Chapter XV

AFTER bringing to its conclusion another eventful chapter in its already long and honorable history, the First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery again has left the service of the United States to reënter that of the Commonwealth. In addition to the jealously cherished "White Diamond" badge, eloquent of its campaigning from 1861 to 1864 with the old Second Division, Third Corps, Army of the Potomac, it now has won the right to bear the device emblematic of service in the Artillery Corps of the War of 1898—the crossed conical projectiles, surmounted by the spherical shot. The record of the regiment in this, its latest war, is in every way worthy of its proud traditions. During its term of service there were no desertions from its ranks, no dishonorable discharges blemish its rolls, and the records show that its men, in conduct and discipline, steadily maintained the high standard for which the command long has been noted. The work allotted to the regiment was intelligently and well performed, and it is a most significant fact that of the seven hundred and eleven discharge papers issued to its officers and men on Nov. 14th, 1898, there was not one which failed to bear the endorsement coveted by every true soldier: "Service honorable and faithful."

It is much to be regretted that certain enlisted men of the regiment, and even a few among its officers, since their return from the service, have felt constrained to apologize for the nature of the duty which it fell to their lot to perform. It equally is a matter for regret that some of their civilian friends, unquestionably through honest ignorance, have made the absurd mistake of commiserating the command on its failure to reach what they are pleased to term "the front." While it seems almost a waste of energy, it yet may be worth while to note here a few facts concerning the functions of the coast artillery in the late war, as well as to emphasize the point that any probable foreign war of the future will demand precisely the same sort of service from troops of this arm.

Photograph by T. E. Marr, Boston

THE LAST EVENING PARADE.

Framingham, 3 October, 1898.
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In the first place—and so long as the term "front," in its accepted military sense, shall continue to mean the point of expected or probable contact with an enemy's forces—it requires no argument to prove that the First Heavy Artillery was at its post, _at the front_, on the 26th day of April, 1898. This, to be exact, was fifty-seven days before the Second Infantry disembarked at Baiquiri, sixty-six days before the Ninth Infantry landed at Siboney, and ninety days before the Sixth Infantry left its transport at Guanica, at which points respectively these three Massachusetts commands for the first time found it possible to gain tactical touch with the Spaniards. In other words, in a war with a maritime power, every strategic point on navigable waters accessible to an enemy's ships of war is of necessity at "the front," so long as the hostile fleet remains undestroyed, and the First therefore justly may claim actual service at the front from the day following that on which Congress declared war to exist, until the 3rd of July, when the annihilation of Cervera's squadron finally and definitely relieved the coast from the threat of Spanish attack. While the five Massachusetts regiments of infantry were passing their earlier weeks of service at inland camps of instruction, absolutely beyond the reach of any possible fighting, the First Artillery—from the very day on which it left its home stations—was continuously on duty at vital points open to attack at any hour of day or night. This claim, it should be well understood, is made only in simple justice to the regiment and in the interests of historical accuracy, for not an officer or a man in the First would detract from the hard-won honors of the Second, the Sixth, or the Ninth—honors in which, as Massachusetts soldiers, they ever will feel an honest pride.

The earlier portion of this narrative may have served to show roughly the condition of our harbor defenses at the outbreak of the last war, as well as the imperative need of heavy artillery troops with which to garrison them. The time has not yet arrived when the whole truth may be told safely, or even with propriety, but since the actual artillery strength on duty during the war is a matter of easily accessible record, it may here receive momentary attention. Briefly summarized, there were in service for the protection of our four thousand miles of sea-coast but ninety-three heavy batteries, of which seventy were in the regular establishment and twenty-three were in the volunteers. Over one-half of the latter were contributed by Massachusetts alone, in her First Heavy Artillery, and it seems fitting again to refer to the fact that her twelve trained and disciplined batteries were the only ones obtainable from the militia of the entire country at the outbreak of hostilities. Of the remaining volunteer heavy batteries, four each were hastily recruited in California and Maine, two in Connecticut, and one in South Carolina. The event proved that but six of the entire ninety-three batteries were destined to take part in any actual fighting. These were four from the Third United States Artillery and two from the California volunteers, which—when the destruction of Montojo's fleet had allayed all fears for the safety of the Pacific coast—were relieved from duty in the fortifications and ordered to report to General Merritt, under whom they saw service as infantry in the land operations around Manila.

After what already has been said, it would seem that no elaborate explanation should be required to show why the heavy artillery arm failed to obtain more brilliant service in the last war. It must be borne in mind that its first and most important function is the defence of coast fortifications; its second, operations with the siege train in the reduction of fortified places; its third—and this only in rarely occurring emergencies—service as infantry. In the late war with Spain, as in any future European war, it was a matter of vital necessity to man our coast defenses, and to keep them manned until the threatening fleet had been swept from the seas; that once accomplished, and the artillerymen might reasonably have hoped for further service in the expected final operations at Havana. But with the naval victory off Santiago came the collapse of the war—and the ending of hope for the artillery.

By the legislation which transferred the First from the infantry to the artillery arm, the regiment was deprived of its opportunity of foreign service. Entrusted with the defence of the coast, it quietly accepted the responsibilities devolving upon it, and met them in a way that entitles it to the gratitude of the Commonwealth. First in the field, it had the mortification of finding itself soonest forgotten, for no correspondents followed it in its faithful service, and no newspaper filled its columns with the daily gossip of its camps. Accepting the situation, it faithfully went on with its duties until the end came, and then returned quietly to its place in the militia, content to apply to its own case the words of its commander-in-chief, President McKinley, "The highest tribute that can be paid to the soldier is to say that he performed his full duty. The field of duty is determined by his Government, and wherever that chances to be, there is the place of honor. All have helped in the great cause, whether in camp or in battle, and when peace comes, all alike will be entitled to the Nation's gratitude."

THE END.

ROSTER OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

Regimental Roster.

FIELD OFFICERS.

