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This unit served in Cuba during the Spanish American War and saw action on the July 1 at the ridgeline known as San Juan Hill. 

Regimental Field and Staff:

Downs, Walter A.,  Colonel
Smith, Clinton,  Lt. Col.
Whittle, John H., Major.
Hollis, J. Wells,  Major.

Staff Officers:

Abell, Alfred H.,  Regimental Adjutant
Crockett, William F., Battalion Adjutant.
Fisher, Harris B.,  Battalion Adjutant.
Weyman, Frederick H,.  Battalion Adjutant.
Stevens, Amos H.,  Regimental Quartermaster.
Surgeon, William D., Bell
Stafford, Harry E.,  Assistant Surgeon.
Stafford, James,  Assistant Surgeon.
Van de Water, George R.,  Chaplain.

Transferred Prior to Muster-out of Regiment

Greene, Francis V.  Colonel, promoted Brigadier-General, U. S. Volunteers
Bates, William G.  Regimental Adjutant, appointed A.A.G., U. S. Volunteers

Non-Commissioned Staff

Freeman, R.,  Sergeant-Major.
Beatty, John,  Quartermaster-Sergeant.
Lippigoes, H,.  Chief Musician.
Gorman, J. J.,  Chief Trumpeter.
Morrisson, Benj.  Principal Musician.
Hospital Steward, Chas. F. Antz
Stephenson, Geo. H.,  Hospital Steward,
Busby, Arch. H.,  Hospital Steward

Hospital Corps (Detailed from Companies for Hospital work)

Froelich, Robert J. R.,  Co. A
Shepherd, A. St. John,  Co. B
Mayers, Samuel,  Co. C
Dunning, Edw. J,.  Co. D
Levy, Joseph M., Co. E
Fairman, James,  Co. F
Messer, John P.,  Co. G
Lucas, Wm. H.,  Co. H
Jefferson, John J.,  Co. I
Giulian, Mater, M.,  Co. K
Hasenbalg, Herman R.,  Co. M
Corde, F. Le Roy,  Co. M

(S. O. 20, Headquarters 5th Army Corps, June 15th, 1898, transferred the above members, together with the following, to Hospital Corps):

Privates:

Slitter, Anton, Co. A
Sutter, Fred E.,  Co. A
Wilson, Edw. I.,  Co. C
McAllister, James R., Co. D
Kane, Henry P.,  Co. E
Ferguson, Edw. G.W.,  Co. K
Hurst, John H., Co. K
Osborne, Wm. L.,  Co. L

Company A:

Townsend, E. de Kay,  Capt.
Short, Peter H.,  1st Lt.
Weiss, William F.,  2nd Lt.
.

Sergeants:

Corporals:

Grady, Joseph F.
Odell, Harry D.
Conover, James S.
Mooney, William L.
Botts, John M. (wounded July 1, 1898)
Broderman, Gustave R.
Martin, Alexander H.
Mills, Alexander T.
Maguire, Thomas J., Jr.
Wessels, Bernard L.
Bambrich, John F.
Nicholson, George B.
Cragin, Henry A., Lance

Musicians

Luhrs, Henry
Morrison, Benjamin F.

Artificer - Rudy, William 
Wagoner - Westphalinger, Frederick 

PRIVATES

Baltz, William
Becker, George (died, Sept. 9, 1898)
Brooke, William J.
Barnes, Tohmas A.
Block, S. J. (wounded, July 1, 1898)
Camp, Gerald
Campbell, Robert G.
Carlson, Fred H.
Clarke, George G.
Chilmark, Walter H.
Coons, Charles J.
Daw, Richard P.
Dattwyler, Oscar
Dixon, Thomas J., Jr. (wounded, July 2, 1898)
Dolt, Harry G.
Dunning, Thomas J.
Farley, George
Frank, Julius E.
Froelich, Robert B.
Gannon, Joseph R.
Gaylor, Percy W.
Geis, David B.
Gerity, William J.
Green, Harry
Goodman, Charles W. (wounded, July 1, 1898)
Hawthorne, John F. B.
Humbert, William (wounded, July 1, 1898)
Ives, Roscoe D.
Keller, James E. (wounded, July 1, 1898)
Kelly, Evelyn A.
Levine, Julian M.
Longmire, Charles H.
Mackey, Thomas S.
McLaughlin, Bernard J.
McLean, Frank B.
Martersteig, Paul C.
Oppenheim, Samson D.
Praeger, William (killed, July 1, 1898)
Reedy, Thomas J.
Richardson, Harry P. (wounded, July 1, 1898)
Rushbrook, Arthur K.
Saylor, Austin C.
Shaw, Fred V. V. (wounded, July 1, 1898)
Signer, William H.
Stritter, John
Suder, Anton (wounded)
Suder, Frederick G., Jr.
Taylor, Arthur
Taylor, Clarence
Vermilyea, John C. P.
Waters, David
Weil, Solomon
White, Hubbard W. (died, Sept. 1, 1898)
Zinn, Fred H.
Zitnick, Henry W. (wounded, July 1, 1898)

Company B:

Hazen, William L.  Capt.
Beekman, William S.  1st Lt.
Boynton, Charles F.  2nd Lt.
.

