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Spanishwar - Rosters The Chipley Light Infantry, Company I, 1st Florida Infantry Regiment, United States Volunteers, 1898-1899
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The Chipley Light Infantry, Company I, 1st Florida Infantry Regiment, United States Volunteers, 1898-1899
ˇ§CHIPLEY LIGHT INFANTRYˇ¨
COMPANY I, 1ST FLORIDA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT
This Company was organized at Pensacola, Florida, in August of 1888, as the
ˇ§Chipley Light Infantryˇ¨, and served as Company B, 3rd Battalion, Florida State
Troops. It was accepted by the Governor for service in the United States Volunteers
on May 1st, 1898. The Company left Pensacola on May 13th, 1898, by rail for Tampa,
arrived there on May 14th and went into camp at Fort Brooke at which place the
company was mustered into United States Service on May 23rd. Broke camp on May 27th
and marched to DeSoto Park, Tampa, Florida, where it went into Camp on June 29th;
broke camp and marched to Tampa Heights, going on duty with the United States Siege
Artillery train under Colonel Mills, U.S.A. Left Tampa by rail on July 21st for
Fernandina; arrived in camp on July 22nd and remained until August 23rd, when the
company left by rail for Huntsville, Alabama; arrived in camp at that place on
August 25th. Left Huntsville on October 9th for Tallahassee, Florida, preparatory to
being mustered out of service; arrived at that place on October 11th, 1898. October
16th the company was furloughed for 30 days, leaving a detachment behind in camp to
guard the Company property; returned to Tallahassee on November 15th for the final
examination and muster out.
„«	CAPTAIN
Cary Jr., Richard M.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; Mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
„«	FIRST LIEUTENANT
Fox, Edmund: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; Mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
„«	SECOND LIEUTENANT
Robinson, Benjamin W.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; Mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
„«	FIRST SERGEANT
Stewart, James A.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
„«	QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT
Griffin, Mart: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Ketchum, John: Mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
„«	SERGEANT
Ewald, William F.: Mustered into service on May 12th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Sullivan, John William: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898. [Born in 1872; Died on August 16th, 1938, and is
buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery in the City of Tampa, Hillsborough County,
Florida.]
Nichelsen, Reuben L.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
„«	CORPORAL
Briggs, Frank M.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; appointed Corporal on June
8th, 1898; mustered out of service on December 3rd, 1898.
Gonzalez, Joseph: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Jones, Clarence J.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Landmesser, Philip: Mustered into service on May 13th, 1898; died on August 15th,
1898, at Fernandina, Florida.
Lee, Joseph: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898 mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Marshall, Lewis: Mustered into service as a Private on August 10th, 1898; appointed
Corporal on September 8th, 1898; mustered out of service on December 3rd, 1898.
McGuire, Henry: Mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 17th, 1898.
Minskey, Franz M.S.A.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company I on May 1st,
1898; appointed Corporal on August 4th, 1898; transferred to Company F as a Private,
no date; appointed Corporal on January 12th, 1899; mustered out of service on
January 27th, 1899.
„«	ARTIFICER
Dolive, Adrian M.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Shuttleworth, John G.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
„«	WAGONER
Watts, Charles H.: Mustered into service on May 14th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
„«	COMPANY COOK
Lavoine, Charles A.: Mustered into service on August 20th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
„«	MUSICIAN
Pine, John H.: Mustered into service on May 7th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Robinson, Louis D.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
„«	PRIVATE
Anderson, Yon A.: Mustered into service on May 10th, 1898; Died on August 15th,
1898, at Fort McPherson, Nr. Atlanta, Georgia.
Akers, William: Mustered into service on May 18th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Bailey, Orin A.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Barclay, John C.: Mustered into service on July 31st, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Barnes, Lee: Mustered into service on May 7th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Batton, Charles A.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company F on April 23rd
[25th?], 1898; transferred to Company I on October 9th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Beardsley, Oscar: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Bovis, John: Mustered into service on May 8th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Bowden, Halstead E.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company F on April 25th
[26th?], 1898; transferred to Company I on October 9th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Bracken, John W.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company I on April 25th
[July 5th?], 1898; transferred to the Regimental Band on June 17th, 1898; mustered
out of service on December 3rd, 1898.
Briggs, Thomas: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Britton, Thomas E.: Mustered into service on May 9th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Broger, John H.: Mustered into service on May 13th, 1898; dishonorably dischar4ged
on July 14th, 1898.
Brown, Lucius C.: Mustered into service on August 13th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Brown, Nathan: Mustered into service on July 4th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Brown, William: Mustered into service as a Private in Company I on August 17th,
1898; transferred to Company D on October 9th, 1898; mustered out of service on
January 27th, 1899.
Burnham, Rufus E.: Mustered into service on August 13th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Caswell, Carl G.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company D on May 12th, 1898;
transferred to Company I on October 9th, 1898; mustered out of service on December
3rd, 1898. 
Caucio [Cancio], Charles A.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company F on
April 23rd, 1898; transferred to Company I on October 9th, 1898; transferred to the
Signal Corps, no date.
Cawthorn, Allen C.: Mustered into service on July 29th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Cawthorn, Hawley: Mustered into service on July 29th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Cawthorn, Harley: Mustered into service on July 29th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Cockroft, John B.: Mustered into service on July 29th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Cooey, Daniel P.M.: Mustered into service on May 19th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Coxetter, Louis M.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company F on July 31st,
1898; transferred to Company I on October 9th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Cricknay [Crickmay], Charles T.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company I on
August 10th, 1898; transferred to Company F on October 9th, 1898; mustered out of
service on January 27th, 1899.
