THE HOME COMING.
While the fighting Utah batterymen were still living in the nipa huts at
San Fernando and Baliaug and repelling the attacks of the dusky Tagalan
braves at Candaba and Morong from General Otis an order came to the
Cuartel. It had an unpretentious look--that slip of paper; but it
carried a message of great importance to the belligerent Utahn than any
he had received since the thunders of war shook the earth on the night
of February 4th. It told the artilleryman to gather all his portable
utensils and board the United States transport "Hancock," which lay idly
in the bay waiting orders to weigh anchor and steam for America.
Almost a week passed before the scattered batteries were assembled
within the familiar walls of the Cuartel. The main body at San Fernando
turned over its guns to the famous Third Artillery and arrived safely at
the quarters over the Manila and Dagupan railroad; Lieutenant Seaman's
detachment at Baliaug dropped its war machinery and made all possible
speed to Manila; Lieutenant Webb's detail on the "Cavadonga" for the
first time turned its back on the enemy and fled for the protecting
walls of the barracks. When these battle-begrimed veterans reached the
quarters there was such a demonstration as the old walls had never seen
before. The old scenes of order disappeared, the rigors of discipline
were relaxed, and chaos reigned. Everything was made subservient to the
one all-absorbing topic, "Home." The sturdy soldier doffed his war
attire and donned his peaceful garb. The renowned Utah band paraded the
streets in holiday dress and, with the blare of brass, proclaimed the
happy news to the nut-brown maid. The stalwart warriors danced and sang
to the music of that soul-lifting song, "A Hot Time in the Old Town
Tonight." The jubilant battle hero collected his ordnance and other war
trappings and handed them over to the ordnance officer while he
exchanged looks of mutual doubt and suspicion with that important
personage. The weary and worn Utahn bade adieu to the dreamy-eyed damsel
of the East with many expressions of fond attachment and love; then
mustered his heterogeneous troop of relics and curiosities and joined
the Nebraska regiment on the "Hancock." Two days later the officers
steamed over from the gay apartments of the "Baltimore" in a brightly
decorated launch and walked aboard the big boat. Finally a goodly supply
of canned beef and antiquated swine were hoisted on the vessel and the
Captain gave orders for the sailing flag to be put to the breeze. This
was on July 1st.
When the official contingent was safely housed in spacious staterooms it
was learned that quite a change had taken place in the roster of that
worthy body. The shoulders of Captain Grant were adorned with the gold
leaf of a Major; Lieutenant Critchlow had been elevated to a Captaincy;
Lieutenant Naylor wore the single bar of a First Lieutenant, and First
Sergeant John A. Anderson of Battery B shone in the glowing uniform of a
Second Lieutenant. Major Young sent a letter bidding farewell to the
Utahns and expressing his disappointment at not being able to accompany
the batteries home.
The batteryman entertained no high opinion of the Government transport.
He had become acquainted with the luxuries which Uncle Sam provides the
defenders of his broad acres. He had already learned how elaborately the
American Government furnishes apartments for its soldiers and food for
its larder. So, after he had landed safely on the main deck and
deposited his knapsack and monkeys, he was not surprised when the order
came for him to take his goods and chattels and repair to the forward
hold. He entered the gangway and descended four flights of stairs
without any misgiving or hesitation. He threaded his way through the
labyrinthian passage of his subaqueous home with a skill equal to that
displayed by the blind fish of the Mammoth Cave. He beheld the
wonderfully constructed bunks which glowed specter-like in the
semi-darkness without evincing the least disappointment. Later when one
of these had been assigned as his sole property during the voyage he
accepted it and its diminutive proportions without a murmur and
philosophically concluded that the Government either thought he had
diminished in stature while on the islands or intended to reduce his
dimensions on the way home. Thus the Utah warrior was quartered. The
celerity with which he adapted himself to his environments clearly
exhibited his excellent training. He quickly disposed of the problem of
how to shorten his linear measurements to four feet eight inches by
placing himself diagonally across his bed. The posture thus assumed was
not unlike that of a "Skeleton in Armor." When his joints became cramped
he straightened himself out by throwing his soles against the head of
his neighbor, who instantly developed a remarkable vocabulary of
explosives anent Hades, Paradise, Satan, etc.
Mess time on the "Hancock" was not an occasion of the greatest felicity
to the returning volunteers. Their epicurean tastes could not totally
harmonize with bogus coffee and cows that had a flavor strangely akin to
that of horse flesh. When the bugle shrilly proclaimed the dinner hour
the men formed in a long serpentine line and displayed their skill in
keeping their equilibrium and at the same time holding their place in
the procession. The rattle of Government tinware, upon which the soldier
had inscribed many strange hieroglyphics descriptive of his adventures,
served as a musical entertainment in lieu of the melody furnished at all
other times by the combined efforts of the Utah and Nebraska bands. They
facetiously derided the commissary sergeant who had long since become
calloused to all sneering remarks made by the ordinary defender of the
flag; for in case of any exceedingly hostile demonstration he was armed
with a long cleaver and several carefully concealed bolos. They made
comments, too, not at all flattering to the bill of fare, about "gold
fish" and "slum-gullion" and ancient swine, but they "wasted their venom
on a file." The cooks, also, came in for a share of the complimentary
criticisms, for they were not blessed with a superabundance of skill in
the culinary art. Occasionally the voice of a volunteer was raised in
loud-mouthed protest over the meagerness of his own supply of food and
the apparent excessiveness which adorned the plate of his associate.
This always ended in a peculiar panegyric on the merits of a person who
had a "stand in" or a "pull" with the officers. When the ravenous Utahn
was handed his cheer the bestower very kindly warned him not to taste or
smell the victuals, as such an act would be attendant with serious
injury to his appetite; so he merely devoured the contents of his plate
with his eyes and passed them on to his gastronomical organs with no
further ceremony.
A small portion of the forward deck was allotted to the batteries to be
used as a messhall, lounging apartment, etc. It was here the
battle-scarred veterans collected at meal times and dispatched their
slender store. As the Pacific is not always so peaceful as its name,
this pleasing task was not at all times accomplished with ease. When on
a boat tipped to an angle of 60 degrees, a Japanese juggler would find
some difficulty in conjuring his body to remain in an upright position
and simultaneously inducing a seething plate of soup to abide in a
placid state; yet the uninitiated volunteers contrived to perform this
daring feat three times a day. The many strange figures which they
described in their endeavors to execute these occult tricks would have
done justice to the most skillful acrobat. Frequently, as the vessel
gave an extra lurch, the insecure warrior proceeded with all possible
speed to the side of the boat and deposited his food and eating utensils
on the surface of the sad sea waves amid the execrations of those whom
he had the good fortune to come in contact with on his hasty trip and
the jibes of his appreciative audience. At this same place the
mendacious batterymen gathered in the warm afternoons to tell sea
serpent legends and fairy stories about some great event which had never
happened in the trenches. When this supply had been exhausted they began
forthwith to dilate upon the virtues of the most famous officers until
those worthies would have been unable to recognize their own characters
had they been confronted with them in their garnished garb. Once in a
very great while an officer strolled down from the aristocratic
atmosphere of the saloon dining hall and watched the feeding of the
enlisted drove with a superior grace. To convince the famished soldiers
that they were getting a redundant quantity of food, he sometimes called
for a [text missing in original.] There was always a good heap of hash
left to show the astonished men that they were merely chronic kickers.
