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Soldiers in the Spanish-American War
Lake County, Ohio
1898-1899

This list is compiled from Ohio Roster of Soldiers of the Spanish - American War and as reported in the Painesville Telegraph. Reference from the Roster is indicated in “Notes” as ORS. Complied by Frances N. Slack.

This file was digitized by teen volunteer David Nelson from an article originally in LakeLines, the newsletter of Lake County Genealogical Society April 1989.

NAME

AGE

RESIDENCE

RANK/REGIMENT

NOTES

ADAMS, Wade E.

21

Concord

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

Died 8 Sept 1898 in USA Gen Hosp, Ft. Thomas, KY. ORS 395

ALLEN, David L.

27

Kirtland

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 290

AULTS, Henry H.

21

Painesville

Corp; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 389

BATES, Eugene

22

Painesville

Pvt; Troop A, 1st Regt OV Cav Sp-Am.

M.I. 6/16/1898 at Cleveland, OH by Maj. J. E RUNCIE;

disch 8/8/1898, per S.O. 180, AG. ORS 199

BELDEN, Burr T.

24

Painesville

1st Sgt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 389

BLAKELY, Elbert F

22

Painesville

Corp; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 389

BALDWIN, Henry L.

21

Painesville

Musician; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 389

BARNES, Fred E.

21

Willoughby

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 390

BOSWORTH, Harry P.

35

Painesville

1st Lt; Co M, 5th OVI.

On detached service 5/29/1898 as AAAG Hqs

1st Div, 7th AC, per G.O. #1; retd to duty w/Co

6/8/1898 as AAAG Hqs, 1st Brig, 3rd Div, 4th AC,

per G.O. #1 retd to duty w/Co 9/15/1898 per GO #106 ORS 389

BOTTIN, FRED T.

27

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 394

BRAINARD, Hubert Z.

25

Painesville

Sgt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 389

BROWN John A.

21

Willoughby

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 390

BURDEN, Eugene R.

22

Madison

Pvt; Co E, 5th OVI.

Sent to Quarentine Hosp.,Columbus, OH

5/11/1898 Reported to duty at Tampa, FL 6/19/1898. ORS 346

BURROWS, Jerome. S

35

Painesville

Capt; Co M 5th OVI

MO w/Co ORS 389

CALKINS Fred M.

20

Willoughby

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 391

CARD, Burton F.

19

Painesville

Corp; Co M, 5th OVI

ORS 389

CARD, William R.

19

Painesville

Corp; Co M, 5th OVI

ORS 391

CARTER, Hubert E.

19

Painesville

Corp; Co M 5th OVI

ORS 389

CHAPMAN, Fred

19

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI

 

CLEVELAND, Oren R.

22

Painesville

Sgt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 389; and Painesville Telegraph, 11/30/1898

CONE, Roy W.

24

Mentor

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 391

CONE, Salmon E.

31

Painesville

Q.M. Sgt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 391

CONGOS, Victor

21

Fairport

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 391

CONKLING, Elmer E.

22

Mentor

Corp; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 389

CRETER, Herman F.

22

 

Co E, 5th OVI.

With 8th US Cav in Cuba and died when

struck by lightning. Painesville Telegraph

2/28/1900, p 3, col 3.

CROBAUGH, John E.

18

Willoughby

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 391

CURTISS, Charles E.

23

Painesville

Pvt; Hosp Corps; ORS 898

M.I. 7/11/1898 at Cleveland, OH, by Capt. TILSON; disch 9/8/1898 at Washington D.C. for disability. ORS 898

DAVIS, William F.

21

Mentor

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 391

DILLON, James W.

23

Perry

Pvt; Hosp Corps

M.I. 7/19/1898 at Mew Matamoras, OH, by

 Capt WEST; disch 4/26/1898 at

Guanajoy, Cuba, per G.O. #40, AGO.

EATON, Milton B.

18

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

 

ELLIOT, John C.

29

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 391

GILL, Clayton L.

21

Painesville

Corp; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 390

GRAVES, Charles R.

