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Prince M. Bessey, Battery A, Maine Artillery Battalion

A photo of Prince M. Bessey, a private in Battery A of the Maine Artillery Battalion. Bessey was born in 1879 in China, Kennebec Co., Maine.  He enlisted in Maine Volunteer Artillery on May 17,  1898 in Augusta and Was discharged on March 31,  1899 at Savannah, Georgia.    He worked as a salesman in Maine, Mass., New York  and Pennsylvania, meeting his future wife, Nora Smith, in Pittsburgh, PA in 1920.   Prince  retired in 1948 after having worked as a furniture salesman for Gimbel’s Dept. store in  Pittsburgh, PA for many years.   He and his wife, Nora, moved to her home town of  Ceredo, Wayne County, West Virginia where he died in August 1954.   He is buried in  Ceredo.


General:

Below is a partial roster of the Maine Volunteer Heavy Artillery Battalion, formed in 1898, served in Cuba as part of the occupation forces.
 

The Roster:

Field and Staff:

Newcomb, Everard E., Maj.: Of Easport, Maine, 45 years, Married. Resigned and was discharged from his commission as Brigadier General & Inspector General in the Maine National Guard on July 16th, 1898; Commissioned as Colonel of Second Regiment, Maine National Guard, on July 16th, 1898, with rank from July 16th, 1898, vice Colonel Philbrook had resigned Mustered into service as Major on July 20th, 1898.

Martin, Robert J., 1st Lt./ Asst. Surgeon: Of Augusta, Maine, 33 years, Married. Mustered into service as First Lieutenant & Assistant Surgeon on July 20th, 1898; resigned and was discharged by order of Major General Nelson A. Miles, U.S.A., on October 28th, 1898. Commissioned as Captain & Assistant Surgeon of the Second Regiment, Maine National Guard, on November 8th, 1898.

Tukey, William H., 1st Lt./ Asst. Surgeon: Of Damariscotta, Maine. Commissioned as Hospital Steward of the Second Regiment, Maine National Guard, on July 20th, 1897. Member of the Maine National Guard. Appointed as First Lieutenant & Assistant Surgeon on October 29th, 1898, by order of the Governor of Maine.

Curtis, Jeremiah L., Hospital Steward: Of Dixmont, Maine, 34 years, Single. Enlisted on July 20th, 1898; Mustered into service as Regimental Hospital Steward on July 21st, 1898.

Privates:

Bender, Frederick: Enlisted as a private in Battery L, 2nd United States Artillery Regiment, reported to the Headquarters of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Battalion on November 21st, 1898, at the expiration of a furlough, by order of the Major General commanding the Department; rejoined the 2nd United States Artillery Regiment on November 27th, 1898.

Smith, John M.: Enlisted as a private in Battery B, 4th United States Artillery Regiment, no date; reported to the Headquarters of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Battalion on November 24th, 1898, at the expiration of a Sixty-day sick leave furlough; transferred to the Division Hospital Corps on November 25th, 1898.
 

Battery A: (Organized from Company B and Company D of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, Maine National Guard, of Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine. The Battery was mustered into United States service on May 17th, 1898, and is assigned to duty at Fort Popham, Maine. The Battery rejoined the Battalion at Augusta, Maine, on September 2nd, 1898. On December 19th, 1898, the Battery was detailed as Guards at the abandoned Camp of the 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps)

Officers:

Crockett, Henry G., Capt.: Of Auburn, Maine, 30 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as Captain on May 17th, 1898; on detached duty at Lewiston, Maine, as the Recruiting Officer from July 19th to August 29th, 1898. His commission as a Captain of Company D, Second Regiment, Maine National Guard, expired on December 8th, 1898.  Living in Savannah, Georgia as of 1907/1911.

Paul, William A., 1st Lt.: Of Auburn, Maine, 37 years, Single. Commissioned as Captain of Company B, 2nd Regiment, Maine National Guard, on January 2nd, 1897. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as First Lieutenant on May 17th, 1898; Commanding the Battery at Fort Popham, Maine, from July 1st to August 29th, 1898; on special duty as the Assistant Commissary and Assistant Quartermaster of the Post from June 7th to September 2nd, 1898; on special duty as Captain of the 7th Army Corps Rifle Team from November 18th to 27th, 1898. Living in Lewiston, Adroscoggin Co., Maine as of 1907/1911.

Garcelon, George F, 2nd Lt..: Of Lewiston, Maine, 31 years, Married. Commissioned as First Lieutenant of Company D, 2nd Regiment, Maine National Guard, on May 7th, 1897. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as Second Lieutenant on May 17th, 1898; detailed as the S.C. from March 4th to 31st, 1898; on Special Duty as the Acting Adjutant of the Post at Fort Popham, Maine, from June 10th to September 2nd, 1898.

Kelleher, Cornelius J, 2nd Lt.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 32 years, Single. Commissioned as First Lieutenant of Company B, 2nd Regiment, Maine National Guard, on May 8th, 1897. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as Second Lieutenant on May 17th, 1898; detailed as the S.C. from August 26th to September 2nd, 1898.
 

Sergeants:

Clark, Merritt B., 1st Sgt.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898. Living in Quincefield, Massachusetts in 1907/1911.
Bailey [or Baile], Dallas M.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 28 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898. Living in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1907/1911.
Bailey, William H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 38 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898; discharged on December 5th, 1898, by order of the Secretary of War. Living in Auburn, Maine in 1907/1911.
Brackett, Calvin B. [C.]: Of Lewiston, Maine, 28 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898; discharged on September 19th, 1898, by order of the Secretary of War. *[1]
Burke, James F.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898.
Daniels, George A.: Of Auburn, Maine, 29 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898; served as the Acting First Sergeant from October 23rd to December 19th, 1898.
Fay, Ernest A.W.: Of Auburn, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898.
Garcelon, Abram W.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 43 years, Married. Enlisted and is Mustered into service as a Sergeant
  on May 17th, 1898; detached on Special Duty as the Acting Commissary Sergeant from September 15th to  December 31st, 1898.
Godwin, George A.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 33 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a  Sergeant on May 17th, 1898.
Harkins, James J.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a  Sergeant on May 17th, 1898.
Jordan, Harry E.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 33 years, Married. Enlisted and is mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898; on duty as the Acting Commissary Sergeant from May 17th to June 1st, 1898.
Kelleher, John J.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 28 [21] years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Corporal on May 17th, 1898; promoted to Sergeant on October 1st, 1898.
Leavitt, Alfred F.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898.
Linney, John C.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898. Living in Lewiston, Androscoggin Co., Maine in 1907/1911.
Livermore, Edward A.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898. Living in Livermore Falls, Androscoggin Co., Maine in 1907/1911.
Matthews, William H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898; served as the Acting Commissary Sergeant from June 1st to September 10th, 1898.
McCusda, Lee W.: Of Auburn, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898.
Noyes, Frank W.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898.
Polk, Loren E.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 27 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898.
Ricker, Willard S.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 32 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898.
Sewall, Charles A.M.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898.
Welch, Charles L.: Of Auburn, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898.
Whitten, Marshall L.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 32 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Corporal on May 17th, 1898; promoted to Sergeant on December 6th, 1898.
Willihan, James F.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Sergeant on May 17th, 1898.

