~ Spanish-American War
Organization ~
The preliminary meeting for the organization of a
company of militia in Red Wing was held February 10,
1883, and on February 17 of the same year it was
mustered into the state service as "Company G. National
Guard, State of Minnesota," by Colonel W. B. Bend, the
company at that time comprising forty-three enlisted
men.
From that date until October 13, 1899, the
Roster of its Commissioned
Officers was as follows:
A. P. Pierce, captain, February 17, 1883, to June 13,
1887
G. C. Davis, captain, June 13, 1887, to March 7, 1888
C. A. Betcher, captain, March 7, 1888, to June, 1891
W. H. Grow, captain, June, 1891, to July, 1892
J. H. Friedrich, captain, July 1, 1892, to March 7, 1897
Oscar F. Seebach, captain, March 7, 1897
E. A. Kempe, first lieutenant, February 17, 1883, to
June 13, 1887
F. T. Kingman, first lieutenant, June 13, 1887, to
November 27, 1888
W. H. Grow, first lieutenant, November 27, 1888, to June
1, 1891
Jens Loye, first lieutenant, June 1, 1891 to July, 1892
O. F. Seebach, first lieutenant, July, 1892, to March 9,
1897
F. A. Morley, first lieutenant, March 9, 1897, to death
G. C. Davis, second lieutenant, February 17, 1883, to
June 13, 1887
H. A. Willard, second lieutenant, December 7, 1887, to
February 17, 1888
A. H. Boxrud, second lieutenant, June 13, 1887, to
December 7, 1887
Jens Loye, second lieutenant, March, 1888, to June, 1891
J. H. Friedrich, second lieutenant, June, 1891, to July
1892
F. A. Morley, second lieutenant, July, 1892, to March,
1897;
E. S. Mellinger, second lieutenant, March, 1897, to
November 11, 1898
C. A. Anderson, second lieutenant
After being mustered into the United States service, the
Regimental Field Officers
of the 13th Minnesota were as follows:
Charles MeC. Reeve, colonel, promoted to brigadier
general of volunteers
Westcott W. Price, lieutenant colonel, resigned
Frederick W. Ames, major, promoted to colonel
John H. Friedrich, major, promoted to lieutenant colonel
Edwin S. Bean, major
Arthur Diggles, major
Charles A. Cressy, captain and chaplain
Edward G. Falk, first lieutenant and regimental adjutant
William II. Hart, first lieutenant and quartermaster
Milton S. Mead, first lieutenant and battalion adjutant
Monroe D. Garcelon, first lieutenant and battalion
adjutant
Edwin M. Conrad, first lieutenant and battalion adjutant
Reynaldo J. Fitzgerald, surgeon
Harry P. Ritchie, first lieutenant and assistant surgeon
Arthur Aver Law, first lieutenant and assistant surgeon
Feodor E. Krembs, regimental sergeant major
Herbert A. Leavitt, regimental quartermaster sergeant
Harry B. Dyer, battalion sergeant major
Hurt Kenaston, battalion sergeant major
Englehart G. Grau, hospital steward
John N. Love, battalion sergeant major
Robert I. Miles. Jr. hospital steward
Austin L. Ward, hospital steward
Charles H. Watson, chief musician died at Honolulu
Charles U. Towers, principal musician
Roster
of Officers and Members of Company G
Officers Serving
Second lieutenant.
Edward C. Mellinger, promoted to first
lieutenant November 11, 1898
Carl Axel Anderson,
quartermaster sergeant, promoted to second
lieutenant November 11, 1898
Arthur D. Danielson,
sergeant
Edward L. Skoglund,
sergeant
Edmund P. Will,
sergeant
C. K. Reckner,
sergeant, discharged
Frank A. Anderson,
corporal, promoted to sergeant August 18, 1898
Frank H. Erickson,
corporal, promoted to quartermaster sergeant
November 11, 1898
John T. Elk, corporal
Elmer M. Bassett,
corporal, promoted to sergeant
Sidney S. Lundquist,
corporal
George W. A. Buel,
corporal
Charles A. Wendler,
musician
William Roberts,
wagoner |
Officers Wounded
Captain,
Oscar Seebach, wounded at battle of Manila,
August 13, 1898
William A. Jones, musician, transferred from
musician to private, July 1, 1898, wounded at
the battle of Manila, August 18, 1898 |
Officers Killed
Charles Burnson,
sergeant, wounded at the battle of Manila,
August 13, 1898, died at the brigade hospital,
Camp Dewey, August 16, 1898
John E. Johnson, artificer, sick at division
hospital, transferred from artificer to private
July 1, 1898; discharged for disability January
20, 1899, cause chronic Bright's disease,
service honest and faithful, died on way home,
buried at sea
First lieutenant.