Then the well-fed comedian adjourned to his spacious saloon and offered
an apology to his offended stomach by supplying it with an abundance of
all that the steamer carried.
The one great comfort to the fagging spirits of the Utahn was the
battery fund. Through the darkest days of war his dying hopes were
revived by visions of what the future held in store for him by the aid
of this phantom. It was to the despairing volunteer what mirage is to
the thirsty traveler of the desert. The fund represented the combined
contributions of the soldiers, benevolent persons and charitable
institutions. Besides this a fabulous sum was added by the artillery
canteen which exchanged beer for the Utes' money and, in addition to
what it contributed towards the battery fund, provided turkeys and
succotash for the Thanksgiving and Christmas banquets. When it was
announced that this enormous sum was to be expended for dainties on the
way home the joy of the batteryman knew no limits. Spectre dinners of
mutton, cakes and pies arose in his mind with a suddenness that would
have startled the most ardent disbeliever in ghosts. Without the aid of
Pluto he called up all the spirits of meals long dead and fed on them
till the marvelous distribution should take place. And it was not long
in coming. One morning, accompanied by the stentorian voice of the bugle
Judge Williams, heavily laden with a huge cargo of jam, hove in sight.
Then were many whispered comments made about the quantity which each man
was to receive. The Judge soon stopped this and shortly after there was
a hum of satisfaction all along the deck as the men made way with this
delicacy. Now the gastronomy of the warrior lived and flourished under
the rigors of army hardtack and navy beans, but it collapsed at once
when introduced to Jamesson's jam. There was a sudden epidemic of cramps
throughout the entire organization, but the ever victorious commissary
sergeant soon stamped this out by the judicious application of some
French mustard, which had been purchased by the battery fund. And thus
the men of Utah were fed.
Meanwhile the swift "Hancock" steamed out of Manila bay and speeded
toward Japan. Two days out she passed the beautiful Island of Formosa,
and in three days more the vessel came in sight of Nagasaki, the leading
coaling station of the Flowery Kingdom. Just at dusk the pilot boarded
the vessel and directed her safely through the narrow channel into the
land-locked harbor. Next morning all the soldiers were given shore leave
for the day and San-pans--the native craft--were provided to take the
men ashore. Here the Utahn explored the country in the jin-rickisha--a
two-wheeled vehicle which is drawn by the cabby himself, who as soon as
he has settled to his satisfaction the price to be paid, ambles off at a
gentle speed. If the Island of Kiusiu appeared beautiful as the boat
approached it in the waning twilight it seemed doubly so in the glory of
the morning sun. It is a land where poetry breathes as freely as the
gentle zephyrs blow from the summit of Mount Olympus; it is a land where
women are as fair as the daughters of Niobe. The pretty terraced hills
adorned with Pagan temples are rich in the odor of the spice and pine;
the pellucid lakes and bays gather a silver purity from the very crest
of the mountain; and as one gazes upon this beauty and simple grandeur
he imagines that it was just such influences as these that stirred the
soul of Hellas when she pictured Aphrodite springing out of the sea or
Neptune riding in his chariot of shells with a gay company of Tritons
and Nymphs. Three days, owing to a raging typhoon, the vessel was
delayed in coaling, but after the storm had spent its force the coaling
was resumed and the transport put to sea. On the 11th the ships arrived
at Muji, the key to the southern end of the inland sea. Here Japan's
military power is fully shown. Huge guns bristle from every hill, dark
warships stud the clear waters of the ocean and soldiers deck the peaks.
The sharp green cliffs in the inland sea chop off into the water and
from every one of these of any importance a cannon menacingly points.
Both entrances to the place are controlled by powerful fortresses which
command the open sea for a distance of twelve miles. In such a way has
the Mikado prepared for any war emergency. Two days after sighting Muji
the "Hancock" dropped anchor in the harbor of Yokahama. The visit here
lasted three days, during which the Utahns took a trip to Tokio and saw
of what the outside wall of the Emperor's palace is composed. At
Yokahama the batterymen spent the time in visiting the European portion
of the town and learning all they could about the flavor of the Japanese
foods. On the 16th the vessel lifted her ponderous anchor and pointed
her prow eastward.
The only exciting incident during the entire voyage happened at
Nagasaki, when the first officer attempted to use corporal punishment on
the ship's quartermaster who had been ashore and in addition to getting
drunk had succeeded in breaking his kneepan. While he was getting his
wound attended to in the ship's hospital the big burly mate descended
the gangway and struck him a violent blow in the face. Not content with
this brutal treatment the monster had the poor wretch placed in irons
and dragged up the ship's ladder. Just as this procession landed on the
upper deck the soldiers rose unto a man and stopped the performance amid
cries of "throw him overboard." Surprised and astounded at this
interference the worthy officer demanded of the mob if they knew they
were mutinying. To which several of the leaders answered they knew not
under what legal nomenclature such a demonstration could be classed but
that they would carry out their threat to the letter if the castigation
should proceed. At this the cowed dignitary retreated in haste to the
security of his cabin.
The "Hancock" was generally regarded as a fast boat. This may have been
true twenty years before the Nebraskans and Utahns boarded her, but
there were those who doubted the truth of such an assertion. During her
infancy on the Atlantic the boat had struck an iceberg and succeeded in
breaking forty feet off her bow. Since then she has been subject to
periodical disturbances in her interior, consequently her owners
patiently awaited the advent of war, knowing that the United States
Government would purchase her for the transport service at an early
opportunity. It is needless to say she eventually found her way into the
Pacific. On leaving Manila it was the intention of the "Hancock" to
break her own record of eighteen days between San Francisco and that
port. Her new record of thirty days had not yet been announced in the
newspapers. As a matter of fact she did happen to break her machinery
and delay the expedition six hours, causing a break in the fond hopes
which the soldiers had built up.
There was one death during the trip over, Richard Ralph of Battery B,
who died at Nagasaki of typhoid fever on the 15th of July. Corporal
George Williams of the same organization was also left at the same point
owing to a severe attack of the dysentery. Both men were Englishmen and
had enlisted at Eureka. Otherwise the health of the batteries was good.
The big prow of the "Hancock" loomed up darkly on the night of the 29th
in San Francisco harbor and rested at anchor. The long sea journey was
over. Until very late that night, long after taps had sounded sharply
over the waters of the harbor, the soldiers clustered around the deck of
the ship, heard the megaphone dialogues between the newspaper tugs and
the transport, and looked with longing eyes and hearts that beat with
joy at the gleaming lights of San Francisco.
Many friends from Utah arrived on tugs during the next day, when the
transport was still in quarantine, and there was a generous greeting
when the transport moved up to the dock on the morning of the 30th. The
whole of this day was spent by the soldiers in exchanging greeting with
friends and in preparing their property for transportation to the
Presidio.
It was on the morning of the 31st that the soldiers were permitted for
the first time to descend from the transport and walk again, after
sixteen months of absence in the Orient, upon the shores of the United
States.