───────────────────┬──────────┬────┬──────────┬────────────┬───────────
NAME AND RANK. │Residence.│Age.│ Earliest │Commissioned│ Remarks
│ │ │Commission│ in U.S. │
│ │ │ in Mass. │ Vols. │
│ │ │ Militia. │ │
───────────────────┼──────────┼────┼──────────┼────────────┼───────────
COLONEL. │ │ │ │ │
Charles Pfaff │Boston │ 38│ 12 Feb.,│ 9 May, 1898│Hon. must.
│ │ │ 1890│ │ out, 14
│ │ │ │ │ Nov.,
│ │ │ │ │ 1898.
│ │ │ │ │
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL.│ │ │ │ │
Charles B. Woodman │Fall River│ 42│ 29 Aug.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1882│ │
│ │ │ │ │
MAJORS. │ │ │ │ │
Perlie A. Dyar │Boston │ 41│ 23 May,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1887│ │
George F. Quinby │Boston │ 39│ 20 July,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1887│ │
James A. Frye │Boston │ 35│ 1 Apr.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1891│ │
───────────────────┴──────────┴────┴──────────┴────────────┴───────────
STAFF OFFICERS.
───────────────────┬──────────┬────┬──────────┬────────────┬───────────
SURGEON (MAJOR). │ │ │ │ │
Howard S. Dearing │Boston │ 40│ 1 Apr.,│ 9 May, 1898│Hon. must.
│ │ │ 1887│ │ out, 28
│ │ │ │ │ Jan.,
│ │ │ │ │ 1899.
│ │ │ │ │
ADJUTANT (1ST LT.).│ │ │ │ │
Horace B. Parker │Newton │ 48│ 26 May,│ 9 May, 1898│Hon. must.
│ │ │ 1886│ │ out, 14
│ │ │ │ │ Nov.,
│ │ │ │ │ 1898.
│ │ │ │ │
QUARTERMASTER (1ST │ │ │ │ │
LT.). │ │ │ │ │
John S. Keenan │Dorchester│ 37│ 6 Apr.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1891│ │
│ │ │ │ │
RANGE OFFICER (1ST │ │ │ │ │
LT.). │ │ │ │ │
John B. Paine │Newton │ 28│ 20 June,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1894│ │
│ │ │ │ │
ASST. SURGEON (1ST │ │ │ │ │
LT.). │ │ │ │ │
William A. Rolfe │Boston │ 29│ 21 Feb.,│ 9 May, 1898│Res. and
│ │ │ 1894│ │ hon.
│ │ │ │ │ dis., 13
│ │ │ │ │ Jul.,
│ │ │ │ │ 1898.
│ │ │ │ │
SIGNAL OFFICER (1ST│ │ │ │ │
LT.). │ │ │ │ │
George S. Stockwell│Boston │ 39│ 23 Apr.,│ 9 May, 1898│Hon. must.
│ │ │ 1898│ │ out, 14
│ │ │ │ │ Nov.,
│ │ │ │ │ 1898.
│ │ │ │ │
ASST. SURGEON (1ST │ │ │ │ │
LT.). │ │ │ │ │
William S. Bryant │Cohasset │ 37│ [2]│11 May, 1898│Pro. maj.
│ │ │ │ │ and
│ │ │ │ │ surg.,
│ │ │ │ │ U.S.V.,
│ │ │ │ │ 7th
│ │ │ │ │ Corps, 8
│ │ │ │ │ July,
│ │ │ │ │ 1898.
───────────────────┴──────────┴────┴──────────┴────────────┴───────────
LINE OFFICERS.
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CAPTAINS. │ │ │ │ │
Sierra L. Braley │Fall River│ 54│ 16 Dec,│ [3]9 May,│Hon. must.
│ │ │ 1866│ 1898│ out, 14
│ │ │ │ │ Nov.,
│ │ │ │ │ 1898.
Joseph H. │Roxbury │ 48│ 5 July,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
Frothingham │ │ │ 1882│ │
Charles Williamson │Brockton │ 45│ 15 Aug.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1887│ │
Norris O. Danforth │Raynham │ 35│ 11 Jan.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1886│ │
Albert B. Chick │Boston │ 46│ 8 May,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1890│ │
Frederick M. │Chelsea │ 42│ 19 Nov.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
Whiting │ │ │ 1888│ │
Walter E. Lombard │Arlington │ 37│ 16 Aug.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1886│ │
Charles P. Nutter │Malden │ 34│ 11 May,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1891│ │
Walter L. Pratt │Chelsea │ 31│ 16 June,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1892│ │
John Bordman, Jr. │Boston │ 26│ 17 Jan.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1894│ │
Frederic S. Howes │Cambridge │ 30│ 14 May,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1891│ │
Joseph L. Gibbs │New │ 31│ 23 Dec.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ Bedford │ │ 1895│ │
│ │ │ │ │
FIRST LIEUTENANTS. │ │ │ │ │
Charles F. Nostrom │Boston │ 38│ 18 Mar.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1891│ │
John E. Day │Brighton │ 38│ 21 Sep.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1891│ │
David Fuller │Fall River│ 50│ 10 Dec.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1889│ │
Ferdinand H. │Readville │ 30│ 20 Feb.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
Phillips │ │ │ 1893│ │
William L. Swan │Chelsea │ 31│ 9 Mar.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1894│ │
William Renfrew │Chelsea │ 31│ 14 May,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1894│ │
Frank S. Wilson │Brighton │ 31│ 8 Jan.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1896│ │
E. Dwight Fullerton│Brockton │ 21│ 27 Jan.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1896│ │
Philo F. Packard │Salem │ 32│ 23 May,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1893│ │
Norman P. Cormack │Boston │ 32│ 17 Jan.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1898│ │
Harold C. Wing │New │ 29│ 24 Jan.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ Bedford │ │ 1898│ │
George E. Horton │Brockton │ 33│ 20 June,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1892│ │
│ │ │ │ │
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.│ │ │ │ │
Marshall Underwood │Melrose │ 39│ 21 Sep.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1891│ │
Fred A. Cheney │Chelsea │ 28│ 1 May,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1895│ │
Bertie E. Grant │Chelsea │ 30│ 16 Dec.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1895│ │
James H. Gowing │Everett │ 42│ 17 Feb.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1897│ │
Albert A. Gleason │Boston │ 34│ 29 Nov.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1897│ │
Frederick W. │Fall River│ 31│ 21 Dec.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
Harrison │ │ │ 1897│ │
Wellington H. │Brockton │ 23│ 14 Feb.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
Nilsson │ │ │ 1898│ │
William J. │Boston │ 29│ 14 Mar.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
McCullough │ │ │ 1898│ │
Sumner Paine │Weston │ 29│ 15 Feb.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1893│ │
Joseph S. Francis │Cambridge │ 22│ 23 Apr.,│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ │ │ 1898│ │
James E. Totten │Taunton │ 25│ [4]│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
Charles H. Fuller │New │ 33│ [5]│ 9 May, 1898│ " " "
│ Bedford │ │ │ │
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Footnote 2:

From civil life, to fill original vacancy.

Footnote 3:

2nd Lieut., U.S. Vols., 3 June, 1865.

Footnote 4:

From 1st Sergeant, "F" Battery.

Footnote 5:

From 1st Sergeant, "E" Battery.

NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.

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NAME AND RANK. │Age.│ Remarks.
│ │
────────────────────────────────┼────┼─────────────────────────────────
SERGEANT-MAJOR. │ │
Huddleson, William D. │ 38│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898.
│ │
QUARTERMASTER-SERGEANT. │ │
Chapman, Edward E. │ 37│ " " "
│ │
HOSPITAL STEWARDS. │ │
Sawyer, George Y. │ 25│ " " "
White, Thomas │ 23│ " " "
Phillips, Ira B. │ 36│Transf. Hosp. Cps, U.S.A., 8
│ │ Sept., 1898.
│ │
PRINCIPAL MUSICIANS. │ │
Clark, James F. │ 45│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898.
Bennett, Frederick A. H. │ 30│ " " "
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MUSTER-ROLL OF "A" BATTERY

(HOME-STATION, BOSTON.)

CAPTAIN JOHN BORDMAN, JR.
FIRST LIEUTENANT E. DWIGHT FULLERTON.
SECOND LIEUTENANT SUMNER PAINE.

"A" BATTERY.