Corporals:

Dawes, Wallace H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 12 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Corporal on May 17th, 1898.
Davis, George C.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service as a Corporal on May 17th, 1898.
Fay, Leon C.: Of Auburn, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Corporal on May 17th, 1898.
Grover, Arthur L.: Of Deering, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service as a Corporal on May 17th, 1898. Living in Hyde Park, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts in 1907/1911.
Moore, William G.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service as a Private on May 17th, 1898; promoted to Corporal on September 30th, 1898.
Pearson, Herbert J.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 33 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Corporal on May 17th, 1898; reduced to the ranks on September 14th, 1898.
Pulsifer, Chase: Of Auburn, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; promoted to Corporal on September 30th, 1898.
Seddon, William R.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; promoted to Corporal.
Simmons, Harry T.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Corporal on May 17th, 1898.
Ward, Irving D.: Of Auburn, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Corporal on May 17th, 1898; on detached duty as Clerk at the Recruiting Office at Lewiston, Maine, from July 19th to August 29th, 1898.
Winters, Frank H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 31 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; Mustered into service as a Corporal on May 17th, 1898.

Artificers:

Green, Fred W.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service as Artificer on May 17th, 1898.
Sargeant, Harry L.: Of Auburn, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service as Artificer on May 17th, 1898.

Wagoner:

Whitten, John F.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 41 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service as Wagoner on May 17th, 1898.

Cook (Corporal):

Curier, Henry: Of Lewiston, Maine, 28 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; appointed as Corporal & Company Cook, to rank from December 1st, 1898.

Musicians:

Fraser, Donald M.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service as a Musician on May 17th, 1898.
Willis, Samuel: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service as a Musician on May 17th, 1898.

Privates:

Acheson, George J.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Alexander Jr., William F.: Of Sabbatus, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 6th, 1898.
Ames, Hiram B.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Anderson, Andrew J.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Anderson, James E.: Of Dexter, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Antoine, Joseph: Of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into  service on May 17th, 1898.
Aube, Joseph E.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 31 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 6th, 1898.
Bennett, Nelson: Of Waterville, Maine, 39 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Berrian, Luke: Of Lewiston, Maine, 39 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 13th, 1898.
Bessey, Prince M.: Of Vassalboro, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th,
  1898; discharged on March 31st, 1899, at Savannah, Georgia. [Born in 1879 in China, Kennebec County, Maine;
  Lived in North Vassalboro, Kennnebec Co., Maine in 1907/1911; employed as a Furniture Salesman, working for
  Gimbels Department Store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, retiring in 1948; married Miss Nora Smith of Pittsburgh,
  Pennsylvania; Died in August of 1954 at Ceredo, West Virginia; buried in Ceredo, Wayne County, West Virginia.]
Black, James L.: Of Mount Desert, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Bolduc, Arthur: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Bowley, Isaac V.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 26th, 1898.
Breton, Alfred: Of Lewiston, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 26th, 1898.
Breton, Henry J.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 30 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 3rd, 1898.
Brooks, Peter: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Bubier, Fred G.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 30 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Burke, James: Of Lewiston, Maine, 38 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 13th, 1898.
Butler, Joseph: Of Waterville, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; deserted on July 16th, 1898, at Fort Popham, Maine.
Byrnes, Francis: Of Lewiston, Maine, 25 years, Married. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Cabana, Charles Leonard: Of Waterville, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898. Living in Waterville, Kennebec, Co., Maine in 1907/1911.
Cantello, George: Of Auburn, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; discharged on December 2nd, 1898, by order of the Secretary of War.
Carpenter, Arthur N.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 28 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Carson, Bertram L.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 5th, 1898.
Carville, Charles E.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service  on May 17th, 1898.
Clair, William: Of Auburn, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May  17th, 1898.
Coffey, Edward P.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on August 17th, 1898; mustered into service on August 18th, 1898.
Coffin, Cyrus B.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 26th, 1898.
Colley, Edgar G.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 33 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May  17th, 1898; deserted on September 7th, 1898, at Augusta, Maine.
Collins, Bartholomew J.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May  17th, 1898.
Colwell, William H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 30 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Conley, Patrick: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898. Living in Lewiston, Androscoggin Co., Maine in 1907/1911
Conway, James J.: Of Waterville, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th,  1898.
Conway, Joseph J.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Cook, Arthur E.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Corbett, Horatio L.: Of Monmouth, Maine, 32 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Costello, John J.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May  17th, 1898.
Coughlin, Fred H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May  17th, 1898; deserted on October 18th, 1898, at Augusta, Maine.
Crafts [Craft[, George S.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on  May 17th, 1898. [Born on April 29th, 1879; Died on December 6th, 1931; buried at the Bailey Island Cemetery at  Bailey Island, Cumberland County, Maine.]
Cronin, Frank P.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 30th, 1898.
Crooker, Wallace: Of Auburn, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May  17th, 1898.
Crooks, Thomas: Of Lewiston, Maine, 28 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 9th, 1898.
Darlin, Sidney: Of Lewiston, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 3rd, 1898.
Dionne, Eli: Of Lewiston, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 24th, 1898.
Dostie, Gedeon: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 26th, 1898.
Downing, John: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Drake, Drew E.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898. Born in 1875; Died on June 13th, 1933; buried at the Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine.
Dresser, Daniel E. [A.]: Of Mechanic Falls, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898. [Born on October 11th, 1877; Died on January 31st, 1926; buried in Section A, Plot 30 of the Riverside Annex Cemetery in South Paris, Oxford County, Maine.] Living in South Paris, Oxford Co., Maine in 1907/1911.
Driscoll, John P.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 13th, 1898.
Durette, Alexander: Of Lisbon, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Dwyer, Patrick F.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 26th, 1898.
Dyer, Fred W.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Ebert, Fred: Of Lewiston, Maine, 32 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; discharged on December 28th, 1898, by order of the Secretary of War.
Ekstrom, Andrew: Of Mount Desert, Maine, 32 years, Married. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Faulkinham, Austin R.: Of Green, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 13th, 1898.
Fay, Leon C.   -  Living in Revere, Massachusetts in 1907/1911
Fenderson, William H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 20th, 1898.
Fitzpatrick, Michael: Of Lewiston, Maine, 37 years, Married. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 30th, 1898; dropped from the rolls as a deserter on September 20th, 1898; apprehended at Lewiston, Maine, on  November 29th, 1898.
Flewelling, Harry B.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Fogg, Philip A.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Foss, Almon L.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Frost, Walter A.: Of Mariaville, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Garrett, Levi A.: Of Rumford Falls, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 30th, 1898.
Ginther, Emil: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Glavin, William T.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 30 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 24th, 1898.
Gondreau, Joseph: Of Lewiston, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on August 17th, 1898; mustered into service  on August 18th, 1898.
Graffam [Graham?], Lester W.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898. Living in Lewiston, Androscoggin Co., Maine in 1907/1911
Greely, James W.: Of Auburn, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898. Living in Portland, Maine in 1907/1911.
Greenwood, [David] Arthur: Of Waterville, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898. Promoted to corporal? Lived in Rumford, Maine, but deceased by 1907/1911
Gross, William A.: Of Lisbon, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Haley, Bert: Of Sabattus, Maine, 31 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898. Living in North Vassalboro, Kennebec Co., Maine in 1907/1911.
Hamlin, Albert L.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Married. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 3rd, 1898; died of typhoid fever on October 24th, 1898.
Harris, Fred F.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Hasey, George H.: Of Auburn, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on August 18th, 1898; mustered into service on August 20th, 1898.
Heafy, Robert: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Hennessy, Fred B.: Of Bangor, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 24th, 1898.
Hewison, Alexander J.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 3rd, 1898.
Hill, Owen B.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 33 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 5th, 1898.
Hogan, Joseph: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 26th, 1898.
Howard, Percy: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on June 1st, 1898.
Huard, John H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 25 years, Married. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 3rd, 1898.
Ireland, James F.: Of Bath, Main, 22 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Johnson, James W.: Of Waltham, Massachusetts, 26 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 9th, 1898.
Jordan, Carl C.  -  Living in Mexico, Oxford Co., Maine in 1907/1911
Jordan, George A.: Of Auburn, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Kane, Michael S.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 20th, 1898.
Kavanaugh, Laverne  -  Living in Rumford, Maine in 1907/1911
Keefe, Michael J.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service  on May 17th, 1898.
King, Arthur H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Kingston, Charles A.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Kingston, James: Of Lewiston, Maine, 24 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; on special duty as Company Cook from June 1st to August 1st, 1898.
Lacombe, John B.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 30 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 3rd, 1898.
Lambert, Charles: Of Boston, Massachusetts, 27 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; deserted on October 19th, 1898, at Augusta, Maine.
Lapointe, Joseph A.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on August 5th, 1898; mustered into service on August 6th, 1898.
Latlip, Frank C.: Of Waterville, Maine, 28 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Lawlor, John W.: Of Levis, Quebec, Canada, 23 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 3rd, 1898.
Leger, Joseph: Of Lewiston, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 9th, 1898.
Lessor, Edward: Of Waterville, Maine, 22 years, Married. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; dropped from the rolls as a deserter on October 1st, 1898.
Libbey, Llewellyn M.: Of Waterville, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Libby, Ernest L.: Of Dexter, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Libby, Harvey J.: Of Augusta, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Libby, Lorin P.: Of Monmouth, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 26th, 1898.
Lineham, Cornelius: Of Lewiston, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Littlehale, Willis E.: Of Cash Corner, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 21st, 1898; mustered into service on July 26th, 1898.
Lovejoy, Everett J.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Martin, Thomas F.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 42 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 13th, 1898.
Mayo, Henry: Of Lewiston, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
McDonald, Alexander H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
McDonald, Thomas H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Moore, James E.: Of Auburn, Maine, 29 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Moore, Thomas F.: Of Waterville, Maine, 40 years, Married. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Noyes, William R.: Of Auburn, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
O’Brien, Dennis M.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
O’Hara, Michael: Of Lewiston, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
O’Neil, Michael H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Oram, Robert C.: Of Boston, Massachusetts, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 20th, 1898.
Ouellette, Calixte: Of Lewiston, Maine, 35 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 24th, 1898.
Paul, Tony: Of Jefferson, New Hampshire, 25 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; deserted on October 29th, 1898, at Lewiston, Maine.
Penley, Alphonso: Of Bethel, Maine, 39 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 30th, 1898.
Penney, Charles M.: Of Auburn, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; discharged on December 15th, 1898.
Perkins, Fred H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 24 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Perry, Frank F.: Of Waterville, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Peterson, Andrew: Of Vassalboro, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Phinney, Robert G.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Piper, George A.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 27 years, Married. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 30th, 1898.
Pooler, Fred: Of Vassalboro, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Pooler, Fred E.: Of Waterville, Maine, 28 years, Married. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Pooler Jr., Noah E.: Of Lisbon, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Rollins, Charles F.: Of Augusta, Maine, 39 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Sears, Thomas F.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 12th, 1898.
Shaw, Nathern T.: Of Augusta, Maine, 30 years, Married. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Shepard, David J.: Of Phillips, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Spaulding, George E.: Of South Gardiner, Maine, 39 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Stacy, Harry I.: Of Newport, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Stevens, William: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898. Living in Mexico, Oxford Co., Maine in 1907/1911
Stocks, Archie B.:  Of Lewiston, Maine, 29 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Strout, Joseph F.: Of Auburn, Maine, 33 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Strout, Perley C.: Of Auburn, Maine, 33 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Stewart, John H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Sturks, Fred W.: Of Auburn, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; deserted on September 7th, 1898, at Augusta, Maine.
Sturtevant, Samuel N.: Of Auburn, Maine, 28 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Sullivan, James P.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Thornton, Edward J.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Tripp, Frank S.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; discharged for disability on August 12th, 1898, at Fort Popham, Maine.
Turpel, David B.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 20 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service  on May 17th, 1898.
Tuttle, James E.: Of Bangor, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 12th, 1898.
Vigue, Joseph: Of Waterville, Maine, 23 years, Married. Enlisted and is mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Waldron, Frank S.: Of Auburn, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 26th, 1898; mustered into service on August 4th, 1898.
Ward, Thomas F.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 26th, 1898.
Welch, Pearl: Of Lewiston, Maine, 34 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
White, Charles R.: Of Portland, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 26th, 1898.
Whitfield, William A.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Whitten, Frank H.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 34 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Willett, Clovis: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 26th, 1898; mustered into service on August 3rd, 1898.
Willett, Thomas: Of Lewiston, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on August 24th, 1898; deserted on August 24th, 1898, at Lewiston, Maine.
Wilson, John C.: Of Brunswick, Maine, 21 years, Married. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Witham, George G.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
Young, William B.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service on May 17th, 1898.
 