The battalions marched up the streets of San Francisco behind the
veterans of the Nebraska regiment, the center of a tremendous
demonstration. At the Presidio they were given quarters on the slopes to
the left of the Presidio road. The patriotic sentiments and generous
feelings of the citizens had been further shown, as the slopes of the
hills were lined with large Sibley tents, each equipped with a stove as
protection from the chilly mists that creep up by night from the bay.
There were also frame buildings for use as offices and a large kitchen
and mess room, commodiously and thoroughly equipped for comfort and
convenience.
The citizens of Utah in the meantime had been active in preparations for
receiving the native warriors. On August 8th, Adjutant-General Charles
S. Burton and Colonel Bruback, members of the Governor's staff, and
representing the citizens' committee, arrived at the Presidio and used
every effort in providing for the further comfort of the men and
arranging for their early departure to their homes in Utah. It was
learned that a special train had been chartered by the citizens to
convey the volunteers to Utah, and to the fund necessary for this
purpose Collis P. Huntington of the Southern Pacific had contributed
$2500.
The date for the muster out of the Utah troops was fixed by the
headquarters of the Department of California as August 16th, and
notwithstanding the efforts of General Burton and Major Grant to have
this time extended, General Shafter was unable to give an extension of
time. This left but a short period for the immense labor of closing the
affairs of the battery and the intricate details of the muster out. The
Captains of the batteries and a large clerical force were kept working
almost continuously from the day of the arrival at the Presidio, and
late on the night of the 15th they had the gratification, after toilsome
days and sleepless nights, of putting the final touch to the muster out
rolls. The next morning the rolls went to the paymaster. The labors of
the Utah volunteers in the army of the Republic were over.
Some time before this, on August 5th, the men passed the final physical
examination, and the general condition of the command was found to be
extraordinarily good. Then the men were ready for the last function of
muster out.
The next day the paymaster's wagon rattled up the Presidio slope. Then
the soldiers performed the last act of their soldier career. One by one
they marched into the small official frame building where the paymaster
fingered his gold. As the veterans came out, each hand laden with gold,
there was upon each face an iridescent smile, not only because of the
augmented wealth, but for the reason that each one knew that for him the
last bugle call had sounded, that his breast would no longer swell under
the blue of the United States uniform. In two hours the soldiers had all
left the Presidio, officers were shaking hands with the men over the
bridged chasm of official dignity, and up on the slope of the Presidio
the Sibley tents were ransacked and deserted.
That night the men of Utah slept in the hotels of San Francisco and
dreamed of the morrow.
On the night of the 16th the transport "Warren" arrived, bearing among
its passengers Major Richard W. Young, late chieftain of the batteries,
who had come, much to the satisfaction of the men, in time to join his
old war comrades in the homegoing.
The ferry which was to carry the soldiers to Oakland was ready before
noon on the 17th, and early in the afternoon the engine of the special
train gave a few premonitory puffs and the train full of returning
warriors was moving towards Utah. The cars consisted of tourist sleepers
for the men and a buffet Pullman for the officers and their friends.
Across the center car a streamer stretched, bearing the words, "The Utah
Batteries."
Crowds gather at all the stations on the route and cheer the warriors.
There was some delay, but nothing of special import occurred during the
trip.
Early on the 19th the soldiers were able to see for the first time the
towering blue mountains of Utah and the splendor of her sunshine. It was
nearly noon when the train drew up at the Ogden station, and the
soldiers looked out over the heads of a cheering multitude and listened
to shrill whistles signalling a joyous welcome. The reception here only
lasted an hour, but was cordial in the extreme, and out on the Ogden
park a tempting lunch was served by fair women of Ogden. Lieutenant
George A. Seaman, formerly of Ogden, was given an ovation as he stepped
down from the platform of the car. A special car conveying the Governor
and a large party met the volunteers.
Two hours later the jubilation was complete. The volunteers saw at first
a crowd and then a throng. They saw flaming streamers, flags fluttering
and hats waving; they heard the diaphanous shriek of the steam whistles,
the blaring of bands and the din of thousands cheering--all mingled in
one chorus of praise and rejoicing. There were hurried handshakes and
greetings and policemen's voices raised in fierce altercation with the
crowd.
Soon with the cavalrymen and the engineers and the national guardsmen
the batterymen had struggled into line. Horses were in waiting at the
station for the officers and all were mounted in the parade. When the
order to march could be heard through the tumult, the procession moved
through a gayly decked arch at the station, and Majors Young and Grant
rode side by side at the head of the battalion.
The crowd became more dense as the march continued towards Main street,
and as far as Liberty Park thousands thronged the avenues. Excited
relatives made a military formation impossible by rushing into the ranks
to grasp the hand of a veteran.
At the Park the day's ceremonies were held. There were speeches by the
Governor and the two Majors, and here the silver medals which the
Legislature decided should be presented to the fighting sons of the
State were awarded. With the conclusion of the formal exercises, the
volunteers were led to an elaborately prepared lunch on beflowered
tables beneath the shadows of the locust trees, and while refreshments
were being taken fair maidens who ministered at the feast pinned badges
on the breasts of the modest volunteers.
That night the celebration reached its full blazonry. The city glowed
and sparkled; gayly-bedecked, her flaunting colors were aurioled in the
lustres of the night; like an imperial palace, awaiting the return of
victorious princes, the lights gleamed and burned into the darkness; and
in the center a luminous monument, glowing like the smile of an
archangel, stood in vivid brightness the arch of triumph.
When the men of Utah batteries passed out into the darkness that night
from the dazzle of color they knew that the glamor of the victorious
home-coming, the shouts and the jubilation were over. Yet there was
peace in their hearts and on their breast was a badge of honor from a
grateful people. And when they slept that night there were in their
dreams no spectral visions of distant battlefields. All that was
closed.
OFFICERS OF THE BATTERIES.
MAJOR RICHARD W. YOUNG.
[Illustration: MAJOR RICHARD W. YOUNG.]
Major Richard W. Young, who left Utah as the ranking officer of the two
batteries, being at that time Captain of Battery A, and who was
afterward appointed Major commanding the battalion and still later
selected as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Manila, is a
native of this State, having been born April 19, 1858, his parents being
Joseph A. Young (deceased), a son of the late Brigham Young, President
of the Mormon Church, and Margaret Whitehead Young, who still survives
her husband.
Major Young is a trained military man, having been educated at the
military academy at West Point. For a time after his graduation he was a
member of the staff of Major-General Hancock, at that time commanding
the Department of the East. Later he acted as Judge-Advocate in the army
and conducted the Swaim court-martial, which was a case celebrated at
that time. He was then transferred to the Third Artillery and stationed
here with his battery at Fort Douglas. He resigned the service to take
up the practice of law, which he engaged in until he was selected as
manager of the Herald, a place which he filled acceptably for some time,
when he again resigned to practice law.
At the outbreak of the war with Spain he tendered his services to the
Government and was later selected by the Governor of Utah to command
Battery A. At Camp Kent he was the ranking officer and had entire charge
of its affairs.
His services in the Philippines were of such a distinguished character
that he was breveted Major by the President and later promoted to the
complete rank.
When the batteries' term of service was nearly completed, he was
designated by Major-General Otis as Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of Manila and came home with the volunteers to enjoy a vacation.