21

Madison

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 391

GRAY, Archie E.

22

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 391

HART, John C.

22

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 391

Hart, Ralph T.

26

Mentor

Corp; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 390

HERROON, William C.

27

Painesville

Corp; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 389

HOWLETT, Fred H.

42

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 392

HOWLETT, Halstead J.

18

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 392

HUNTINGTON, Edwin G.

24

Painesville

Sgt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 389

KIERNAN, John S.

23

Painesville

Wagoner; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 390

KAUKONEN, Anton

19

Fairport

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 392

KRUTER, Jacob

18

Fairport

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 392

KRUTER, John E.

20

Fairport

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 392

LAPHAM, Owen E.

36

Painesville

Sgt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 389

LETT, Peter Allen

24

Mentor

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 394

LYNCH, W. J.

 

 

14th U.S.

(Enl San Francisco, CA)

Painesville Telegraph 11/30/1898 p 3, col 4.

MALLERY, Henry H.

22

 

Pvt; Co E, 5th OVI

M.O. w/Co. ORS 348

MATTSON, Emil A.

30

Fairport

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 392

McMAHON, Michael L.

20

Willoughby

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 392

MILLER, Louis S.

24

N. Madison

Pvt; Troop A, 1st Regt OV Cav.

M.I. 6/17/1898 at Cleveland, OH, by Maj. J. E. RUNCIE

MINICK, Arthur E.

26

Painesville

Corp; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 389

MORSE, Frank W.

24

Kirtland

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 393

MOTT, Edwin M.S.

29

Mentor

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 393 and the Painesville Telegraph11/30/1898,

p 3, col 3, "accepts a situation in NYC."

PEPPOON, Albert C.

43

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 393

RAKE, William

25

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 393

RANDA, Isaac

24

Fairport

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 393

RAUCH, Charles A.

28

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 393

SANFORD, Selden N.

19

Ravenna

Pvt; Co B, 10th OVI

Sick in Hospital 9/14-20/1898; sick furlough

9/18-10/19/1898, per GO #114 AGO. Furlough

extended to 11/18/1898 per telg'c instr AGO

Discharged 12/3/1898 per telg'c instr of Sec of War. ORS 718

SAXTON,Harvey S.

21

Willoughby

Corp; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 390

SCOTT, Walter A.

21

Madison

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 393

SHELDEN, Hile G.

23

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 393

SHEPARD, Ray B.

24

Painesville

Artificer; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 390

SMITH, Augustus E.

24

N. Fairport

Pvt; Hospital Corps.

M.I. 11/19/1898 at Cleveland by Capt TILLSON.

Discharged 11/18/1901 at Ft. Wadsworth

NY exp term of service. ORS 921

SWAIN, William M.

34

Mentor

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 393

TAFT, George E.

31

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 393

THOMPSON, Clive W.

18

Kirtland

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 393

TUTTLE, Charles R.

29

Painesville

1st Sgt; Co M, 5th OVI. to 2nd. Lt;

2nd Lt. Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 394

ORS 389

TUURI, Isaac

24

Fairport

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 393

TRULSEN, Carl O.

23

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 383

VROOMAN, Charles H.

29

Madison

Pvt; Co E, 5th OVI.

M.O. w/Co. ORS 350

WATERBURY, Robert J.

21

Madison

Pvt; Co E, 5th OVI.

Sent to Hospital in Fernandina, FL 8/18/1898;

furlough 30 days per GO #114 AGO. Reported

 for duty at Cleveland, OH 9/22/1998. ORS 350

WEST, Charles C.

19

Painesville

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 393

WEST, John W.

19

Concord

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 394

WINTER, Fred B.

25

N. Madison

Corp; Co E, 5th OVI.

M.I. as Pvt, prom to Corp 7/1/1898, per RSO #46. ORS 346

WOLFE, Fred B.

18

Madison

Pvt; Co E, 5th OVI.

M.O. w/Co. ORS 350

WOLFE, Jesse E.

17

Madison

Pvt; Co M, 5th OVI.

ORS 394

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