Regiments ~ Spanish American War, New Mexico 1898

The regiment gathered and was organized at San Antonio, Texas. The bulk of the regiment was made up of men who came from New Mexico, Arizona. Oklahoma and Indian Territory. "They were a splendid set of men, these south westerners," wrote Colonel Roosevelt, "tall and sinewy, with resolute, weather-beaten faces, and eyes that looked a man straight in the face without flinching. They included in their ranks men of every occupation: but the three types were those of the cowboy, the hunter and the mining prospector, the man who wandered hither and thither, killing game for a living, and spending his life in the quest for metal wealth. In all the world there could be no better material for soldiers than that afforded by these grim hunters of the mountains, these wild rough riders of the plains. They were accustomed to handling wild and savage horses; they were accustomed to following the chase with the rifle, both for sport and as a means of livelihood. Varied though their occupations had been, almost all had, at one time or another, herded cattle and hunted big game. They were hardened to life in the open, and to shifting for themselves under adverse circumstances. They were used, for all their lawless freedom, to the rough discipline of the round-up and the mining company. Some of them came from the small frontier towns; but most were from the wilderness, having left their lonely hunters' cabins and shifting cow-camps to seek new and more stirring adventures beyond the sea. Read more...

The names of the Rough Riders from New Mexico, as obtained from the muster-out roll, are as follows:

Field and Staff

Major, Henry B. Hersey, Santa Fe
First Lieutenant and Quartermaster, Sherrard Coleman. Santa Fe
First Lieutenant and Adjutant, Thomas W. Hall, Lake Valley, on account of disability tendered his resignation, which took effect August 1, 1898.

Hospital Corps

First Lieutenant. James A. Massie, Santa Fe
Steward, James B. Brady, Santa Fe
Steward, Herbert J. Rankin, Las Vegas

Troop A

Corporal, George L. Bugbee, Lordsburg
Troopers
Fred W. Bugbee, Lordsburg* William Bulzing, Santa Fe	Lawrence E. Huffman. Las Cruces Harry B. Pierce, Central City
*Wounded in head in battle of San Juan, July 1, 1898

Troop B

Troopers
James A. Butler, Albuquerque Robert Day, Santa Fe John C. Peck, Santa Fe	George C. Whittaker, Silver City Wallace W. Wilkerson, Santa Fe

Troop D

Troopers
Charles H. Green, Albuquerque Emmett Laird, Albuquerque	Eugene Schupp, Santa Fe Theodore Folk*, Oklahoma City, N. M.
*Transferred to Troop K. U. S. V. C, May 11, 1858.

Troop C

Field and Staff
Captain, William H. H. Llewellyn, Las Cruces First-lieutenant, John Wesley Green, Gallup Second-lieutenant, David J. Leahy, Raton* First-sergeant, Columbus H. McCaa, Gallup Q.-M. Sergeant, Jacob S. Mohler, Gallup Sergeant, Rolla A. Fullenweiden, Raton Sergeant, Matthew T. McGehee. Raton Sergeant, James Brown, Gallup Corporal, Henry Kirah, Gallup Corporal, James D. Ritchie, Gallup Corporal, Luther L. Stewart, Raton**	Corporal, John McSparron, Gallup+, 1 Corporal, Frank Briggs, Raton Corporal, Edward C. Armstrong, Albuquerque Corporal, William S. Reid, Raton Corporal, Hiram E. Williams, Raton Farrier, George V. Haefner, Gallup Saddler, Frank A. Hill, Raton Wagoner, Thomas O'Neal, Springer Trumpeter, Willis E. Somers, Raton Trumpeter, Edward G. Piper, Silver City
On sick list from July I to Sept. 3, from wound received in San Juan battle *Wounded in battle June 24 +Wounded July