Crona, Benjamin M.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Daniell, William W.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Dawson, James: Mustered into service on May 18th, 1898; deserted on June 7th, 1898,
at Tampa, Florida.
Dickson, Joseph A.: Mustered into service on May 13th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Dole, Thomas A.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Duff, James: Mustered into service on June 11th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Eckel, Jacob: Mustered into service on May 18th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Ferrell, Stephen L.: Mustered into service on May 18th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Flannery, Franken: Mustered into service on July 30th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Folkman, James M.: Mustered into service on May 11th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Friar, Fred A.: Mustered into service on May 11th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Ganze Jr., Thomas A.: Mustered into service on May 9th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Gunning, John B.: Mustered into service on May 10th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Haddon, Chalmers: Mustered into service on August 20th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Hall, Charles W.: Mustered into service on July 21st, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Harwick [Hardwick], Louis [Lewis] J.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company
I on April 25th, 1898; transferred to the Regimental Band on June 17th, 1898;
transferred to Company F on December 5th, 1898; mustered out of service on January
27th, 1899.
Harris, Allie A.: Mustered into service on May 10th, 1898; died on August 19th,
1898, at Fernandina, Florida.
Hewett, James B.: Mustered into service on August 13th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Hill, Charles W.: Mustered into service on May 18th, 1898; deserted on July 21st,
1898, at Tampa, Florida.
Hough, Willis: Mustered into service as a Private in Company I on May 10th, 1898;
transferred to Company F on October 9th, 1898; mustered out of service on January
27th, 1899.
Hudgens, David: Mustered into service on May 18th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Inge, Zebulen M.J.: Mustered into service on May 10th, 1898; transferred to the
Hospital Corps on May 31st, 1898, per General Order No. 6.
Innabinet, Ovel E.: Mustered into service on August 3rd, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Jackson, James O.: Mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Jockusen, John: Mustered into service on May 17th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Johnson, Charles: Mustered into service on May 2nd, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Johnson, Frank: Mustered into service on May 6th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
King, Hugh H.: Mustered into service on August 20th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Knight, Willis: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Larcom, Livingston O.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Larsen, Adolph: Mustered into service on May 16th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Lewis, Oscar: Mustered into service on May 10th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Lindsey, Benjamin F.: Mustered into service on August 20th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Lindsey, John J.: Mustered into service on August 20th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Mallon, John A.: Mustered into service on august 20th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Massey, John Arthur: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898. [Born in 1876; Died in
1937, and is buried at the Orange Hill Cemetery in Tampa, Hillsborough County,
Florida.]
Mathews, Thomas Franklin: Mustered into service on May 19th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898. [Born on May 10th, 1871; Died on July 31st, 1952, and
is buried at the Westville Cemetery in Westville, Holmes County, Florida.]
Mays, William P.: Mustered into service on May 18th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
McLaughlin, Thomas: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; died on September 11th,
1898, at Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
Miller, Theodore: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Montero, Alejo G.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company I on May 1st [April
25th?], 1898; transferred to the Regimental Band on June 11th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Morrison, William: Mustered into service on August 1st, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Muse, William F.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company F on April 25th,
1898; transferred to Company I on October 9th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Nevel, Earl: Mustered into service on May 8th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Nork, Robert: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Osborne, Ralph T.: Mustered into service on August 10th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Palmerlee, Herbert S.: Mustered into service on May 9th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Parsons, John B.: Mustered into service on May 20th, 1898; transferred to the
Hospital Corps on June 20th, 1898, per General Order No. 26.
Paul, James R.: Mustered into service on May 19th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Pearl, William E.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company I on May 1st
[August 15th?], 1898; transferred to Company H on June 14th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Pickens, William E.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Pierce, James B.: Mustered into service on August 3rd, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Powell, Samuel U.: Mustered into service on May 18th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Ryals, Benjamin: Mustered into service on August 20th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Santiso, Jose: Mustered into service as a Private in Company I on April 25th, 1898;
transferred to the Regimental Band on June 17th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Sellers, John A.: Mustered into service on August 1st, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Shehan, Harry: Mustered into service on August 13th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Smith, Clyde L.: Mustered into service on May 1st, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Standley, Walter R.: Mustered into service on August 13th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Stevens, Thomas A.: Mustered into service on May 18th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Stubbs, Jesse B.: Mustered into service on July 28th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Stubbs, Russell A.: Mustered into service on June 28th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Suarez, Morrill A.: Mustered into service on May 7th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Thompson, John T.: Mustered into service on May 18th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Thompson, John W.: Mustered into service on May 18th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Thompson, Leonard G.: Mustered into service on May 13th, 1898; mustered out of
service on December 3rd, 1898.
Turner, Joseph B.: Mustered into service as a Private in Company I on July 29th,
1898; transferred to Company F on October 8th, 1898. [Some confusion as to if he was
transferred to or from Company I]
VanPelt, John G. [J.?]: Mustered into service as a Private in Company I on April
25th, 1898; transferred to the Regimental Band on June 17th, 1898.
Walker, Jeff M.: Mustered into service on May 13th, 1898; mustered out of service on
December 3rd, 1898.
Walton, William J.: Mustered into service on May 10th, 1898; died on September 29th,
1898, at Fort Barrancas, Florida.
Whitney, Frank D.: Mustered into service on May 18th, 1898; mustered out of service
on December 3rd, 1898.
Yansen [Jansen], Frederick: Mustered into service as a Private in Company I on
August 17th, 1898; transferred to Company F on October 9th, 1898; mustered out of
service on January 27th, 1899.
Zediker, Zellon D.: Mustered into service on May 23rd, 1898; transferred to Company
F, 2nd Nebraska Volunteer Infantry Regiment, on July 15th, 1898.

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