════════════════════════════════╤════╤═════════════════════════════════ NAME AND RANK. │Age.│ Remarks. ────────────────────────────────┼────┼───────────────────────────────── │ │ FIRST SERGEANT. │ │ Claupein, William │ 38│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898. │ │ SERGEANTS. │ │ Dunbar, George M. │ 31│ " " " Russell, George H. │ 26│ " " " Murphy, Frank │ 24│ " " " Field, George P. │ 26│ " " " │ │ CORPORALS. │ │ Smyth, James H. │ 24│ " " " Powers, Edward D. │ 23│ " " " Andrews, George W. │ 24│ " " " Howard, Arthur H. │ 21│ " " " Osthues, Benjamin B. │ 26│ " " " Brittin, Louis H. │ 21│ " " " │ │ PRIVATES. │ │ Blair, Arnold │ 20│ " " " Block, Bernhard │ 25│ " " " Blodgett, Walter P. │ 19│ " " " Bohm, Frederick A. │ 19│ " " " Buxbaum, Harry H. │ 21│ " " " Cobb, Frank E. │ 28│ " " " Cobb, Marston I. │ 21│ " " " Cook, Thomas A. │ 19│ " " " Cook, William E. │ 21│ " " " Cutter, Charles W. │ 23│ " " " Dickerman, Olin D. │ 22│ " " " Douglass, Eugene H. │ 18│ " " " Duggan, William J. │ 23│ " " " Faber, George │ 27│ " " " Goodwin, Frank I. │ 20│ " " " Heilig, Frederick │ 22│ " " " Holt, Edwin B. │ 24│ " " " Hurley, James F. │ 22│ " " " Jennings, William │ 19│ " " " Kane, Harry J. │ 21│ " " " Keene, Charles H. │ 23│ " " " Kiley, Charles J. │ 20│ " " " Long, Michael J. │ 21│ " " " Loring, Alfred O. L. │ 27│ " " " Loring, John E. │ 22│ " " " McGrath, John F. │ 25│ " " " Riddell, William A. │ 23│ " " " Sanders, Charles E. │ 21│ " " " Smith, Fred J. │ 24│ " " " Stephenson, Charles E. │ 21│ " " " Stoddard, Francis R., Jr. │ 20│ " " " Talcott, Norman R. │ 20│ " " " Tilden, Calvin S. │ 23│ " " " Treadwell, Thomas P. │ 24│ " " " Waters, Robert J. │ 21│ " " " White, John W. │ 27│ " " " Williams, Charles H. │ 21│ " " " Wilson, Francis C. │ 21│ " " " Wishman, Herbert G. │ 20│ " " " Wolcott, Roger, Jr. │ 20│ " " " │ │ PROMOTED. │ │ Bumpus, Edward A., private. │ 23│2d Lieut., 21st U. S. Inf., 7 │ │ Aug., 1898. │ │ DISCHARGED. │ │ Kelley, Willard S., mess corp. │ 23│Hon. dis., 28 Oct., 1898. Lewis, Irven J., musician │ 21│ " 12 Oct., 1898. Gilbert, Edward J., private │ 20│ " 31 Oct., 1898. Knox, James L., private │ 22│ " 2 Nov., 1898. Ladd, James A., private │ 22│ " 22 Oct., 1898. Quinn, James F., private │ 23│ " 22 Oct., 1898. ════════════════════════════════╧════╧═════════════════════════════════

MUSTER-ROLL OF "B" BATTERY

(HOME-STATION, CAMBRIDGE.)

CAPTAIN WALTER E. LOMBARD.
FIRST LIEUTENANT JOHN E. DAY.
SECOND LIEUTENANT MARSHALL UNDERWOOD.

"B" BATTERY.

════════════════════════════════╤════╤═════════════════════════════════ NAME AND RANK. │Age.│ Remarks. ────────────────────────────────┼────┼───────────────────────────────── │ │ FIRST SERGEANT. │ │ Prior, Percy H. │ 28│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898. │ │ SERGEANTS. │ │ Beaumont, Hartford │ 26│ " " " Pancoast, Fred L. │ 21│ " " " Litchfield, Allen J. │ 33│ " " " Brown, Lewis F. │ 37│ " " " │ │ CORPORALS. │ │ Jacobs, Edwin C. │ 24│ " " " Montgomery, William │ 23│ " " " Anderton, Thomas │ 33│ " " " Cole, George W. │ 28│ " " " Lombard, Herbert E. │ 42│ " " " Pritzkow, Emil A. │ 24│ " " " │ │ MESS CORPORAL. │ │ Ralph, William T. │ 26│ " " " │ │ MUSICIAN. │ │ Coles, Herbert B. │ 20│ " " " │ │ PRIVATES. │ │ Backus, Simeon S. │ 31│ " " " Blenerhassett, Roland T. │ 21│ " " " Brown, Joseph C. │ 19│ " " " Burditt, Algernon L. │ 26│ " " " Collins, James C. │ 27│ " " " Cooley, George P. │ 32│ " " " Corbett, John │ 28│ " " " Craigie, James A. │ 23│ " " " Davies, George H. │ 28│ " " " Dearborn, Josiah │ 29│ " " " Drummond, Thomas J. │ 20│ " " " Eldridge, Joseph H. │ 21│ " " " Fairclough, William A. │ 27│ " " " Gilkey, Frank J. │ 25│ " " " Goddard, William H. │ 21│ " " " Gove, Elliott A. │ 22│ " " " Higgins, Walter E. │ 19│ " " " Higgins, Walter G. │ 22│ " " " Jackson, George M. │ 25│ " " " Johansen, Howard R. │ 21│ " " " Kensel, Frederic │ 20│ " " " Lincoln, Charles G. │ 34│ " " " Littig, Henry G. │ 20│ " " " Lutz, Oren C. │ 18│ " " " McDonald, John F. │ 22│ " " " McGilvray, John H. │ 24│ " " " Morse, Melvin G. │ 25│ " " " Nay, Frank W. │ 22│ " " " Phaneuf, Edward J. │ 24│ " " " Reynolds, William A. │ 26│ " " " Rohrbacher, Fritz A. │ 20│ " " " Ruddock, Frederick T. │ 21│ " " " Rugg, Harry M. │ 19│ " " " Sawyer, Elbridge F. │ 24│ " " " Thresher, Edwin A. │ 20│ " " " Thurston, Charles E. │ 31│ " " " Tukey, Charles W., 3d. │ 19│ " " " White, Frank Le R. │ 19│ " " " White, John A. │ 24│ " " " Waddell, Le Roy │ 19│ " " " │ │ DISCHARGED. │ │ Woodside, Alonzo F., 1st Sgt. │ 28│Hon. dis., 22 Oct., 1898. Cook, Walter F., private │ 20│ " 19 Oct., 1898. Darling, Silas, private │ 32│ " 31 Oct., 1898. Newton, Andrew R., private │ 25│ " 22 Oct., 1898. Robertson, William N., private. │ 23│ " 19 Oct., 1898. ════════════════════════════════╧════╧═════════════════════════════════

MUSTER-ROLL OF "C" BATTERY

(HOME-STATION, BOSTON.)

CAPTAIN CHARLES P. NUTTER.
FIRST LIEUTENANT CHARLES F. NOSTROM.
SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSEPH S. FRANCIS.

"C" BATTERY.

════════════════════════════════╤════╤═════════════════════════════════ NAME AND RANK. │Age.│ Remarks. ────────────────────────────────┼────┼───────────────────────────────── │ │ FIRST SERGEANT. │ │ Smith, Herbert L. │ 23│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898. │ │ SERGEANTS. │ │ Ives, Henry │ 29│ " " " Wilkinson, George M. │ 22│ " " " Wheeler, H. Edson │ 37│ " " " Oakes, Walter E. │ 21│ " " " │ │ CORPORALS. │ │ Eastman, Ralph B. │ 24│ " " " Leach, C. Warren │ 34│ " " " Hetherington, George W. │ 21│ " " " Dawson, Charles A. │ 29│ " " " Stevens, Percy │ 32│ " " " Seavey, Fred H. │ 22│ " " " │ │ MESS CORPORAL. │ │ Oliver, John B. │ 28│ " " " │ │ MUSICIAN. │ │ Hooper, William H., Jr. │ 19│ " " " │ │ PRIVATES. │ │ Abbot, Charles E. │ 23│ " " " Ballentine, Harold A. │ 18│ " " " Bazin, Harry H. │ 22│ " " " Blackman, Harold K. │ 24│ " " " Bodemer, Earnest F. │ 25│ " " " Booth, Frederick L. │ 28│ " " " Bourne, Osgood I. │ 23│ " " " Burns, Malachi G. │ 19│ " " " Cain, Gordon A. │ 20│ " " " Capen, Charles E. │ 27│ " " " Cobb, George H. │ 23│ " " " Conn, Wallace T. │ 20│ " " " Cowling, Edward J. │ 21│ " " " Danahy, John H. │ 40│ " " " Darling, Norval F. │ 21│ " " " Doane, Eugene C. │ 23│ " " " Donlon, Dennis F. │ 23│ " " " Fallon, Winthrop │ 18│ " " " Fitch, Charles L. │ 21│ " " " Fossett, Charles R. │ 21│ " " " Gibbs, F. Alton │ 27│ " " " Hanley, William H. │ 25│ " " " Hudson, Edward │ 26│ " " " Kelley, George T. │ 21│ " " " Kennedy, Robert J. │ 29│ " " " Kimball, Clement L. │ 20│ " " " Knox, Herbert │ 21│ " " " Land, Lawrence P. │ 34│ " " " Lane, Edgar │ 22│ " " " Leman, James O. │ 25│ " " " Lewis, Charles F. │ 32│ " " " Martikke, Ernest │ 19│ " " " Otis, James D. │ 20│ " " " Sewell, John F. │ 21│ " " " Shattuck, Charles E. │ 20│ " " " Smith, Herbert H. │ 21│ " " " Wheeler, Charles E. │ 41│ " " " Williams, Frank J. │ 36│ " " " Wilson, Frank E. │ 19│ " " " Wright, Henry H. │ 32│ " " " Yuill, Hugh S. │ 24│ " " " │ │ DISCHARGED. │ │ Hudson, Henry W., private │ 27│Hon. dis., 11 Oct., 1898. Rink, Frederick W., private │ 26│ " 8 Oct., 1898. Thompson, Elwyn W., private │ 22│ " 8 Oct., 1898. Wisnesky, Gustave M., private │ 23│ " 8 Oct., 1898. ════════════════════════════════╧════╧═════════════════════════════════

