Spanish American War Era Soldiers
(1898)
last updated January 25, 2000
(1898)
"The war in Cuba and the Philippines had little impact on Lawrence. Though a hundred volunteers left for battle, they were late in arriving. A few local professionals got into action, but they were men who remained in service afterward. No one carried home tales of Spain and a few ever drew pensions for their activity. It was a great contrast from the Big Wars which came just before and just afterward." (source 4) "Soldiers who were in the Second U. S. Infantry Division saw battle in the vicinity of Santiago." (source 9)
Evidence of Spanish American War Era Soldiers in Lawrence County has been recorded from Court Order Books, cemetery records, federal census, Pensioners Lists, pension application papers, or other documents. It should be noted that soldiers who were recorded within the boundaries of early Lawrence County (before her redistribution to Carter (1838), Johnson (1843), Boyd (1860), Elliott (1869), and Martin (1870)) are also listed here. The list below is compiled from various sources, and is not intended to be a complete account of Spanish American War Soldiers who had connections to Lawrence County. If you have record of an ancestor who was born in the county, lived in the county, filed a pension application in the county, or died and is buried in Lawrence County, please contact me so that the information may be added to this list. --Beverly L. Pack
| NAME | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | SERVICE INFORMATION | WHERE BURIED | |
| John H. Abbott | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Stanley Allnutt | Jul 30, 1878 | Oct 12, 1942 | Captain - U. S. Army (Retired) | Pinehill Cemetery | |
| Nicholas Arnett | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| John H. Baker | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| John D. Bartram | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| James N. Bordwine | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division; wounded in first fighting - survived | ||
| Albert T. Bowe | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Frank G. Bradley | Feb 22, 1877 | Jun 24, 1964 | Second U. S. Infantry Division | Sylvester Bradley Cemetery, Morgans Creek | |
| Landon E. Bradley | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Victor H. Caperton | 1875 | 1910 | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | Pinehill Cemetery | |
| Alonzo Carter | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Dock "Hezekiah" Carter | Oct 2, 1886 | Nov 25, 1975 | Yatesville Memorial Gardens | ||
| Lafayette Carter | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Zona Cassell | Aug 15, 1878 | Mar 16, 1942 | KY - Company I, 27th U. S. Regiment | Borders Cemetery, Ulysses | |
| Harry Castle | Aug 26, 1872 | Feb 29, 1940 | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Harlan Chapman | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| John Chapman | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Rush Childers | unk | unk | Graves-Childers Cemetery | ||
| Russian "Rush" Copley | Sep 22, 1881 | Jun 17, 1975 | Private; Company G, 11th U. S. Infantry | Greenlawn Cemetery, West | |
| Burwell Cox | Oct 16, 1876 | Jun 8, 1965 | Company C, Second U. S. Infantry Division | Cox Cemetery, Shannon Branch | |
| Car Crabtree | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Jerry Crank | Nov 13, 1880 | Jul 9, 1948 | KY, Private; 15th U. S. Cavalry | Woods Skeens Cemetery | |
| Walter L. Dalton | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Charles G. Davis | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Samuel DeBord | Sep 2, 1874 | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Wayne F. Diamond | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| J. K. Dixon | unk | unk | Lieutenant; 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Jay N. Drake | abt 1880 | Jan 2, 1903 | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | Pinehill Cemetery, Section 14 | |
| Claude P. Frizzell | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Elijah N. Gambill | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Thomas Grady | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Hezekiah Hackney | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Wilburn Hall | Mar 28, 1877 | Mar 3, 1952 | KY, Private; Second U. S. Infantry Division | Greenlawn Cemetery, West | |
| Robert Hawkins | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Hezekiah Haws | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Luther G. Haws | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Frank Heston | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| James F. Holbrook | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Leander Howard | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Elwood Hutchinson | Feb 18, 1872 | Sep 13, 1950 | Second U. S. Infantry Division | Pinehill Cemetery | |
| Henry H. Johns | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| William Orlando Johnson | Feb 24, 1866 | Sep 13, 1926 | Second U. S. Infantry Division; West Point Graduate; May 1898 organized company of 40 volunteers from Louisa; action in Cuba, fighting lightly at San Juan Hill. Also served in WWI. Retired as Brigadier General. | ||
| Frank Jones | unk | 1898 | died in Puerto Rico of yellow fever | Pinehill Cemetery | |
