Shelby County TN Archives Military Records.....2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, U.S.V., Company M 1898-1899 Spanishwar - Rosters Company M, 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, United States Volunteers ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Camp No. 164, Sons of Spanish American War Veterans Johnnyreb6@aol.com August 21, 2007, 2:11 pm Company M, 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, United States Volunteers COMPANY M 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, United States Volunteers This Company was organized in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. The Company was mustered into United States Service on June 8th, 1898, at Jackson, Mississippi, as Company M of the 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, United States Volunteers, for two years service. The Company was mustered out of service with the Regiment on December 21st, 1898, at Columbia, Tennessee. „X CAPTAIN Glover, James A.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. „X FIRST LIEUTENANT McGowan, Edward I.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. „X SECOND LIEUTENANT Taylor, Arthur K.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. „X FIRST SERGEANT Milburn, Henry H.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. „X QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT Munson Jr., Frank D.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. „X SERGEANT Dean, Ambrose A.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. Irwin, James I.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Johnston, Gordon: Of Birmingham, Alabama. Mustered into service as a Sergeant in Troop M of the 2nd Mississippi Volunteer Infantry Regiment, no date; transferred as a Private to Troop M of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment on June 24th (July 8th?), 1898, per Special Order No. 154, Adjutant Generals Office, War Department, Washington, D.C.; mustered out of service with the Troop on September 15th, 1898, at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, Long Island, New York. Appointed as a Second Lieutenant in the 43rd United States Volunteer Infantry Regiment on August 17th, 1899. Commissioned as a First Lieutenant of Cavalry in the 2nd United States Cavalry Regiment on August 5th, 1901; graduates from the Infantry and Cavalry School in 1903; detailed to the Signal Corps in 1903; wounded in action on March 7th, 1906, at Mount Bud-Dajo, Philippine Islands; awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on November 7th, 1910, for ¡§Voluntarily took part in and was dangerously wounded during an assault on the enemy's works,¡¨ during the March 7th, 1906 attack on Mount Bud- Dajo; assigned to temporary duty at the German Riding Academy in Hanover, Germany, from 1906 to 1907; Appointed as a Major of Infantry in the National Army on August 21st, 1917; promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, National Army, in May of 1918; promoted to Colonel, National Army, in October of 1918; serving as Chief of Staff of the 82nd Division in October of 1918; serving as Acting Chief of Staff of the VII Army Corps, no dates; graduated from the General Staff College in 1918; promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on July 1st, 1920; assigned to the Wood-Forbes Mission in the Philippine Islands in 1921, and served as Assistant to the Governor General in 1921; graduated from the Army War College in 1926; promoted to Colonel of Cavalry in 1929. [Born on May 25th, 1874, in Charlotte, North Carolina, the son of Confederate Brigadier General Robert D. Johnston; graduated from Princeton University in 1896; married Miss Anna Julia __ (August 15th, 1880-February 15th, 1976), no date; Died on March 7th [8th], 1934, from injuries sustained in a polo accident; Buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia; during his military service he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions at Palo in the Philippines on February 1st, 1900, the citation stated that ¡§While in command of a small detachment of scouts Lieutenant Johnston displayed remarkable gallantry and leadership in charging a greatly superior force of entrenched insurgents in the face of cannon and rifle fire, driving the enemy from their position and capturing the town of Palo.¡¨ The Distinguished Service Medal, three Silver Stars, the Purple Heart, and the French Officer of the Legion of Honor in World War I.] Loop, Rush: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Reid, A.M.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. „X CORPORAL Beasley, Lloyd S.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Hall, Charles W.: Of Chicago, Illinois. Flanikin, A.B.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Graham, Edward B.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Grubbs, George G.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. Herrman, George W.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Line, Frank A.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. McCall, Robert: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Nelson, James H.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Price, Sidney C.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. Runken, Charles W.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Wallace, George T.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Discharged on November 28th, 1898. White, James C.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. „X ARTIFICER Ricketts, James B.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. „X WAGONER Trail, Alvin P.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. „X MUSICIAN Alcorn, Joseph R.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. Discharged on November 2nd, 1898. Blach, James R.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. „X PRIVATE Armbruster, Henry H.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Armstrong, William E.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Bellamy, George F.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. Blackwell, Albert W.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. Bowers, John A.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Bryant, Walter L.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Buster, D.E.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Campbell, George P.: Of Yazoo City, Mississippi. Mustered into service as a Private in Company M, no date; Transferred as a Musician to Company I, no date; transferred to the Regimental Band, no date. Chapman, William S.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Conroy, Timothy: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Cowen, Frank D.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Cunningham, William E.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Curtis, James H.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Discharged on November 9th, 1898. Dalton, Wallace P.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Transferred to the Hospital. DuBose, George P.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Duncan, Richard A.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Died on September 12th, 1898. Dunlap, Alfonso M.: Of Grenada, Mississippi. Mustered into service as a Private in Company M, no date; transferred to Company K, no date. East, Edward: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Fisher, Joseph H.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. Gilton, Edgar: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Griffin, William: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Hancock, Eugene B.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Harding, Thomas V.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Harris, William H.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Hemple, John: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Henderson, William R.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Hoaglan, William B.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Hofer, Charles E.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Hyner, Frederick: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Irvine, William S.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Jaffe, Abe: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Johnson, George M.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Johnson, George R.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Johnson, William R.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Kendell, Henry D.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Kingsbery, Albert E.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Landsee, William: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Lawson, William J.: Of Greenville, Mississippi. Mustered into service as a Private in Company M, no date; transferred to Company C, no date. LeCompton, Frank: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Lee, George H.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Lynch, John R.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Marshall, James [John] S.: Of Natchez, Mississippi. Mustered into service as a Private in Company M, no date; transferred to Company H, no date. Matthews, Thomas L.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Discharged on November 9th, 1898. McCadden, John: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Discharged on November 2nd, 1898. McCarthy, Charles J.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. McCrory, Charles W.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. McDade, William F.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. McDaniels, Charles I.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. McDaniels, George W.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. McHugh, Matthew: Of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Mustered into service as a Private in Company M, no date; transferred to Company E, no date. McKee, Thomas R.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Menasco, William L.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Milan, John G.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Miller, Allen H.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Minton, John: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Mitchell, Charles W.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Mullen, Frank E.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. Murphy, John L.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Napier, William: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Nelson, Samuel A.: Of Jackson, Mississippi. O¡¦Day, Patrick: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Owens, William P.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Pearsall, Howard L.: Of Chicago, Illinois. Peters, George C.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Pfieffer Jr., Henry C.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Richardson, Alva C.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Rodgers, Harry M.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Rodgers, James A.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Russell, David: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. Discharged on November 9th, 1898. Samuel, James R.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Singleton, Eugene H.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Slee, John W.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. Snell, Ernest R.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Sorenson, William: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Stadelman, Louis C.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Steen, Frederick C.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Sterling, Daniel T.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Tassin, Alfred: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Talbert, Jerry F.: Of Vaiden, Mississippi. Mustered into service as a Private in Company M, no date; transferred to Company F, no date. Taylor, William C.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Trimble, James M.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. Unget, Manuel: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Van Hest, John W.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Waldorf, Fred T.: Of Chicago, Illinois. Walton, Charles E.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. Welch, Lawrence C.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Wells, Bernard A.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. West, William C.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Wilcox, William A.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Wilson, William S.: Of Memphis, Tennessee. Woods, John W.: Of Friars Point, Mississippi. Youngblood, William H.: Of Lake City, Mississippi. Mustered into service as a Private in Company M, no date; transferred to Company I, no date. 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