Peckenbaugh, Jas S. Par- menter, Leicester Parmenter, Orlando Porter, Job Rhodes, John F. Ruddle, Geo. H. Ruddle, John Reed, Jas. Shields, John Bissell, Leander Stanley, Geo. W. Stigall, Wm. Williams, Cyrus Wells, Albert Webb, Isaac Wilson, Luther P. Watson, John J. Worden, Henry Weston, Jas. E. Wilson, Warren R. Wilson, LarKin Wells,

The company returned from the war July 29, 1848, after an absence of almost a year. Of the original ninety-one members fifty-five were mustered out of service. One deserted (William Kelly); nineteen died of sickness while in the service, and sixteen were discharged on account of sickness, most of whom died. None were killed in battle.

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