Record of Fred's Spanish-American War service: 1899
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A couple of pages from The Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War with Spain, 1898-99
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The cover page says this book was published in 1916, but by 1916 Fred had been to Africa and back, and Cuba was a distant memory, so I am putting this document in 1899.
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THE OFFICIAL ROSTER
OF
OHIO SOLDIERS
IN THE
WAR WITH SPAIN
1898-1899
COMPILED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
FRANK B. WILLIS, Governor
CHARLES Q. HILDEBRANT, Secretary of State
BENSON W. HOUGH, The Adjutant General
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1916
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EIGHTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. COMPANY K. (Continued)
Name__Rank__Residence__Remarks
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Discharged
Transferred
Died
OF
OHIO SOLDIERS
IN THE
WAR WITH SPAIN
1898-1899
COMPILED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
FRANK B. WILLIS, Governor
CHARLES Q. HILDEBRANT, Secretary of State
BENSON W. HOUGH, The Adjutant General
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1916
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EIGHTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. COMPANY K. (Continued)
Name__Rank__Residence__Remarks
- Reynolds, Eugene__Private__Alliance__Age 20. Mustered out with Company.
- Richards, Joseph E__Private__Alliance__Age 25. Mustered out with Company.
- Richards, Martin A__Private__Alliance__Age 38. Sick near Santiago de Cuba, July 14-21, sick on transport Mohawk Aug. 18-25, 1898.
- Rohrer, John__Private__Canton__Age 25. Sick near Santiago de Cuba Aug. 10-17, sick on transport Mohawk Aug. 18-24, in Gen. Hosp Montauk Pt. L. I. Aug .25-Sept. 1, in L. I. College Hosp. Brooklyn Sept. 5-12, sick to duty Sept. 12, 1898.
- Rider, William H__Private__Alliance__Age 18. Absent sick Nov. 19-21, 1898. physician's certificate received. Mustered out at Cleveland, O., Dec. 5, 1898, by H. J. Price, 1st Lieut. 2nd U. S. Inf.
- Royer, Charles S__Private__New Baltimore__Age 20. Sick in Gen. Hosp. Montauk Pt. L. I. Aug. 26-Sept. 8, sick furlough Sept. 9-Oct. 8, absent sick Nov. 10-19, physician's certificate received, sick to duty Nov. 19, 1898.
- Robertson, Alexander__Private__Alliance__Age 22. Sick near Santiago de Cuba July 20-Aug. 17, sick on transport Mohawk Aug. 18-25, in Gen. Hosp. Montauk Pt. L. I. Aug. 26-31, sick furlough Sept. 1-30, 1898.
- Robusch, John __ Private__ Alliance__Age 27. Enrolled June 16, 1898, by 1st Lieut. George O. Anderson. Joined Co. June --, 1898, sick near Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 10-17, sick on transport Mohawk Aug. 18-25, in Gen. Hosp. Montauk Pt. L. I. Aug. 26-30, sick furlough Aug. 31-Sept. 29, 1898.
- Scott, Thomas J.__Private__Alliance__Age 26. Enrolled June 16, 1898, by 1st Lieut. George O. Anderson. Joined Co. Jun -- 1898.
- Scott, John M__Private__Alliance__Age 20. Mustered out with Company.
- Seacrist, Edd__Private__Alliance__Age 22. Mustered out with Company.
- Seacrist, Elwood E__Private__Alliance__Age 27. Enrolled June 18, 1898, by 1st Lieut. George O. Anderson. Joined Co. June --, 1898. Sick in Gen. Hosp, Montauk Pt, L. I. Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, 1898, sick furlough Sept. 2 to Oct. 1, 1898.
- Shaffer, Ira J.__Private__Alliance__Age 24. Sick near Santiago, Cuba, Aug. 1-17, 1898. Sick on transport Mohawk Aug. 18-25, in Gen. Hosp. Montauck Pt. L. I. Aug. 26-Sept. 1. Sick furlough Sept. 2-Oct. 1.
- Shaffer, Robert C__Private__Alliance__Age 19. Enfolled June 16, 1898, by 1st Lieut. Geo. O. Anderson. Joined Company June --, 1898.
- Sourbeck, Alva J__Private__Alliance__Age 36. Mustered out with Company.
- Schaffer, William H__Private__Alliance__Age 19. Enrolled June 16, 1898 by 1st Lieut. Geo. O. Anderson. Joined Company June __, 1898. Sick in Gen. Hosp. Montauck Pt. L. I> Aug. 26-27. Sick furlough Aug. 28-Sept. 27.
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- Stephens, Leroy__Private__Alliance__Age 30. Enrolled June 16, 1898, by 1st Lieut. Geo. O. Anderson. Joined Company June --, 1898. Sick in Gen. Hosp. Montauck Pt. L. I. Aug. 26-Sept. 5. Sick furlough Sept. 6-Oct. 5.
- Stokey, Fred E.__Private__Canton Age 19. Sick in Gen. Hosp Montauck Pt. L. I. Aug 25-27, sick furlough Aug. 28-Sept. 26.
- Urig, Edmund J__Private__Alliance__Age 21. Sick in camp near Santiago, July 11-Aug. 17. Sick on transport Mohawk Aug. 18-25. Sick in Gen. Hosp. Montauck Pt. L. I. Aug. 26-Sept. 11. Sick furlough Sept. 12-Oct. 11.