Troopers

Alvin C. Ash, Raton, Arthur T. Anderson, Albuquerque Robert Brown, Gallup John J. Beissel, Gallup Cloid Camp, Raton Marion Camp, Raton Thomas F. Cavenaugh,Raton Michael H. Coyle,* Raton Frederick Fornoff, Albuquerque Wm. C. Gibson, Gallup John Goodwin, Gallup John Henderson, Gallup* Albert John Johnson, Raton John S. Kline, San Marcial Bert T. Keeley, Lamy Elias M. Littleton, Springer Fred, P. Meyers+ Gallup Daniel Moran, Gallup John Noish, Raton T. W. Phipps, Bland	Archibald Petty, Gallup George H. Quigg, Gallup Walter D. Quinn, San Marcial Wm. Radcliff. Gallup Richard Richards, Albuquerque Robert W. Reid, George Roland, Deming Charles M. Simmons, Raton Charles W. Shannon, Raton Neal Thomas, Aztec Grant Travis, Aztec Richard Whittington, Gallup Lyman E. Whited, Raton William D. Wood, Bland Clarence Wright, Springer George D. Swan++, Gallup Frank M. Thompson++, Aztec Samuel T. McCulloch#, Springer Eugene A. Lutz, Raton## Henry J. Haefner*** Gallup
Absent from July I to Sept. 7 on account of wound received in battle; Raton, wounded June 24 ** Killed in battle June 24. +reduced from 1st Sergeant, to trooper on account of absence caused by wound received in battle July 1 ++Discharged on account of disability #Deserted from camp at Tampa, Florida, August 4, 1898. ##Died in yellow fever hospital. August 15, 1898.
Transferred to Troop I May 12, 1898
Sergeant Henry J. Arendt, Gallup
Henry C. Bailie, Gallup Wm. J. Love, Raton Evan Evans. Gallup Oscar W. Groves, Raton Wm. H. Jones, Raton	John H. Tait. Raton Harry Peabody, Raton Alexander McGowan, Gallup John Brown, Gallup Joseph B. Crockett, Raton

Troop E

Field and Staff
Captain, Frederick Muller, Santa Fe First-lieutenant, Wm. E. Griffin, Santa Fe First-sergeant, John S. Langston, Cerrillos Quartermaster-sergeant, Royal A. Prentice, Las Vegas Sergeant, Hugh B. Wright, Las Vegas Sergeant, Albert M. Jones, Santa Fe Sergeant, Timothy Breen, Santa Fe* Sergeant, Berry F. Taylor, Las Vegas Sergeant, Thomas P. Ledgwidge, Santa Fe Corporal, Harmon H. Winkoop, Santa Fe,**	Corporal, James M. Dean, Santa Fe,*** Corporal, Richard C. Conner, Santa Fe Corporal, Ralph E. McFie, Las Cruces Trumpeter, Arthur J. Griffin, Santa Fe Trumpeter, Edward S. Lewis, Las Vegas Blacksmith, Robert J. Parrish, Clayton Farrier, Grant Hill, Santa Fe Saddler, Joe T. Sandoval. Santa Fe Wagoner, Guilford B. Chapin, Santa Fe
wounded in arm and sent to hospital July 1, 1898; wounded in line of duty and sent to hospital July 2, 1898; returned to duty Sept. 4, 1898 **wounded in left thigh, in line of duty, and sent to hospital June 24, 1898; returned to duty August 31, 1898

Troopers

Roll Almack, Santa Fe
John M. Brennan, Santa Fe
Jose M. Baca, Las Vegas
George W. Dettamore, Clayton*
Freeman M. Donavan, Santa Fe
Wm. T. Easley, Clayton
Frank D. Fries, Santa Fe
Joseph Gisler, Santa Fe
James P. Gibbs, Santa Fe
Wm. R. Gibbie, Las Vegas
John D. Harding, Socorro
Daniel D. Harkness, Las Vegas
Wm. M. Hutchison, Santa Fe
Wm. H. Hogle, Santa Fe
Arthur J. Hudson, Santa Fe
John Hulskotter, Santa Fe
Wm. S. E. Howell, Cerrillos
Thomas L. Hixon, Las Vegas
Thomas B. Jones, Santa Fe
Charles W. Jacobus, Santa Fe
Charles E. Kingsley, Las Vegas
Frank Lowe, Santa Fe
Dan Ludy, Las Vegas
Hyman S. Lowitzki, Santa Fe

