The information below was taken from ‘Roster of the Soldiers and Sailors / Spanish-American War’, which was compiled under the Authority of the House of Delegates of Maryland 1901.
I have taken the liberty of pulling those with German names from the roster. There are many that may be of German descent. If you had a relative in this war, from Maryland and they were German or of German descent, and are not on the list, please contact me at germanmarylanders@gmail.com.
The First Regiment
The First Regiment consisted of Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and K. They were mustered into the United States service on May 15th and 16th 1898. The regiment was mustered out on February 28, 1899.
Field & Staff:
Captain and Assistant Surgeon, Seith S. Ullrich Baltimore
Non-Commissioned Staff
Charles H. Shaffer Oakland
Edwin W. Dukehart Baltimore
Jacob Hurtung (musician) Baltimore
Company ‘A’ FREDERICK
Second Lieutenant Thomas L. Brewer
Sergeant Charles H. Lease
Corporal Frederick Emge
Corporal Romanus Grindler
Wagoner John. W. Neuse
Musician Harry L. Glessner
Privates
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Ackerman, John |
Bergmann, Hermann |
Blumburg, Michael |
Ettlinger, Charles |
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Fleishman, Samuel |
Goldberg, Benjamin |
Hammill, Joseph |
Hetrick, Charles |
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Hoff, Charles |
Hoffman, David |
Lang, John |
Lingerman, Louis |
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Reichert, Charles |
Schadt, William |
Schaffer, John |
Schaffer, Philip |
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Schmidt, John |
Smith, George |
Smith, Joshua |
Stahl, William |
Company ‘B’ HAGERSTOWN
Captain George L. Fisher
Corporal Cortland Spielman
Corporal Jacob Reichard
Corporal William Hoffman
Wagoner Charles E. Strouse
Musician George Kauffman
Musician Henry Weber
Privates
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Ardinger, James |
Atzrodt, Charles |
Chrissinger, Clarence |
Feiger, Michael |
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Foltz, Harry |
Funkhouser, Harry |
Garlinger, William |
Garling, Samuel |
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Hamil, William |
Hawbecker, Walter |
Hershberger, Louis |
Hunsberger, Benjamin |
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Keller, Harry |
Loebernitz, Velino |
Mautzer, Samuel |
Mayer, Harry |
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Orndorff, Robert |
Ridenour, Charles |
Rumberger, William |
Smith, Samuel |
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Smith, John |
Spielman, Thomas |
Sprecher, Thomas |
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Company ‘C’ CUMBERLAND
First Sergeant Chris Himmler
Sergeant George J. Doerner
Sergeant John C. Smith
Corporal Frank S. Martz
Corporal John H. Hoffman
Corporal Edward Dietz
Corporal William Knapp
Artificer Christian Pfister
Musician Christopher Offman
Privates
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Beck, Humphrey |
Beamer, Clarence |
Crauch, Henry |
Frederick, Frank |
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Holtzman, Harry |
Kirschner, Adolph |
Keller, Harvey |
Leonard, Harry |
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Meyer, William |
Myers, Simon |
Rizer, Harry |
Rosecranz, Lewis |
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Shiver, George |
Shiver, John |
Shuckhart, Benjamin |
Smith, Lewis |
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Smith, Nelson |
Smith, Clarence |
Weisenmiller, Edward |
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Company ‘D’ BELAIR
Second Lieutenant, Silas Smith
Privates
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Hamburg, William |
Herbert, Frank |
Herbert, William |
Lorshbaugh, Harmon |
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Rohrer, James |
Smith, Charles |
Smith, George |
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Company ‘E’ ELKTON
Sergeant William E. Fowler
Corporal Frank Deal
Corporal Alfred H. Miller
Wagoner Jacob Wenzler
Privates
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Biedeman, Howard |
Fox, Walter |
Friday, John |
Gerhart, Charles |
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Helfer, Adam |
Hoffman, George |
Hydecker, William |
Meister, John |
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Miller, J. Alfred |
Reeder, Clinton |
Reeder, Harvey |
Shaffer, Richard |
Company ‘F’ EASTON
Wagoner James Auld
Musician Harry J. Miller
Privates
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Bensinger, William |
Frederick, John |
Hirst, John |
Miller, George |
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Miller, William |
Schuyler, Charles |
Snyder, Dennis |
Wirz, Ernest |
Company ‘G’ ANNAPOLIS
Sergeant John Scherger
Corporal William Krueger
Artificer William H. Smith
Musician Charles A. Ziegler
Musician Walter B. Smith
Privates
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Hoffman, Henry |
Johl, Henry |