- Walser, Richard__Private__Alliance__Age 20. Sick near Santiago, Cuba, July 29-Aug. 18. Sick on transport Mohawk, Aug. 18-25. Sick in Detention Hosp. Montauck Pt. L. I. Aug. 26-27. Sick furlough Aug. 28-Sept. 26.
- Walker, Tony S__Private__Alliance__Age 22. Enrolled June 16, 1898, by 1st Lieut. Geo. O Anderson. Joined Co. June --, 1898.
- Walker, Otis U__Private__Alliance__Age 24. Enrolled June 18, 1898, by 1st Lieut. Geo. O. Anderson. Joined Co. June --, 1898. Sick near Santiago, Cuba, July 19-20 and July 30-Aug. 12.
- Zang, Fred J__Private__Alliance__Age 18. Mustered out with Company.
- Zuber, Charles H__Private__Alliance__Age 19. Sick in Gen. Hosp. Montauck Pt. L. I. Aug. 25-27, sick furlough Aug. 28-Sept. 26.
- Zimmerman, Harry P__Private__Alliance__Age 21. Enrolled June 16, 1898, by 1st Lieut. Geo. O. Anderson. Joined Co. June --, 1898. Sick near Santiago Aug. 1 to 17, on Mohawk Aug. 18 to 25, Gen. Hosp. Montauk Pt., L. I., Aug. 26 to Sept. 17, 1898.
Discharged
- Wallace Miller__Corporal__Alliance__Age 24. Promoted Corporal July 1, 1898, V. O. R. C. In Div. Hosp. Camp Alger July 5, Descriptive list furnished. Discharged for physical disability July 27, S. O. --, 1st Div. 2nd A. C.
- Calvin D. Crowl__Artificer__Alliance__Age 23. Discharged by order near Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 1, 1898. Final statements furnished.
Transferred
- Henry V. Buel__Private__Alliance__Age 25. Transferred to Hosp. Corp. 8th O. V. I. June 29, 1898, by S. O. 36, Hdqrs, 2nd A. C.
- William J. Uebelhart__Private__Alliance__Age 20. Transferred to Hosp. Corps 8th O. V. I. June 29, 1898 by S.O. 36, Hdqrs, 2nd A. C.
- John M. Morris__Private__Alliance__Age 20. Transferred to band May 16 V. O. R. C.
- William J. Oberholser__Private__Alliance__Age 21. Transferred to band May 16, V. O. R. C.
Died
- Clyde B. Crubaugh__Sergeant__Alliance__Age 24. Died Aug. 26, 1898, of typhoid fever on board Catania, buried at sea.
- William R. Knowles__Corporal__Alliance__Age 27. Died July 28 of typhoid fever in camp near Santiago, Cuba. Final statements furnished.
- David B. Carnahan_Private_E. Liverpool__Age 19. Enrolled June 20 by Lieut. Geo. O. Anderson. Joined Company June --, 1898. Died of typhoid fever at Gen. Hosp. Montauck Pt. L. I. Sept. 16, 1898. Final statements furnished.
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1.
It is clear from the other records that the transport ship that took them back from Cuba to the US was the Mohawk, leaving Cuba on August 18 and arriving in New York on August 25. I figure the trip to Cuba also went through New York. So Fred's army experience might have gone something like this:
2.
Here is the record for Fred:
Fred entered the army hospital on Long Island on August 25, the day that his transport ship arrived in New York. I figure he was sick before that, but that he didn't think there was anything to be gained by reporting sick while still on the ship. The month's sick furlough suggests a serious illness, but I imagine there wasn't much point in getting the soldiers back to work when everybody knew they were all going to be discharged soon. Of course, in 1899 any illness was potentially serious - as is, of course, any illness today.
3.
There's a mention of Fred being away from home in a June 1898 letter from Eva:
It is clear from the other records that the transport ship that took them back from Cuba to the US was the Mohawk, leaving Cuba on August 18 and arriving in New York on August 25. I figure the trip to Cuba also went through New York. So Fred's army experience might have gone something like this:
- Late June or early July: troop train to New York.
- Early July: Ship from New York to Havana Harbor in Cuba.
- Early July to August 18: Troops are on the ship in Havana Harbor.
- August 18: Troops are sent back from Cuba to New York on the ship Mohawk.
- August 25: The ship Mohawk arrives in New York, and the troops have nothing to do while waiting for discharge.
- A month or two later the troops are sent back to Ohio.
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Here is the record for Fred:
- Stokey, Fred E.__Private__Canton Age 19. Sick in Gen. Hosp Montauck Pt. L. I. Aug 25-27, sick furlough Aug. 28-Sept. 26.
Fred entered the army hospital on Long Island on August 25, the day that his transport ship arrived in New York. I figure he was sick before that, but that he didn't think there was anything to be gained by reporting sick while still on the ship. The month's sick furlough suggests a serious illness, but I imagine there wasn't much point in getting the soldiers back to work when everybody knew they were all going to be discharged soon. Of course, in 1899 any illness was potentially serious - as is, of course, any illness today.
3.
There's a mention of Fred being away from home in a June 1898 letter from Eva:
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