MUSTER-ROLL OF "D" BATTERY

(HOME-STATION, BOSTON.)

CAPTAIN JOSEPH H. FROTHINGHAM.
FIRST LIEUTENANT NORMAN P. CORMACK.
SECOND LIEUTENANT WILLIAM J. McCULLOUGH.

"D" BATTERY.

════════════════════════════════╤════╤═════════════════════════════════ NAME AND RANK. │Age.│ Remarks. ────────────────────────────────┼────┼───────────────────────────────── │ │ FIRST SERGEANT. │ │ Fogg, David H. │ 34│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898. │ │ SERGEANTS. │ │ Dobbins, Halburton │ 24│ " " " Blaikie, Duncan S. │ 19│ " " " Galway, John │ 21│ " " " Hanson, Albert A. │ 25│ " " " │ │ CORPORALS. │ │ Martens, Frederick H. │ 20│ " " " Hill, Charles F. │ 23│ " " " Peyton, William H. │ 30│ " " " Brown, Frank H. │ 21│ " " " Gile, Alfred D. │ 19│ " " " Sargeant, William G. │ 19│ " " " │ │ MESS CORPORAL. │ │ Young, Calvin E. │ 38│ " " " │ │ MUSICIAN. │ │ Wyatt, Claude E. │ 21│ " " " │ │ PRIVATES. │ │ Adams, Samuel L. │ 22│ " " " Ashley, Eugene W. │ 19│ " " " Brazier, Ernest E. │ 20│ " " " Brown, Benjamin H. │ 18│ " " " Childs, Frank H. │ 20│ " " " Choate, Louis D. │ 27│ " " " Clark, George F. │ 26│ " " " Clary, Dwight H. │ 22│ " " " Clary, George R. │ 21│ " " " Corser, Frederick H. │ 21│ " " " Dalton, Arthur T. │ —│ " " " Ellis, Vaughn M. │ 19│ " " " Faulkner, Edward P. │ 20│ " " " Finnerty, Daniel G., Jr. │ 22│ " " " Frost, Arthur F. │ 21│ " " " Galway, James │ 22│ " " " Handy, William B. │ 25│ " " " Hatch, Herbert L. │ 24│ " " " Hatt, Frederick V. McF. │ 29│ " " " Holmes, Edwin A. │ 21│ " " " Howland, Albert S. │ 20│ " " " Hudson, William │ 21│ " " " Josselyn, Abbott C. │ 20│ " " " Kaufman, Benjamin │ 21│ " " " Laws, William B. │ 22│ " " " Lewis, Charles F. │ 19│ " " " Mateer, William │ 23│ " " " Metcalf, Frank L. │ 19│ " " " Neale, Robert A. │ 25│ " " " Otis, George E. │ 24│ " " " Ridgeway, Joseph T. │ 21│ " " " Robertson, George │ 20│ " " " Saunders, Edward B. │ 20│ " " " Spenceley, Frederick │ 26│ " " " Stacy, Clifford E. │ 20│ " " " Stewart, George F. │ 20│ " " " Stockemer, Charles H. │ 44│ " " " Timson, John E. │ 19│ " " " Tinker, Clifford A. │ 20│ " " " Wells, Roy T. │ 24│ " " " Wood, Herbert R. │ 26│ " " " Woodbury, Clarence P. │ 19│ " " " │ │ DISCHARGED. │ │ Levy, Henry S., private │ 22│Hon. dis., 20 Oct., 1898. Marsh, Henry M., private │ 27│ " 20 Oct., 1898. Scherer, August L., private │ 24│ " 26 July, 1898. Swansburg, Jasper, private │ 23│ " 13 Oct., 1898. ════════════════════════════════╧════╧═════════════════════════════════

MUSTER-ROLL OF "E" BATTERY

(HOME-STATION, NEW BEDFORD.)

CAPTAIN JOSEPH L. GIBBS.
FIRST LIEUTENANT HAROLD C. WING.
SECOND LIEUTENANT CHARLES H. FULLER.

"E" BATTERY.

════════════════════════════════╤════╤═════════════════════════════════ NAME AND RANK. │Age.│ Remarks. ────────────────────────────────┼────┼───────────────────────────────── │ │ FIRST SERGEANT. │ │ Anthony, Charles E. │ 30│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898. │ │ SERGEANTS. │ │ Peck, Herbert N. │ 32│ " " " Soule, Ernest L. │ 35│ " " " Spooner, John C. │ 25│ " " " Merchant, Ambrose F. │ 22│ " " " │ │ CORPORALS. │ │ De Wolf, John C. │ 22│ " " " Burt, Edwin H. │ 24│ " " " Gelette, Charles E. │ 28│ " " " Wood, William G. │ 27│ " " " Adams, John Q. │ 27│ " " " Aikin, James. │ 31│ " " " │ │ MESS CORPORAL. │ │ Lafferty, John A. │ 33│ " " " │ │ MUSICIAN. │ │ Price, David J. │ 29│ " " " │ │ PRIVATES. │ │ Aikin, Alexander J. │ 36│ " " " Almond, William, Jr. │ 25│ " " " Ames, Howard M. │ 29│ " " " Aurelio, Frank L. │ 26│ " " " Baker, Edward A. │ 23│ " " " Barneby, Eugene │ 32│ " " " Brown, James A. │ 22│ " " " Brownell, Herbert N. │ 25│ " " " Brownell, Oliver M. │ 23│ " " " Christopher, Charles W. │ —│ " " " Conroy, Michael │ 27│ " " " Devlin, Bernard │ —│ " " " Ellis, Harry C. │ 23│ " " " Fay, Miles H. │ 25│ " " " Fury, Bartholomew P. │ 35│ " " " Garvin, Patrick F. │ 24│ " " " Gelette, Walter C. │ 27│ " " " Gibbs, Melatiah T. │ 21│ " " " Green, William H. │ 20│ " " " Hersey, Clinton T. │ 24│ " " " Hill, Albert R. │ 24│ " " " Hunt, Raymond │ 22│ " " " Jenney, Nathan G. │ 21│ " " " Kennedy, John P. │ 30│ " " " Lagasse, Arthur J. │ 24│ " " " McCann, James L. │ 33│ " " " Merchant, Walter H., Jr. │ 20│ " " " Murphy, D. William │ 27│ " " " Murphy, William H. │ 30│ " " " Nelson, William │ 27│ " " " Rourke, Edward J. │ 27│ " " " Shiels, James J. │ 23│ " " " Smith, James │ 28│ " " " Smith, William, Jr. │ 34│ " " " Soule, Charles E. │ 32│ " " " Spencer, John W. │ 30│ " " " Sullivan, James H. │ 33│ " " " Swain, George W. │ 28│ " " " Thompson, Michael H. │ 25│ " " " Tripp, Norris H. │ 26│ " " " Turner, Samuel, Jr. │ 22│ " " " Wade, Waldo A. │ 28│ " " " Walsh, John R. │ 23│ " " " Welch, Robert R. │ 21│ " " " Winn, John F. │ 23│ " " " │ │ TRANSFERRED. │ │ Gifford, Edward A., private │ 23│To U.S. Hospital Corps, 20 July, │ │ 1898. │ │ DISCHARGED. │ │ Crapo, Jesse F. │ 22│Hon. dis., 23 July, 1898. ════════════════════════════════╧════╧═════════════════════════════════

MUSTER-ROLL OF "F" BATTERY

(HOME-STATION, TAUNTON.)