Major Young is the author of a standard work on military law written
while he was a Lieutenant in the regular army. He is an able young man
and one well liked and respected. He is exceedingly popular here in this
city and State and outside of it.
His married life has been very happy. Eight children have been born to
him and Mrs. Young, seven of whom are living.
MAJOR FRANK A. GRANT.
[Illustration: MAJOR FRANK A. GRANT.]
Frank A. Grant, who went away from Salt Lake City with the bars of a
Captain, came home with the gold leaves of a Major in his shoulder
strap. He is not a native of this State, but was born in Kingston,
Ontario, forty-four years ago. He received his education at the
military college of his native city and graduated therefrom. After
leaving school he came to the United States, where he became a citizen,
and settling at Detroit was engaged by one of the large steamship
companies in the capacity of pilot. He was a well trained man in his
business and followed the occupation for a period of ten years. He has
lived in Utah for ten years. During that time he was engaged in real
estate and insurance business, in both of which he made great successes.
At the time of the breaking out of hostilities he was a member of the
National Guard of Utah, being Colonel of the First Infantry. Previous to
this time he had held a position as staff officer on the brigade
commander's staff, and was always a valuable man in military matters. It
was due principally to his efforts that Troop C was organized in this
city and made a success.
Governor Wells commissioned him as Captain of Battery B, and with that
rank he went into the field. Like Major Young he was breveted by the
President for distinguished service and later was promoted to the full
rank of Major, coming home in command of the battalion.
As commander of the river fleet Major Grant performed excellent service,
his expedition up the Rio Grande de Pampanga being especially well
carried out. Since his return he has gone into his old business--that of
insurance--and expresses himself as having had enough of military life.
He is married and has six children.
CAPTAIN E.A. WEDGEWOOD.
[Illustration: CAPTAIN E.A. WEDGEWOOD.]
Captain E.A. Wedgewood, who was promoted to the command of Battery A
after the promotion of Major Young, left the State as First Lieutenant
of Battery B. He is a native of Massachusetts, about forty years of age
and an attorney-at-law, being the junior partner of the firm of Rawlins,
Thurman, Hurd & Wedgewood. Immediately prior to his coming to Utah he
had served as Sheriff for several terms in the State of Nebraska. He
selected Provo for his home on coming to Utah and after entering the law
office of George Sutherland in that city and being admitted to the bar,
associated himself with Hon. S.R. Thurman. Later on the present firm was
formed.
Captain Wedgewood was the officer sent back from San Francisco to Utah
to recruit 104 men in order to bring the batteries to their full
strength. Upon returning to San Francisco the party embarked and joined
the commands in Manila.
Captain Wedgewood was a member of the National Guard prior to the time
of his enlistment, being Captain of the Provo company at the State
encampment the year previous. He is said to be a most versatile
character and can do anything from playing the violin to patching a sail
or pleading a case in court. It was expected he would rejoin the
National Guard, but it is learned he has had enough of military honors
and will engage in the practice of his profession with a view to reaping
shekels for use in his old age.
CAPTAIN JOHN F. CRITCHLOW.
[Illustration: CAPTAIN JOHN F. CRITCHLOW.]
Captain John F. Critchlow left the State with the batteries a Second
Lieutenant. He came back here leading Battery B. His promotion was due
to distinguished service performed while abroad. He was specially
recommended for gallantry by Major Young and for coolness on the field
under circumstances of the most trying character.
Captain Critchlow was born in Tonawanda, N.Y., in 1867, and is only 32
years of age. He attended the Rochester University and after graduating
from that institution went to the University of Pennsylvania, where he
studied medicine for several years, graduating in 1894 with the degree
of M.D. For the next year and a half he was in the German hospital at
Philadelphia, where he was enabled to obtain a practical insight into
the mysteries of materia medica, and upon leaving there he came to this
city, where his brother, E.B. Critchlow, a prominent attorney, was
already established in business.
Dr. Critchlow became a member of the National Guard some time after his
arrival, being attached to the medical staff with the rank of First
Lieutenant. He proved to be a valuable and efficient member, always on
the alert and endeared himself to all his associates.
When the call was made for troops he enlisted in Battery B and was made
a Second Lieutenant in that organization.
His services in the Philippines were valuable. On the night attack of
the Spanish it was Lieutenant Critchlow who brought the ammunition to
the firing line at the time when it was most needed. In every place to
which he was assigned he was always at the fore and his conspicuous
bravery was the subject of special commendation, as has been related.
Upon the promotion of Captain Grant to the rank of Major, he was
advanced to that of Captain, coming home in command of the organization
with which he went out as a Second Lieutenant.
LIEUTENANT GEORGE W. GIBBS.
[Illustration: LIEUTENANT GEORGE W. GIBBS.]
First Lieutenant George W. Gibbs of Battery A is a well-known character
in this State, in Montana and in Massachusetts, his old home, where he
was born. His father was a veteran of the War of the Rebellion and
George was a member of the order in Montana, having been department
commander with the rank of colonel. He has always been interested in
matters appertaining to the National Guard; was a member of an infantry
regiment in Massachusetts, a Captain of a troop of cavalry in Montana
and Captain of Battery A, N.G.U., and Major of the battalion at the
outbreak of hostilities with Spain.
He was at one time chief of the fire department in Helena and was a
member of the Salt Lake City department at the time W.A. Stanton was its
chief, being captain of the chemical. He afterwards served as Deputy
Sheriff when Harvey Hardy was at the head of that department.
Gibbs is forty-one years of age and married. Two children, a boy and a
girl, are the result of a union with a most estimable lady.
Prior to coming to this city and before he went to Montana he was in
Colorado, where he was employed as a sheriff's officer, serving with
distinction. He spent some time in San Francisco, where he was in the
employ of one of the leading traction companies.
LIEUTENANT RAYMOND C. NAYLOR.
[Illustration: LIEUTENANT RAYMOND C. NAYLOR.]
Lieutenant Raymond C. Naylor was born in Salt Lake City in 1873. His
early education was received in the public schools of Utah. Later he
attended the University of Utah, from which he graduated with honor. As
a student he took a prominent part in athletics and military training,
being a member of the baseball team as well as captain of one of the
companies of students then taking military drill under Lieutenant
Wright. He afterward taught school for several years and was engaged in
that labor in Centerville when the war broke out. Those who knew him
well were not surprised when he stepped to the front and offered his
service to his country along with others who were willing to brave any
peril in defense of their country's honor. Lieutenant Naylor had long
associated himself with the National Guard, in which he was Captain for
two years. He afterwards was promoted Major and at the breaking out of
hostilities he was filling the office of Assistant Inspector General
with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
When the batteries were organized Governor Wells appointed him a Second
Lieutenant of Battery A, which position he filled with such distinction
that he was promoted First Lieutenant.
As an officer Lieutenant Naylor won the respect and admiration of both
officers and men. His interest in behalf of the privates gained for him
a popularity which was not surpassed by any of the officers in the
batteries.
LIEUTENANT ORRIN R. GROW.
[Illustration: LIEUTENANT ORRIN R. GROW.]
