Spanish American War Veterans
| On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. As a result Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire -- Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines Islands, Guam, and other islands. |
| Bichlein, Edmund M., 41 CO Coast Artillery Buried Fairview Cemetery |
| Brown, William United States Light Arillery |
| Cook, Willard D. Private Battery A 1st Regiment Artillery Buried Fairmount Cemetery |
| Corn, George P. 159th Indiana CO A |
| Eisenhut, John R. US Army |
| Eli, Henry Battery H, Artillery Buried Fairview Cemetery |
| Elliot, Alva |
| Frick, Phillip |
| Garland, Oliver T. Corporal US Army Buried King / Birdseye Cemetery |
| Gutgsell Eward N., Battery 5 Arillery Buried Fairview Cemetery |
| Gray, Thomas W |
| Harker, Henry F. Private US Coastal Artillery Buried Lemmon Church Cemetery |
| Harker, Henry F. |
| Ingle, Samuel L. Sergeant US Army 54th Infantry |
| Jennings Ed J. |
| Kendall, William Wesley Captain Medal of Honor Recipient, Civil War |
| Masters, Meridith |
| Nelson, Thomas Private Co L 2nd Infantry Buried King / Birdseye Cemetery |
| Niehaus, Benjamin Private US Army 159th Indiana, CO A |
| Rogissard, Edward |
| Schnarr Chris |
| Schultheis, George |
| Schultheis, Theodore |
| Ship, Bush CO K 159th Indiana Infantry Buried Fairmount Cemetery |
| Stamm, John |
| Stork, Jesse K.
Born January 6, 1875 Evansville. Enlisted 1st US Cavalry Troop A
May 4, 1896. Died June 28, 1898 of wounds received La Quasimas, Cuba.
Attached to Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Buried Arlington National
Cemetery. According to Dubois County historian George R. Wilson, Stork
was buried in Cuba with 7 other soldiers. When disinterred for return
to the United States, all identification was lost. He was the first American soldier killed in the Spanish American War |
| Tebben, John Co M 2nd Infantry Buried Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. |
| Weger, Charles 159th Indiana CO A |
| Wilson, Thomas B. 159th Indiana CO A Buried Fairview Cemetery |
| Witscher, Edward J. Private US Army Buried St.Marys Catholic Cemetery |