CAPTAIN NORRIS O. DANFORTH.
FIRST LIEUTENANT FERDINAND H. PHILLIPS.
SECOND LIEUTENANT JAMES E. TOTTEN.

"F" BATTERY.

════════════════════════════════╤════╤═════════════════════════════════ NAME AND RANK. │Age.│ Remarks. ────────────────────────────────┼────┼───────────────────────────────── │ │ FIRST SERGEANT. │ │ Totten, Samuel P. │ 24│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898. │ │ SERGEANTS. │ │ Grigor, George │ 26│ " " " Crowell, Alonzo K. │ 24│ " " " Potter, William N. │ 29│ " " " Seekell, George T. │ 32│ " " " │ │ CORPORALS. │ │ Bullard, Frank A. D. │ 29│ " " " Hathaway, Homer C. │ 23│ " " " King, Charles O. │ 28│ " " " Dean, Frank O. │ 35│ " " " Brown, James W. │ 35│ " " " Miller, Ernest F. │ 28│ " " " │ │ MESS CORPORAL. │ │ Dansrow, Frank H. │ 43│ " " " │ │ MUSICIAN. │ │ Shaw, Eben H. │ 25│ " " " │ │ PRIVATES. │ │ Albro, Andrew B. │ 25│ " " " Bagge, John J. │ 19│ " " " Barnes, Benjamin S. │ 20│ " " " Beaulieu, Sinare │ 21│ " " " Brissette, Peter │ 22│ " " " Broadhurst, James, Jr. │ 23│ " " " Bryant, Charles C. │ 42│ " " " Butterworth, Joseph │ 22│ " " " Chandler, William F. │ 20│ " " " Cobbett, Willard A. │ 25│ " " " Creamer, George W. │ 40│ " " " Davis, Frederick L. │ 21│ " " " Dean, Alton L. │ 20│ " " " Devereaux, James A. │ 21│ " " " Dodge, Elmer J. │ 19│ " " " Dorgan, Michael L. │ 20│ " " " Eager, Charles F. │ 21│ " " " Eaton, George F. │ 19│ " " " Gibson, Charles M. │ 29│ " " " Gorey, Ambrose J. │ 22│ " " " Holmes, Charles A. │ 21│ " " " Holmes, William M │ 22│ " " " King, Edward H. │ 19│ " " " King, Frederick D. │ 20│ " " " Lovell, Benjamin L. │ 21│ " " " Lovell, Horace C. │ 21│ " " " McVay, Alfred W. │ 22│ " " " Parlow, William S. │ 29│ " " " Peirce, Pembroke │ 20│ " " " Pidgeon, Norman H. │ 22│ " " " Robinson, George H. │ 23│ " " " Roby, Henry W. │ 29│ " " " Scanlon, Joseph │ 23│ " " " Seekell, Charles H. │ 30│ " " " Shaftoe, Thomas R. │ 45│ " " " Smith, Charles I. │ 20│ " " " Thacher, William D. │ 20│ " " " Timms, Ernest H. │ 25│ " " " Wedmore, Arthur │ 22│ " " " Welch, James A. │ 27│ " " " White, Darius E. │ 18│ " " " │ │ DIED. │ │ Williams, Henry A., private │ 28│Boston, 24 Oct., 1898. │ │ DISCHARGED. │ │ Baker, Arthur H., private │ 22│Hon. dis., 25 Oct., 1898. Baker, Charles H., private │ —│ " 25 Oct., 1898. Dobson, William A., private │ 22│ " 25 Oct., 1898. King, James D., private │ 23│ " 25 Aug., 1898. ════════════════════════════════╧════╧═════════════════════════════════

MUSTER-ROLL OF "G" BATTERY

(HOME-STATION, BOSTON.)

CAPTAIN ALBERT B. CHICK.
FIRST LIEUTENANT FRANK S. WILSON.
SECOND LIEUTENANT JAMES H. GOWING.

"G" BATTERY.

════════════════════════════════╤════╤═════════════════════════════════ NAME AND RANK. │Age.│ Remarks. ────────────────────────────────┼────┼───────────────────────────────── │ │ FIRST SERGEANT. │ │ Mudge, William J. │ 28│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898. │ │ SERGEANTS. │ │ Earle, William J. │ 31│ " " " Treuthardt, Frank L. │ 22│ " " " Morrill, Charles F. │ 28│ " " " Fiske, Arthur P. │ 21│ " " " │ │ CORPORALS. │ │ Cullen, Charles V. │ 23│ " " " Treuthardt, Henry A. │ 23│ " " " Kelley, Joseph L. │ 27│ " " " Keefe, John J. │ 22│ " " " Pendoley, John J. │ 22│ " " " Stevenson, William J. │ 23│ " " " │ │ MESS CORPORAL. │ │ Estabrook, Herbert W. │ 21│ " " " │ │ MUSICIAN. │ │ Morgan, James A. │ 20│ " " " │ │ PRIVATES. │ │ Adams, Fred J. │ 19│ " " " Allard, David │ 31│ " " " Anderson, Luther F. │ 19│ " " " Baker, Benjamin L. │ 18│ " " " Ball, Charles H. │ 21│ " " " Barry, Patrick T. │ 24│ " " " Buettner, Louis C. │ 21│ " " " Buswell, John A. │ 18│ " " " Buttery, William F. │ 22│ " " " Connor, John J. │ —│ " " " Craig, Samuel A. │ 20│ " " " Driscoll, Frank │ 20│ " " " Emerson, George W., Jr. │ 19│ " " " Grimwood, Arthur C. │ 25│ " " " Haynes, Clifton M. │ 19│ " " " Houston, John J. │ 22│ " " " Kaiser, Edward C. │ 22│ " " " Killen, Andrew F. │ 28│ " " " Lewis, Alexander S. │ 20│ " " " Mason, Walter I. │ 21│ " " " McCann, James T. │ 19│ " " " McCarthy, Patrick J. │ 18│ " " " McDonald, Ernest D. │ 18│ " " " McGrath, Frank │ 20│ " " " McKenna, John T. │ 19│ " " " McLaughlin, Thomas B., Jr. │ 20│ " " " McPherson, John H. │ 23│ " " " Merry, Howard L. │ 20│ " " " Monahan, John W. │ 19│ " " " Moran, James F. │ 22│ " " " Nagle, Frank J. │ 21│ " " " Odenweller, Charles J., Jr. │ 21│ " " " Pendoley, Frank C. │ 21│ " " " Reed, Harry J. │ 21│ " " " Rogers, George E. │ 21│ " " " Sauer, Fred A. │ 22│ " " " Scott, Thomas A. │ 18│ " " " Snelling, Theodore L. │ 25│ " " " Sprague, Thomas E. │ 26│ " " " Taylor, Fred S. │ 21│ " " " Todhunter, John, Jr. │ 21│ " " " Westman, Leroy L. │ 21│ " " " Whitney, Roy F. . │ 19│ " " " Williams, Benjamin F. │ 19│ " " " │ │ DISCHARGED. │ │ Hutchinson, Benj. W., private │ 22│Hon. dis., 17 July, 1898. Jones, Walter F., private │ 22│ " 26 July, 1898. ════════════════════════════════╧════╧═════════════════════════════════

MUSTER-ROLL OF "H" BATTERY

(HOME-STATION, CHELSEA.)