Second Lieutenant Orrin R. Grow, the youngest commissioned officer of
the Utah batteries at the time of their departure for the Philippines,
was born in Salt Lake City October 20, 1873. As a boy he received his
education in the public schools of Salt Lake City and afterwards he
attended the University of Utah several years, but he did not remain
long enough to graduate. While at the University he took military
training under Lieutenant Wright and after leaving that institution he
joined the Denhalter Rifles as bugler. He soon was promoted Sergeant and
subsequently Lieutenant.
When the Denhalters joined the National Guard in 1892 Mr. Grow went with
them and was unanimously chosen captain of Company A, First Infantry,
N.G.U. Later he was chosen Major, a position which he held with credit
until the breaking out of hostilities. His ability was recognized by
Governor Wells, who appointed him a Second Lieutenant of Battery B when
that organization was mustered in. Lieutenant Grow went with his battery
to the Philippines, and during the fighting at Malate distinguished
himself. During January, 1899, he returned home owing to serious
illness. His early departure from the island prevented him from winning
greater honors in the insurrection, as his ability was displayed in the
Spanish-American war.
LIEUTENANT WILLIAM C. WEBB.
[Illustration: LIEUTENANT WILLIAM C. WEBB.]
Along with the many native sons of Utah who joined the ranks in defense
of their country there were some who were born on foreign soil. Such a
man was Lieutenant William C. Webb, who was born in England March 13,
1873. In his early youth Webb attended the schools of his native country
and while he was yet a youth he accompanied his parents when they
emigrated to Utah.
Lieutenant Webb early associated himself with military affairs, as he
was a member of the Denhalter Rifles, and when that organization lost
its identity in the National Guard he became one of the most active
workers in the new service. When Captain Grow of Company A became Major
of the First Battalion, First Infantry, N.G.U., Webb was unanimously
chosen Captain of that company. He held this position until he was
appointed a Second Lieutenant of Battery A by Governor Wells.
When the Utah volunteers left for Manila Lieutenant Webb accompanied
them. He took part in the Malate campaign, where he showed promise of
that brilliant work which he later accomplished in the Filipino
outbreak. At the breaking out of the insurrection he had charge of the
left platoon of Battery A at Santa Mesa hill. His fearlessness and
daring at that place won for him the universal admiration of his men.
Later he was placed in command of the river gunboat "Cavadonga," and
during all the fierce fighting of that little boat he manipulated her
with remarkable skill.
Lieutenant Webb, on account of his exceptional work, was recommended for
a Lieutenancy in the regular army, a position which he will undoubtedly
accept.
LIEUTENANT GEORGE A. SEAMAN.
[Illustration: LIEUTENANT GEORGE A. SEAMAN.]
Lieutenant George A. Seaman, who went away as a Corporal of Battery A,
and came back with the "straps" of a Second Lieutenant, was born in the
little town of Morgan, twenty-nine years ago. While he was yet a boy his
parents moved to Ogden, where he secured the foundation of the education
which was later enlarged upon at the State University. He remained at
that institution four years, graduating with honor in 1892. While
obtaining his mental training he was a member of the University
Battalion, in which organization he acquitted himself so well that his
name was placed upon the honorary roll at Washington. It was also during
his college career that he became acquainted with Miss Lottie Fox,
daughter of Jesse W. Fox. Between them sprang up a mutual attachment,
which was later consummated at the altar. Shortly afterwards Lieutenant
Seaman moved with his wife to Bountiful, where he took up school
teaching as a profession. He showed an efficiency in his work which won
the esteem of all his patrons and pupils. When the call for soldiers was
made his blood was of that order which impelled him to drop the master's
rod and take up the sword in defense of his country.
Having enlisted he set to work to familiarizing himself with all the
tactics pertaining to artillery warfare, and soon made himself
acquainted with military science. His studious habits and his morality
soon commended him to his superior officers who recommended him for the
first vacancy which occurred. He was appointed Second Lieutenant of
Battery B, which position he held with honor until the mustering out of
the battalion.
LIEUTENANT FRANK T. HINES.
[Illustration: LIEUTENANT FRANK T. HINES.]
Lieutenant Frank T. Hines, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Hines, was
born twenty-one years ago in Salt Lake City. He attended the city
schools from which he graduated in 1896. For several years thereafter he
was employed at Mercur and later entered the Agricultural College. It
was while at the college that Mr. Hines learned to like the military
life which he subsequently led for a short period.
When the country called for volunteers he enlisted in Captain Grant's
battery as a private, but he was soon appointed duty sergeant. The
latter position he filled very creditably and when a vacancy occurred by
reason of the resignation of Lieutenant Grow, he was elevated to the
Second Lieutenancy, which office he held until the batteries were
discharged.
LIEUTENANT JOHN A. ANDERSON.
[Illustration: LIEUTENANT JOHN A. ANDERSON.]
Lieutenant John A. Anderson, one of the few who worked his way up by
sheer force of ability, was born in Smithfield, Cache county, Utah,
twenty-five years ago. He received his education in the district school
of his native town, and later went to work as a millman, the occupation
which he followed at the breaking out of the war.
When the batteries went away he was a duty sergeant of Battery B, in
which capacity he earned the position which he afterwards secured. It
was Sergeant Anderson who had charge of that section of the Utah
Battalion which accompanied General Lawton in his expedition in the
interior as far as San Isidro. Following his return he was appointed
First Sergeant of Battery B, and just before the organization left the
island he received his commission as second lieutenant. Lieutenant
Anderson was a brave, efficient man, and one who won the respect of all
who knew him.
SERGEANT HARRY A. YOUNG.
[Illustration: SERGEANT HARRY A. YOUNG.]
Sergeant Harry A. Young, son of the late Lorenzo D. Young, was born in
Salt Lake City February 24, 1865. During his boyhood he attended the
public school of his native town, and afterwards he spent several years
in the Utah University, where he evinced a great liking to medicine.
During 1884-85 he filled a mission to the Northern States. Soon after
his return he went East and entered the medical department of Columbia
College. He graduated from this institution with distinguished honors
and great future promise to his profession. He established himself in
Salt Lake City, where he succeeded in building up quite an extensive
practice in a short time. The blood of a patriot flowed through the
veins of Dr. Young and when his country needed his service he cheerfully
joined the ranks and was appointed Quartermaster-Sergeant of Battery A,
a position which he filled with great credit. When the Utah volunteers
embarked for Manila Sergeant Young went with them and took part in the
fighting against the Spaniards. Although his service as a doctor was not
required, Dr. Young was continually in the front administering to the
wants of the wounded men. Subsequently he participated in the fighting
of the Tagalan outbreak, and it was while he was bravely at the front in
search of opportunities to perform deeds of mercy that he met with his
death at the hand of the enemy on February 6, 1899.
Those who were intimately acquainted with Dr. Young knew his sterling
worth and admired his manhood. He ever walked in the path of right,
unmindful of the opinions of the world. What he considered to be his
duty he did with unswerving honesty. He was diligent and studious and
applied himself with untiring energy to his books. As a soldier the
batterymen will remember his unceasing efforts to better their
condition. During the five tedious months of barrack life when others
were idly waiting, he devoted himself to his chosen profession. Had
Sergeant Harry A. Young lived two days longer he would have received his
commission as a surgeon in the United States army.