Knadler, John |
Leiboldt, William |
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Myers, Edwin |
Miller, Elmer |
Meeks, Walter |
Meek, Alexander |
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Reinhart, George |
Schwinger, Charles |
Westphal, William |
Wilhelm, Irwin |
Company ‘H’ BALTIMORE
Captain George Haupt
Sergeant Harry Frisch
Corporal William Schaefer
Corporal William Hofnagle
Privates
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Dellenger, Lewis |
Doering, Louis |
Elbert, John |
Feig, Charles |
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Fisher, Howard |
Fox, Edward |
Hahn, George |
Hamburg, Henry |
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Heinlein, George |
Heinz, Frederick |
Hoffman, Lewis |
Hoffman, Frank |
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Kaufman, John |
Leonard, William |
May, Paul |
Schaaf, Henry |
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Schoen, Abraham |
Staub, Frank |
Staisloff, Charles |
Stoll, George |
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Smith, Hynson |
Vogelman, Louis |
Wicklein, John |
Wild, Arthur |
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Weibe, Otto |
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Company ‘I’ BALTIMORE
Captain Frederick I. Mosher
Quartermaster Sergeant Charles Kemp
Sergeant Frank Woesteman
Sergeant Benjamin Stine
Corporal Frederick W. Riecke
Corporal Charles Earheart
Corporal John Groeller
Corporal Harry Hann
Artificer Earnest R. Slomaker
Wagoner Arthur Bronner
Musician William G. Marr
Musician William H. Holtzman
Privates
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Beehler, Charles |
Birkholz, Harry |
Fink, George |
Grimm, Joseph |
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Hoffman, William |
Jacobs, Victor |
Kissner, Joseph |
Meyer, John |
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Muth, John |
Sauers, Paul |
Schrivener, Benjamin |
Tischler, Philip |
Company ‘K’ ROCKVILLE
Corporal Edwin Eshleman
Corporal Milton Ernest
Corporal Calvin Swonnstedt
Corporal William Brewer
Artificer James E. Eckman
Privates
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Baughman, Frank |
Burger, Herbert |
Eckstorm, John |
Holbrunner, Frank |
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Hershberger, Harry |
Jacobs, Samuel |
Kinsler, Joseph |
Kemp, George |
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Meyers, Herbert |
Neidhart, John |
Scherrer, Philip |
Smith, Alonzo |
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Smith, Harry |
Smith, William |
Stang, George |
Vogel, William |
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Wolf, John |
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Company ‘L’ BALTIMORE
Captain Andrew Feuss
First Lieutenant Charles Hahn
Sergeant Frank Totzauer
Sergeant George Meyer
Corporal George Hummel
Corporal Charles M. Albert
Corporal John Hessler
Corporal John Shuster
Corporal Otto Smith
Corporal August Lenz
Wagoner James R. Hinkle
Privates
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Buehner, Hugo |
Cromer, John |
Dreyer |
Eslinger, George |
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Gearhart, John |
Gunzelman, John |
Hartman, Edward |
Heiger, Charles |
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Hellmeyer, Frederick |
Henderson, Ernest |
Jett, Augustus |
Kein, Joseph |
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Kilbourne, Alfred |
Kirchheimer, Solomon |
Litz, George |
Long, Alfred |
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Muller, John |
Rieman, John |
Rinehardt, Michael |
Shoeman, Benjamin |
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Strhlein, John |
Stump, Charles |
Tierney, William |
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Company ‘M’ BALTIMORE
Captain Louis Schmidt
Sergeant George A. Frederick
Corporal Charles B. Scholz
Artificer Henry Rohrbach
Musician Jacob Barman
Privates
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Bader, Charles |
Baum, Harry |
Bentz, John |
Butz, Frederick |
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Freburger, George |
Glazer, Herman |
Guerke, Charles |
Hamberg, James |
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Hartman, Casper |
Helms, Frank |
Hilgerman, Henry |
Jacob, John |
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Kaiser, Harry |
Kline, Harry |
Kline, John |
Krager, Joseph |
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Miller, Abraham |
Miller, William |
Mittnacht, Benjamin |
Rohm, Fred |
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Sauerwald, William |
Shober, Vance |
Sneideman, Morris |
Stromer, Max |
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Uhlenberg, William |
Voigt, Henry |
Wohner, George |
Zerrlaut, Joseph |
Fifth Regiment
Assembled at Pimlico on April 25, 1898 and mustered into United States service on May 14th. Reached Baltimore on September 7th and was furloughed for theirty days from September 11th and at the end was mustered out.