CAPTAIN WALTER L. PRATT.
FIRST LIEUTENANT WILLIAM RENFREW.
SECOND LIEUTENANT BERTIE E. GRANT.

"H" BATTERY.

════════════════════════════════╤════╤═════════════════════════════════ NAME AND RANK. │Age.│ Remarks. ────────────────────────────────┼────┼───────────────────────────────── │ │ FIRST SERGEANT. │ │ Meek, Warren L. │ 34│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898. │ │ SERGEANTS. │ │ McGilvray, Joseph G. H. │ 25│ " " " Flint, Herbert S. │ 26│ " " " Brosseau, John F. │ 27│ " " " Smith, Walter E. │ 26│ " " " │ │ CORPORALS. │ │ Brewer, John E. │ 23│ " " " Lennox, William W. │ 24│ " " " Reid, Thomas J. │ 24│ " " " Grant, Nathan A. │ 20│ " " " Vowles, Herbert E. │ 30│ " " " Wells, Carl B. │ 23│ " " " │ │ MESS CORPORAL. │ │ Newman, William G. │ 35│ " " " │ │ MUSICIAN. │ │ Burns, William │ 20│ " " " │ │ PRIVATES. │ │ Adgate, William │ 32│ " " " Bearce, Charles F. │ 21│ " " " Bird, Joseph F. │ 19│ " " " Bradley, James T. │ 22│ " " " Brown, Gordon D. W. │ 30│ " " " Card, Herbert W. │ 24│ " " " Chadbourne, Walter I. │ 22│ " " " Cutcliffe, Lawrence H. │ 24│ " " " Dolliver, Thomas H. │ 20│ " " " Durgin, Charles F. │ 19│ " " " Farrell, Edgar G. │ 31│ " " " Fletcher, John │ 25│ " " " Gardner, George O. │ 23│ " " " Hesse, Frederick R. │ 20│ " " " Hinckley, Charles A. │ 26│ " " " Holland, William J. │ 24│ " " " Hunt, Charles D. │ 22│ " " " Hurd, Thomas E. │ 20│ " " " Hutchins, Frederick S. │ 23│ " " " Jones, Harry E. │ 21│ " " " King, Joseph C. │ 21│ " " " Kirk, Walter R. │ 19│ " " " Knowlton, Chester P. │ 23│ " " " Leuchter, Fred A. │ 21│ " " " Macdonald, Alexander A. E. │ 21│ " " " McCann, Peter F. │ 20│ " " " McDonald, Frank │ 28│ " " " Osborn, John W. │ 26│ " " " Pendleton, Clarence A. │ 22│ " " " Phelps, Charles H. │ 25│ " " " Phillips, Fred V. │ 20│ " " " Pierce, Frank J. │ 26│ " " " Quimby, Roland F. │ 22│ " " " Rice, Harry E. │ 19│ " " " Rice, Walter L. │ 18│ " " " Rogers, George D. │ 24│ " " " Smith, Charlie O. │ 23│ " " " Sullivan, Eugene F. │ 22│ " " " Taylor, Jeremiah │ 21│ " " " Tuttle, Adderson F. │ 20│ " " " Webber, George C. │ 20│ " " " Young, Roderick B. │ 35│ " " " Young, William L. │ 18│ " " " │ │ DISCHARGED. │ │ Forbush, Charles F., private │ 22│Hon. dis., 1 Aug., 1898. Langill, Robert W., private │ 21│ " 18 Aug., 1898. ════════════════════════════════╧════╧═════════════════════════════════

MUSTER-ROLL OF "I" BATTERY

(HOME-STATION, BROCKTON.)

CAPTAIN CHARLES WILLIAMSON.
FIRST LIEUTENANT GEORGE E. HORTON.
SECOND LIEUTENANT WELLINGTON H. NILSSON.

"I" BATTERY.

════════════════════════════════╤════╤═════════════════════════════════ NAME AND RANK. │Age.│ Remarks. ────────────────────────────────┼────┼───────────────────────────────── │ │ FIRST SERGEANT. │ │ Rowley, Charles │ 39│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898. │ │ SERGEANTS. │ │ Allen, William S. │ 29│ " " " Allen, Herbert │ 31│ " " " Sampson, Samuel B. │ 32│ " " " Burgess, George B. │ 45│ " " " │ │ CORPORALS. │ │ Marshall, William J. │ 26│ " " " Reed, Harry S. │ 29│ " " " Morse, Esrom J. │ 24│ " " " Abercrombie, George A. │ 41│ " " " Varney, George A. │ 23│ " " " Foye, Frederic E. │ 21│ " " " │ │ MESS CORPORAL. │ │ Winslow, Enos B. │ 24│ " " " │ │ MUSICIAN. │ │ Abbott, Frank H. │ 27│ " " " │ │ PRIVATES. │ │ Alger, Sanford │ 19│ " " " Amadon, Edwin T. │ 26│ " " " Angevine, Edgar │ 20│ " " " Billington, Edward N. │ 23│ " " " Burt, Fred E. │ 22│ " " " Chamberlain, Henry F. │ 29│ " " " Churchill, Edwin R. │ 30│ " " " Churchill, William F. │ 18│ " " " Cobb, Arthur L. │ 21│ " " " Cook, Samuel W. │ 22│ " " " Corser, Frank L. │ 21│ " " " Darby, Frank B. │ 19│ " " " Edson, Charles H. │ 25│ " " " Foye, Lewis M. │ 25│ " " " Gould, Charles A. │ 25│ " " " Hallamore, Spurgeon W. │ 19│ " " " Hamilton, William F. │ 26│ " " " Hammond, Horace B. │ 18│ " " " Higgins, Franklin R. │ 20│ " " " Holmes, David C. │ 20│ " " " Holmes, George N. │ 20│ " " " Jackson, William G. │ 19│ " " " Johnson, Clarence H. │ 21│ " " " Kendall, Thomas L. │ 30│ " " " Loud, Harry M. │ 23│ " " " Marshall, Walter W. │ 19│ " " " Maxwell, Harold E. │ 20│ " " " McDonald, Robert H. │ 22│ " " " Merry, Hortence E. │ 22│ " " " Morrill, Joseph R. │ 26│ " " " Osborn, Chester W. │ 21│ " " " Packard, Harold E. │ 21│ " " " Pierce, Charles N. │ 22│ " " " Provost, Ferdinand. │ 22│ " " " Reed, Augustus S. │ 18│ " " " Shaw, Harry W. │ 22│ " " " Shurtleff, Fred L. │ 22│ " " " Slack, William J. │ 23│ " " " Snow, Harry A. │ 20│ " " " Stokes, Fred D. │ 23│ " " " Turner, James I. │ 20│ " " " Waugh, Prince E. │ 23│ " " " West, Lybia F. │ 21│ " " " Williamson, Charles A. │ 19│ " " " │ │ DISCHARGED. │ │ Loud, Harry W., private │ 26│Hon. dis., 17 Oct., 1898. ════════════════════════════════╧════╧═════════════════════════════════

MUSTER-ROLL OF "K" BATTERY

(HOME-STATION, BOSTON.)

CAPTAIN FREDERIC S. HOWES.
FIRST LIEUTENANT P. FRANK PACKARD.
SECOND LIEUTENANT ALBERT A. GLEASON.

"K" BATTERY.