Sergeants:

Corporals:

Babcock, Geo. L.
Hamm, J. Amos.
Small, Louis B., (died Sept. 3d).
Sweet, Norman.
Von Dohlen, William E.
Wessell, George H.
Byerly, Josiah H. (Lance Corporal)

Musician- Bennett, William P.
Artificer - Martien, Edwin E. 
Wagoner - Heckman, Chas. W

PRIVATES

Adriance, Joseph H.
Bates, Charles F.
Brancard, John H.
Brockway, Gilbert G.
Brockway, Harold V.
Cameron, Ewen
Campbell, John M.
Carroll, Benjamin L.
Casey, Kellogg, K. V.
Cassady, Francis A.
Clark, Julius D.
Clark, Washington B. (wounded, July 2d)
Corbett, Andrew S.
Cullen, William J.
Curtis, David L.
Davis, Reginald S.
Derrick, John J.
Drury, Henry W.
Eben, Lambert L.
Fallon, Francis A.
Flack, Martin P.
Fordham, William H.
Gardner, Jacob P.
George, Ross C.
Harding, Nelson
Hays, Wiliam W. F.
Holmes, James P.
Hotaling, Francis S.
Howe, Elliot, C.
Hughes, Thomas C.
Henderson, Lambert
Henry, Richard N.
Higgins, William H.
Hunt, John W., Jr.
Jeffrey, John W. (wounded, July 2d)
Kammerer, Robert L.
Kirn, William F.
Koop, Frederick W.
Kruse, Frederick C.
Lapham, Daniel W., Jr.
Lewis, Henry S.
Mabey, Clifford E.
McGratty, Charles J.
Mechtold, Roland H.
Merriam, Harold A.
Moore, William A.
Moore, William U.
Morris, Willard B.
Murphy, Michael J.
Murray, Joseph F.
Murtaugh, Thomas E.
O'Neil, Francis A.
Osterstock, Charles E.
Peterson, Clinton S.
Simpson, Edgar F.
Schmelz, Alfred R.
Shepard, Arthur St. J.
Shivell, Arthur E.
Skinner, Louis B. (killed, July 1st)
Smith, Alvert W.
Smith, Hopeton D.
Thorp, Edward Y. (died, Sept. 4th)
Von Nostrand, Thomas H.
Wright, Rutherford H.

Company C:

Heindsmann, Ferdinand.  Capt.
Robertson, Arthur L.  1st Lt.
Gallagher, William E.  2nd Lt.

Sergeants:

Corporals:

Benedict, Charles F.
Howitt, John (died, Aug. 25th)
Jenkins, John F.
McNab, Reuben S. (wounded, July 1st)
Immen, George L. (killed, July 1st)
Hurley, George M. (wounded, July 1st)
Westerberg, Leonard (wounded, July 1st)
Weeks, Frederick E.

Musicians:

Murray, John
McCord, Miles S.

Artificer - Deutschberger, Charles (wounded, July 1st)
Wagoner - Weisman, August

PRIVATES

Abels, Alexander H.
Bayles, Chester
Buckingham, Edgar C.
Burhans, Arthur D. (died, Sept. 1st).
Butler, Sidney B.
Carter, Lake Tefft
Clancy, Stephen W.
Cluff, Burgess
Comstock, Albert E.
Cushing, Charles P. F. (killed, July 1st)
Davy, Gustavus C.
Dean, Edwin H.
Denham, Frank B.
Dibblee, Walter A.
Ely, William A. H.
Engelke, Brandt H.
Finckenstaedt, Charles
Fish, William H., Jr.
Fitzgerald, Thomas H. (died, Sept. 13th)
Frondel, George
Gardner, William A.
Gillespie, William R.
Hall, Edward D. (wounded, July 1st)
Hall, Eugene, Jr.
Hudson, Walter E.
Laggan, Robert H.
Lee, James J.
Lees, Harry F.
Little, James F.
Martin, Walter
Mayers, Samuel (transferred to 1st Division Hospital Corps)
Miller, Edward H.
Miller, John H. (wounded, July 1st)
Moore, Percy M.
Nathans, John A.
Neary, Timothy.
Nichols, Frederick E.
Oglesby, Woodson R.
Olmsted, John B. (wounded, July 1st)
Patterson, William
Pederson, Nelo O.
Pietz, William M.
Pindt, Paul
Pratt, George N.
Quigg, John H.
Quilty, John J. (died, Aug. 26th)
Robertson, John
Roby, Robert J., Jr.
Rowe, Sterling B.
Rowley, Clifford
Shields, James
Slingreland, William P.
Smith, John J.
Smith, Joseph
Stahlin, Charles E. F.
Valentine, William S. (wounded July 1st; died, Aug. 11th).
Walton, Samuel J. (died, Aug. 20th)
Weeks, Charles J. (wounded, July 1st)
Wells, Roger W.
Whitehouse, Arthur
Wilson, Edward J. (transferred to 1st Divisions Hospital Corps)
Winant, Frank I.
Wood, George M.