SERGEANT FORD FISHER.
[Illustration: SERGEANT FORD FISHER.]
Sergeant Ford Fisher, who bravely gave up his life in his country's
defense, was born at Seaford, Delaware, twenty-three years ago. He was
the son of I.M. Fisher of Salt Lake City. At an early age Ford, as he
was better known among his associates, came to Salt Lake City with his
parents. Here he attended the city High School, from which he graduated
with high honors. While at the High School he was noted for his
efficiency in mathematics and here he developed a liking for civil
engineering, which he later studied at the Washington State University.
For some time prior to the breaking out of hostilities with Spain he had
associated himself with the National Guard, and when the President's
call came too much patriotic blood flowed through his veins to admit of
any second appeal, and he enlisted with the batteries.
Major Young soon became acquainted with the young man's military ability
and he was appointed drill sergeant at Camp Kent. When the batteries
departed for the Philippines he went with them and distinguished himself
for his gallantry in the Malate campaign. Later during the insurrection
he took part with the other Utah men in many a fierce conflict with the
insurgents until he was stricken down by the enemy's bullet while
heroically defending his position at San Luiz on May 14, 1899.
The Utah artillerymen remember the stalwart figure of Sergeant Fisher as
it loomed up in the forefront at Santa Mesa, Mariquina and Sexmoan. He
was an inspiration to the wavering spirits of the Utahn in twenty hard
encounters. His voice ever sounded as a note of cheer and his ringing
command never failed to infuse with new life. Always attending to his
duties he expected the same of others; his soul was too great to stoop
to the level of anything base; his heart was honest and open and free.
He was a pleasant companion and a true friend. He was blessed with an
abundance of original humor which made him doubly loved by the soldiers
during the lonely hours of barrack life.
At the time of his death Sergeant Fisher was first in line of promotion,
as he had been recommended for the next commission by Major Young.
ROSTER
BATTALION UTAH LIGHT ARTILLERY, U.S.V.
MAJOR FRANK A. GRANT, Commanding.[1]
BATTERY A.
OFFICERS.
Captain, E.A. WEDGEWOOD Salt Lake City
Wounded April 23, 1899.
First Lieutenant, GEORGE W. GIBBS Salt Lake City
Second Lieutenant, WILLIAM C. WEBB Salt Lake City
Second Lieutenant, JOHN A. ANDERSON Logan
SERGEANTS.
First, JOSEPH O. NYSTROM Salt Lake City
Quartermaster, ADNEBYTH L. WILLIAMS Salt Lake City
Veterinary, JOHN H. MEREDITH Kaysville
EMIL LEHMAN Salt Lake City
EMIL V. JOHNSON Salt Lake City
ARTHUR W. BROWN Salt Lake City
WILLIAM E. KNEAS Salt Lake City
CHARLES R. MABEY Bountiful
MARK E. BEZZANT Pleasant Grove
CORPORALS.
GEO. S. BACKMAN Salt Lake City
NOBLE A. McDONNEL Salt Lake City
WM. JACOBSON Salt Lake City
NELSON E. MARGETTS Salt Lake City
THOMAS COLLINS Salt Lake City
WM. NELSON, JR Salt Lake City
JOHN R. WOOLSEY Kaysville
PETER JENSEN Newton
SAMUEL HESBURG Salt Lake City
LINDSEY HUDSON Salt Lake City
EDWARD G. WOOD Logan
LEONARD DUFFIN Salt Lake City
FRANK T. HARMER Springville
THOMAS HOLLBERG Salt Lake City
EDGAR W. STOUT Halliday
WM. T. DENN Nephi
FARRIERS.
JULIUS W. SORENSEN Salt Lake City
WM. G. McCOMIE Salt Lake City
ARTIFICERS.
BURIAH WILKINS Coalville
HIELE M. MADSON Gunnison
SADDLER.
VICTOR E. MARTHINI Park City
WAGONER.
JAS W. ALLRED Ephraim
MUSICIANS.
ELMER G. THOMAS Salt Lake City
CHARLES W. KROGH Salt Lake City
PRIVATES.
ALDRACH, WILL F. Clear Lake
ANDERSON, JOSEPH F. Ephraim
ANDERSON, LOUIS P. Ephraim
ARCHER, DAVID G. Salt Lake City
BAGGE, JOHN R. Salt Lake City
BEAN, HARRY J. Salt Lake City
BEEMUS, JOHN W. Gunnison
BENSON, PETER J. Provo
BERLIN, JOHN H. American Fork
BOSTWICK, ROBERT L. Salt Lake City
BRADFORD, ARCHIBALD. Murray
BYWATER, CALEB J. Salt Lake City
CAMPBELL, JOHN W. Salt Lake City
CAULKINS, HAROLD L. Salt Lake City
CHRISTENSEN, PARLEY B. Ephraim
CHRISTENSEN, THEODOR Salt Lake City
CURTIS, CLARENCE S. Salt Lake City
DAVIS, DAVID J. Salt Lake City
Wounded April 23, 1899.
DOTY, GEORGE E. Richmond
DUFFIN, GEORGE Salt Lake City
EARL, WILLIAM Centerville
EDWARDS, WILLIAM Salt Lake City
EKSTRAND, ALFRED Salt Lake City
ELLIS, WILLIAM G. Salt Lake City
EMERY, FRANK W. Park City
ENGLER, GEORGE W. Ogden
FERRIS, EVERETT B. Salt Lake City
FISHER, GEORGE R. Salt Lake City
FRANKENFIELD, GEORGE Salt Lake City
FUNK, EZRA S. Sterling
GILROY, JACK Salt Lake City
GLEDHILL, LEO N. Gunnison
GRIFFITHS, WALTER F. Salt Lake City
GUNN, THOMAS S. Salt Lake City
HARRIS, GEORGE Salt Lake City
HENNEFER, WILLIAM H. Salt Lake City
HOPE, CHESTER J.T. Salt Lake City
HOWELLS, EPHRAIM B. Park City
HUBER, JACOB Provo
HUGHES, THOMAS J. Park City
HUMPHREY, ANER O. Springville
INGOLDSBY, JOHN E. Salt Lake City
IVINS, JOSEPH C. Salt Lake City
JENICKE, CHARLES G. Salt Lake City
JONES, HENRY O. Newton
KAHN, LOUIS E. Salt Lake City
KEARSLEY, RICHARD. Salt Lake City
KENNER, RAY Sterling
Wounded accidentally April 21, 1899.
KIDDER, RALPH Salt Lake City
KING, MURRAY E. Kingston
LARSON, WARREN Ephraim
LEAVER, WILLIAM H. Salt Lake City
Wounded July 31, 1898.
