Spanish/Phillipine-American War Veterans

North Vernon Plain Dealer - April 22, 1904, Page 4

    Comrade M. J. Scanlon, of Indianapolis, a mustering officer of the National Association of Spanish-American War Veterans, came here Thursday of last and instituted a camp with twenty-two charter members. It will be known as Harry A. Grinstead Camp, No.307. It will be remembered that Harry Grinstead died while in the Philippines and the remains were shipped here last Fall for burial. Jennings county sent a large number of her brave and gallant young men to take part in this war and no better soldiers fought for the cause that the boys from Old Jennings. All of them lived to return but two, Harry A. Grinstead, who was a member of the 2nd U.S. Regulars, and Frank Green, 161st Ind. Volunteers. These two brave boys gave their lives to the cause. Several of them were wounded but recovered. The camp was instituted with the following charter members and officers.

Frank Brolley	Lafe Strickland
Clarence E. Grinstead	Walter McCamon
Joseph Wahl	Harman Bertman
Dan J. Byrnes	Mike Langneck
Harry O. Evans	Edw. J. Morris
Chas Ormsby	James Burke
David Hinkle	Ben Hargrove
Ernest Teepe	E. Harrington
Gus Miles	Bristow Eckstein
Wm. Romine	Forrest J. Harrington

OFFICERS

Commander	Frank J. Brolley
Sr. Vice-Com.	Forrest J. Harrington
Jr. Vice-Com.	Silas D. Huckleberry
Adjutant	Clarence E. Grinstead
Quartermaster	Mike Langneck
Chaplain	Daniel Byrnes
Officer of the Day	Joseph Wahl

Death notice for Harry Grinstead - January 1901 - North Vernon Column, Vernon Journal

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