Soldiers in the Spanish American War

Most of these recruits were from Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and Alabama. Colonel Patrick Henry Ray was in charge of organizing the 3rd U. S. Volunteers. These special regiments were authorized under what had been called the "immune" act. There was not a provision in the act that men enlisted under it should be immune from "Yellow Fever," but it was the idea of the army authorities that men as nearly acclimated as possible would be secured. Thus the regiments were raised in the south.

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The regiment was mustered into service June 1898 in Camp Price, Macon, Ga. They left Macon August 6, 1898 and the reached Savannah on Sunday morning, August 7th. They remained in Savannah several days waiting on the transport to take them to Cuba. They arrived at Santiago about August 18th. After being in camp several days the regiment was divided up and assigned to different stations and was never together again until taking the transport Sedgwick to Savannah (where they were quarantined about a week) and Macon when they came home on April 9th.

Colonel Ray's headquarters were at Guantanamo most of the time.

The immunes received the surrender of every Spanish garrison in the province of Santiago except the city of Santiago. They had charge of all the Spanish prisoners and the arms. Although never engaged in any regular battle, they experienced much sickness and suffering and there were quite a number of deaths from disease.

When they came home to Macon on April 8, 1899 they marched to Ocmulgee Park and occupied the camp formerly used by the Third engineers, Camp Fornance. A number of "soldiers were sick with severe colds and pneumonia, contracted while disembarking in a blinding rain at the quarantine station in Savannah. Most of the immunes looked sick and jaded from their rough experience in Cuba. During their stay there all of the regiment, with the exception of three members, had the Cuban chills and fever, and thirty-three died. Since coming to Macon the health of the regiment has greatly improved and the soldiers are recovering their strength. In the parade today, however, many of them showed signs of their sickness and weakness." The regiment was mustered out May 2, 1899.

FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS AT TIME OF MUSTERING OUT

Colonel P. H. Ray	Lieut. Colonel T. S. Wyly	Major Marion Harris
Major Walter K. Wheatly	Major & Surgeon Seaton Norman	Chaplain Daniel H. Parker
Quartermaster Harry C. McCool	First Lieut. & Asst Surgeon William H. Chapman	First Lieut & Asst Surgeon J. C. L. Hardy
Sergeant Major A. A. Watkins	Quartermaster Sergeant Robert H. Shivers	Hospital Steward Benjamin B. Hudson
Hospital Steward Andrew R. Wall	Hospital Steward C. F. Madox	Band - J. J. Saunders
Band - P. B. Newcomer	Band - E. A. Butcher	Band - W. Fuller
Band - W. H. Ritchie	Band - C. Blount	Band - Everata Delgoto
Band - P. A. Fontain	Band - R. W. Funk	Band - W. M. Gillespie
Band - E. O. Jackson	Band - F. E. Curry	Band - G. R. Moore
Band - J. H. Sweringer	Band - Ignace Seats	Band - T. N. Snell
Band - R. E. Yoman	Band - Levi Waters	Band - W. F. Mims

COMPANY OFFICERS

COMPANY A:
Captain Sidney R. Wiley	1st Lieut. Frank F. Crenshaw	2nd Lieut. Harry A. Garden
COMPANY B:
Captain Albert W. Gilchrist	1st Lieut. Martin L. Williams	2nd Lieut. Melville A. Wilson
COMPANY C:
Captain John A. Condon	1st Lieut. L. Brooks Clarke	2nd Lieut. Alton A. Clark
COMPANY D:
Captain Robert B. McBride	1st Lieut. E. R. Stevens	2nd Lieut. L. W. Brander
COMPANY E:
Captain W. Y. Carter	1st Lieut W. G. Young	2nd Lieut. A. M. Dunn
COMPANY F:
Captain Mack A. Laird	1st Lieut. Robert W. Collins	2nd Lieut. Willis A. Hawkins
COMPANY G:
Captain Algernon Sartoris	1st Lieut. James H. Blount, Jr.	2nd Lieut. Eugenius A. Nisbet
COMPANY H:
Captain John D. Twiggs, Jr.	1st Lieut. James E. Bunting	2nd Lieut. Hiram L. Middlebrooks
COMPANY I:
Captain Wade H. Westmoreland	1st Lieut. James A. Thomas	2nd Lieut. Robert Whitfield
COMPANY K:
Captain Rex Van Den Corput	1st Lieut. Jefferson D. Rooney	2nd Lieut. Harris B. Lewis
COMPANY L:
Captain W. A. Jones	1st Lieut. William Neher	2nd Lieut. Joseph L. Sauls
COMPANY M:
Captain J. A. Sibley	1st Lieut. A. N. McCall	2nd Lieut. R. Ramspeck

LOCATIONS IN CUBA WHERE THE REGIMENT WAS STATIONED
WHEN IT WAS NOTIFIED TO BE MUSTERED OUT.

