Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23

SA>AASAi ASSoiAliShGs 1oWd NdIlO1ldl u,
who participated or aided in the Span
lsh-American war, together with the
rank preceding enlistment, the posi-
ton in reorganization and subsequent
advancements:
Col. H. H. Caughlan.
Col H. H. Caughlan went out in
command of company G, of this city
He was afterward elected Major in
the Iowa National Guard and held that
position two days, when he was mus
tered into the service as Major of
the third battalion, and served as ma
Jor thru the war. On the re-organ;-
cation of the Iowa National Guard,
he was elected colonel of the Fiftieth
regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Haynes.
Lieutenant Col. Haynes, of Center
vile, went ous in command of Com
pany E, and served in that capacity
during the war. He was considered
one of the most capable captains in
the regiment, and at the time of tue
of the regiment was
elected to his present position Of
Lieutenant Colonel
'eJSi WYNN D0IIdPs
MAJOR John Dunlap, of Keokuk, was
battalion adjutant in the Iowa Ma
tional Guard previous to the Spanish
American war. ethere was vacancy
in the captaincy in the Newton COM
pany at the time it was called ou4.,
and Major Dunlap was elected to fill
the same. He served as captain DUR
ing the war and returned with a very
creditable record. In the reorgan'-
cation of the guard he was elected
major and assigned to the second bat
talon, and thru vacancies has been
advanced to the ranking major of .ne
regiment.
Major F. w. Bishop.
Major F. w. Bishop, of Muscatine,
went into the service as captain of
company G. He has an excellent rec
ord as a company commander. On
the reorganization of the guard he
was elected major of the third bat
TALON, and thru vacancies has been
advanced to major of the second bat
talon.
Major e. E. Lambert.
Major E. E. Lambert, of Newton,
went into the Spanish-American war
with commission of Lieutenant Col
onel, of the Fiftieth regiment, u S.
", and later, thru the resignation of
Col. Jackson, was promoted to the
position of colonel of the regiment He
served in that capacity during the war
coming out with very excellent rec
ord. In the reorganization of the
guard, Major Lambert enlisted as a
private, but was soon promoted to the
office of first sergeant. He was only
recently elected major and assigned
to the third battalion, which Office he
now holds.
Major c. s. Grant.
Major c. S. Grant, of Riverside,
went into the service as hospital stew
ard and was appointed assistant sur
geon with the rank of first lieutenant.
He was advanced to the rank of cap
tain by the resignation of Major Rob-
ertson, and was again advanced to
major by the resignation of Major
Hartman, of Iowa City. DR.. Grant
made very excellent record as a
surgeon in the south, and in the re-
organization of the guard was an
pointed major surgeon of the Fiftieth
regiment.
Capt. D. A. Emery.
Capt. D. A. Emery, of Ottumwa,
served in the mobilization of the guard
at Des Moines, as camp quartermaster
and thru his systematic methods OF
accounting, rendered valuable assist.
ance in getting the troops ready for
duty. He was mustered out with the
National Guard, but on the re-organi.
cation of the same, was appointed
regimental adjutant.
Capt. E. E. Hobby.
Capt E. E. Hobby, of Iowa City, en-.
tered the service as a private in com
pany l. He was advanced to the Of
flee of captain and subsequently was
made a sergeant, and was sergeant
when mustered out. In the re-organi
zation of the regiment he was ap
pointed regimental quartermaster.
Captain F. c. Chambers.
Captain f. c. Chambers, of Ft. Mad
ison, went into the service at the
breaking out of the Spanish-Americau
war, in command of company F. He
served thru the war in that capacity
and at the time of the reorganization
of the regiment, was appointed inspec
tor of small arms practice with the
rank of captain.
Lieutenant Walter L. Lane.
Lieutenant Walter l.. Lane, of this
city, enlisted in the Spanish-American
war on a private in the Twelfth com.
pany u. S. V. signal corpse, June Is
1898. He was promoted to corporal
then sergeant, and later was made
first sergeant. He was in the Cuban
campaign as first sergeant, and al
the time of the reorganization of the
guard signal corps was appointed first
lieutenant July l, 1899.
Lieutenant c. j. Wilson.
Lieutenant G. J. Wilson, of Wash.
ington in the old guard held the po
sition he has at present, that of com
missary officer with the rank of lied
tenant. He tried very hard to get
into the volunteer service at the time
of the Spanish-American war, but
failed. He had son in the south
however, and in the reorganization
of the guard, Lieutenant Wilson was
again made commissary officer of the
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