The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-31
NEW VETERAN ORDER
OF MEN WHO PARTICIPATED in THE
SPANIsH-AMERICAN WAR.
Capt. william r. English, Commander
I'm Indiana, Organized First In
dinnapolis Camp.


Spanish war has been formed in Indiana
under the name of the National Associa-
ton of Spanish-American War Veterans.
and the first camp in this city was or
ganized yesterday by Captain William e.
English. who is department commander of
Indiana. The application for a charter is
signed by thirty indianapolis soldiers and
is worded as follows:
1.-THE undersigned, having honorably
served in the military or naval service of
the United States during the war with
Spain or the incident instruction in the
Philippines, desiring to aid in the accom-
plishment of the objects of the Spanish
American war veterans, viz: TO strength
en- the spirit of fraternity engendered
amongst those who served honoraby in
the military or naval service Of the United
States during the war with Spain in
the fnsurrection in the Philippines, to pro-
mote loyalty and patriotism, and to in
culcate the principles of equal rights and
free government, hereby make application
for charter as a camp Of the Spanish
American War Veterans, to be located in
the city of Indianapolis, county of Ma
rion, State of Indiana, and to be called In
dianapolis camp; and we pledge ourselves
to be governed by and strictly to observe
the constitution and bylaws of the Span
ish-American War Veterans"
William j. Mckee. brigadier general.
John L. Barnett, colonel, One-hundred-
and-fifty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infan-
try.
H. B. Smith, colonel. observation-disclosures
fifty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
Victor NJ Backus, lieutenant colonel.
One-hundred-and sixty-first Indiana Vol
unteer Infantry.
III. t. Condo, major, observation-disclosures
fifty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
John ]. Kyle. major and surgeon, One
hundred-and-sixtieth Indiana Volunteer In
fantry.
H. S. New, captain, A. A. G., Third
Brigade, Second Division. Seventh Corps
VIM. E. English, captain, A. ID. c., staff
Of Major General Joseph Wheeler:
Chas. Il. McIntire, captain, Signal Corps,
L. S. v.
Frank F. McCrea, captain. Company d.
d-and-fifty-eighth Indiana U. s.
Volunteers.
James Little, captain Northumberland
fifty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
Homer /. Jones, captain and assistant
surgeon, Observation-Disclosures In
diana Volunteer Infantry.
Reginald w. Garstang. first lieutenant
and assistant surgeon, One-hundred-and-
fifty-seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
Frank s. Clark. first lieutenant. Second
United States Volunteer Engineers.
H. L. Hutson, first lieutenant and quar-
termaster, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ifty-seventh
Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
Samuel NJ Compton, first lieutenant and
uuartermaster, One-hundred-a nd-fifty-
ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
William a. Kreber. second lieutenant,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Indiana Vol
unteer Infantry.
Geo. w. Powell, adjutant. One-hundred-
ard-6fty- Indiana Volunteer Infan-
try.
Taylor c. Power, battery adjutant. One
hun6red-and-fif ty-eighth Indiana Volunteer
Infantry.
Robt. T. Oliver, Quartermaster. SER
geant, Twenty-seventh Indiana Light Bat
terry.
d. II. oliver. corporal, Twenty-seventh
Indiana Light Battery.
Geo. III. Clark. sergeant. Second United
States Volunteer Engineers. Company d.
States Volunteer Engineers. Company d.
Samuel Pugh corporal. Company ID,
Second United States Volunteer Engineers.
James O'Neal. corporal, Company ID. Sec
ond United States Volunteer Engineers.
Thos. Hart, corporal. Company ID, Sec
ond United States Volunteer Engineers.
VIM ]. DENNY. corporal. One-hundred-
and-fifty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infan-
John Davis, private. Northumberland
hfty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
w. X. Criley, private. Company ID,
Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Harry l.. Jenkins. private, Company d,
One-hundred-and-fift Indiana Vol
unteer Infantry.
The state organization has been per-
fected by the election of Col. w. L. Dur
bin of Anderson, colonel or the One-hun-
dred-and-sixty-f Indiana Volunteers, as
senior vice commander, and Major George
w. Fraser, or south BEND, major Oh the
one-hundred-a acknowledgements Indiana Vol
unteers, as junior vice commander. Other
appointments will be made later. General
William j. Hulings, of Pennsylvania, who
served in the Porto Rico campaign, is
commander in-chief of the national organ
ization, and General William j. Mckee, of
this city, is the senior vice commander. A
camp of 1S6 members has already been
formed in Fort Wayne. headed by Colonel
Studebaker, of South Bend. Captain Gill
bert. of Angola, Captain Ranke, of Fort
Wayne and others. The charter list can
be found at Captain English's office, l02
Monument Place, by any officer or pri-
vate who desires TO sign II.