Battery B (Washington Co., - The Battery was organized by the consolidation of Company I (Eastport) and Company K (Calais) of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, Maine National Guard. The Battery was mustered into United States service as Battery B of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Battalion, United States Volunteers, on July 16th, 1898).

Officers:

Hume, Frank M., Capt.: Of Houlton, Maine, 31 years, Married. Commissioned as Major of the Second Regiment, Maine National Guard, on June 3rd, 1897. Enlisted on June 29th, 1898; mustered into service as Captain on July 16th, 1898.

Adams, Lowell R., 1st Lt.: Of Calais, Maine, 36 years, Married. Commissioned as First Lieutenant of Company K, 2nd Regiment,   Maine National Guard, on July 6th, 1897. Enlisted on June 29th, 1898; mustered into service as First Lieutenant on July 16th, 1898.

Waide, Edward S., 2nd Lt.: Of Eastport, Maine, 31 years, Married. Commissioned as Second Lieutenant of Company I, 2nd  Regiment, Maine National Guard, on April 17th, 1896. Enlisted on June 29th, 1898; mustered into service as Second Lieutenant on   July 16th, 1898.

Sergeants:

Raye, John W., 1st Sgt.: Of Eastport, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service as First Sergeant on July 16th, 1898.
Allen, Hernando E.: Of Machias, Maine, 35 years, Married. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 16th, 1898.
Bowen, Herbert L.: Of Bangor, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 16th, 1898.
Cooper, Christopher G.: Of Houlton, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 16th, 1898.
Cooper, John E.: Of Houlton, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 16th, 1898.
Glenn, William: Of Houlton, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 16th, 1898.
Norwood, Harold C.: Of Calais, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 16th, 1898.

Corporals:

Bowden, Charles W.: Of Calais, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service as a  Corporal on July 16th, 1898.
Grant, Ralph A.: Of Eastport, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 16th, 1898; discharged for disability upon certificate of the Chief Surgeon & Medical Director of the Department of the East on October 22nd, 1898.
Hunter, George B.: Of Houlton, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal  on July 16th, 1898.
Leathers, Harry H.: Of Bangor, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 16th, 1898.
Nason, Frank: Of Bangor, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 16th, 1898.
Nelson, John D.: Of Houlton, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 16th, 1898.
Osgood, Charles K.: Of Biddeford, Maine, 30 years, Single. Enlisted on May 2nd, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal in Company G, 1st Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, on May 9th [11th], 1898; transferred to  Battery B, 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Battalion, on October 26th [31st], 1898; promoted to Corporal on November 12th, 1898.
Preble, Elmer T.: Of Machias, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 16th, 1898.
Swett, Walter E.: Of Houlton, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 16th, 1898.
Wellman, Henry O.: Of Wesley, Maine, 30 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 16th, 1898.

Artificer:

Lermond, Nathan E.: Of Houlton, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service as Artificer on July 16th, 1898.
Whitney, Melvin D.: Of Houlton, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service as Artificer on July 16th, 1898.

Wagoner:

Niles, William H.: Of Wesley, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into service as Wagoner on July 16th, 1898.

Cook:

Sousa, George A., Cpl.: Of Houlton, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service as a private on July 16th, 1898; appointed as Corporal & Company Cook on November 1st, 1898.

Musicians:

Bishop, George C.: Of Van Buren, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service as a private on July 16th, 1898; appointed as a Musician on September 14th, 1898.
Scofield, Don D.: Of Hodgdon, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service as a Musician  on July 16th, 1898.
Snow, James S.: Of Bangor, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service as a Musician on July 16th, 1898; reduced to the ranks on September 14th, 1898; discharged by order of the Secretary of War on December 30th, 1898.

Privates:

Ackley, Charles H.: Of East Machias, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; Mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Adams Jr., Stephen B.: Of Eastport, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; Mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Albee, Horace M.: Of Whitneyville, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; Mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Archer, Robert A.: Of Crawford, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; Mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Archibald, Kenneth M.: Of Monticello, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; Mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Arris, Edgar M.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; Mustered into service as a  private in Battery B on July 16th, 1898; transferred to Battery D on July 20th, 1898; deserted on September 22nd, 1898, from Camp Powers, Augusta, Maine.
Bailey, George H.: Of Bangor, Maine, 21 years, Married. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Bancroft, William W.: Of Wesley, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Betts, William W.: Of Bangor, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Bradley, George A.: Of Bangor, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Bridges, William G.:  Of Eastport, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Brooks, Allen:  Of Houlton, Maine, 36 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Brown, Hadley F.: Of Patten, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Carney, George W.: Of Eastport, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Chase, Elijah M.: Of Brownville, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898; discharged by order of the Secretary of War on November 3rd, 1898.
Clark, George H.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 33 years, Single. Enlisted on July 17th, 1898; mustered into service as a private in Battery D on July 20th, 1898; transferred to Battery B on July 20th, 1898.
Clark, Herbert L.: Of Houlton, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Clockedile, Peter A.: Of Westfield, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898; died of typhoid fever on October 15th, 1898, at Westfield, Maine.
Coffron, Frederick J.: Of Calais, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Cook, John P.: Of Eastport, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Crosby, Guy E.: Of Oakfield, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Crosby, Jesse L.: Of Oakfield, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Daggett, Miles C.: Of Smyrna, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Dickinson, Willard G.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 27 years, Married. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Dobbins, James F.: Of Houlton, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Donnelly, Christopher: Of Calais, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Emery, William M.: Of Eastport, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Gardner, Harry M.: Of Merrill, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Garnett, Charles L.: Of Jonesboro, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Gerry, Parker B.: Of Smyrna, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Gilmore, Edward: Of Orono, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Golding, Robert N.: Of Perry, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Grant, Lyman P.: Of Jonesboro, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898; discharged for disability, upon the certificate of the Chief Surgeon & Medical Director of the Department of the East, on October 22nd, 1898.
Gray, Vtile:  Of Presque Isle, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Hackett, Arthur P.: Of Houlton, Maine, 31 years, Married. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 16th, 1898.
Hackett, Offin P.: Of Biddeford, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on May 9th, 1898; mustered into service as a  private in Company G, 1st Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, on May 11th, 1898; promoted to Corporal on  August 1st, 1898; transferred as a Private to Battery B, 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Battalion, on October 26th, 1898, per Special Orders No. 253, Adjutant Generals Office, War Department, Washington, D.C.
Hackett, Ralph L.: Of Smyrna, Maine, 26 years, Married. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898; discharged by order of the Secretary of War on December 12th, 1898.
Hadley, Lester H.: Of Machias, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 16th, 1898.
Haley, John T.: Of Houlton, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Hall, Lewis L.: Of East Machias, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Hall, Thomas A.: Of East Machias, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Harmon, Harlie W.: Of East Machias, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Hatch, Ralph J.: Of Bangor, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Hatt, William E.: Of Wesley, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Haywood, John P.: Of Wesley, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Hill, Ernest S.: Of Calais, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Hill, Ferdinand W.: Of Milltown, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Hoyt, Frederick A.: Of East Machias, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Hughes, Bert B.: Of Presque Isle, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Hussey, Frank: Of Houlton, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Johnson, William: Of Calais, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Jones, Harry E.: Of Houlton, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Jones, James H.: Of Monticello, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Kelley, George F.: Of Calais, Maine, 28 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Knight, Charles E.: Of Calais, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Kominskey, Mair: Of Bangor, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Leach, Edward K.: Of Brewer, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Lilley, Ray O.: Of Smyrna, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
McDonald, Earl B.: Of Smyrna, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
McKey, Delmont W.: Of Calais, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Mealy, George: Of Machias, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 17th, 1898; mustered into service as a Private in Battery D on July 20th, 1898; transferred to Battery B on July 20th, 1898.
Millett Jr., Thomas: Of Calais, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Moore, Horace E.: Of Bangor, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service as a private in Battery B on July 16th, 1898; transferred to Battery D on July 20th, 1898.
Mulherrin, George P.: OF Houlton, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Nickerson, Edgar J.: Of Bangor, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Nickerson, Isaac S.: Of Calais, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
O’Brien, Arthur E.: Of Bangor, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, , 1898; mustered into service on July16th, 1898.
Page, Fred Swan: Of Bangor, Maine, 36 years, Married. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July16th, 1898. [Born in 1862; Died in 1937; buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine.]
Purrington, Wallace E.: Of Calais, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 16th, 1898.
Ramsey, Fay B.: Of Houlton, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Ross, Vernon S.: Of Houlton, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Salisbury, Roscoe: Of Machias, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Sirois, John A.: Of Calais, Maine, 32 years, Married. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Skeffington, Jeptha: Of Houlton, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Sleeper, Shurben C.: Of Smyrna, Maine, 30 years, Married. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 16th, 1898.
Snow, Rue T.: Of Houlton, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 8th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th,  1898.
Staires, James C.: Of Houlton, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Tidd, Gustave W.: Of Houlton, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
Tompkins, George E.: Of Houlton, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 16th, 1898.
Trott, Walter J.: Of Eastport, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 16th, 1898.
Tuttle, Freeman T.: Of Houlton, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 16th, 1898.
Watts, Robert B.: Of Eastport, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 16th, 1898.
Wescott, Clifton W.: Of Calais, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 16th, 1898; deserted on October 12th, 1898, at Augusta, Maine.
Wilson, Ernest: Of Machias, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 16th, 1898.
Witherly, Thomas D.: Of Bangor, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 16th, 1898.
Yerxa, Douglass J.: Of Houlton, Maine 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 9th, 1898; mustered into service on July 16th, 1898.
 

Battery C: (The Battery was organized by the consolidation of Company A of Gardiner and Company H of Waterville from the 2nd Infantry Regiment, Maine National Guard. The Battery was mustered into United States service as Battery C of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Battalion, United States Volunteers, on July 18th, 1898.)

Officers:

Jewett, Thomas A., Capt.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 36 years, Single. Commissioned Captain of Company A, 2nd Regiment, Maine National Guard, on May 25th, 1897. Commissioned on June 29th, 1898; mustered into service as Captain on July 18th, 1898.

Whitney, William D., 1st Lt.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 26 years, Single. Commissioned First Lieutenant of Company A, 2nd Regiment, Maine National Guard, on May 26th, 1897. Commissioned on June 29th, 1898; mustered into service as First Lieutenant on July 18th, 1898.

Dutton, James W., 2nd Lt.: Of Waterville, Maine, 29 years, Married. Commissioned Second Lieutenant of Company H, 2nd Regiment, Maine National Guard, on December 9th, 1897. Commissioned on June 29th, 1898; mustered into service as Second Lieutenant on July 18th, 1898.

Sergeants:

Sawyer, Bernard W., 1st Sgt.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service as First Sergeant on July 18th, 1898.
Auchu, Benjamin F.: Of Winslow, Maine, 30 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 18th, 1898.
Elliott, Wesley C.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 18th, 1898.
Ferguson, William: Of Waterville, Maine, 25 years, Married. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 18th, 1898.
McLellan, William J.: Of Waterville, Maine, 30 years, Married. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 18th, 1898.
Purnell, Wallace A.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 18th, 1898.
Semple, James T.: Of Bangor, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 18th, 1898.