James E. Merchant, Cerrillos
Wm. J. Moran, Cerrillos
Samuel McKinnon, Madrid
Charles E. McKinley, Cerrillos**
Charles F. McKay, Santa Fe
Frederick A. McCabe, Santa Fe
John C. McDowell. Santa Fe
Amaziah B. Morrison, Las Vegas
Lloyd L. Mahan, Cerrillos
Henry D. Martin. Cerrillos
Otto F. Menger, Clayton***
Wm. C. Mungor, Santa Fe
Adolph F. Nettleblade, Cerrillos
Thomas Roberts, Golden
John E. Ryan, Santa Fe,****
Ben F. Seaders, Las Vegas
Arthur V. Skinner, Santa Fe
Wm. C. Schnepple, Santa Fe
Edward Scanlon, Cerrillos
Wm. W. Wagner, Bland
George Wright, Madrid
Charles W. Wynkoop, Santa Fe
George W. Warren, Santa Fe

*Wounded in line of duty and sent to hospital July 1, 1898
**Wounded in head in line of duty July I, 1898
***Wounded in left side July I, 1898
****Wounded July I, 1898

First Sergeant William E. Dame, Cerrillos, discharged per O. reg. commands, August 10, 1898
Sergeant, Frederick C. Wesley, Santa Fe, wounded July 1, 2 or 3, 1898, and discharged on account of disability August 26, 1898.

Troop F

Field and Staff
Captain, Maximilian Luna First-lieutenant, Horace W. Weakley Second-lieutenant, William E. Dame* First Sergeant, Horace E. Sherman Sergeant, Garfield Hughes Sergeant, Thomas D. Tennessy Sergeant, Wm. L. Mattocks Sergeant, James Doyle Sergeant, George W. Armijo** Sergeant, Eugene Bohlinger Sergeant, Herbert A. King	Corporal, Edward Donnelly Corporal, John Cullen Corporal, Edward Hale Corporal, Arthur P. Spencer Corporal, John Boehnke Corporal, Albert Powers+ Corporal, Wentworth S. Conduit Farrier, Ray V. Clark++ Farrier, Charles R. Gee Wagoner, Jefferson Hill Bugler, Arthur L. Perry#
Transferred from Troop E to F *Wounded in action June 24, 1898 +Wounded in action July 1, 1898 ++Wounded July 1, 2 or 3, 1898 #Wounded July 1, 2 or 3; all from Santa Fe

Troopers***

H. L. Albers*
Ed. J. Albertson*
James Alexander
Chas. G. Abbott
James F. Alexander
Tames S. Black
Robert Z. Bailey*
Jeremiah Brennan
Walter C. Burris
John H. Bell
Wm. O. Cochran
Calvin G. Clelland
Edward C. Conley
Willard M. Cochran
Charles C. Cherry
Louis Dougherty

John C. De Bohun
Wm. Farley
Will Freeman**
Henry M. Gibbs**
Wm. D. Gallagher
Samuel Goldberg**
Otis Glessner
John D. Green
Albert C. Hartle*
Charles O. Hopping
George Hammer
Stephan A. Kennedy
Charles E. Leffert
Guy M. Lisk
John M. Leach
Thomas Martin

John B. Mills
Herbert P. McGregor**
William E. Nickell
Otto W. Nesbit
George W. Newitt
John M. Neal
Charles A. Parmele
Frank T. Quier
Millard L. Raymond
Harry B. Reed
Clifford L. Reed*
Charles L. Renner
Edwin L. Reynolds
Arthur L. Russell
Adolph T. Reyer
Albert Rogers

Lee C. Rice
Louis E. Staub
Wm. G. Shields
Arthur H. Stockbridge
George H. Sharland
John G. Skipwith
James B. Sinnett
Edward Tangen
Norman O. Trump
George E. Vinnedge
Louis C. Wardwell
Paul Warren
Charles E. Watrous
Beauregard Weber
John Walsh
Thomas J. Wells

*Wounded in action June 24, 1898
**Wounded July 1, 1898
***All from Santa Fe

Private James Douglass. Santa Fe, discharged on account of disability.
Second-lieutenant Maxwell Keyes, Santa Fe, promoted to Adjutant August 1, 1898

Privates transferred from Troop F to I, May 12, 1808

Joseph F. Flynn
Hedrick Ben Goodrich
Walter Hickey
Michael Hogan
Harry Bruce King
George M. Kerney
Louis Larsen
John McCoy

Charles A. Nehmer
Leo G. Rogers
Hyman Rafalowitz
Edwards John Spencer
Carl J. Schearnharst, Jr.
Frank Temple
Joseph L. Bawcom

