The Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War with Spain 1898-1899.

I reached a milestone with my book to spreadsheet project.  The names, ranks, residences are complete.  Here is the run down on the number of men per regiment.

First      1381
Second      1380
Third      1378
Fourth      1387
Fifth      1392
Sixth      1400
Seventh      1385
Eighth      1365
Ninth      459  (Battalion)
Tenth      1356
     12883



Actually I should say it is the number of entries of names in the rosters per unit.  There were multiple entries like when a soldier was discharged from 1st Sergt. to take a commission to 2nd Lieut. as one example.

Next is to finish adding 3000+ ages and then 4000+ remarks.  The remarks can be as simple a "Mustered out with Company" or read like a short novel.    :P

And then there is the artiliary and Cav units.  Eeek!   :o

Where did you get the information from on individual names?

There are a couple of scans of the book on-line.  I downloaded one about ten years ago.  Found another just recently.

Well.  Finally got all of the ages entered into the spreadsheet.  Here is the number per age.

     24.1 Average Age
     12647 total listed
Age   Number per
15      2
16      6
17      12
18      799
19      1039
20      1014
21      1988
22      1355
23      1074
24      944
25      767
26      616
27      504
28      497
29      327
30      331
31      184
32      185
33      137
34      147
35      146
36      83
37      81
38      81
39      66
40      53
41      44
42      45
43      38
44      34
45      9
46      1
47      5
48      5
49      5
50      8
51      2
52      3
53      2
54      2
55      2
56      1
57      0
58      0
59      1
60      0
61      0
62      1
63      0
64      1

I figured out how to make a chart in a spreadsheet.   ::)


Okay.  I was bored to death.

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The 64 year old was the general's caddy.

.... or his Mistress!

Good guesses but all wrong.  It was the Old Man himself.

1st OVI      Staff/Band      Hunt, Charles B.      Colonel      Cincinnati      64            Mustered in as Colonel.  Assigned to command 3rd Brig. 1st Div. 7th A. C. Sept. 1.  Relieved Sept. 13, 1898.  Returned to Regt. same date.

You sure schooled us, Culpeper!

Maybe so but what am I going to do with that kodak of him in a dress holding a 5 iron?  And the back of the card reads "My very best girl.  Smooches  Charles Dana Gibson"

I'm not too certain the historians are ready for early photoshoped pictures.

Some info, unless you already have it.

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Nope didn't have it.  Thanks for the info.  I suspect some of this information was used as source matierial for the later official roster.

An interesting soldier from the 9th OVI. Looks like he was a victim in WWI due to President Wilson's policies dealing with African-American soldiers. Just for the record, Wilson was a Democrat.

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Barack's Kenyan grandfather.

There is some resemblance in physical appearance to Barack. But I doubt that there were but few other similarities. Fighting for our country instead of against it would be one difference. But this noble and capable Major (Colonel) Young was not dealt with fairly. Yet he likely helped the advance of racial equality, at least in the military, which was unfortunately negated to some extent during WWI.

9th OVI      Staff/Band      Charles Young      Major      Wilberforce      31            1st Lieut. 9th Cav. U. S. A., granted indefinite leave by S. O. 113, A. G. O. May 14, to accept commission as Maj. 9th Batt, O. V. I., absent with leave Oct. 14-19 per S. O. 140, Hdqrs. 2nd A. C. Camp Meade, Pa., Oct. 12, detailed Asst. Commissary of musters of the 2nd Brig. 1st Div. 2nd A. C. G. O. 142, Par. 3. Hdqrs. 2nd A. C. Nov. 21, detailed as member G. C. M., S O. 169, Hdqrs. 1st Div 2nd A. C., Augusta, Ga., Dec 9, relieved as Asst. Commissary of musters G. O. 5, 2nd A. C. Jan. 10, 1899.