Company D:

Linson, William H.  Capt.
Rockwell, William.  1st Lt.
Wilson, George H.  2nd Lt.

Sergeants:

Corporals:

Carroll, Michael F.
Clark, Alexander H. (died, Aug. 27th)
Elmendorf, John E.
Garrigues, Walter L.
Garrigues, Louis L.
Flack, Edward J.
Corwin, George W.
Lomax, Francis H.
Torbush, John E.
Moore, Frederick C.
Brown, John K. (wounded, July 1st)
Drew, Charles G.
Kuehnle, Frederick C. (wounded, July 1st)

Musicians:

Mode, Joseph H.
Kinsler, George A

Artificer - McDermott, Joseph H. 
Wagoner - Potter, Frank R.

PRIVATES

Armstrong, Henry E.
Auryansen, Frederick J.
Bancker, Charles M.
Bissinger, Jacob F.
Brandt, Robert G.
Brown, Edgar N.
Brown, Walter J. (died, Aug. 11th)
Caine, Benjamin P.
Calder, Fred V.
Carhart, George E.
De Polo, Fermin S.
Du Barry, Edward C.
Du Barry, Fred W.
Duffield, William F.
Dunning, Edward C.
Dunwoody, Joseph (wounded July 1st; died, Sept. 12th)
Evans, Robert P.
Ferber, Maxwell
Fern, Arthur R.
Fort, Harry S.
Griffin, Charles G.
Giersberg, Albert W. A.
Gwinn, William L.
Hanlon, George J.
Hicks, William R.
Janssen, Alfred A.
Jennings, Michael R.
Joyce, H. Merton
Kennedy, John F.
Kiely, Charles F.
Kilbourne, Edward F.
Kirchhoff, Henry J.
Lehne, Charles W.
Lehne, Fred V.
Lenz, Matthew
Lynch, Frank T.
Lyon, Roy H.
Marks, William
McAllister, James R.
Neafie, Lorenzo C.
O'Rourke, William R.
Peithman, Edward
Phillips, Henry A.
Rabing, Albert J.
Rainey, John M.
Reynolds, Daniel K. (died, Aug. 30th)
Sheerer, William E.
Steffens, Fred F.
Tatnell, Robert
Taylor, William F.
Torbush, Frank
Trainor, James J.
Walsh, William J. (died, Sept. 19th)
Weinfeld, Henry
Wendland, Emil (died, Sept. 21st)
Winans, Irving R.
Yost, Emil C.

Company E:

Stoddard, Charles H.,  Capt. (Detached Service, New York, Recruiting).
Hill, William R., 1st Lt. (Commanding Company, Campaign in Cuba).
Byars, Robert, 2nd Lt.

Sergeants:

Corporals:

Thompson, Lynn W.
West, Rodney L. (detached service, Tampa).
Matthews, Alexander T. (died, Sept. 2).
Reynolds, William G.
Harte, William N.
Carmer, William R. (died, Sept. 8th).
McClelland, Donald C. (wounded, July 1st).

