The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection, 1898-1902 by Mark Barnes

Author:Mark Barnes [Barnes, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, General, Military, United States, Americas (North; Central; South; West Indies), Caribbean & West Indies, Cuba
ISBN: 9781136936999
Google: EfctCgAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-09-13T01:44:23+00:00

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The Domestic Scene—America Looks at the War and Itself

A. State Volunteers in Service in the United States and Occupation Duty in the West Indies

848. A Roster of Volunteer Troops Furnished by the State of Kansas for the Spanish-American War, 1898. Topeka, Kansas: J. S. Parks, State Printer, 1899. Reprint Whitefish, Montana: Kessinger Publishing, 2007.

In 1899 the State of Kansas published the eleventh in a series of State Adjutant General reports on the state militia, or National Guard, which was limited to publishing run of 1,000 copies, and contained a complete roster listing those Kansas citizens mustered into federal service for the Spanish-American War. Later, anticipating statewide interest in the roster of troops furnished by Kansas to the Spanish-American War in response to a call for troops issued by President McKinley on April 23, 1898, a comprehensive list of all of the officers and men who were mustered into federal service was published with a run of 5,000 copies. This Roster of Volunteer Troops—cited above—provides a comprehensive list of the name, rank, and place of residence of all the officers and men in the 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd (Colored) Volunteer Infantry Regiments. The 20th Kansas, under the command of Colonel Frederick Funston, who had previously fought with Cuban Revolutionary forces against the Spanish on that island, would see extensive action in the Philippine Insurrection throughout 1899. Funston would go on to become a General in the Regular Army and achieve fame as the commander of the detail which captured Aguinaldo. The other three Kansas Regiments would remain in the United States during the Spanish-American War.

849. Abbott, Frank H. Seventh Infantry USV, Camp Merritt, 1898. San Francisco, California: F. H. Abbott Printer and Publisher, 1898.

This volume is a photographic souvenir regimental history of the 7th California Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which was stationed at Camp Merritt, outside the Presidio of San Francisco, for the duration of the War with Spain. Mustered into federal service on May 8, 1898, the regiment, made up of militiamen and recruits from southern California, was mustered out on December 2, 1898. Four times the 7th California was slated to be shipped out to the Philippines, only to have the orders rescinded at the last moment. The publisher of this work (Frank Abbott) took pictures of all twelve companies with accompanying rosters, candid shots of field maneuvers of the 7th Regiment, and selected photos of the officers and non-commissioned officers.

850. Adjutant General of Ohio. Roster of Ohio Volunteers in the Service of the United States, War with Spain. Prepared by Herbert B. Kingsley. Columbus, Ohio: J. L. Trauger State Printer, 1898.

Roster of Volunteers called into federal service by President McKinley from the state of Ohio and published soon after the end of the Spanish-American War (August 13, 1898). This was published while some of the regiments were still in federal service—mainly at camps in the United States, so the record is not comprehensive. This work was replaced eighteen years later with an “Official Roster” authorized in 1915 and printed in 1916.

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