A Partial Roster of the 8th U.S. Cavalry

Contributed by Eugene Beals 
Please Visit our Home Page to learn more about the Spanish American War
Click here for a brief history of the 8th U.S. Cavalry
General:

The following is a partial roster of the 8th U.S. Cavalry taken from a veterans' publication.

Unit History:

Armbruster, L.R.          University City, Missouri             Troop H
Adolphus, P.A.              Mio, Michigan                               Troop B
Anderson, A.P.             Alexandria, Virginia                       Troop D-E
Argerbright, Harry       Rhea, Arkansas                             Troop F
Buhlman, Ed J.             St. Louis, Missouri                         Troop K
Beinke, Fred W.          St. Louis, Missouri                          Troop L
Blaising, J. H.              Dickinson, Texas                            Troop B
Benton, C.L.                Corvallis, Oregon                            Troop H
Bromme, Wm. L.         Duluth, Minnesota                         Troop F
Bustion, Wm. E.          Texarkana, Arkansas                    Troop F
Backer, Otto C.           St. James, Missouri                       Troop I
Boger, Wm. H.             San Francisco, California              Troop C
Butler, Robert B.         Glenolden, Pennsylvania               Troop I
Campbell, Tandy          Cincinnati, Ohio                             Troop H-M
Cory, Francis M.           Bellingham, Washington              Troop L
Childress, Ross            Bertrand, Missouri                        Troop I
Creighton, Joseph H.   St. Louis, Missouri                         Troop G
Callahan, Augustine      Rosenburg, Oregon                      Troop F
Chladek, N.P.                Lebanon, Oregon                           Troop G
Chapel, Wm.                  Dawson Springs, Kentucky           Troop D
Debes, Alph. C.             St. Louis, Missouri                         Troop E
Dissing, Christen M.     West Palm Beach, Florida             Troop B
Drucker, David              Brooklyn, New York                       Troop E
Dean, David F.               Buffalo, Missouri                           Troop B
Dearhamer, Charles C.  Bruce, Wisconsin                          Troop L
Edwards, Christ C.          Elva, Kentucky                             Troop B-G
Everingham, Harry        Avery, Ohio                                    Troop E
Faul, George W.            Los Angeles, California                 Troop I
Field, Ole                       Orting, Washington                        Troop F
Forbes, James                Crocker, Missouri                         Troop K
Foster, Walter S.            Chattanooga, Tennessee              Troop D
Gaffney, John T.            Peekskill, New York                      Troop D-F
Gardner, James J.         Covington, Kentucky                     Troop F
Goehler, Fred A.            St. Louis, Missouri                         Troop G
Green, William J.           Berkley, California                         Troop F
Grothe, Fred                   Brazil, Indiana                                Troop I
Gibbs, George                                                                         Troop F
Harper, W. A.                 Pottsville, Iowa                               Troop B
Hansen, John A.             Tacoma, Washington                      Troop I
Hughes, Oscar                Waverly, Illinois                              Troop F
Henke, Joseph M.          St. Louis, Missouri                          Troop I
Holmes, Edward              Coulterville, Illinois                        Troop H
Hurst, Wm.                      Dix, Illinois                                      Troop I
Harrison, Harry               St. Louis, Missouri                         Troop L
Hatton, Robert                 Pana, Illinois                                   Troop A
Heidemann, H. H.            Buda, Texas                                    Troop C
Inge, Berkly                     Washington, D.C.                            Troop B
Irby, Charles                    St. Louis, Missouri                          Troop K
Johnson, Frank                East Alton, Illinois                           Troop H
Klein, Wm. A.                  Sask. , Canada                                 Troop K
King, Alfred                     Sandford, Pennsylvania                   Troop F-H
Keiss, A.                          St. Louis, Missouri                           Troop I
Langfield, Otto C.           Brookings, Oregon                           Troop A
Laur, Joseph A.              Gregory, South Dakota                    Troop F
LaBonte, Jesse E.          Donna, Texas                                    Troop C
Loveall, James J.            Bloomfield, Indiana                          Troop D
Lex, Frank                      Milwaukee, Wisconsin                     Troop M
Leavitt, Thomas E.         Gastonia, North Carolina                 Troop D
Maher, Arthur W.           St. Louis, Missouri                           Troop M
MaGee, Joseph L.          Washington, D.C.                             Troop L
Mays, Homer C.             Roundup, Montana                          Troop H
Mitchell, A. E.                 Monroe, Wisconsin                          Troop K
Meints, John R.              Warrenton, Missouri                        Troop H
Mumma, Lee R.             Campbell, California                         Band
Moore, Frank A.             Galena, Missouri                              Troop F
Morrill, Oris A.                Prophetstown, Illinois                      Troop G
Murray, Joseph               Tucson, Arizona                                Troop G
Muhly, Wm. C                  Minneapolis, Minnesota                 Troop F
Norris, Nathan A.             Portland, Oregon                             Band
Nicholas, Edward              Terre Haute, Indiana                      Troop F
Nelson, Gust                      Sioux City, Iowa                             Troop G
Peale, Louis T.                   Hughesville, Pennsylvania             Troop M
Prise, Edward H.                East. St. Louis, Illinois                   Troop B-K
Pinney, Wm. H.                  Madison, Nebraska                        Troop F
Ryan, Jack F.                    St. Louis, Missouri                          Troop I
Singer, Joseph                   St. Louis, Missouri                          TroopG
Soss, Theodore                  Exeter, Missouri                              Troop E
Taylor, Harry R.                Oklahoma City, Oklahoma            Troop M
Vandevier , John C.            McNary, Arizona                          Troop M
White, John                        Dallas, Texas                                  Troop K
Wood, John A.                    Hudson, Massachusetts                Troop C
Willmarth, Winthrope         Springfield, Illinois                        Troop H
Weller, Christ                      Duluth, Minnesota                        Troop F
Wolf, Julius                          St. Louis, Missouri                       Troop C
Wheeler, Henry                   Clay Center, Nebraska                Troop E
Wichman, Carl G.                Troy, Wisconsin                            Troop A
Webb, George F.                  Granite City, Illinois                    Troop D
Witting, Joseph Henry         St. Louis, Missouri                      Troop G
Witte, W.G.                           St. James, Missouri                    Troop K
Wodley, George W.               East St. Louis, Missouri            Troop M
Wolf, George                         Lombard, Illinois                         Troop L
Wilcox, Wm.                          Quincy, Michigan                        Troop B
Zeiss, Fred                             St. Louis, Missouri                     Troop I
 


Bibliography:

Eighth U.S. Cavalry Veteran's Association members booklet 1946. (Private Collection).

Support this Site by Visiting the Website Store! (help us defray costs!)
We are providing the following service for our readers. If you are interested in books, videos, CD's etc. related to the Spanish American War, simply type in "Spanish American War" (or whatever you are interested in) as the keyword and click on "go" to get a list of titles available through Amazon.com.

Visit Main Page for copyright data

 
Return to Unit Profiles

Return to Main Page