GUANTANAMO

COMPANY B: Captain A. W.Gilchrist Company C, Captain John A. Condon

COMPANY L: 1st Lieut. William Neher

JAMAICA

COMPANY E: Captain W. Y. Carter

LOS CANOS, Outpost of E company: 1 sergeant, 1 corporal & 4 men

SANTA CECILLA, Outpost of E company: 1 sergeant, 1 corporal & 4 men

SAN CARLOS, Outpost of E company: 1 corporal & 4 men

ROMILA, Outpost of E company: 1 company officer & 4 men

LA LUISA, Outpost of E company: 1 non-commissioned officer & 4 men

PALMA

COMPANY F: Mack E. Laird

FELICIDAD, Outpost of F company: 1 non-commissioned officer & 5 men

SORPRESA, Outpost of F company: 1 non-commissioned officer & 4 men

SOLEDAD

COMPANY K: R.V. D. Corputt

SANTA FE, Outpost of K company: 2 non-commissioned officers & 8 men

SAN JOSE, Outpost of K company: 2 non-commissioned officers & 9 men

SANTA ROSA

COMPANY H: Captain J. D. Twiggs

CONFLUENTE, Outpost of H company: 1 non-commissioned officer & 6 men

COLONIA CONFLUENTE, Outpost of H company: 1 non-commissioned officer & 4 men

SANTA MARIA, Outpost of H company: 1 non-commissoined officer & 6 men

COLONIA SANTA MARIA, Outpost of H company: 1 non-commissoined officer & 6 men

ESPERANZA

COMPANY D: Captain R. D. McBride

SAN MIGUEL, Outpost of D company: 2 non-commissioned officers & 6 men

SAN VICENTE, Outpost of D company: 1 non-commissioned officer & 6 men

SANTA YETINEL, Outpost of D company: 1 non-commissioned officer & 4 men

GUASO

Guard posted and recived from time to time

BARACOA

Lieut. Col. T. S. Wylle, commanding

COMPANY I: Capt. W. H. Westmoreland

COMPANY A: Captain S. R. Wiley

COMPANY M: Captain W. A. Jones

SAQUA DE TANAMO

COMPANY G: Captain W. R. Wheatley

GUANTANAMO

TIQUABOS, 5 civil guards

SAN ANTENJO, 5 civil guards

SOLEDAD, 5 civil guards

GUANTANAMO, 15 civil guards

JAMAICA, 2 civil guards

YSABEL, 2 civil guards

ROLL OF THE DEAD
Immunes who died in Cuba or since the regiment left Macon in August 1898

SAVANNAH:	Pvt. Tom O. Pye, Co. E	.	.
SANTIAGO:	Pvt. L.V. B. McCormick, Co. K	Pvt. Elisha Crosby Co. L	Pvt. Richard McSheban, Co. E
Pvt. James F. Pugh, Co. B	Pvt. J. W. Morgan, Co. H	Pvt. G. R. Clemmons, Co. K	.
GUANTANAMO:	Capt. D. L. M. Peixottas	Sgt. Major Hugh G. Blount	Sgt. Lawrence W. Rivers, Co. D
Sgt. Joshua W. Johnson, Co. E	Corp. James R. Falkner, Co. B	Artificer George Green, Co. D	Pvt. Lewis Reese, Co. H
Pvt. Robert L. Curson, Co. L	Pvt. Walter Gray, Co. H	Pvt. Frank Edwards, Co. F	Pvt. James Cooney, Co. F
Pvt. Thomas H. Ennis Co. L	Pvt. Benton F. Demery, Co. B	Pvt. William McAlpin, Co. D	Pvt. Frederick Buchler, Co. E
Pvt. William J. Pugh, Co. B	Pvt. Ralph J. Young, Co. F	Pvt. Robert Williams, Co. H	Pvt. Stready R. Hamilton, Co. F
Pvt. John P. McDaniel, Co. D	Pvt. W. J. Canniff, Co. F	Pvt. William L. Irving, Co. D	Pvt. John M. Hall, Co. B
Pvt. Brownlow Whiteaer, Co. K	.	.	.
SANTA ROSA:	Private Robert Tankely, Co. H	.	.
MANZANILLO:	Private Ed. R. Burdett, Co. L	.	.
BARACOA:	Corporal John W. Miller, Co. M	Private Charles A. Stibbins, Co. I	.
FORT MONROE, VA:	Private J. Frank Carroll	.	.
MACON, GA:	Private Walter Hawkins, Co. M, death caused by pneumonia contracted before coming home from Cuba.

PAULDING COUNTY, GEORGIA SOLDIERS
IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
10th Cavalry at Las Guasimas

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IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
10th Cavalry at Las Guasimas

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PAULDING COUNTY, GEORGIA SOLDIERS
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