════════════════════════════════╤════╤═════════════════════════════════ NAME AND RANK. │Age.│ Remarks. ────────────────────────────────┼────┼───────────────────────────────── │ │ FIRST SERGEANT. │ │ Moore, Freeman R. │ 26│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898. │ │ SERGEANTS. │ │ Chaffin, Walter B. │ 24│ " " " Atton, William C. │ 28│ " " " Ready, Frank L. │ 23│ " " " Horton, Joseph G. │ 35│ " " " │ │ CORPORALS. │ │ Davis, Irving J. │ 24│ " " " Graves, Elmer A. │ 21│ " " " Kenny, Horace L. │ 20│ " " " Farwell, Frank F. │ 20│ " " " Donovan, Thomas J. │ 22│ " " " Spear, Oscar A. │ 22│ " " " │ │ MESS CORPORAL. │ │ Barker, Edward, Jr. │ 23│ " " " │ │ MUSICIAN. │ │ Ripley, Winfield S., Jr. │ 29│ " " " │ │ PRIVATES. │ │ Adams, Alonzo │ 25│ " " " Banchor, George Y. │ 31│ " " " Black, Ralph W. │ 35│ " " " Bond, Alonzo C. │ 22│ " " " Carle, Edward M. │ 29│ " " " Conant, Lewis W. │ 30│ " " " Cook, Angus │ 25│ " " " Eaton, Phillips │ 21│ " " " Eaton, Pitt E. │ 23│ " " " Grose, Howard B. │ 19│ " " " Hally, Edmund S. │ 22│ " " " Hally, William J. │ 28│ " " " Hanscom, Alpheus P. │ 24│ " " " Hazlett, George S. │ 20│ " " " Jackson, William T. │ 21│ " " " Jones, Clarence F. │ 21│ " " " Keith, Phineas │ 20│ " " " Kingsley, Charles L. │ 22│ " " " Krebs, Charles A. │ 35│ " " " Lambert, Clarence E. │ 19│ " " " Martikke, Frederick W. │ 24│ " " " McIntosh, Willey J. │ 26│ " " " McKinnon, William C. │ 25│ " " " McPhee, George W. │ 22│ " " " Merrifield, Albert F. │ 28│ " " " Rache, James A. │ 20│ " " " Reuben, Moses │ 34│ " " " Richards, Frank L. │ 29│ " " " Ricker, William E. │ 24│ " " " Rittenhouse, Ralph W. E. │ 20│ " " " Russell, George R. │ 45│ " " " Smith, Asa N. │ 29│ " " " Smith, Clifford E. │ 21│ " " " Smith, Daniel │ —│ " " " Smith, Frederick D. │ 21│ " " " Stock, Charles H. │ 26│ " " " Strong, Harry C. │ 22│ " " " Studdert, Edward F. G. │ 24│ " " " Tornrose, Axel T. │ 26│ " " " Weiler, Stephen │ 20│ " " " │ │ DISCHARGED. │ │ Canfield, Charles E., private │ 24│Hon. dis., 10 Aug., 1898. Chase, Paul D., private │ 40│ " 12 Nov., 1898. Moulton, Fred H., private │ 20│ " 16 Aug., 1898. O'Brien, John J., private │ 21│ " 4 Oct., 1898. Webster, Daniel L., private │ 33│ " 4 Oct., 1898. ════════════════════════════════╧════╧═════════════════════════════════

MUSTER-ROLL OF "L" BATTERY

(HOME-STATION, BOSTON.)

CAPTAIN FREDERICK M. WHITING.
FIRST LIEUTENANT WILLIAM L. SWAN.
SECOND LIEUTENANT FRED A. CHENEY.

"L" BATTERY.

════════════════════════════════╤════╤═════════════════════════════════ NAME AND RANK. │Age.│ Remarks. ────────────────────────────────┼────┼───────────────────────────────── │ │ FIRST SERGEANT. │ │ Graves, William R. │ 23│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898. │ │ SERGEANTS. │ │ Naumann, Louis │ 33│ " " " Harris, Clifford L. │ 23│ " " " Gage, George R. │ 26│ " " " Colburn, Alvin │ 21│ " " " │ │ CORPORALS. │ │ French, Alton L. │ 23│ " " " Burrill, William F. │ 21│ " " " Paré, Thomas O. │ 24│ " " " Barrett, John C. │ 25│ " " " Hill, William B. │ 21│ " " " │ │ MESS CORPORAL. │ │ Foster, Maurice F. │ 28│ " " " │ │ MUSICIAN. │ │ Barrett, William H. │ —│ " " " │ │ PRIVATES. │ │ Anderson, John E. │ 27│ " " " Babb, Charles H. │ 18│ " " " Bartlett, David H. │ 19│ " " " Blanchard, Benjamin B. │ 24│ " " " Brown, Charles H. │ 21│ " " " Ellis, Henry J. │ 19│ " " " Ellsworth, Walter F. │ 24│ " " " Fitzwilliam, Edward C. │ 25│ " " " Fitzwilliam, Frank M. │ 20│ " " " Flagg, George A. │ 27│ " " " Frank, Harry M. │ 23│ " " " Frank, Maurice A. │ 20│ " " " Fruean, George H. │ 19│ " " " Gage, Frank A. │ 22│ " " " Gillespie, Edwin S. │ 20│ " " " Goode, James C. │ 19│ " " " Greenfield, Joseph │ 23│ " " " Henius, Walter A. │ 19│ " " " Hill, Arthur G. │ 19│ " " " Knight, Harry │ 20│ " " " McLeod, Alton D. │ 19│ " " " Meader, Joseph B. │ 20│ " " " Mitchell, Ralph L. │ 20│ " " " Neagle, Richard J. J. │ 20│ " " " Osborne, Roy L. │ 20│ " " " Osborne, William A. │ 20│ " " " Porter, Wilfred H. │ 21│ " " " Reynolds, Harry L. │ 23│ " " " Richardson, Charles H. │ 24│ " " " Rueter, Karl │ 20│ " " " Rymill, Joseph A. │ 23│ " " " Sanford, Herman I. │ 19│ " " " Scruton, Edwin H. │ 20│ " " " Simmons, John │ 22│ " " " Smith, Harold F. │ 21│ " " " Soule, Melzer H. │ 25│ " " " Spinney, William A. │ 19│ " " " Swartout, Eugene D. │ 21│ " " " Trask, Harry A. │ 23│ " " " Warner, Harry A. │ 21│ " " " Wells, Jarvis A. │ 24│ " " " Wight, William A. │ 19│ " " " │ │ DISCHARGED. │ │ Jansson, John G., corporal │ 23│Hon. dis., 20 Oct., 1898. Ackiss, Ivy W., private │ 21│ " 25 Oct., 1898. Johnson, George A., private │ 20│ " 20 Oct., 1898. Lewisson, Clarence P., private │ 19│ " 16 June, 1898. Miller, William T., private │ 20│ " 20 Oct., 1898. ════════════════════════════════╧════╧═════════════════════════════════

MUSTER-ROLL OF "M" BATTERY

(HOME-STATION, FALL RIVER.)

CAPTAIN SIERRA L. BRALEY.
FIRST LIEUTENANT DAVID FULLER.
SECOND LIEUTENANT FREDERICK W. HARRISON.

"M" BATTERY.

