Spanish-American War
War Declared April 21, 1898 | Franklin County, Kentucky
The United States was supporting Cuba in its struggle against Spanish rule. After the mysterious explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor, war was declared against Spain. On May 1, 1898, Commodore Dewey defeated the Spanish Fleet that had been guarding the Philippines. President McKinley authorized the assembling of troops to mount a campaign against Manila. The Spanish-American War would become the first overseas war fought by the United States.
Franklin County Soldiers & Medical Staff
| Officer / Soldier Name | Rank / Position |
|---|---|
| W. H. Dade | Chief Surgeon |
| Howard H. Farmer | Hospital Steward |
| H. T. Gaines | Adjutant of 1st Battalion |
| Neville Garrett | Assistant Surgeon |
| W. L. Waits | Chaplain |
2nd Regiment, Kentucky Volunteers – Company E (Bradley Guards)
| Soldier Name | Rank / Notes |
|---|---|
| Charles Ahler | Private (* Member of the band) |
| Augustus Baker | Private |
| R. L. Bentley | Private |
| B. D. Betts | Private |
| Charles Berry | Private |
| Henry Bridgeport | 1st Lieutenant |
| E. F. Brown | Private |
| Sam Carr | Private |
| Rudolph Childer | Private |
| Albert Chilson | Private |
| Henry Chilson | Private |
| William Choate | Private |
| J. E. Cleveland | Private |
| W. M. Cleveland | Private |
| Dudley Cohn | Private |
| Charles Collins | Private |
| J. P. Cox | Private |
| William Crane | Private |
| Cad Davis | Private |
| Jeff Davis | Private |
| George M. Egbert | Private |
| W. H. Ellard | Private |
| Otis Evans | Private |
| H. H. Farmer | Private |
| Stewart Farmer | Private (* Member of the band) |
| J. T. Fitzgerald | Private |
| Lee R. Foster | Private |
| Carlton Gaines | Private |
| G. F. Gayhart | Private |
| J. W. Gilpin | Corporal |
| Arthur Glore | Private |
| J. E. Graves | Private |
| Estin Hieatt | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Duncan C. Holmes | Private |
| J. D. Holmes | Private |
| David Howard | Private |
| George L. Horne | Private |
| Wallace Hunter | Private |
| F. C. Hutchinson | Private |
| W. W. Huss | Private |
| James Johnson | Private |
| William Kavanaugh | Private |
| John Kersey | Captain |
| John B. Kinkade | Private |
| John W. Lawson | Private |
| William McClure | Private |
| Henry Mitchell | Private |
| J. S. Moore | Private |
| Nerly Moore | Private |
| Charles Netherton | Private |
| Henry Owens | Private |
| Sidney Parker | Private |
| Arthur Ponder | Private |
| John Richards | Private |
| Charles Schuyler | Private |
| R. S. Scroggin | Private |
| Albert Seibert | Private |
| George Semones | Private |
| Robert Semones | Sergeant |
| James Sharp | Private |
| Claude Smith | Private |
| J. F. Smither | Private |
| W. F. Staples | Private |
| W. R. Steffey | Private |
| P. D. Stevenson | Private |
| John Tobin | Private |
| Emmet C. Triplett | Private |
| John E. Triplett | Private |
| Morris Updike | Private |
| C. M. Walcutt | Private |
Franklin County Men in Georgetown Company
| Soldier Name | Rank / Notes |
|---|---|
| Robert R. Craik | Soldier |
| Noel Gaines | Captain (* U.S.V. of General Ludlow's staff - Provost Marshal of Havana - promoted to Major) |
| Ralph W. Jones | Soldier |
| W. C. Jones | Soldier |
| Thomas R. Markham | Soldier |
| Herbert Morrison | Soldier |
| Allen W. Travel | Soldier |
Sources
The History of Franklin County, Kentucky by L. F. Johnson, 1912.