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Company G., First
Tennessee Volunteer Infantry
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| This regiment was
mustered into Federal service at Nashville’s
Cherokee Park on May 26, 1898. The unit soon
moved from Nashville to San Francisco (Camp
Merritt), California and remained there for
several months. In late 1898 the regiment was
sent to the recently acquired Philippine Islands
to reinforce the American army against the
Filipino insurgents under the leadership of
Emilio Aquinaldo. They engaged enemy in Manila in
February 1899. They played a major role in
capturing the city of Iloilo. The second largest
city in the Philippine Islands. The regiment was
very active and successful against the guerilla
warfare tactics used by the Filipino Insurrectos.
The First Tennessee Infantry was mustered out of
Federal service on November 22, 1901 at the
Presidio, San Franciso, California. |
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| NOTE: The
Spanish Service medal, posted above left, was
awarded for service in the Spanish American War
and issued to all officers and men who served 90
days excluding the theater of operations in the
war. |
| NOTE:
Philippine Campaign Medal, posted above right,
was awarded to all officers & men who served
during the Philippine Insurrection from February
4, 1899 to July 4, 1902. |
ROSTER
COMPANY G,
1ST TENNESSEE VOL. INFANTY USV
CAMP MERRITT, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
1898
Company G
Officers (pictured, but not noted in the
roster): Captain Hugh Sparkman; First
Lieutenant Thomas F. Bates;
Second Lieutenant Frank Blackmon; Captain
Hugh B. Myers - Discharged July 17, 1899.
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Back 01;
Back 02
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| NAME |
RESIDENCE |
| FIRST ROW |
| 01. Pvt.
Meredith G. Daniel |
Tullahoma,
TN |
| 02. Sgt.
James W. Moore |
Nashville,
TN |
| 03. Pvt.
George Floyd |
Flat Creek,
TN |
| 04. Pvt.
Charles C. Moore |
Shelbyville,
TN |
| 05. Corp. A.
Ross McClain |
Lebanon, TN |
| 06. Pvt.
John. W. Weiler, Jr. |
Lewisburg,
TN |
| 07. Pvt.
Andrew "Brent" McClain |
Lebanon, TN |
| 08. Pvt.
Albert P. Wells |
Lewisburg,
TN |
| 09.
Pvt. Jesse J. Wharton |
Lebanon,
TN |
| 10.
Pvt. J. Hubert Powell |
Decherd,
TN |
| 11.
Pvt. Homer M. Whitaker |
Huntland,
TN |
| 12.
Pvt. Timothy "Cap"
Jones |
McMinnville,
TN |
| 13.
Pvt. Joe E. Knowles |
Yalestown,
TN |
| 14.
Pvt. James Aughinbaugh |
Quebeck,
TN |
| SECOND ROW |
| 15.
Corp. James W. Martin |
Brownsville,
TN |
| 16.
Pvt. James Neal |
Bone
Cave, TN |
| 17.
Pvt. Marion J. Barnett |
Begle,
TN? |
| 18.
Pvt. James I. Finney |
McMinnville,
TN |
| 19.
Pvt. Aldolphus "Albert"
Speck |
Tullahoma,
TN |
| 20.
Pvt. Charles A. Holder |
Tullahoma,
TN |
| 21.
Pvt. Frank B. Davis |
Wartrace,
TN |
| 22.
Unknown |
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| 23.
Unknown |
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| 24.
Unknown |
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| 25.
Pvt. Lawrence B. Sanford |
Bardwell,
KY |
| 26.
Pvt. Charles F. Puterbaugh |
McMinnville,
TN |
| 27.
Pvt. Horace E. Harrison |
Decherd,
TN |
| 28.
Corp. Horace G. White |
Shelbyville,
TN |
| 29.
Sgt. W. Thomas Osborne |
Shelbyville,
TN |
| THIRD ROW |
| 30.
Pvt. William C. Brannon |
Winchester,
TN |
| 31.