LEE, JAMES A. Salt Lake City
LOUDER, ARTHUR L. Nephi
LOWRY, ERNEST E. Sterling
LYNGBERG, AUGUST E. Salt Lake City
MEYERS, JOSEPH J. Salt Lake City
MORGAN, JOSEPH H. Park City
MORTENSEN, DAVID Salt Lake City
McKAY, DANIEL Salt Lake City
McLAUGHLIN, WILLIAM F. Park City
NICHOLSON, ANGUS Salt Lake City
NIELSON, JAS. P. Eureka
NIELSON, NIELS Pleasant Grove
NOBLE, GEORGE W. Salt Lake City
OHMER, ARTHUR F. Rawlins, Wyoming
PERRET, WILLIAM E. Salt Lake City
PETERSON, CHARLES Salt Lake City
PETERSON, FRANK C. Ogden
PETERSON LOUIS C. Salt Lake City
PHILLIPS, MANNIE C. Salt Lake City
QUINN, JAMES Park City
RADEMACHER, AUGUST Ogden
RASMUSSEN, SEVEREN Park City
RAUSCHER, EDWARD W. Nephi
RICHMOND, WILLIAM Provo
ROBINSON, WILLIAM J. Park City
ROBISON, JOHN L. Pleasant Grove
RYAN, MICHAEL F. Salt Lake City
RYVER, WILLIAM A. Salt Lake City
SELMER, EMIL F. Salt Lake City
Wounded April 26, 1899.
SLEATER, HAROLD E. Salt Lake City
SMITH, THOMAS R. Logan
SORENSON, HANS Salt Lake City
SORENSON, JOSEPH F. Salt Lake City
SORENSON, KNUD Eureka
STATEN, STANLEY Springville
STOUT, CHARLES S. Salt Lake City
TIPTON, WILLIAM Springville
TOMPKINS, ODELL D. Mystic, Conn.
TRIPP, FRANCIS B. Salt Lake City
VINCENT, FRANK A. Salt Lake City
WALQUIST, CHARLES A. Salt Lake City
WEBER, GEORGE E. Park City
WILLIAMS, ALBERT R. Salt Lake City
WONNACOTT, JAMES E. Salt Lake City
WYCHERLEY, SAMUEL A. Salt Lake City
ZAHLER, JOHN F. Bountiful
[Footnote 1: Major Richard W. Young, who originally commanded the
battalion, resigned to become Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of
the Philippines and Major Frank A. Grant superceded him as commander of
the batteries.]
HONORABLY DISCHARGED.
First Sergeant, D.H. WELLS Salt Lake City
October 31, 1898.
Sergeant, A.L. ROBINSON Mt. Pleasant
April 3, 1899.
Corporal, WILLARD CALL Bountiful
December 14, 1898.
Corporal, LEWIS P. HANSON Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899.
Corporal, WM. D. RITER Salt Lake City
October 31, 1898.
Corporal, JOHN B. ROGERS Salt Lake City
June 29, 1899.
Corporal, GEO. A. SEAMAN Bountiful
November 24, 1898.
Corporal, FRANK B. SHELLY Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899.
Farrier, W.M. CLAWSON Kaysville
May 18, 1899.
Farrier, H.P. HANSEN Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899.
Artificer, V.A. SMITH Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899.
Private, ETHAN E. ALLEN Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899.
Private, WM. W. BURNETT San Jose, Cal.
February 24, 1899.
Private, A.C. CAFFALL Salt Lake City
July 7, 1899.
Private, THEO. CLEGHORN Salt Lake City
May 11, 1899.
Private, JAS. W. CONNELL Salt Lake City
April 10, 1899.
Private, A.H. FICHTNER Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899.
Private, P.B. FREDERICKSON Eureka
June 28, 1899.
Private, GEORGE GRANTHAM American Fork
June 28, 1899.
Private, JOSEPH J. HOLBROOK Bountiful
December 14, 1898.
Private, ELMER JOHNSON Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899
Private, J.B. LICKLEDERER Salt Lake City
July 7, 1899.
Private, HERBERT L. MEYERS San Francisco, Cal.
June 28, 1899.
Private, ISAAC E. LITTRELL Berkeley, Cal.
June 28, 1899.
Private, THEODORE NEWMAN Salt Lake City
April 10, 1899.
Private, FRANK E. PETERS Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899.
Private, W.I. ROWLAND Salt Lake City
February 1, 1899.
Private, ISAAC RUSSELL Salt Lake City
January 18, 1899.
Private, BISMARCK SNYDER Park City
December 14, 1898.
Private, A.L. THOMAS, JR. Salt Lake City
June 12, 1898.
Private, JOHN A. TILSON Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899.
Private, FRANCIS TUTTLE Bountiful
September 21, 1898.
Private, CHAS. E. VARIAN Salt Lake City
December 14, 1898.
Private, E.P. WALKER Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899.
ROLL OF HONOR.
KILLED IN ACTION.
Quartermaster-Sergeant, HARRY A. YOUNG Salt Lake City
February 6, 1899.
Sergeant, FORD FISHER Salt Lake City
May 14, 1899.
Corporal, JOHN G. YOUNG Salt Lake City
February 5, 1899.
Private, WILHELM G. GOODMAN Salt Lake City
February 5, 1899.
DIED OF DISEASE.
Corporal, GEORGE O. LARSON Dover
December 10, 1898.
Corporal, JOHN T. KENNEDY Park City
March 15, 1899.
Private, OSCAR A. FENINGER Park City
June 5, 1899.
Private, CHARLES PARSONS Salt Lake City
April 20, 1899.
BATTERY B.
OFFICERS.
Captain, JOHN F. CRITCHLOW Salt Lake City
First Lieutenant, RAYMOND C. NAYLOR Salt Lake City
Second Lieutenant, GEORGE A. SEAMAN Bountiful
Wounded April 11, 1899.
Second Lieutenant, FRANK T. HINES (Batt. Adjt.) Salt Lake City
SERGEANTS.
First, JOHN U. BUCHI Provo
Quartermaster, JAMES K. BURCH Ogden
Veterinary, FELIX BACHMAN Provo
LOUIS N. FEHR Salt Lake City
ROBERT STEWART Plain City
JOHN A. BOSHARD Provo
GEORGE B. WARDLAW Ogden
Wounded February 4, 1899.
ANDREW PETERSON, JR. Manti
Wounded March 11, 1899.
HARVEY DUSENBERRY Provo
CORPORALS.
JAMES J. RYAN Mercur
CHARLES C. CLAPPER Mercur
THEODORE L. GENTER Salt Lake City
NEPHI OTTESON Manti
HENRY L. SOUTHER Mercur
Wounded March 24, 1899.
DON C. JOHNSON Springville
FRANK H. COULTER Ogden
JAS. W. MERANDA Eureka
JAMES M. DUNN Tooele
JNO. FLANNIGAN Mammoth
RICHARD L. BUSH Logan
GEORGE WILLIAMS Salt Lake City
FRANK J. UTZ Mercur
STEPHEN BJARNSON Spanish Fork
PHILLIP SCHOEBER Salina
WILLARD H. FARNES Salt Lake City
FRANK WICKERSHAM Salt Lake City
ARTIFICERS.
FRANK DILLINGHAM Eureka
LEE A. CURTIS Ogden
WAGONER.
ANTONE LITJEROTH Provo
MUSICIANS.
JOSEPH WESSLER
MORTON T. GOODWIN Heber City
PRIVATES.
ABPLANALP, JOHN D. Heber
Wounded April 24, 1899.
