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Our local soldier (boys) of 1898This article was written In the Post Library of the Old Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Horae at Quincy, 111. on Dec. 31. This Is the last day of tbe life cf my father, Ma)or Kenneth Krumm (Crum). His father, Frank Edgar Crum, was the 1st Lieutenant erf Company G, 9th 111. Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War of 189699. This 1(6nun Company was made up of mostly area men who volunteered.This article Is dedicated to those two old scdkders.From Allendale were Samuel H. Preston. From Frlendsvllle were 1st LI Frank E. Crum: Sgt. Grant Smith; Private*. Samuel A. Anderson (died Jacksonville. Fla.). Horace L. Blood. Verney A. Gould. Charles W. Green. Albert Kelley, Francis Kelley. George E. Laird. WU 11am Seybold and Herman B.From Guard’s (Card’s) Point were: Corporal Andrew Woods: Musician Robert D. Rbley and William A. Woods.From Linn (Orlo) were: Austin F. Brian and E. .aimerProm Lawrencevllle were: Clyde Price and Charles Roberts.From Mt. Carmel were: Cap-tin Orra P. HavUl; Second Lieutenant. William D. Walker. 1st Sergeant Harvey W. Fdix. Sergeant John F. Couch; Cor-HISTORICALLYYOURSBY DALLAS KRUMM OF WABASH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYv -22?!v5'JLporals. Marshall W. Couch, Lyman Henley. Charles H. Baker. Alvlt A. Moore. John T. Kreider. Wlllkm A. Large, John G. Seller, and Gideon L. Utter Jr.; musician. Charles F. Detacher. Artificer (skilled craftsman) Harry J. Bundy; wagoner. Robert A. Wilkinson; Privates. William Angle. Charles V. Baird. Norman K. BeDeLL Nelson Rernlnger. William C. Blxby. Frank Bradshaw. Robert F. Curry. Jacob Deisher. James J. Dixon, Beniamin R. Eaton. Robert L Finley. Charles S. Hollingsworth. William F. HoweU. Charles H. Hunt, brack D. Ivie. Lee Johnson, Alonso Kitchen. Lea Kitchen. Bert McCo-naughey. John S. McKinney. Albert MeReynolds. Charles F. Mills. Barney B. Neal. Ernest A. Neely. Joseph North. James V. R1«l George W. Rath. David T. Rush. James W. Rush. John 0. Sanders. William J. Sanford. Clarence E. Shearer. Clifford Shirley. Hyreanus Shurtleff.William P. Smith. Ellis Stan field. Thomas C. Tilton. William E. Thompson. Albert WUson. William A. White. Simeon P. Wlrth. Francis P. York From Ruark (Lukin Precinct In Lawrence Co.) was William M. Carle.From Robinson were; Sergeants Peter D. Work and Peter Walker Jr.; Corporal Erie Steel: Privates Phillip O. Fisher. Albert J. Huh. Rush McDaniel. Fred M. Mitchell. Marion A. Mitchell and Gravln Shoulders.From Sumner were; Bert Belt and Moses Sanders.From Walnut Prairie (Edwards Co.) was Harlan Bellinger.From West Salem were: corporals Herman Merte and Harvey E. Duncan and private John T. Ruby.The official history follows. Regiment was enrolled June 28. 1888. and mustered Into the United State* service at Springfield July 11. 1898. Changed duty station from Springfield, ID. to Jacksonville. Fla.. August S. 1888; changed station from Jacksonville. Ha to Savannah. Ga. Oct. 22. 1898; changed station from Savannah. Ga. to Havana. Cuba. Jan. 3.1899; Feb. 19 to Feb. 27. 1999. regiment was on trial march to Gulnes. Cuba, and return. Distance approximately, G6 miles; changed station from Havana Cuba to detention camp, (prison duty), Danfuskle Island. S.C., Apr. 19. 1899: changed station from Detention Camp to Augusta. Ga., 28, 18».st was mustered out of service May 20, 1899 at Augusta,There was a lot of serious illness • mostly tropical fevers such as malaria, typhoid fever, yellow fever, amebic dyscntary and more. Almost everyone was deathly sick during this U-month tour of duty.Many erf the men had problems with these diseases fa the rest of tbeir lives.In later years there was an annual 9th 111. Vol. Infantry Reunion held at Salem. 111. Also a more local setting boeted a smaller reunion erf mojtly Company G veterans add It was noted by those attending that many erf those veteran* had mala health problems of a tropical nature. A very popular regimental M.D. was Andy Hall from Mt. Vernon. 111.
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