Musicians:

Schaefer, Charles J.
Custance, Thomas

Artificer - Tabbert, Edgar A.
Wagoner - Bauer, August

PRIVATES

Andrews, George S.
Beeman, Charles (died, Oct. 12th)
Best, Frederick C.
Brown, Clifford W.
Bohme, Henry O.
Campbell, James J.
Campbell, Charles J.
Cherot, Charles
Chilmark, William F.
Cullinan, Joseph
DeCourt, Julian
Deering, Charles M.
Deering, James C.
Diamant, Harry
Euster, Maurice
Friedman, Hall W. (died Sept. 4th)
Forsyth, Stanley H. Fearrington, Fred S. (wounded, July 1st)
Gambon, Mathias
Gonzales, Augustine.
Hanlon, James J. (died, Sept. 29th)
Hannaford, Edmund P., Jr.
Harlow, Alexander R.
Heis-Litz, Richard H.
Hogan, John P. (died, Sept. i6th)
Holm, Matias F.
Howe, Charles F.
Hutton, Harold
Joyce, Hugh J.
Joyce, Sylvester J. (wounded, July 1st)
Kane, Henry P. (transferred to Hospital Corps).
Kennedy, James F.
Kopper, Frederick, Jr. (detached service. New York).
Lawrence, Abraham Levy,
Joseph M. (transferred to Hospital Corps).
Mackenzie, William H. (wounded, July 2d).
Matier, Alexander
McGirl, John T.
McCrann, James B.
McNaught, Franklin S.
McTeigue, Joseph B.
Messiter, Arthur M. (died, Sept. 2d)
Moller, Hugo E.
Moore, Thomas L.
Connor, Bartholomew
Pardee, Austin M.
Peters, Louis W.
Pfister, Edward (died, Aug. 28th)
Pierce, James P. (wounded, July 1st)
Pierce, Stephen F.
Purcell, John
Rockafellar, John W.
Ryan, Wesley H.
Schaller, Frank A. (wounded, July 1st)
Scott, John B.
Smith, Joseph M.
Taylor, Thomas E.
Thayer, John E.
Van Fleet, Wilfred H.
Van Hoesen, Frederick W.
Williams, Edgar K. (died, Aug. 23d)
Wharton, George O. (detached service, New York)


Company F:

Rafferty, Malcolm A.,  Captain,
Garthwaite, William. C.,  1st Lt.
Roberts, Alfred L., 2nd Lt., Died Sept. 20.

Sergeants:

Corporals:

Albertson, Abram H.
Barnett, Amos H.
Belmont, Frank W.
Hochstadter, Oscar W.
O'Reilly, John G.
Reicher, Joseph J.
Scheid, Henry J. Wounded July 1, died July 3.

Musicians:

Allen, Percival J.
Washburn, Albert

Artificer - Seligmann, Henry A.
Wagoner - Thiel, Christian M.

PRIVATES

Amnon, Henry J.
Berndt, Max
Booth, Frank W.  Killed, July 1.
Booth, James L.
Booth, Edward C.
Belmont, Edward R.
Brown, Charles
Brown, Harry H.
Carpenter, Harry.  Died Sept. 12.
Clawson, Arthur D.
Chamberlain, William M., Jr.
Cochrane, John F.
Chaubin, John
Dougherty, Patrick
Dempsey, George F.
Diekman, Herman J.
Dalton, John C.
Dinan, John J.  Died, Aug. 25.
Dudgeon, Henry C.
Engels, Frederick L.  Died, Aug. 15.
Eiseman, Leander G.  Wounded, July 1.
French, John W.
Fairman, James F.
Featherstone, George F.  Wounded, July 1.
Geiselman, Peter B.
Gibbons, James H.
Gerth, William F.
Handley, Michael G.
Hebrank, Ferdinand   Wounded, July 1.
Hall, Earle B.  Wounded, July 1.
Heckler, Henry
Howard, Joseph.  Died Sept. 21.
Heinemann, Francis P.
Hoffmann, Joseph
Johnston, Henry C.
Johnson, Samuel P.
Kroupa, Edward C. (died, Aug. 11th)
Knobloch, Henry
Knobloch, Edward G.
La Martine, Frank C.
Leitz, Edward
Lowe, James A., Jr.
McDonald, Murtagh
Martinsen, John M.
Mercer, John E.  Wounded, July 1.
McQuade, John T.
O'Brien, Thomas F.  Died Sept. 4.
Pendleton, Arthur B.
Pitou, Augustus, Jr.
Post, Charles J.
Pohalski, Jesse G. (wounded, July 1st)
Reicher, Louis M.
Ryan, James
Steele, Walter D., Jr.
Spitzel, Max
Seligmann, Joseph
Stamper, Lipman, W.
Shaw, John A.  Died, Aug. 11.
Shorten, James J.
Schwab, Arthur E.
Taeffe, Joseph J.
Thole, Charles
Werdenschlag, Isaac
Wynn, Thomas J.  Died Sept. 21.



Company G:

Bleeker, Anthony,  Capt.
Maslin, Harry,  1st Lt.
Trull Jr., William E.,  2nd Lt.  Wounded July 1.