Troop H

Captain, George Curry, Tularosa
First-lieutenant, William H. Kelly, Las Vegas
Second-lieutenant. Charles L. Ballard, Roswell
Sergeant, Nevin P. Gutilius, Tularosa
Sergeant, Oscar de Montell, Roswell
Sergeant, Michael C. Rose, Silver City
Sergeant, Nova A. Johnson, Roswell
Corporal, Marton M. Morgan, Silver City

Corporal, Arthur E. Williams, Las Cruces
Corporal, Frank Murray, Roswell
Corporal, Morgan O. B. Llewellyn, Las Cruces
Corporal, James C. Hamilton, Roswell
Corporal, Charles P. Cochran, Eddy
Trumpeter, Gaston R. Dehumy, Santa Fe
Farrier, Robert L. Martin, Santa Fe
Wagoner, Taylor B. Lewis, Las Cruces

Troopers

Albert B. Amonette, Roswell Columbus L. Black, Las Cruces John B. Bryan, Las Cruces Frank Bogardus, Las Cruces Thomas F. Corbett, Roswell John S. Cone, Tularosa Abell B. Duran, Silver City Jose L. Duran, Santa Fe Lewis Dorsey, Silver City George B. Doty, Santa Fe Frederick W. Dunkle, Las Vegas Arthur L. Douglas, Eddy Frank A. Eaton, Silver City Augustus C' Fletcher, Silver City James B. Grisby, Deming James M. Hamilton, Deming	Leary O. Herring, Silver City Robert C. Houston, Hillsboro Amandus Kehn, Silver City Frank H. Lawson, Las Cruces John Lannon, Hillsboro Thomas A. Mooney, Silver City George F. Murray, Deming Charles H. Ott, Silver City Lory H. Powell, Roswell Norman W. Pronger, Silver City John F. Pollock, Tularosa Alexander M. Thompson, Deming Daniel G. Waggoner, Roswell Curtis C. Waggoner, Roswell Patrick A. Wickham, Socorro
Transfers Sergeant John V. Morrison, Santa Fe
Robert E. Lee. Donahue C. Darwin Casad, Las Cruces Numa C. Fringer. Las Cruces	George Schafer. Pinos Altos Morris J. Storms. Roswell
Edwin Eugene Casey. Las Cruces, died in hospital at Camp Wyckoff. New York. September 1, 1898. Samuel Miller, Roswell, deserted from Tampa. Florida, June 28. 1898.

Troop I

Field and Staff
First-lieutenant. Frederick W. Wintge, Santa Fe First-sergeant. John B. Wylie, Fort Bayard Sergeant, William H. Waffensmith, Raton Corporal, Numa C. Frenger, Las Cruces	Corporal, William J. Sullivan, Silver City Corporal, William J. Nehmer, Silver City Corporal, Hiram T. Brown, Albuquerque Trumpeter, Robert E. Lea, Dona Ana

Troopers

Horton A. Bennett, Tularosa Frank C. Brito, Pinos Altos Jose Brito*, Santa Fe Charles D. Casad, Mesilla George M. Coe. Albuquerque Henry C. Davis, Santa Fe Thomas P. Dolan, Pinos Altos Robert W. Denny, Raton Evan Evans, Gallup Joseph F. Flynn, Albuquerque John R. Gooch, Santa Fe Oscar W. Groves, Raton Hedrick Ben Goodrich, Santa Fe Ernest H. Hermeyer, Roswell William H. Jones, Raton	Cal Jopling, La Luz Harry B. King, Raton Alexander McGowan, Gallup Ben F. T. Morris, Raton Roscoe E. Moore, Raton Harry Peabody, Raton John P. Roberts, Clayton Louis Larsen. Santa Fe Carl J. Scheamhorst, Jr., Santa Fe George Schafer, Pinos Altos John H. Tait, Santa Fe John L. Twyman, Raton Harry B. Wiley, Santa Fe Roy O. Wisenberg, Raton
* Added with Enlistment Papers as proof.

Troop K
First-sergeant, Frederick K. Lee, Organ

Troopers

William C. Bernard, Las Vegas	Stephen Easton*, Santa Fe	Joseph L. Duran, Santa Fe
*Transferred to Troop H, July 15, 1898

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Source: History of New Mexico, Its Resources and People, Volume I, Pacific States Publishing Co., 1907.

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