Field and Staff
Major Henry M. Warfield
Battalion Adjutant and First Lieutenant Mark Herberg
Hospital Steward Robert Feltz
Battalion Sergeant Major George Kaesemeyer
Company ‘A’
Sergeant Clarence R. Diffenderfer
Sergeant Charles A. Machen
Corporal Fielder C. Slingluff, Jr.
Privates
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Baetjer, Charles |
Baer, Arthur |
Bauman, George |
Gable, Joseph |
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Groff, Guy |
Hulse, Frank |
Hurtt, Henry |
Hoffacker, Charles |
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Hess, William |
Heideger, Jacob |
Kapp, John |
Kunkel, George |
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Kastner, James |
Liese, Edgar |
Rossiter, Horace |
Slingluff, Thomas |
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Stratmeyer, Harry |
Trippe, Richard |
Wolfe, Thomas |
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Company ‘B’
Sergeant Clement A. Bauers
Corporal Isaac Goldenberg
Corporal James C. Zollinhofer
Artificer George W. Dolch
Privates
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Dukehart, Mack |
Fridinger, Racha |
Gauss, Gustav |
Gresham, Henry |
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Gutt, Frederick |
Herbert, John |
Hohman, Peter |
Krichten, John |
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Kurtz, Thomas |
Lephardt, Henry |
Langhirt, Andrew |
Mauler, George |
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Meyers, William |
Osterkamp, Frederick |
Osterkamp, Jerome |
Ott, John |
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Ott, George |
Richstein, William |
Raum, Leonard |
Seicke, John |
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Swartz, Andres |
Smith, James |
Thalheimer, William |
Vocke, Ludolph |
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Wehrheim, Edward |
Ziegler, Reginald |
Zulauff, Edward |
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Company ‘C’
First Lieutenant Gustave Ridgely
Corporal Charles H. Schultz
Corporal William H. Schad
Corporal William D. Feldmeyer
Corporal William Garing
Privates
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Ackers, Joseph |
Ernst, William |
Gable, William |
Gewecke, Charles |
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Gerbes, William |
Hoffman, William |
Kohl, John |
Leister, Bradley |
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Mittendorf, Percy |
Rutter, Harry |
Snyder, Charles |
Spitzer, Roy |
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Smith, Ferdinand |
Waed, Hamlet |
Wilhelm, John |
Wolfe, Frank |
Company ‘D’
Captain Edward D. Warfield
First Sergeant George Steinman
Artificer Andrew C. Hoffman
Musician Harry Frazier
Privates
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Erler, George |
Fluhart, Charles |
Happel, Lawrence |
Heimerdinger, Albert |
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Loudenslager, Thomas |
Lotz, Philip |
Meisel, John |
Miller, George |
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Petzold, Charles |
Schultheis, John |
Seiberg, William |
Smith, Louis |
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Steiss, George |
Warfield, Milton |
Wittgreffe, William |
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Company ‘E’
Captain John Hinkley
Sergeant Stuart Smith
Corporal Charles W. Boteler
Corporal Frank Meisel
Musician Daniel Kurz
Privates
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Bornschner, John |
Garlinger, Dixon |
Hecker, Meyer |
Kemphaus, Frederick |
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Lenger, Frank |
Lertz, Charles |
Melber, Frederick |
Meyer, Frederick |
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Richter, Augustus |
Rother, Lewis |
Scaeffer, Frank |
Schneider, Frederick |
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Smith, Norman |
Smith, Roberg |
Switzer, Benjamin |
Ziegler, Horace |
Company ‘F’
Captain Charles D. Gaither
Second Lieutenant Samuel Conradt
Sergeant William Schepler
Corporal John A. Danzeglock
Corporal William Stauf
Privates
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Baden, Frank |
Bart, August |
Boucher, Carlos |
Boucher, Louis |
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Einwachter, William |
Gerard, Joseph |
Greble, William |
Heise, Rutherford |
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Heins, John |
Hoffman, Eugene |
Ruhl, Maurice |
Schultheis, William |
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Treulieb, George |
Zimmerman, John |
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Company ‘G’
Quartermaster Sergeant John Kohlerman