Pvt. Burl Brothers |
Versailles,
TN |
| 32.
Hardeman Robinson |
Murray,
KY |
| 33.
Pvt. Charles S. Bigby |
Nashville,
TN |
| 34.
Corp. Thomas Ransom Hudson |
Sparta,
TN |
| 35.
Pvt. Austin "Tennessee"
Talley |
McMinnville,
TN |
| 36.
Pvt. David W. Dial |
Rans,
TN |
| 37.
Corp. Emil Hertner |
Nashville,
TN |
| 38.
Corp. Patt Hagarty |
Shelbyville,
TN |
| 39.
Corp. Alonzo Blackwell |
Petersburg,
TN |
| 40.
Pvt. Frank Blakemore |
Shelbyville,
TN |
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| NAME |
RESIDENCE |
| FOURTH ROW |
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| 41. Pvt.
Ludolphus Blanton |
Decherd, TN |
| 42. Pvt.
Johnson H. Ray |
Weaversville,
NC |
| 43. Pvt.
William H. Tucker |
Mayfield, KY |
| 44. Pvt.
John J. Jackson |
Waverly, TN |
| 45. Pvt.
James W. Durham |
Smithville,
TN |
| 46. Pvt.
John T. Glasgow |
Flat Creek,
TN |
| 47. Unknown |
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| 48. Unknown |
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| 49. Unknown |
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| 50. Pvt.
Will Mercer |
McMinnville,
TN |
| 51. Pvt.
David F. Quillin |
Wyly, TN |
| 52. Pvt. Jno
J. Lewis |
Clarksville,
TN |
| 53. Pvt.
Thomas B. Mason |
McMinnville,
TN |
| FIFTH ROW |
| 54.
Pvt. Edwin Rozzell |
Short
Mountain, TN |
| 55.
Pvt. John A. Ferrell |
Mechanicville,
TN |
| 56.
Pvt. John Davis |
Sparta,
TN |
| 57.
Pvt. William Mahathaly |
Manchester,
TN |
| 58.
Pvt. George A. Gross |
McMinnville,
TN |
| 59.
Pvt. Will Mitchell |
Sparta,
TN |
| 60.
Pvt. Thomas L. Little |
Shelbyville,
TN |
| 61.
Pvt. Dock Harrison |
Bon
Air, TN |
| 62.
Corp. W. Ola Sims |
Shelbyville,
TN |
| 63.
Pvt. Felix Creasey |
Lexington,
TN |
| 64.
Pvt. Robert E. Wright |
Wartace,
TN |
| 65.
Pvt. Milton B. McClendon |
Mayfield,
KY |
| 66.Pvt.
Richard T. Reynolds |
Mayfield,
KY |
| 67.
Pvt. John A. Jones |
McMinnville,
TN |
| SIXTH ROW |
| 68.
Pvt. Harry M. Rector |
McMinnville,
TN |
| 69.
Pvt. Monroe Creasey |
Shelbyville,
TN |
| 70.
Bugler Claude F. Myers |
McMinnville,
TN |
| 71.
Pvt. Will G. Phillips |
Keltonsburg,
TN |
| 72.
Bugler Henry Gartner |
McMinnville,
Tn |
| 73.
Unknown |
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| 74.
Pvt. James D. Muse |
Lexington,
TN |
| 75.
Pvt. Jno. Creasey |
Shelbyville,
TN |
| 76.
Pvt. Andrew J. Greer |
Paducah,
KY |
| 77.
McCormack? |
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| 78.
Pvt. Joe H. Brown |
Winchester,
TN |
| 79.
Pvt. Leonard L. Jessup |
Manchester,
TN |
| 80.
Jno. E. Dyer |
Quebeck,
TN |
| 81.
Unknown |
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| 82.
Pvt. RobertC. Wartham |
Shelbyville,
TN |
| 83.
Pvt. John H. Wood |
McMinnville,
TN |
| 84.
Corp. H. Clay Craig |
Richmond,
TN |
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