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The Roster of the 71st New York Volunteer Infantry

Contributed by John Allison 
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General:

This unit served in Puerto Rico. It left for the from on April 28th, 1898 and returned home  on September 18th, 1898. The unit is from the Winnebago County area of Wisconsin.


32nd and 33rd Wisconsin arriving in Puerto Rico

Regimental Field and Staff
Company A ||| Company B ||| Company C
Company D ||| Company E ||| Company F
Company G ||| Company H ||| Company I
Company K ||| Company L ||| Company M
Band
Company K,  Tomah

Selfridge, Edward A., Jr. - Captain.
Thompson, J. M. - 1st Lt.
Blauvelt, Lester J. - 2nd Lt.

Sergeants:

Tunstall, David T. - First Sgt.
Hynds, Rufus C. - Quarter Master Sgt.
Whitenack, William    
Bohlig, Fred            
Goulden, Charles        
Briner, Charles H.   

Corporals:

Carman, Charles W.   
Buell, Fred H.
Piercy, William A.
See, William G.
Benedict, Lewis
Grouard, Jos. M.
Rogers, Jas. L.

Musicians

Killeen, George H.
Von Ette, Arthur

Artificer - Andre, Charles
Wagoner - Finnessey, John F. 

PRIVATES

Anderson, Arthur C.
Asmus, Alex H.
Baumann, Richard J.
Black, Joseph I.
Boynton, Claude W.
Brett, Thomas H.
Carr, William H.
Carr, Mitchell Y.
Carson, William F.
Crawford, John L.
Crosby, Norman W.
Duester, Robert H.
Everhart, John H.
Ferber, Emil.
Fogarty, William H.
Foley, Louis B.
Ferguson, Edward G. W.
Gieseman, Arnold
Goss, David J.
Greaves, Fred W.
Green, John J.
Gombert, Charles
Guillen, M. Mateo
Haller, John M.
Heitz, Fred. C.
Hurst, Jay A.
Jansen, Christian
KeIIar, John J.
Kenney, Thomas L.
Leopold, William Jr.
McCIurg, William.
McDonald, John I.
McKeever, Edward Percy.
Martin, Frank E.
Millar, H. Graham.
Moore, Alton M.
Moore, George
Muller, Nicholas Jr.
Munde, William M.
Munson, George I.
Niemeyer, John.

Neff, Charles
O'Connor, John E.
Park, Charles D.
Perry, John B.
Potts, Oscar F.
Rouse, Frank E.
Schonemann, Robert C.
Schroter, August F.
Schofield, Sidney A.
Scott, Patrick
Sherwin, James E.
Sours, James E.
Sowney, George E.
Stubblebine, Gilbert W.
Sutters, Thomas J.
Taylor, Ralph W.
Von Kromer, George.
Wallace, Archer B.
Watson, William M.
Weeden, Geo. W. Jr.
Whitman, George S.
Ziegler, August

HONORABLY DISCHARGED

Corp. Frederic Barrows, Sept. 11, 1898

TRANSFERS

Priv. William F. Fetkenhire  to Hospital corps.
Priv. Arthur J. Ratcliffe to Hospital corps.
 

Deaths

Priv. Oscar Zimmerman of Tomah, age 21, died at Coamo, Puerto Rico, Oct. 15,
1898, of Typhoid fever.  Buried at Coamo.

Priv. Paul Curtius of Tomah, died at Charleston, S. C.,  Aug. 1898, of Typhoid fever.
Buried at Tomah.
 
  



BIBLIOGRAPHY:

“K” Company 71st Regiment, New York Volunteers:  A Record of its Experience and Services During the Spanish-American War and a Memorial to its Dead.  (New York: Scott, Chas. H., 1900).


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