Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-09

leys. Company D was placed on outpost
duty at the eastern boundary of the de-
tention camp. y camp was established and
guards posted early in the afternoon. This
duty was not very onerous. and except for
the difficulty of keeping the United States
troops and the Spanish troops from bar
tering and coming in contact with each
other the time spent there was without in-
cidenr.
On the 22d the company was relieved
from this duty by Company c of the LIST
Illinois Volunteers, and, accordingly, re-
turned to the regtmentaI camp.
On the I'D Company ID had its first case
of fever. Private A. L. Giovonnonf going
on sick report that morning. On the 18th
five men belonging to Company H. which
had embarked for Porto Rico were found
In Santiago, and upon being turned over
to the regimental commander were as
signed to Company -. on the same day
Private James d. Greene of Company ID,
who had been enlisted at Tampa, and was
temporarily detailed on special duty, re-
ported for duty with his company,
Sick List Increasing.
The sick list had been gradually increas-
ing. and on the 18th of July twenty men
were under the surgeons care. on July 81
William H. Stark. artifcer. and Private
William Lynch were discharged pursuant to
orders from the adjutant general Lieu
tenant Boiseau was stricken down with
fever the Sd of August. and on the
So me day the company had fifteen enlisted
men on the sock report.
On the 5th Of August two events occurred
which were exceptional Lieutenant Whea-
ton passed around box of genuine Amer
lean candy and Captain England, upon his
return 10 the division hospital brought
each officer a block of ice cream. These
Injuries were intensely enjoyed by those
who were so fortunate as to have them.
On the 9Th OF August Private Watson
was relieved from duty company clerk
q al n
place. Private Joseph Shay was recon-
menGed for promotion to be corporal. vice
Towner. deceased. and Private Richie was
appointed artifcer, vice Stark, discharged
Corporal James Z. Smith was also promoted
to be sergeant, vice Jackson, transferred.
Captain Hodges of Company ID was one of
the few men who was not sick during the
entire Cuban campaign. This fact caused
him 10 have great deal of battalion and
regimentaI duty.
Company d returned home on the trans
port Hudson, and after arriving at Montauk
went into detention camp, where they re-
manned for two days. afterward moving
their camp nearer to Montauk Point, where
Ion. '-''''s
Original Roll,
TIE following is the original muster roll
Of the company:
Company D-Captain. William s Hodges.
first lieutenant Richard j. DonneIIy: seq
ond lieutenant, Lo...s T. Boiseau; first SER
geant, Henry A. Dobson; Quarterrpaste
sergeant, Joseph l.. King; sergeants lanes
i. Leeman. Clarence N Walker William
B. jackson and Samuel L. Dickinson: cor
porals, William G. Ryan, Jame~ Z smith
ARsburn F. Towner. Oliver L. Bell. Peter
Z. Little. and Samuel Feland; musician.
Robert Goodman; artidcer, William III
Stark; wagner. John Lewis: priyates
Julius Augensteiu, Fred d. b. Austin Levi
z. Baker, John T. Barghauser William II,
Barstow. Lewis W. Brown. Ed L. Bud
dington. Edwin Burke. Allan Cairns James
A Callahan. Morris c. Foote, Alfred L.
Giovannoni, William Z. Glenn. George Hal
dens. Archie Hammerly. Thomas F. Hay
ward. Stuart c. Hiider Douglas Johns.
Charles M Jones, Elmer II. Kaufman
William Kelly. Arthur l.. Kitchin. Ernest
kOrte, Charles e Little. William 3. Lit
tie. William Lynch, John A. Maher Will
Liam E. Mansfield. Leroy E. McCauley
Pat McConville. Ed. ]. McNerhany, Dom