ACKARET, MAHLON H. Ogden
ALEXANDER, ROBERT Salt Lake City
ANDERSON, DAVID M. Peterson
ANDERSON, PETER Richfield
AUSTIN, BERT W. Bingham
BAKER, JOHN Eureka
BEESLEY, JOHN W. Provo
BENZON, GLENN Salt Lake City
BILLINGS, CLAUD G. Eureka
BJARNSON, EINER Spanish Fork
BORKMAN, ARTHUR Mercur
BRAMAN, JOHN Bingham
Wounded April 26, 1899.
BRIDGMAN, JOHN D. Salt Lake City
BURTON, RAY S. Salt Lake City
CARR, JOSEPH W. Ogden
CARLSON, GUST Salt Lake City
CHAMBERLIN, VIRGIL L. Ogden
CHATLIN, EUGENE Castle Gate
CHAFFIN, MILLARD Salt Lake City
CHRISTENSEN, THEODORE Salt Lake City
COLLETT, RALPH Salt Lake City
COLLINS, WM. J. Salt Lake City
CONOVER, ROBT. F. Provo
CORAY, DON R. Provo
CRAGER, FRED H. Salt Lake City
DALGETY, JOHN Eureka
DALIMORE, PHILLIP Lehi
DUNCAN, ELMER Heber
DECKER, LEO Salt Lake City
DOYLE, JOSEPH Mammoth
DUNNING, DANIEL A. Provo
EDDY, LOUIS B. Eureka
ELLIS, ALFRED Silver City
EVANS, WILLARD Salt Lake City
FOWLER, GEORGE Salt Lake City
FORCELAND, CHARLES G. Salt Lake City
GRAVES, NED C. Salt Lake City
GREEN, LOREN C. American Fork
HALL, PARKER J. Ogden
Wounded March 25, 1899.
HALL, WALTER S. West Portage
HARDIE, FRANCIS R. Salt Lake City
HEATHERLY, CHARLES Salt Lake City
HERBERTZ, PETER Castle Gate
HOGAN, JOHN Ogden
HAGGAN, THOMAS A., JR. Manti
HOLDAWAY, PARLEY P. Provo
HOBKINS, EVERITT E. Provo
HUBERT, WELMER E. Salt Lake City
HUGHES, JOHN W. Eureka
JENSEN, HANS Hyde Park
KELL, JOHN V. Eureka
KLENKE, HENDRECH Salt Lake City
KING, SAMUEL Eureka
KNAUSS, WM. G. Salt Lake City
LARSEN, G.R. Manti
LAWSON, D.V. Joseph
LEONARD, THOMAS Eureka
LEWIS, SAMUEL C. Salt Lake City
MARTIN, FRED S. Salt Lake City
McCABE, JAMES Eureka
McCARTY, LEONARD Manti
McCUBBIN, WILLIAM Salt Lake City
MOIR, GEORGE Salt Lake City
MORTON, JOHN W. Provo
MORTON, MILTON Provo
NEILSON, ANDREW P. Spanish Fork
NORRIS, JOHN D. Denver, Colorado
OLSEN, PETER Logan
OLSEN, REINHART Milton
PENNINGTON, LOUIS P. Brigham
PRATT, ERNEST M. Salt Lake City
QUICK, MARSHALL Provo
RAE, ALEX Provo
RAE, WILLIAM Provo
REEDALL, THOMAS Salt Lake City
REES, GEORGE Silver City
REID, ROBERT Salt Lake City
ROBERTS, EDWARD J. Salt Lake City
ROWLAND, GEORGE E. Eureka
SAVAGE, WM. H. Eureka
SCHAUPP, FREW W. Eureka
SCOTT, HYRUM C. Provo
SHEARER, WM. H. Salt Lake City
SMITH, JEROME Tooele
SMITH, SIDNEY J. Salt Lake City
SMITH, HARRY Salt Lake City
SNOW, JUNIUS C. Provo
SNYDER, HARRY S. Provo
TATE, JNO. P. Tooele
TAYLOR, GEORGE Eureka
TURNER, MORONI Heber
TYREE, SAMUEL P. Ogden
VANCE, JOHN R. Eureka
VAN SYCKLE, BENJ. Ogden
WALTERS, ALBERT N. Ogden
WALTERS, JOSEPH W. Ogden
WINKLER, JOSEPH G. Salt Lake City
WRIGHT, WILLIAM A. Salt Lake City
YATES, JAMES K. Diamond
WHEELER, GEORGE Ogden
ZOLLINGER, JOHN D. Providence
HONORABLY DISCHARGED.
Second Lieutenant, ORRIN R. GROW Salt Lake City
First Sergeant, J.A. ANDERSON Logan
Discharged June 29, to accept commission as Second Lieutenant.
Quartermaster-Sergeant, CHAS. ASPLUND Fairview
June 23, 1899.
Sergeant, ALBERT ST. MORRIS Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899.
Sergeant, HORACE E. COOLIDGE Manti
March 22, 1899.
Corporal, WM. Q. ANDERSON Logan
Wounded August 24, 1898.
December 15, 1898.
Corporal, JOHN T. DONNELLAN Salt Lake City
March 17, 1899.
Corporal, JACOB A. HEISS Salt Lake City
December 1, 1898.
Corporal, E.V. DE MONTALVO Mercur
January 21, 1899.
Musician, JOS. F. GRANT Salt Lake City
January 11, 1899.
Saddler, LOUIS MILLER Ogden
November 15, 1898.
Farrier, FRED D. SWEET Ogden
April 11, 1899.
Private, GODFREY J. BLUTH Ogden
February 12, 1899.
Private, F.D. CHATTERTON Salt Lake City
January 21, 1899.
Private, JASPER D. CURTIS Eureka
June 23, 1899.
Private, ROSEY P. FLORANCE Ogden
December 30, 1898.
Private, CHARLES S. HILL Wellington
June 28, 1899.
Private, BARR W. MUSSER Salt Lake City
January 17, 1899.
Private, JOHN A. PENDER Ogden
Wounded March 30, 1899.
May 5, 1899.
Private, THOMAS SHULL Mammoth
June 28, 1899.
Private, THOS. W. THORNBURG Ogden
June 28, 1899.
Private, FREDERICK BLAKE Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899.
Private, AUGUSTUS BRANSCOM Ogden
June 28, 1899.
Private, WILLIAM CROOKS Eureka
June 28, 1899.
Private, JOHN FERGUSON Park City
January 15, 1899.
Private, CHAS. I. FOX Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899.
Private, GEORGE LACEY Manti
January 10, 1899.
Private, DON C. MUSSER Salt Lake City
January 17, 1899.
Private, NEPHI REESE Silver City
November 11, 1898.
Private, GEO. SIMMONS Salt Lake City
June 23, 1899.
Private, CHRIS WAGNER Salt Lake City
March 13, 1899.
Private, CARLOS YOUNG Salt Lake City
June 28, 1899.
ROLL OF HONOR.
KILLED IN ACTION.
Corporal, MORITZ C. JENSEN Castle Gate
April 26, 1899.
Private, FREDERICK BUMILLER Salt Lake City
April 26, 1899.
Private, MAX MADISON Mercur
April 25, 1899.
Private, GEO. H. HUDSON Mercur
August 25, 1898.
DIED OF DISEASE.
Private, RICHARD H. RALPH Eureka
July 21, 1899.
End of Project Gutenberg's The Utah Batteries: A History, by Charles R. Mabey