| Charles Justice | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Comodomre Kise | Jul 15, 1870 | Aug 17, 1962 | Co A, Second U. S. Infantry Division | Kise Cemetery, Meades Branch | |
| James Kitchen | Jun 19, 1875 | Apr 24, 1952 | KY, Private; Second U. S. Infantry Division | Perkins-Kitchen Cemetery | |
| Millard Kitchen | unk | June 1898 | Second U. S. Infantry Division; died en route to Cuba from Tampa | Buried at sea | |
| Nicholas B. McGuire | 1877 | 1912 | Second U. S. Infantry Division | Pinehill Cemetery, Fulkerson Addition | |
| Corbin L. Miller | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Richard F. Moore | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Polk Pendleton | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Fred Perry | May 9, 1875 | Apr 26, 1950 | KY, Sergeant; 17th U. S. Infantry | Wellman Cemetery, Lick Creek | |
| Charles Peterman | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Henry Phillips | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant Pigg | Dec 10, 1878 | Apr 23, 1965 | Co L, 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | Patrick Cemetery, McClure Branch | |
| Comidore Elexander Pope | Feb 12, 1878 | Dec 20, 1951 | Co L, Second U. S. Infantry Division | Wallace Cemetery, Donathan | |
| E. H. Porter | unk | unk | U. S. Army - Assistant Surgeon | ||
| William B. Powell | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Wiley Preston | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| William Price | unk | unk | Co L, Second U. S. Infantry Division | Black-Hatton Cemetery | |
| John B. Raines | Apr 11, 1877 | Dec 3, 1962 | Second U. S. Infantry Division | Ft. Gay Cemetery, Ft. Gay, Wayne Co, WV | |
| Lonza Ramey | unk | unk | saw duty in the Philipines | ||
| Edgar A. Ratcliffe | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Barney Reynolds | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Malcolm Rice | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| John Roberts | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Loranzo D. Skaggs | unk | Mar 7, 1903 | enlisted May 19, 1899 in Co F, 22 U. S. Volunteers; served in Philippines | ||
| Tilden Alfonzo Skaggs | Sep 12, 1876 | aft 1900 | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| George H. Skeens | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Jimison T. Skeens | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Arthur J. Sloan | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Peter Smith | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| William Edison Sparks | May 16, 1874 | June 1947 | |||
| Felix M. Thompson | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| Herbert Vanhoose | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Charles T. Vaughan | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division; was hit by a bullet, but not badly hurt | ||
| Harrison G. Vicars | Nov 12, 1875 | Jun 22, 1943 | Second U. S. Infantry Division | Billups Gap Cemetery, Wayne Co, WV | |
| Jay A. Vinson | unk | unk | Second Lieutenant - 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Eugene Wellman | unk | unk | Second U. S. Infantry Division | ||
| William S. Williams | unk | unk | 3rd U. S. Regiment ("KY Volunteers") | ||
| Wallace J. Williamson | Jul 24, 1877 | Mar 12, 1900 | Corporal; Company K, 4th Regiment KY Infantry | Boyd Cemetery, Richardson | |
| Ralph Wilson | age 58 | Oct 4, 1934 | Co A, Second U. S. Infantry Division | Pinehill Cemetery (Fulkerson Addition) | |
| Katherine Wroten | unk | unk | Oct 1898 - appointed Nurse in Army hospital at Jacksonville, Florida | ||
Note: Not all of this information has been documented and verified. If you find errors, please contact me at the address below and let me know. I appreciate all assistance in maintaining accurate information.
Additional information, such as Wills, Biographies, Letters, Diaries, Pension Application Papers, etc., may be found on those soldiers which have a link indicated. If you have a web page with information about one of these soldiers, please contact me so that I may add your page to the links.
"Big Sandy News," Louisa, KY, July 1, 1898.
"Big Sandy News," Louisa, KY, October 14, 1898.
"History of Lawrence County, Kentucky," compiled by Regina Tackett, Patricia Jackson, Janice Thompson; Curtis Media Corp., Dallas, TX, 1991.
"Lawrence County - a pictorial history," by George Wolfford, WWW Company, Publishers, Ashland, KY, 1972.
"Lawrence County, Ky Cemeteries Volume 1, 1995," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Isabelle Johns; TMC Printing, Paintsville, KY, 1995.
"Lawrence County, Ky Cemeteries Volume 2, 1996," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Isabelle Johns, Stephanie Adkins; TMC Printing, Paintsville, KY, 1996.
"Lawrence County, Ky Cemeteries Volume 3, 1997," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Stephanie A. Adkins; 1997.
"Lawrence County, KY Cemeteries Volume 4, 1998," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Stephanie A. Adkins, 1998.
"Lawrence County, KY Cemeteries Volume 5, 1999," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Stephanie A. Adkins, 1999.
North Arizona Genealogical Society, July 1992, Summit County Chapter, OGS, April 1993.
Wilson, Fred A., Commander Big Sandy VFW Post 6103, Louisa, KY, February 6, 1999.
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