════════════════════════════════╤════╤═════════════════════════════════ NAME AND RANK. │Age.│ Remarks. ────────────────────────────────┼────┼───────────────────────────────── │ │ FIRST SERGEANT. │ │ Potter, George E. │ 34│Hon. must. out, 14 Nov., 1898. │ │ SERGEANTS. │ │ Sanford, Arnold B., 2d. │ 28│ " " " McAdams, James F. │ 27│ " " " Booth, Richard H. │ 29│ " " " s, Arthur F. │ 25│ " " " │ │ CORPORALS. │ │ Pilkington, Edward H. │ 27│ " " " Whitehead, James M. │ 28│ " " " Bentley, James H. │ 29│ " " " Durfee, Frederick E. │ 30│ " " " Wilcox, William B. │ 25│ " " " Mitchell, Elmer W. │ 25│ " " " │ │ MESS CORPORAL. │ │ Marsden, George │ 27│ " " " │ │ MUSICIAN. │ │ Lee, John │ 33│ " " " │ │ PRIVATES. │ │ Almond, James H. │ 23│ " " " Bailey, James E. │ 30│ " " " Bradbury, George │ 25│ " " " Bridges, Charles │ 24│ " " " Broughton, Thomas │ 35│ " " " Buckley, John │ 19│ " " " Buckley, Zedekiah │ 31│ " " " Chippendale, Thomas J. │ 19│ " " " Dale, Hugh │ 25│ " " " Darke, William H. │ 38│ " " " Davis, Elmer F. │ 25│ " " " Destremps, Henry A. │ 21│ " " " Durfee, Nelson B. │ 28│ " " " Eldredge, Myron O. │ 23│ " " " Ely, Ernest E. │ 21│ " " " Fish, Edwin B. │ 28│ " " " Fiske, Frank R. │ 23│ " " " Graham, Henry │ 34│ " " " Harrison, Paul │ 40│ " " " Henshaw, John E. │ 23│ " " " Heywood, Joseph A. │ 35│ " " " Horan, James H. │ 27│ " " " Horsman, Frederick │ 38│ " " " Hughes, John F. │ 31│ " " " Lindsey, John J. │ 23│ " " " Linley, Frederick R. H. │ 25│ " " " Littlefield, Frank W. C. │ 28│ " " " McGlynn, Thomas J. │ 25│ " " " McGraw, Jerome G. │ 27│ " " " Murphy, Thomas │ 34│ " " " Rigby, John │ 22│ " " " Robinson, John T. │ 25│ " " " Sanford, Alvin C. │ 19│ " " " Sanford, Frank R. │ 21│ " " " Sharples, Joseph H. M. │ 27│ " " " Simmons, Ernest L. │ 19│ " " " Skinner, Harry A. │ 22│ " " " Smolensky, Hyman │ 24│ " " " Smolensky, Lester H. │ 21│ " " " Squire, William B. │ 19│ " " " Stevens, Theodore F. │ 19│ " " " Thurston, Edward A. │ 26│ " " " Waterworth, William │ 25│ " " " Wiseman, William A. │ 21│ " " " Wood, Richard │ 36│ " " " ════════════════════════════════╧════╧═════════════════════════════════

CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR

CHRONOLOGY.

It will be observed that in the following table all regimental and battery notes refer to the First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery:

FEBRUARY, 1898.

15th.—U.S.S. _Maine_ destroyed in harbor of Havana.

MARCH.

9th.—Congress appropriates $50,000,000 for national defence.

12th.—U.S.S. _Oregon_ starts from San Francisco on the memorable
voyage to the Atlantic coast.

24th.—Spanish torpedo-gunboat flotilla assembles at Cape Verde
Islands.

28th.—Congress receives report of naval board of inquiry declaring
_Maine_ to have been destroyed by exterior explosion.

APRIL.

9th.—General Lee leaves Havana.

14th.—Flotilla at Cape Verde Islands joined by _Infanta Maria
Teresa_ and _Cristobal Colon_.

15th.—Legislature of Massachusetts appropriates $500,000 for local
defence and equipment of troops.

20th.—Cape Verde squadron augmented by _Almirante Oquendo_ and
_Vizcaya_.

21st.—Spanish Government sends passports to Minister Woodford.

22d.—Admiral Sampson sails from Key West to establish Cuban
blockade.

23d.—President McKinley calls for one hundred and twenty-five
thousand volunteers.

24th.—Spanish Government announces its intention of organizing a
fleet of auxiliary cruisers.

Regiment receives orders to hold itself in readiness for
service in defenses of Boston Harbor.

25th.—Congress declares war to have existed since 21 April.

Admiral Dewey sails from Hong Kong for Manila.

Orders issued directing regiment to report at Fort Warren,
Boston Harbor, on following day.

26th.—Regiment assembles in Boston—ninety-nine per cent. present
for duty—passes in review before Governor Wolcott, and at noon
reaches its station.

29th.—Spanish fleet, under Admiral Cervera, sails from Cape Verde
Islands—destination unknown.

MAY.

1st.—Destruction of Admiral Montojo's fleet in Manila Bay.

9th.—Regiment mustered into volunteer service of United States by
Brevet Lieut.-Col. C. A. Woodruff, Second United States Artillery;
muster-in completed at 9.34 A.M.

10th.—Orders received detaching Third Battalion, to report to
Colonel Woodruff.

13th.—Reported sighting of Spanish fleet off Nantucket; night
alarm at Fort Warren.

18th.—Governor Wolcott visits post, inspects regiment, and
presents volunteer commissions to officers.

20th.—General Merritt, commanding Department of the East, relieved
by General Frank.

23d.—Orders received assigning Headquarters, First and Second
Battalions to stations.

24th.—U.S.S. _Oregon_ reaches coast of Florida.

25th.—President McKinley calls for seventy-five thousand
additional volunteers.

First military expedition starts from San Francisco for
Manila.

30th.—Admiral Cervera's fleet definitely located and blockaded in
harbor of Santiago.

JUNE.

1st.—"G" and "L" Batteries take station at Fort Rodman, New
Bedford Harbor.

3d.—U.S.S. _Merrimac_ sunk in harbor of Santiago.

Regimental Headquarters established at Fort Pickering, Salem
Harbor.

6th.—Changes of station: "A" Battery to Mining Casemate, Nahant;
"C" and "D" Batteries to Fort Pickering; "H" Battery to Fort
Sewall, Marblehead Harbor.

7th.—"B" Battery takes station in defenses of Newburyport Harbor;
"K" Battery at Stage Fort, Gloucester Harbor.

11th.—Landing of United States Marines at Guantanamo.

12th.—Embarkation of General Shafter's corps at Tampa.

15th.—Admiral Camara's squadron sails from Cadiz.

20th.—General Shafter's expedition lands at Baiquiri.

24th.—Action at Las Guasimas.

28th.—General Merritt's expedition sails for Philippines.

30th.—General Frank, commanding Department of the East, relieved
by General Gillespie.

JULY.

1st-2d.—Actions at El Caney and San Juan Hill.

3d.—Annihilation of Admiral Cervera's fleet off Santiago.

8th.—Admiral Camara's fleet turns back to Cadiz.

"B" Battery changes station from defenses of Newburyport to
Port Constitution, Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire.

11th.—General Miles arrives at Santiago.

Governor Wolcott requests foreign service for regiment,
informing War Department that apprehension no longer is felt
for coast-towns of Massachusetts.

17th.—Surrender of Santiago.

25th.—General Miles lands with his expedition in Porto Rico.

"A" Battery changes station from Nahant to Fort Pickering.

26th.—Spain asks terms of peace.

29th.—General Merritt's expedition reaches Manila.

31st.—United States forces at Manila repulse Spanish attack.

AUGUST.

12th.—Peace protocol signed; hostilities suspended.

27th.—"B" Battery changes station from Fort Constitution to Fort
Pickering.

SEPTEMBER.

19th.—Regiment withdrawn from coast-works and assembled in camp at
South Framingham.

OCTOBER.

4th.—General Gillespie, commanding Department of the East,
relieved by General Shafter.

5th.—Regiment breaks camp at Framingham, takes transportation for
Boston, marches in review before Governor Wolcott, and is
furloughed for thirty days.

NOVEMBER.

4th.—Batteries report at home stations from furlough.

14th.—Regiment mustered out of service of United States by
Lieut.-Col. E. M. Weaver, U.S.V., and Lieut. J. P. Hains, U.S.A.

DECEMBER.

10th.—Treaty of peace signed by Commissioners at Paris.

APRIL, 1899.

11th.—Proclamation by President McKinley of ratification of treaty
officially terminates the war.

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

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