Kansas History and Heritage Project-Shawnee County Military

Shawnee County Military
Shawnee County Men in the Spanish-American War


22nd KANSAS REGIMENT

Col. Henry C. Lindsey, Majors Alexander M. Harvey and Chase Doster; Assistant Surgeon Frank H. Martin, Quartermaster Sergeant Herbert C. Streeter and Hospital Steward Fred J. Gordon

Company B � Edward Boyer, Fred M. Stevenson and Henry T. Shultz

Company C � Henry Anderson, Frederick Buechner, Clarence Dudney, Paul Herman. William McKirahan, William H. Rouner and Frederick Smith

Company D � Joseph Anderson, Laban Davis, F. H. Nuzman

Company E � Floyd McPherson

Company G � Danford B. Thrapp, John F. Vandervoort, James W. Bennett, Josiah B. Clarke, William B. Heller George F. Hill, Herbert L. Stratton and John W. Thomas

Company H � Frank R. Ritchie, James M. Todd, Samuel Adams, Loren G. Disney, Otto B. Ireland, Frederick T. Lyman, Ralph E. Skinner, Clarence W. Stahl and Lloyd L. Stahl

Company I � John L. Benefiel, Charles F. Clark, Clarence Evans, Adolph Gougal, Caleb M. C. Holt, William G. Kelly, George H. McGee, Jack A. Mercer, J. C. Watterson and William B. Wetherholt

Company L � Roland C. Medlicott, George A. Elliott, Reuben M. Spivey, Jr., Horace G. Swayze and Louis P. Wikidal

Company M � James Kimes, Stirling A. Kimes and Robert B. Stewart.

History: This regiment saw no field service. It was mustered in at Topeka early in May, 1898, and was ordered to Camp Alger, Virginia, where it arrived May 28th. After two months' drill and instruction, the regiment marched from Camp Alger to Thoroughfare, Virginia, a distance of 50 miles, camping en route at Burke's Station, Bull Run, and Bristow, arriving at Thoroughfare August 9th. On August 27th it was transferred to Camp Meade, near Middletown, Pennsylvania, and on September 9th from thence to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where it was mustered out November 3, 1898.





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