Corporals:

Buzzell, Henry E.: Of Waterville, Maine, 24 years, Married. Enlisted on July 18th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 18th, 1898; deserted on December 28th, 1898.
Douglas, Alfred N.: Of Randolph, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on July 7th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 18th, 1898; reduced to the ranks, no date.
Gilbert, John M.: Of Bangor, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 18th, 1898; died of typhoid pneumonia on September 22nd, 1898, at the City Hospital in Augusta, Maine.
Graves, LaForest E.: Of Pittsfield, Maine, 28 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 18th, 1898.
Merrill, Edmund W.: Of Waterville, Maine, 30 years, Married. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal in Battery C, 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Battalion, on July 18th, 1898; transferred as a Private to the United States Volunteer Signal Corps on December 30th, 1898, per Special Orders No. 291, Adjutant Generals Office, War Department, Washington, D.C.
Murry, Freeman J.: Of Bangor, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service as a Private on July 18th, 1898; promoted to Corporal on September 14th, 1898.
Parkhurst, Horace T.: Of Hallowell, Maine, 25 years, Married. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into service as a Private on July 18th, 1898; promoted to Corporal on September 23rd, 1898.
Pierce, Albert C.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 18th, 1898.
Scott, Charles W.: Of Pittston, Maine, 28 years, Married. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 18th, 1898.
Smith, Elmer E.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 18th, 1898.
Sterling, William I.: Of Waterville, Maine, 26 years, Married. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 18th, 1898.

Artificer:

Cameron, Charles: Of Gardiner, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service as a Private on July 18th, 1898; promoted to Artificer on December 1st, 1898.
Farmer, Frank B.: Of Pittsfield, Maine, 40 years, Married. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service as Artificer on July 18th, 1898.
Morrisey, Joseph H.: Of Boston, Massachusetts, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service as Artificer on July 18th, 1898; honorably discharged on November 28th, 1898, at Savannah, Georgia, per telegraphic instructions from the War Department, Washington, D.C., dated November 21st, 1898.

Wagoner:

Lunt, Ernest L.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 21 years, Married. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service as  Wagoner on July 18th, 1898.

Cook:

Avery, Harley E., Cpl. : Of Waterville, Maine, 31 years, Married. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into  service as a Private on July 18th, 1898; appointed as Corporal & Company Cook on September 1st, 1898.

Musician:

Hewes, William L.: Of Auburn, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 18th, 1898; mustered into service as  a Musician on July 18th, 1898.
Rice, Charles L.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service as a Musician on July 18th, 1898.

Privates:

Allen, Joseph T.: Of Fairfield, Maine, 40 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 18th, 1898.
Allen, Wilbur O.: Of Hallowell, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Bachelder, Charles H.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 42 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Bachelder [Batchelder], Leon H. [A.]: Of Oakland, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Barnaby, Alec: Of Waterville, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Barnes, Ernest A.: Of Waterville, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Barry Jr., Richard J.: Of Waterville, Maine, 37 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Barstow, Alexander M.: Of Machias, Maine, 28 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Berry, Charles W.: Of Brunswick, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Betts, Ernest:  Of Gardiner, Maine, 28 years, Single. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Bragg, Carroll L.: Of Old Town, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Champagne, Mathias: Of Waterville, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Charity, Frank: Of Fairfield, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898; returned to Post, having been absent since September 24th, 1898; was dropped from the rolls as a Deserter on December 1st, 1898.
Clark, Chester A.: Of Bangor, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Cochran, Frank: Of Bangor, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Cochran, John: Of Bangor, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898; dropped from the rolls as a Deserted on October 15th, 1898; returned to the Post on October 17th, 1898, having been absent since October 4th, 1898.
Cole, Klein E.: Of Springfield, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Cone, Augustus: Of Waterville, Maine, 39 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Cotheran, Frank: Of Gardiner, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 7th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Crosby, Frank B.: Of Winslow, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Davis, Ralph W.: Of Pittsfield, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Demons, Jesse B.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Duffy, Edward J.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 29 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Duffy, Walter L.: Of Old Town, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Duplissa, William: Of Old Town, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Fields, Albert R.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 7th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Finson, Harry: Of Pittsfield, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Fortin, Herbert L.:  Of Old Town, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Franconer, Joseph: Of Waterville, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Furlong, Richard E.: Of Waterville, Maine, 36 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Gallant, Joseph S.: Of Old Town, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Golden, William H.: Of Bangor, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Goodwin, Frank W.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Grant, Frank H.: Of Bangor, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Gurney, Joseph A.: Of Pittsfield, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Houston, Harry M.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898; died of typhoid fever on October 2nd, 1898, at Gardiner, Maine.
Jakins, Samuel J.: Of Winslow, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Jones, John C.: Of West Gardiner, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Kelly, James J.: Of Troy, New York, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Keniston, Charles W.: Of Waterville, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Lancaster, Arthur B.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 7th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Lancaster, Harry P.: Of Fairfield, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Laudrick, Newell: Of Gardiner, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Lucky, Joseph: Of Old Town, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Lydon, John W.: Of Randolph, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on July 7th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
McFarlane, Edward G.: Of Fairfield, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898; dropped from the rolls as a deserter on August 8th, 1898.
McFarlane, Howard M.: Of Fairfield, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
McGilvery, Robert A.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
McMillan, Lochie: Of Spring Hill, Nova Scotia, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
McNeill, Simon E.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 10th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Merrill, Ernest R.: Of West Gardiner, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Merrow, Albert F.: Of Pittsfield, Maine, 27 years, Married. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Morrill, Walter J.: Of Bangor, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Neal, Charles H.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Norton, Warren W.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 30 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Peary, John H.: Of Hallowell, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Peary, Oscar A.: Of Weld, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Pooler, David B.: Of Waterville, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Pooler, Harry: Of Waterville, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Porter, Henry E.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 28 years, Married. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Quaddel, H.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company G, 2nd Louisiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, no date; attached to Battery C on December 31st, 1898, while awaiting his discharge.
Rhoades, Hadley E.: Of Bangor, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted and is mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Ryan, Albert G.: Of Pittsfield, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Sears, Elisha E.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Smith, Ardacton: Of Oakland, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898; died of Typhoid Fever on November 16th, 1898, at the City Hospital in Augusta, Maine.
Soucier, Oniseme: Of Waterville, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Sprague, Ernest L.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 21 years, Married. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Stanley, Asa H.: Of Springfield, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Taylor, Herbert A.: Of Fairfield, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Thing, Daniel H.: Of Waterville, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Thomas, Allie J.: Of Pittsfield, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Thibbetts, Charles E.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 21 years, Married. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Tibedeau, Fred: Of Gardiner, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Trott, Gilmore C.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 28 years, Single. Enlisted on July 17th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Urquhart, Murdoch: Of Hallowell, Maine, 29 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
Veague, Charles E.: Of Pittston, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 18th, 1898.
Volier, Joseph D.: Of Waterville, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 18th, 1898.
Warren, Sargie L.: Of Oakland, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 18th, 1898.
Whalen, John E.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 18th, 1898.
Wight, Albert L.: Of Otisfield, Maine, 31 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 18th, 1898.
Willette, Edward: Of Waterville, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 18th, 1898.
Winslow, Warren: Of Gardiner, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 7th, 1898; mustered into service on July 18th, 1898.
 