Sergeant Henry Nagle
Corporal William E. Strauss
Corporal John Gerbig
Musician Henry Reuner
Privates
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Anschutz, John |
Bachman, Charles |
Deinhardt, August |
Ehrman, Charles |
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Freburger, Alexander |
Gerhardt, Edwin |
Gruss, Frederick |
Guertler, Herman |
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Grotjohann, Hermann |
Hoff, August |
Hentz, Henry |
Hisley, George |
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Janusch, Christian |
Knauf, George |
Keyser, John |
Kirschke, August |
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May, George |
Mayer, John |
Weiser, Hugh |
Webb, Robert |
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Weissner, Jacob |
Young, John |
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Company ‘H’
Musician Joseph Warmuth
Privates
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Beck, Elmer |
Berwanger, William |
Bersterman, Henry |
Eberwein, William |
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Fischer, John |
Friel, John |
Ginther, Charles |
Holtz, George |
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Kline, Charles |
Kuhn, George |
Lachoff, Walter |
Lachoff, Ernest |
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Mutschman, John |
Smith, William |
Schnappinger, Charles |
Sisselberger, Joseph |
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Smith, William H. |
Schwartz, John |
Weigle, Henry |
Wolf, Jacob |
Company ‘I’
First Sergeant Andrew Zobel
Sergeant Edward Wernsing
Sergeant Charles Strickler
Corporal Frank Buschsbaum
Corporal Frank Hitselberger
Musician Joseph Thornberg
Privates
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Assmann, Frank |
Breivogel, Christian |
Ehlers, James |
Frissel, Frederick |
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Goerke, James |
Houck, Charles |
Haup, Jacob |
Klein, Christian |
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Klinedisnt, Henry |
Klauenberg, John |
Lang, Henry |
Liedlich, Frederick |
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Meiers, Joseph |
Meyers, Upton |
Smith, Theodore |
Smith, John |
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Smith, Charles |
Stringer, Edward |
Saumenning, Burtom |
Von Kapff, Louis |
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Tegler, Albert |
Vink, William |
Weber, Christian |
Wehrle, William |
Company ‘K’
First Sergeant William Gaither
Sergeant James Lockerman
Sergeant John Balzer
Corporal Henry C. Gaither
Corporal Otto Arnold
Corporal Edgar R. Hurst
Corporal William Smith
Corporal Dietrich F. Karl
Privates
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Aler, Ernest |
Brutscher, Louis |
Dentz, Joseph |
Junger, Erwin |
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Kratz, William |
Kirschner, John |
Kirschenhofer, Louis |
Mentzler, Joseph |
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Smith, Henry |
Vossler, Henry |
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Company ‘L’
Sergeant Charles P. Heineman
Corporal Benjamin F. Weishampel
Corporal Harry Hahn
Corporal John Geiglein
Privates
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Ambach, Carl |
Becker, James |
Brehm, Howard |
Duering, George |
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Enler, Harry |
Frebert, John |
Holtz, George |
Kabernagle, Harry |
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Knopf, Joseph |
Krumm, Louis |
Meyers, Hector |
Oler, Herbert |
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Rittler, William |
Sackenheim, Peter |
Smith, Thomas |
Willinger, Michael |
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Zell, Frederick |
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Company ‘M’
Captain George L. Deichman
First Lieutenant Ridg Gaither
Corporal Samuel Orendorf
Musician Leo Hess
Privates
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Bixler, August |
Frank, Herbert |
Fisher, Ronald |
Figg, John |
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Hoffman, Eugene |
Littig, Ward |
Mininger, Charles |
Pfister, Frederick |
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Prevost, Louis |
Rehberger, George |
Ritter, Clarence |
Schultz, Paul |
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Schmidt, Charles |
Smith, Herbert |
Smith, Lee |
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NAVAL MILITIA
On April 23, 1898, eight officers and one hundred and sixty seven enlisted men reported to the ship ‘Dale’ for service on the United States ship ‘Dixie’ leaving from Norfolk.
