Miscellaneous Military News for Jasper County, IL
(pre-WWI)

©Transcribed by Kim Torp, except where noted


Member of Co., B. Returns home from Springfield........
Roy Dancy, who went with Co. B 4th Infantry I.N.G. to Springfield returned home Monday morning, ill with pneumonia. He was accompanied home by Charley Burton, hospital nurse, who will return to Springfield next Saturday. Roy says he will return to the company as soon as he is able, which we hope will not be long. Newton Star May 11, 1898



Off for Camp Lincoln, July 11, 1902 (Contributed by Source #28)

Co. B, leaves for Springfield Tonight, Will be about a week at annual outing.

Company B, Fourth Regiment, Second Brigade, Illinois National Guard will leave Newton, tonight for the annual outing and drill exercises at Camp Lincoln, Springfield.

Our boys will be joined here by Co. D, of Robinson,the latter coming over on a special train. All will go thence via the Central to the camping grounds.

Officers and Men

Lyman Harris...................................................Captain
Robt. L. Powell..................................... 1st. Lieutenant
Wm. A. McKinnon................................ 2nd. Lieutenan

Sergeants

Merle M. Printz, John Q. Vanderhoof, John W. Honey,Jr. Joe Litzelman, Jr. , Chas. D. Fithian


Corporals

Mack McConaha, Osacr Lathrop, Paul Gregory, Emery Moore, John Reisner, H. Stark

Musicians

Noah Hubbard, William O. Miller

Privates

Eugene Arnold, Ben L. Bruner, Oriel Boggs,
Henry Bayse, Pearl Beeman, Louis Bowers,
Merritt Clark, Frank Dewhurst, Harry Dancy,
Arthur O. Dyson, Clyde Dowell, Otis F. Ellis,
G. Vern Fisher, Frank Genter, Clinton Gibson,
John A. Girhard, Seth S. Hussey, Chas. Hilderbrand,
Josiah Jourdan, Leon E. B. Jenkins, Eugene Maxwell,
Chas. B. Mulvaney, Isadore Mulvaney, Harry K. Mann,
Hamen G. Matheney, Chas. Mcgaughey, John W. Norton,
Roy Ping, Robt. L. Ping, J.T. Smith, Jos. B. Selby,
Grover Stark, H. Lee Spurgeon, Burleigh Sires, Wm. E. Swick,
Sidney A. Webb, Elmer Wolfe, Wm. C. Whaley,
Paul F. Williams, Milo D. Yelvington, Ira J. Malcom.

Honorable discharged July 8, 1902, Sergt. Jess F. Parr and Heber Umsted.

Eugene Maxwell granted 30 day furlough.

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