Battery D: (The Battery began its organization by the consolidation of Company C of Bath and Company E of Skowhegan from the Second Infantry Regiment of the Maine National Guard. The Battery was mustered into United States service as Battery D of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Battalion, United States Volunteers, on July 20th, 1898)

Officers:

Kimball, William R., Capt.: Of Bath, Maine, 37 years, Single. Commissioned as Captain of Company C, 2nd Regiment, Maine National Guard, on April 19th, 1895. Commissioned on June 29th, 1898; mustered into service as Captain on July 20th, 1898.

McPheters, Wallace B., 1st Lt.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 39 years, Married. Commissioned as First Lieutenant, Maine National Guard, no date; Commissioned as Captain of Company E, 2nd Regiment, Maine National Guard, on April 6th, 1898, with rank from March 24th, 1898, vice Captain Withee has resigned. Commissioned on June 30th, 1898; mustered into service as First Lieutenant on July 20th, 1898.

Spear, Edward, 2nd Lt.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 37 years, Single. Enlisted as a Sergeant in the Maine National Guard,  no date; Commissioned as First Lieutenant of Company E, 2nd Regiment, Maine National Guard, on April 6th, 1898,   with rank from March 25th, 1898, vice First Lieutenant McPheters had been promoted. Commissioned on June 30th, 1898; mustered into service as Second Lieutenant on July 20th, 1898.

Sergeants:

Pratt, Charles L., 1st Sgt.: Of Bath, Maine, 23 years, Married. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered  into service as First Sergeant on July 20th, 1898.
Gilmore, John W.: Of Bath, Maine, 24 years, Married. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 20th, 1898.
Jones, Ethan A.: Of Bath, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 20th, 1898.
Joy, Walter E.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 20th, 1898.
Rogers, Clarence H.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 24 years, Married. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into
  service as a Sergeant on July 20th, 1898; appointed as Acting Sergeant Major of the Battalion per Battalion
  Order No. 1, Battalion Headquarters, Savannah, Georgia, December 30th, 1898.
Whittam, Melvin D.: Of Bath, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 20th, 1898.
Yeaton, Deforest A.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service as a Sergeant on July 20th, 1898.

Corporal:

Bragdon, George A.: Of Bath, Maine, 31 years, Married. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 20th, 1898.
Brown, Charles P.: Of Bath, Maine, 34 years, Single. Enlisted on July 20th, 1898; mustered into service as a Private on July 20th, 1898; promoted to Corporal on November 1st, 1898.
Bush, Ralph E.: Of Lisbon Falls, Maine, 23 years, Married. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 20th, 1898; died if Typhoid Fever on October 10th, 1898, at Lisbon Falls, Maine.
Goodwin, William G.: Of Bangor, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 20th, 1898.
Langley, Ray P.: Of Norridgewock, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 20th, 1898.
McFadzen, William: Of Madison, Maine, 29 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 20th, 1898.
Staples, David H.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 20th, 1898.
Stone, William D.: Of Madison, Maine, 24 years, Married. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 20th, 1898.
Webber, Oliver A.: Of Bath, Maine, 31 years, Married. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 20th, 1898.
Welch, John J.: Of Bath, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service as a Corporal on July 20th, 1898.

Artificer:

Given, Arthur H.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service as Artificer on July 20th, 1898.
Webber, Charles B.: Of Bath, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service as Artificer on July 20th, 1898.

Wagoner:

Pierce, Walter B.: Of Norridgewock, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service as
  Wagoner on July 20th, 1898.

Cook:

Fortier, Fred C., Cpl.: Of Orono, Maine. Enlisted on September 15th, 1898; mustered into service as Corporal & Company Cook on December 2nd, 1898.

Musicians:

Dunbar, Ralph P.: Of Bath, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service as a Private on July 20th, 1898; appointed as a Musician on December 1st, 1898.
Foster, Ralph H.: Of Waterville, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 18th, 1898; mustered into service as a Musician on July 20th, 1898; reduced to the ranks on December 1st, 1898.
Kingwell, William R.: Of Randolph, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 6th, 1898; mustered into service as a Musician on July 20th, 1898; reduced to the ranks on December 1st, 1898.
Wilson, Asa A.: Of Bath, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service as a Private on July 20th, 1898; appointed as a Musician on December 1st, 1898.

Private:

