SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
Those Who Served From Whiteside Co
Photo and Transcription Contributed by Dan Hand

James ANDREWS - of Erie IL 106 Reg. IL Inf.
Arthur E. DEEM - Co. E. 6th IL Inf. The last Survivor of the Spanish American War
Biography
Arthur Eugene JACKSON - Co. E. 6th IL. Inf. s/o Royal & Anna (Champlain) Jackson
Merton R. JACKSON - Co. E. 6th IL. Inf. s/o Royal & Anna (Champlain) Jackson
Wilbur D. JACKSON - Co. E. 6th IL. Inf. s/o Royal & Anna (Champlain) Jackson
Andrew J. OSBORNE - of Erie IL
Ottie PICKENS
Uniform of Ottie PICKENS - of Erie IL
War of 1812 Veteran
Father of Rhae Barkman
Grandfather of Monty Barkman Thies
Contributed by LeRoy Sundin
Monty Thies holding her grandfathers uniform.
Taken by Larry Thies
at the Erie Elementary Veterans Day program 2005.
A MEMORIAL TO PERPETUATE THE NAMES OF THE MEN OF STERLING AND ROCKFALLS
WHO ENLISTED AT STERLING AND SERVED WITH CO. E. 6TH. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
WAR WITH SPAIN 1898. GENERAL MILES EXPEDITION TO PUERTO RICO
ENLISTED APRIL 26, 1898. MUSTEREED OUT NOVEMBER 25, 1898.
FIELD AND STAFF
Surgeon Major— Frank Anthony
Sergeant Major— Edwin Johnson
Lieu't Ordnance— Ben Eick
Q. M. Sergeant— J. Rees Dillon
Chief Musician— John O. Prestin
Principal Musician— Fred W. Forbes
HOSPITAL STEWARDS
John L. Klinep
Fred E. Brown
Howard N. Geyer
HOSPITAL CORPS
Harry C. Goodman
Guy A. Rodgers
Frank W. Smith
BUGLERS
CAPTAIN
William E. Lawrie
FIRST LIEUTENANT
Goodcil B. Dillon
SECOND LIEUTENANT
J. Frank Wahl
FIRST SERGEANT
Samuel H. Felgley
Q. M. SERGEANT
Edward A. Nuellen
SERGEANTS
John W. Cushman
Leslie C. Sheldon
Joshua H. Wildasin
Fred E. Wagley
CORPORALS
Charles E. Hoobler
Romeo Baker
Martin L. Allpress
Harry L. Hankinson
Arthur E. Deem
Devillo B. Deyoe
John P. Lineberry
Robert B. McNeil
Will L. Burkhart
Bert Johnson
Herbert R. Grimes
Alpheus W Triggs
WAGONER
Enos Book
ARTIFICER
Fred R. Hess
PRIVATES
Anderson, Carl
Alderfer, Philip
Apple, Frank J.
Armstrong, Howard
Aument, Frank H.
Bailey, Frank C.
Bassett, Bert
Bassett, Edward
Bassett, Marcus P.
Bassett, Milton B.
Bersinger, John E.
Berlin, Clark
Blair, Frank L.
Brumley, Clair V.
Buckley, Bernard J.
Burr, James S.
Bushnell, Leo H.
Byers, Wilson R.
Carey, John G.
Carey, Elroy R
Compton, Claire
Connell, William
Coryell, Frank H.
Cunningham, Claire
Davis, Isaac C.
Drew, John H.
Dillon, Moses L.
Eager, Wallace
Eastabrooks, Ernest V.
Eberle, Charles E.
Eberle, Harry C.
Eberle, Edward J.
Flock, William F.
Haberle, Edward E.
Hall, Guy
Hansen, Gus
Havens, George F.
Hayes, Lewis E.
Heathcoat, William
Heath, Frank W.
Higby, Lenorard
Jackson, Arthur E.
Jackson, Merton R.
Jackson, Wilbur D.
Johnson, Charles A.
Johnson, Charles S.
Johnson, Fred A.
Jones, Richard O.
Kahl, Ernest
Latherow, Walter E.
Lindsley, Calvin
Lingel, William J.
Little, Harry
Lund, William C.
Macke, Fred W.
Matlack, Harold E.
McKelvey, George A.
Merricks, Edward
Moore, Louis E.
Morrison, Alfred G.
Overholser, Arthur
Pigg, Frank
Ranger, Charles E.
Reifsnyder, William
Rodemyer, Herman
Round, George A.
Sheldon, John
Slade, George
Sneed, Fred W.
Sneed, Burt J.
Street, Albert L.
Strock, John F.
Struckman, William
Wahl, Albert A.
Walck, Jeremiah
Wilkinson, Lee D.
Winters, Carl
Wright, Fred F.
PLAQUE ERECTED 1940 BY LEO H. BUSHNELL CAMP W.S.W.V
FROM A LEGACY GIVEN BY MRS. ALICE BUSHNELL