Frank A. Morley, died at division hospital Aug
30, 1898 |
Privates Serving
Gottlieb
Amenda, private
Olaf A. Anderson, private
Fred C. Allen, private
Henry Bammert, private
Olaf Benson, private, promoted to corporal
Ludvig R. Berg, private;
Henry H. Bearbaum, private
Frank A. Brecht, private
Carl J. Bland, private
William H. Bell, private, re-enlisted 36th
United States Volunteers
Albert F. Chinnock, private
Albert Carlstrom, private
Hjalmar Danielson, private
John W. Ellstrom, private, transferred to
musician
Charles W. Fisher, private
John C. Foughty, private
Henry Freedlund, private
John A. Fisher, private, promoted to corporal
Emerson Flonsberg, private, re-enlisted in 36th
United States Volunteers
Ever Fosse, private
John G. Gerdes, private
Michael Hemftling, private, mustered out
George J. Haustein, private, promoted to
corporal
Carl J. Heglund, private, promoted to corporal
Everett J. Harding, private
John C. G. Johnson, private
Eugene S. Judd, private
Theodore Johnson, private
Henry N. Jones, private, promoted to corporal
November 11, 1898
Andrew Jackson, private
Edward R. Kappel, private
Robert C. Keefe, private, re-enlisted in 57th
United States Volunteers
John W. Lovgren, transferred to hospital corps.
United States army, muster roll November 30,
1898
Gustaf P. Lundgren, private, reenlisted in 37th
United States Volunteers
Ralph S. Mellendy, private, promoted to corporal
August 18, 1898
Alvie Mannix, private
James F. Morrison, private
Rudolph Nelson, private
Aaron B. Newberg, private, transferred from
private to artificer July 1, 1898, transferred
from artificer to private September 7, 1898,
discharged
John W. Newton, private, mustered out,
reenlisted 37th United States Volunteers
Otto B. Olson, private
Edward E. Olson, private, promoted to corporal
November 11, 1898
Francis J. O'Neill, private
Fred Delford, private, discharged April 28, 1899
Lawrence Penfold, private
Gustaf Peterson, private
John T. Pewters, private
Christ Quail, private
Frederick W. Reichert, private, promoted to
corporal, discharged August 19, 1899
William G. Reid, private
George T. Rice, private, transferred from
private to musician July 1, 1898, discharged
Albert M. Schouweiler, private
Charles W. Stewart, private
Gottfried Swanberg, private
Charles E. Stockwell, private
August Swanson, private
George Tebbe, private
Benjamin F. Tubbesing, private, discharged at
Manila March 7, 1899
James B. Webb, private, transferred to wagoner |
Privates Wounded
Charles J.
Aiders, private, wounded at the battle of
Manila, August 18, 1898 promoted to corporal
Frank M. Crowel, private, wounded at the battle
of Manila, August 13, 1898
Christian E. Gilbertson, private, transferred to
hospital corps, muster roll, November 30, 1898,
mustered out March, 1899
Robert L. C. Geib, private, wounded in right
thigh, north of Calocan, March 25, 1899, while
with the 10th Pennsylvania regiment, detailed on
special duty with quartermaster department, 8th
army corps
Victor C. Johnson, private, sick at division
hospital, muster roll, November 30, 1898 |
Privates Killed
| John H.
Sell, private, missed from "City of Para" August
2, 1898, supposed accidental drowning, nothing
further known |
Privates Mustered June 1898
Harry Bolus
Christ K. Bracher, transferred to cook
Alfred H. Baldwin, re-enlisted in 37th United
States Volunteers
Carl O. Bakke
George W. Baker, shot through back of neck at
Tonda, February 23, 1899, discharged
Homer C. Carey
John O. Clark
Arthur R. Clement
Ernest H. Dahlberg
Oscar Fjellman, sick at division hospital
November 30, 1898, discharged at San Francisco
March 10, 1899
Thomas Head, re-enlisted in 36th United States
Volunteers;
Charles J. Hartman
Victor Johnson
Emil E. Jorgenson
Hugh Kennedy
Owen Leeson, transferred to artificer
Ralph L. Munger, promoted to Corporal
Cecil M. Nichols
Fred Newcomb, discharged
Frank D. Putnam
Leonard S. Phelps, sick at division hospital,
muster roll of November 30, 1898, discharged at
Manila for disability February 2, 1899, cause,
malarial fever and dysentery
Conrad P. Risen, mustered into Company H at Camp
Ramsey and transferred to Company G at Manila
October, 1898
Burt E. Stockwell
Charles Sundberg
Henry Seebach
Fred H. Seobie, re-enlisted in 36th United
States Volunteers |
Goodhue County |Minnesota
AHGP |
Spanish American War Organization
Source: History of Goodhue
County Minnesota, Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, H. C. Cooper
Jr, & Company, Chicago, 1909.
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