Adams, Selden E.: Of Madison, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Albee, Harry: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 20th, 1898.
Applebee, Raymond E.: Of Bangor, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Arris, Edgar M.: Of Lewiston, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; Mustered into service as a  Private in Battery B on July 16th, 1898; transferred to Battery D on July 20th, 1898; deserted on September  22nd, 1898, from Camp Powers, Augusta, Maine.
Bagley, Charles L.: Of Dexter, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 20th, 1898.
Baker, Davis E.: Of Pittston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 17th, 1898; mustered into service on July  20th, 1898; deserted on July 29th, 1898, from Camp Powers in Augusta, Maine.
Batz, John: Enlisted as a Private in Battery E, 2nd United States Artillery Regiment, no date; attached to Battery D  on December 31st, 1898, while awaiting his discharge.
Beal, John: Of Lisbon, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th,  1898.
Boufford, Charles J.: Of Augusta, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 20th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Bowden, Herbert: Of Augusta, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 18th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Boulter, Charles: Of Bangor, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Brown, Harold W.: Of Milford, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Burleigh, David W.: Of Bath, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Burleigh, John W.: Of Masardis, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 20th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898; deserted on October 19th, 1898, from Camp Powers, Augusta, Maine.
Cambell, Fred E.: Of Fall River, Massachusetts, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 20th, 1898; mustered  into service on July 20th, 1898.
Card, John L.: Of Dexter, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Clark, George H.: Of Gardiner, Maine, 33 years, Single. Enlisted on July 17th, 1898; mustered into service as a Private in Battery D on July 20th, 1898; transferred to Battery B on July 20th, 1898.
Collings, Richard H.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 32 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into  service on July 20th, 1898.
Curtis, George L.: Of Bath, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Danico, Percie G.: Of Madison, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Dawes, Woodman R.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 32 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Decker, George E.: Of Bangor, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Downs, Henry O.: Of Brewer, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Farnsworth, Wilmot L.: Of Jonesboro, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 13th, 1898; mustered into  service on July 20th, 1898.
Foley, Michael J.: Of Bath, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 20th, 1898.
Forsythe, Tracy P.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 30 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into  service on July 20th, 1898.
Foss, Ralph H.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Foster, Edward W.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into  service on July 20th, 1898.
French, David A.: Of Bath, Maine, 41 years, Married. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Friel, Patrick D.: Of Madison, Maine, 34 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Gibbs, Atwood V.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Groves, Frederick T.: Of Bath, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Hall, Arthur H.: Of Bath, Maine, 29 years, Single. Enlisted on July 16th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Hall, Fred G.: Of Waterville, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 20th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Hanson, Charles W.: Of Rumford, Maine, 28 years, Single. Enlisted on July 20th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Hashay, William M.: Of Orono, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Hilton, Howard B.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Humphrey, Walter D.: Of Hampden, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Hussey, Forrest: Of Norridgwock, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898; died of Typhoid Fever on September 28th, 1898, at Camp Powers, Augusta, Maine.
Horne, Freddie O.J.: Of Bangor, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Inman, George W.: Of Hallowell, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 18th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Jackson, John W.: Of Madison, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Jewett, Archie F.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Johnson, Harry O.: Of Bath, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Jones, William B.: Of Bangor, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Knight, Seldon A.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Lancaster, Harry E.: Of Bath, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Lanigan, Patrick J.: Of Madison, Maine, 25 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898; dropped from the rolls as a deserted on October 13th, 1898; returned to duty on October 22nd, 1898, after having been confined in the County Jail in New York.
Lapoint, Joseph: Of Hallowell, Maine, 30 years, Single. Enlisted on July 18th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Love, Thomas: Of Bath, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 20th, 1898; mustered into service on July  20th, 1898.
McKenney, Nicholas: Of Bangor, Maine, 26 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
McNeil, Albert: Of Bangor, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 20th, 1898.
Mealy, George: Of Machias, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 17th, 1898; mustered into service as  a Private in Battery D on July 20th, 1898; transferred to Battery B on July 20th, 1898.
Merrow, John A.: Of Norridgewock, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Mitchell, Eugene F.: Of Orono, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service on July 20th, 1898.
Moore, Horace E.: Of Bangor, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service  as a Private in Battery B on July 16th, 1898; transferred to Battery D on July 20th, 1898.
Nason, Forrest C.: Of Bath, Maine, 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 20th, 1898.
Norris, Walter G.: Of Bath, Maine, 22 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 20th, 1898.
Otis, Hezekiah M.: Of Norridgewock, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into  service on July 20th, 1898.
Otis, John L.: Of Norridgewock, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Pierce, Harry W.: Of Bath, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on July 15th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 20th, 1898.
Place Jr., Nathaniel: Of Bath, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Pomlow, Eddie: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Pooler, John L.: Of Dexter, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Sanders, Edward H.: Of Woolwich, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Sanders, Jesse T.: Of Woolwich, Maine, 27 years, Single. Enlisted on July 20th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Savage, Clair H.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Savage, Wilbur H.: Of Madison, Maine, 32 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Sedgley, Forrest A.: Of Skowhegan, Maine 19 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Smith, Henry D.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Smith, William: Of Bangor, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 20th, 1898.
Soule, William G.: Of Norridgewock, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into  service on July 20th, 1898.
Stafford, William A.: Of Oldtown, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service  on July 20th, 1898.
Stevens, William P.: Of Bath, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 20th, 1898.
Tatro, Henry: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on July  20th, 1898.
Terrieo, John A.L.: Of Oldtown, Maine, 25 years, Married. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 20th, 1898.
Towie, Arthur G.: Of Skowhegan, Maine, 20 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 20th, 1898.
Wade, Harry S.: Of Norridgewock, Maine, 24 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 20th, 1898.
Wade, Frank E.: Of Norridgewock, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 11th, 1898; mustered into service on  July 20th, 1898; died of Typhoid Fever on December 10th, 1898, at South Norridgewock, Maine.
Wade, Frank K.: Of Mercer, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July  20th, 1898.
Williams, Alvin P.: Of Bath, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 12th, 1898; mustered into service on July  20th, 1898.
Wood, Augustus: Of Augusta, Maine, 33 years, Single. Enlisted on July 14th, 1898; mustered into service on July  20th, 1898; deserter on October 19th, 1898, from Camp Powers, Augusta, Maine.
Wright, Almond J.: Of Oldtown, Maine, 23 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service on July  20th, 1898.
Wright, Arthur M.: Of Oldtown, Maine, 18 years, Single. Enlisted on July 19th, 1898; mustered into service on July  20th, 1898.
Wright, Edward E.: Of Pittston, Maine, 21 years, Single. Enlisted on July 17th, 1898; mustered into service on July  20th, 1898.
 

Battalion Hospital Personnel

Potter, Edwin M.   Surgeon, - Bath, Sagadahoe, ME
Breckett, George H.  Assist. Surgeon, - Augusta, ME
Curtis, Jeremiah L.,  Pvt./Nurse - Monroe, Waldo, ME
Collins, Bartholemew J.,  Pvt./Nurse - Mexico, Oxford, ME
Harris, Fred F.,   Pvt./Nurse - Lewiston, Adroscoggin, ME



Bibliography:

Carroll Bessey Info. on Prince M. Bessey ( file XC 2356524: VA Records: Affidavits 1906/1911) and Battery A.

Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine for the Year Ending December 31, 1898. (Augusta: Kennebec Journal Print, 1902).


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