Spanish American War

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The Spanish American War 3rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry 3rd U.S. Volunteers Format by C. W. Barnum Return to Military Page

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3rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry

The Spanish-American War started April 21, 1898. On April 23, the President called for 125,000 volunteers. A second call was made May 25 for another 75,000 men. The call was at first confined to existing units but was then issued to the citizens at large. Members of existing units were the first to be accepted and organized. The Spanish American War Memorial was erected in 1931 by the United Spanish War Veterans and auxiliaries of Savannah Georgia. The memorial is located on Bull Street at Park Avenue. It consists of a heroic scale bronze statue of a soldier - typically called the "Hiker", mounted on a stone pedestal. Bronze Inscriptional plaques are mounted at the sides of the monument. The 3rd Georgia Regiment was the only one to go to Cuba as a distinctively Georgia organization. Company K, commanded by Henry Kolshorn of the German Volunteers, an old Savannah militia company, was composed of about fifty Savannahians.

3rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry 1898

Company	Counties	Officer
A	Atlanta and Elberton	Capt. W. W. Davies
B	Griffin, Spalding, Butts, and Upson	Capt Aaron Burr
C	Newnan, Coweta, Meriwether, Carroll, Ferrell and Paulding	Capt. J. E. Powell
D	Rome, Floyd, Polk, Walker Irwin and Dade	Capt. Henry J. Stewart
E	Atlanta, Fulton and DeKalb	Capt. Amos Baker
F	Marietta, Atlanta and Cobb, Pualding, Bartow, Pickens, Milton and Cherokee	Capt. S. V. Sanford
G	Albany, Brunswick, and Dougherty, Lee, Glynn, McIntosh and Wayne	Capt. J. I. Gilbert
H	Americus, Columbus and Sumter, Muscogee, Troup and Harris	Capt. Charles E. Van Riper
I	Augusta, Milledgeville, and Richmond, Baldwin, Wilkinson, Hancock and Warren	Capt. J. H. Stevens
K	Savannah and Chatham, Newton, Habersham, and Rabun	Capt. Henry Kolshorm
L	Forsyth and Monroe, Upson, Dooly, Pulaski, Thomas and Brooks	Capt. W. E. Sanders
M	Macon, and Murray, Bibb, Whitfield, Gilmor, Houston and Crawford	Capt. Robert Hodge

Source: Wright's Official History of the Spanish American War, and multiple sources. Please submit personnel if known. email

3rd U.S. Volunteers - Ray's Immunes
Compiled by Eileen Babb McAdams, copyright 2008
Data source: Atlanta Constitution, May 5, 1899 ; April 22, 1899

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Background:
The 3rd U.S. Volunteers - "Ray's Immunes" were commanded by Colonel Patrick Henry Ray organized the 3rd U.S. Volunteers under the immune act. The recruits were mostly from Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and Alabama. These men were chosen because they were from the South and thus thought immune from Yellow Fever which they would encounter. The regiment mustered into service June 1898 in Camp Price, Macon, Georgia. They arrived at Santiago, Cuba about August 18, 1898. The 3rd .S. Volunteers received the surrender of Spanish garrisons in the province of Santiago except in the city of Santiago. The 3rd Volunteers arrived home in Macon, Georgia on April 8, 1899. They paraded to Ocmulgee Park. They were assigned to Camp Fornance located at Ocmulgee Park on the north side of Macon, north of Vineville. Many were ill and some died from disease contracted in Cuba. The regiment was mustered out May 2, 1899.

The Field and Staff Officers in 1899 were:

P. H. Ray	Colonel
T. S. Wyly	Lieutenant Colonel
Marion Harris	Major
Walter K. Wheatly	Major
Seaton Norman	Major and surgeon
Daniel H. Parker	Chaplain
Edward Haralson	Adjutant
Harry C. McCool	Quartermaster
William H. Chapman	First Lieutenant and assistant surgeon
J. C. L. Hardy	First Lieutenant and assistant surgeon

Enlisted personnel were:

A. A. Watkins	Sergeant Major
Robert H. Shivers	Quartermaster Sergeant
Benjamin B. Hudson	Hospital Steward
Andrew R. Wall	Hospital Steward
C. F. Madox	Hospital Steward
Band - J. J. Saunders	Band
P. B. Newcomer	Band
E. A. Butcher	Band
W. Fuller	Band
W. H. Ritchie	Band
C. Blount	Band
Everata Delgoto	Band
P. A. Fontain	Band
R. W. Funk	Band
W. M. Gillespie	Band
E. O. Jackson	Band
F. E. Curry	Band
G. R. Moore	Band
J. H. Sweringer	Band
Ignace Seats	Band
T.N. Snell	Band
R. E. Yoman	Band
Levi Waters	Band
W. F. Mims	Band

Company Officers in 1899 were:

Company A
Sidney R. Wiley	Captain
Frank F. Crenshaw	1st Lieutenant
Harry A. Garden	2nd Lieutenant
Company B
Albert W. Gilchrist	Captain
Martin L. Williams	1st Lieutenant
Melville A. Wilson	2nd Lieutenant
Company C
John A. Condon	Captain
L. Brooks Clarke	1st Lieutenant
Alton A. Clark	2nd Lieutenant
Company D
Robert B. McBride	Captain
E. R. Stevens	1st Lieutenant
L. W. Brander	2nd Lieutenant
Company E
W. Y. Carter	Captain
W. G. Young	1st Lieutenant
A. M. Dunn	2nd Lieutenant
Company F
Mack A. Laird	Captain
Robert W. Collins	1st Lieutenant
Willis A. Hawkins	2nd Lieutenant
Company G
Algernon Sartoris	Captain
James H. Blount, Jr.	1st Lieutenant
Eugenius A. Nisbet	2nd Lieutenant
Company H
John D. Twiggs, Jr.	Captain
James E. Bunting	1st Lieutenant
Hiram L. Middlebrooks	2nd Lieutenant
Company I
Wade H. Westmoreland	Captain
James A. Thomas	1st Lieutenant
Robert Whitfield	2nd Lieutenant
Company K
Rex Van Den Corput	Captain
Jefferson D. Rooney	1st Lieutenant
Harris B. Lewis	2nd Lieutenant
Company L
W. A. Jones	Captain
William Neher	1st Lieutenant
Joseph L. Sauls	2nd Lieutenant
Company M
J. A. Sibley	Captain
A. N. McCall	1st Lieutenant
R. Ramspeck	2nd Lieutenant

Personnel in Cuba May 2, 1899

Guantanamo
Company B	Captain A. W.Gilchrist
Company C	Captain John A. Condon
Company L	1st Lieutenant William Neher
Jamaica
Company E	Captain W. Y. Carter
Outposts of E company
Lose Canos	1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 4 soldiers
Santa Cecilla	1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 4 soldiers
San Carlos	1 corporal, 4 soldiers
Romila	1 company officer, 4 soldiers
La Luisa	1 non-commissioned officer, 4 soldiers
Palma
Company F	Mack E. Laird
Outposts
Fellcidad	1 non-commissioned officer, 5 soldiers
Sorpresa	1 non-commissioned officer, 4 soldiers
Soledad
K company	R.V.D. Corputt
Outposts
Santa Fe	2 non-commissioned officers, 8 soldiers
San Jose	2 non-commissioned officers, 9 soldiers
Santa Rosa
H company	Captain J. D. Twiggs, Outposts
Confluente	1 non-commissioned officer, 6 soldiers
Colonia Santa Maria	1 non-commissoined officer, 6 soldiers
Santa Maria	1 non-commissioned officer, 6 soldiers
Colonta Confluente	1 non-commissioned officer, 4 soldiers
Esperanza
D company, Captain R. D. McBride
Outposts
San Miquel	2 non-commissioned officers, 6 soldiers
San Vicente	1 non-commissioned officer, 6 soldiers
Santa Yetinel	1 non-commissioned officer, 4 soldiers
Guaso	none
Baracoa
Lieutenant Col. T. S. Wylle, commanding
I company	Capt. W. H. Westmoreland
A company Captain S. R. Wiley
M company Captain W. A. Jones

Saqua de Tanamo
G company	Captain W. R. Wheatley
Guantanamo
Tiquabos	5 civil guards
San Antenjo	5 civil guards
Soledad	5 civil guards
Guantanmo	15 civil guards
Jamaica	2 civil guards
Ysabel	2 civil guards

Personnel who died in service
Name	Grade	Place	Company
Pye, Tom O.	Private	Savannah	E
McCormick, L. V. B.	Private	Santiago	K
Crosby, Elisha	Private	Santiago	L
McSheban, Richard	Private	Santiago	E
Pugh, James F.	Private	Santiago	B
Morgan, J. W.	Private	Santiago	H
Clemmons, G. R.	Private	Santiago	K
Peixottas, D. L. M.	Captain	Guantanamo	3rd
Blount, Hugh G.	Sergeant Major	Guantanamo	3rd
Rivers, Lawrence W.	Sergeant	Guantanamo	D
Johnson, Joshua W.	Sergeant	Guantanamo	E
Falkner, James R.	Corporal	Guantanamo	B
Green, George	Artificer	Guantanamo	D
Reese, Lewis	Private	Guantanamo	H
Curson, Robert L.	Private	Guantanamo	L
Gray, Walter	Private	Guantanamo	H
Edwards, Frank	Private	Guantanamo	F
Cooney, James	Private	Guantanamo	F
Ennis, Thomas H.	Private	Guantanamo	L
Demery, Benton F.	Private	Guantanamo	B
McAlpin, William	Private	Guantanamo	D
Buchler, Frederick	Private	Guantanamo	E
Pugh, William J.	Private	Guantanamo	B
Young, Ralph J.	Private	Guantanamo	F
Williams, Robert	Private	Guantanamo	H
Hamilton, Stready R.	Private	Guantanamo	F
McDaniel, John P.	Private	Guantanamo	D
Canniff, W. J.	Private	Guantanamo	F
Irving, William L.	Private	Guantanamo	D
Hall, John M.	Private	Guantanamo	B
Whiteaer, Brownlow	Private	Guantanamo	K
Tankely, Private Robert	Private	Santa Rosa	H
Burdett, Ed. R.	Private	Manzanillo	L
Miller, John W.	Corporal	Baracoa	M
Stibbins, Charles A.	Private	Baracoa	I
Carroll, J. Frank	Private	Fort Monroe, VA	ns
Hawkins, Walter	Private	Macon, GA	M