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Spanishwar - Rosters Joe Johnston Rifles, Company E, 1st Ala. Inf. Rgt., U.S.V.
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Roster Of Company E, 1st Alabama Vol. Inf. Rgt.
COMPANY E, JOE JOHNSTON RIFLES, 1ST ALABAMA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT

The Company was organized on April 29th, 1898, at a meeting in Decatur, 
Alabama, and Osceola Kyle was elected as Captain, William E. Wallace as First 
Lieutenant and M.N. Pride as Second Lieutenant. At 9 p.m. on the 26th Captain 
Kyle sent a telegram to the Governor offering the services of the Company for 
service in the War with Spain. A response was received an hour and a half 
later in response which accepted there services and instructed them to report 
to Camp Clark in Mobile, Alabama.

The Company reported for service at Camp Clark on May 1st, 1898, with seventy-
six Officers and men. On May 13th, 1898, the Company was mustered into United 
States service as Company E of the 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment, United 
States Volunteers, for two years service under Captain William E. Wallace, as 
a result of Captain Kyle being selected as a Major in the Regiment. On May 
22nd, 1898, the Regiment was divided into three Battalions and the Companies 
were assigned accordingly, the Company was assigned to the Third (3rd) 
Battalion along with Companies B, E, and F, under the Command of Major Osceola 
Kyle.

On June 13th, 1898, the Company was presented a flag by nine-year-old Mamie 
Wallace, the daughter of Captain Wallace, that had been purchased by the 
citizens of the two Decatur’s.

The Company served with Battalion and the Regiment in all of its movements and 
stations until it was mustered out of United States service with the rest of 
the Regiment on October 31st, 1898, at its Camp near East Lake, Alabama.

Ø	CAPTAIN
Wallace, William E.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 

Ø	FIRST LIEUTENANT
Pride, Mitchell N.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 

Ø	SECOND LIEUTENANT
Webb, William J.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 

Ø	FIRST SERGEANT
Marks, Caesar E.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 

Ø	QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT
Albes, John H.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 

Ø	SERGEANT
Banks, Graham: Of Decatur, Alabama. 
Hawkins, Philip P.: Of Courtland, Alabama. 
Joplin, James W.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 
McCoy, James H.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 

Ø	CORPORAL
Andicus [Andrews], Walter J.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 
Cosby, Rolston C.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 
Gillespie, Burton E.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 
McClary, William F.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 
McPheeters, James A.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 
White, Nelson C.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 

Ø	ARTIFICER
Bogerson [Borgeson], Peter O.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 

Ø	WAGONER
Phillips, Myers [Miles] W.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 

Ø	MUSICIAN
Corothers [Carothers], John H.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 
Nelson, Carl I.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 

Ø	PRIVATE
Adey, Robert W.: Of Falkville, Alabama. Discharged, no date. [Not listed in 
Southern Martyrs]
Alexander, John R.: Of Falkville, Alabama.
Almon, Dee: Of Moulton, Alabama.
Anderson, Olons [Olaus]: Of Haleyville, Alabama.
Arno, William E.: Of Huntsville, Alabama. [Not listed in Southern Martyrs]
Bacon, John E.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Ballew, William T.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Banks, Baylor: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Bates, John W.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Betz, Henry Clay: Of Cullman, Alabama.
Bilbe, Charles: Of Birmingham, Alabama. [Not listed in Southern Martyrs]
Black, Charles B.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Blanton, Samuel V.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Bracken, Martin A.: Of Town Creek, Alabama.
Broun [Brown], Edgar R.: Of Cherokee, Alabama.
Broun [Brown], James W.: Of Athens, Alabama.
Burwell, John T.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Carruth, Edwin F.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Christensen, Henry A.: Of Athens, Alabama.
Christensen, Myron J.: Of Athens, Alabama.
Coles, Peter M.: Of Cherokee, Alabama.
Cook, Robert W.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Cooper, John B.: Of Estell Springs, Tennessee. Discharged, no date.
Danbaugh [Drawbaugh], John H.: Of Athens, Alabama.
Deering [Deuring], Christian H.F.: Of Cullman, Alabama.
Dobbins, John M.: Of Moulton, Alabama.
Duke, William R.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Duncan, Hugh B.: Of Dickson, Alabama.
Ehrensperger, Jacob J.: Of Cullman, Alabama.
Elmore, Charles H.: Of Huntsville, Alabama.
Epperson, John T. [I.]: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Golladay, Ottway S.: Transferred to the United States Army Signal Corps, no 
date.
Harr, Robert W.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Hollinger, Perry A.: Of Mount Vernon, Illinois.
Horton, John F.: Of Sims, Tennessee. Died of fever at the Division Hospital in 
Miami, Florida, on August 29th, 1898.
Huff, Harry D.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Hunt, Oscar M.: Of Cherokee, Alabama.
Jackson, James L.: Of Athens, Alabama.
Johnson Jr., Benjamin James: Of Carter, Alabama.
Jones, John C.: Of Athens, Alabama.
Keeley, Charles J.: Of New York, New York.
Kontzen, Noble: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Lamb, James L.: Of Athens, Alabama.
Lance, James G. [O.]: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Leanan [Lerman], Isaac: Of Athens, Alabama.
Lewis, John H.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Lucas, Charles C.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Martin, Charles J.: Of New Decatur, Alabama.
McBee, Henry R. [B.]: Of Gurley, Alabama.
McCormack [McCormick], Robert B.: Of Harris, Alabama.
McNew, Frank B.: Of Atlanta, Georgia.
Meacher, George W.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Meyers [Myers], Ellsworth: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Neaves, John H.: Of Westmoreland, Alabama.
Neaves, William: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Neeley, Phillip T.: Of Simpson, Alabama.
Norris, Lucian [Lucien] B.: Of Simpson, Alabama.
O’Leary, Arthur: Of Hillsboro, Alabama.
O’Neil, George W.: Of Moorsville, Alabama.
Paschall, Florence E.: Of Gadsden, Alabama. [Not listed in Southern Martyrs]
Plemons, Horace N.: Of New Decatur, Alabama.
Powers, John D.: Of Tuscumbia, Alabama. 
Ragsdale, George W.: Of Athens, Alabama.
Raney, Harry: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Richards [Richard], John H.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Ritch [Rich], James B.: Of Decatur, Alabama. Discharged, no date.
Roberts, John F.: Of Bellmina, Alabama.
Robinson, John C.: Of Athens, Alabama.
Russell, Benjamin F.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Russell, Bert: Of Center Grove, Alabama.
Ross, Mitchell A.: Of Simpson, Alabama.
Samples, James E.: Of Boen, Alabama.
Shindleboun [Shindlebower], Charles C.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Simms, William H.: Of Leighton, Alabama.
Stanley, John E.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Story, Claude E.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Strange, Benjamin F.: Of Decatur, Alabama. Discharged, no date. [Not listed in 
Southern Martyrs]
Sturdevant [Sturdivant], Robert L.: Of Limestone, Alabama.
Suckfull, George A.: Of New Decatur, Alabama.
Thieman, Edward R.: Of Decatur, Alabama. 
Tingle, George S.: Of Walker County, Alabama. 
Todd, Robert A.: Of Blackburn, Alabama.
Tripp, Henry: Of Decatur, Alabama. 
Uehline [Uehlein], William B.: Of Carter, Alabama. 
Umphery [Unphrey], John D.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Walker, John W.: Of Decatur, Alabama.
Watson, Sandy G.: Of Flint, Alabama.
Wynn, John W.: Of Decatur, Alabama.

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