Officers
Joseph Bonn, Lieutenant
F.E. Wagner, Assistant Surgeon
John Ott, First class machinist
L.F. Smith, Lieutenant Junior Grade
S.O. Heiskell, Passed Assistant Surgeon
Seaman
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Krauss, Samuel |
Lampe, Benjamin |
Lauber, Frank |
Meister, E.J. |
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Myer, Herman |
Osenburg, W.H. |
Reinhardt, A.R. |
Rittenhouse, Q.E. |
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Wolf, Albert |
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Anzman, Charles L. |
Bruen, J.N. |
Farinholt, Benjamin |
Durst, George |
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Haase, George |
Herget, Charles |
Kappell, George |
Lewis, Charles |
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Leutbecker, William |
Lighthiser, T.J. |
Luers, Charles |
Wahl, E. |
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Wahl, George |
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First Class Fireman
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Pabst, C.M. |
Stumpter, Charles |
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Myer, Harry |
Rausch, Herman |
Reinhardt, Charles |
Scherer, R. |
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Schlabecker, John |
Schloer, Benjamin |
Scholtz, E. |
Seibold, William |
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Smith, Charles |
Sultzer, William |
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Ordinary Seaman
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Bittner, Caspar |
Butts, Clarence |
Butts, Clande |
Deal, W.H. |
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Langbein, Charles |
Rahberger, R.C. |
Rupprecht, William |
Scherer, J.W. |
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Vogt, Jessie |
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Bauman, Otto |
Conrad, H. |
Dehenoult, August |
Dorn, George |
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Fritz, Frederick |
Gaiert, James |
Germroth, Charles |
Henlein John |
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Herberg, Charles |
Kaufman, Frederick |
Lohmeyer, Frederick |
Myers, Fred |
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Poehler, William |
Politzer, M. |
Riemer, Walter |
Stagner, Roberg |
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Stahl, James |
Trautwein, William |
Vollman, Walter |
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Landsmen
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Auer, H.J. |
Eshneger, John |
Hantske, Leo |
Knapman, Harry |
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Pranke, August |
Rockenbaugh, C.R. |
Venderlinde, Adolph |
Werner, Albert |
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Beck, Charles |
Beckenbaugh, G.M. |
Bentz, Joseph |
Besterman, C. |
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Briggs, G. |
Cugel, H.F. |
Derr, E.S. |
Feldhaus, Charles |
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Frederick, W.H. |
Gonderman, John |
Haase, Lewis |
Hamil, S.W. |
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Harbaugh, Edward |
Kratz, George |
Mashmeyer, H. |
Mauler, Joseph |
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Richter, H.E. |
Schufter, H. |
Schroeder, John |
Schultz, George |
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Tragersser, John |
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Second Class Fireman
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Huth, F.R. |
Ittner, George |
Knapman, G.W. |
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Coal Passers
Gable, Frank
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Baker, Frederick |
Kemp, J. |
Frank, E. |
Litz, Frank |
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Schlutter, C.H. |
Schultz, F.J. |
Seidel, George |
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Enlisted Men
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Rittenhouse, James |
Schlutter, C.F. |
Scherf, Frederick |
Worsuch, A.J. |
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Smith, F.A. |
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