Spanish American War Veterans
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David Mack Chambers
2 Mar 1866- 9 Jul 1926
Gaither, Frank E. -
Company "D", 159th Reg. Vol. Infantry
19 Mar 1873 - 10 Aug 1843
Enlisted on April 26, 1898 and was medically discharged Nov. 23, 1898.
He served as a Private in Company "D", 159th Reg. Vol. Infantry and was
a member of the Seth Wykoff post of the U.S. W. V. He later spent 59
days in the Veterans Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. with typhoid and malaria
contacted while in the military.
Contributed by Janice Stafford
Ham, William - Company K, 18th U.S. Infantry
3 Jun 1880 - 2 May 1952
Enlisted March 22, 1899 at Evansville, Indiana in Company K, 18th U.S.
Infantry. Mustered out March 21, 1902 at Fort Douglas, Utah
Contributed by Charles and Sue Ham
Lett, Hugh - Company
D. 159th Regiment, Indiana volunteers
20 Feb 1880 - 1 Apr 1976
Sims, Charles A. - Company F 158 Indiana Infantry
4 Aug 1878 - 3 May 1974
Sumner, Benjamine F. - Co. "I" 11th
regiment
15 Sep 1878 -
He was a veteran of the Spanish American war. He enlisted in the US Army
in May of 1899. He was discharged in 1902. Mr. Sumner served in Co. "I" 11th
regiment. Benjamine was born in Sumner Illinois on 15 Sept 1878. He moved
to Washington Indiana in 1898, married Della A. Yeager. They raised a
family of nine children. He retired from the B&O Railroad as a conductor.
Benjamine was the son of Leander Sumner and Elizabeth Jane French.
Contributed by Steve Yearger