Sergeants:

Corporals:

Beaufort, John E., (Lance Corporal).
Brown, William E.
Campbell, Benjamin L.
Davidson, Harry F.
Ferguson, Leslie C., (Lance Corporal).
Harris, George W.
Mieth, George W.
Rusk, William A.  Died, Sept. 10.

Musicians:

Potter, Harry T.
Walters, Fred Jr.,  Wounded July 1

Artificer - Glew, Frank L..
Wagoner - Lewis, Chas. T.

PRIVATES

Althaus, Joseph F.  Wounded July 1.
Albrecht, Benjamin K.
Ahlquist, Edward
Browne, Joseph H.
Brown, Samuel
Brown, Hord
Barnum, John M.  Died, Aug. 17.
Bellau, Louis A.
Buswell, Eben F.
Caulkins, Robert
Curtin, Andrew J.
Copeland, Ewance A., Jr.
Callender, Thomas S., Jr.
Crawford, Robert W.
Campbell, Fred W.
Devin, John
Disbrow, John N.
Dundon, Henry P.
Fleming, Charles C.
Francis, Arnold W.
Groves, Martin L.
Gajewy, Herman A.
Gajewy, Robert W.
Gibbins, Joseph A.
Haskin, Benjamin B.
Henly, Henly St. J.
Hennigar, William A. P.
Heath, Lewis C.  Died Aug. 8.
Jeannisson, Alexander
Kennedy, Harry A.
Keena, Stephen
Kirby, Sinclair H.  Wounded, July 1.
Knapp, Henry H.
Long, Giles D.
Lawrence, William C.
Lewis, Edward M.
Leonard, Rollin C.
Meeteer, Frank R.
McGrath. Thomas C.
Moore, William
Meyer, Frederick J.
Morse, Harry T.
Martens, Richard.  Died, Aug. 28.
McLean, Frank V.
Messer, John P.  Died, Aug. 27.
Mclntyre, Samuel.  Wounded, July 1
Nagle, James E.  Died Oct. 15.
Power, Edmund A.
Palmer, Walter C.
Parr, Robert G.
Rusk, Clarence M.
Schulze, Erich R. E.
Supp, Henry, Jr.
Stearns, Thomas G.
Scheidler, Andrew A.
Scheff, Harry W.
Stroeter, Mark M.
Van Zandt, Barker
Whitman, Frank S.
Wood, Clarence D.
Wood, Edward T., Jr.
Woods, Frank R.

Company K:

Selfridge, Edward A., Jr. - Captain.
Thompson, J. M. - 1st Lt.
Blauvelt, Lester J. - 2nd Lt.

Sergeants:

Corporals:

Carman, Charles W.   
Buell, Fred H.
Piercy, William A.
See, William G.
Benedict, Lewis
Grouard, Jos. M.
Rogers, Jas. L.

Musicians

Killeen, George H.
Von Ette, Arthur

Artificer - Andre, Charles
Wagoner - Finnessey, John F. 

PRIVATES

Anderson, Arthur C.
Asmus, Alex H.
Baumann, Richard J.
Black, Joseph I.
Boynton, Claude W.
Brett, Thomas H.
Carr, William H.
Carr, Mitchell Y.
Carson, William F.
Crawford, John L.
Crosby, Norman W.
Duester, Robert H.
Everhart, John H.
Ferber, Emil.
Fogarty, William H.
Foley, Louis B.
Ferguson, Edward G. W.
Giesemann, Arnold
Goss, David J.
Greaves, Fred W.
Green, John J.
Gombert, Charles
Guillen, M. Mateo
Haller, John M.
Heitz, Fred. C.
Hurst, Jay A.
Jansen, Christian
Kellar, John J.
Kenney, Thomas L.
Leopold, William Jr.
McClurg, William
McDonald, John I.
McKeever, Edward Percy
Martin, Frank E.
Millar, H. Graham.
Moore, Alton M.
Moore, George
Muller, Nicholas Jr.
Munde, William M.
Munson, George I.
Niemeyer, John.
Neff, Charles
O'Connor, John E.
Park, Charles D.
Perry, John B.
Potts, Oscar F.
Rouse, Frank E.
Schonemann, Robert C.
Schroter, August F.
Schofield, Sidney A.
Scott, Patrick
Sherwin, James E.
Sours, James E.
Sowney, George E.
Stubblebine, Gilbert W.
Sutters, Thomas J.
Taylor, Ralph W.
Von Kromer, George.
Wallace, Archer B.
Watson, William M.
Weeden, Geo. W. Jr.
Whitman, George S.
Ziegler, August

History of the 71st Regiment, N.G.N.Y., American Guard.  The Veterans Association, 71st Regiment, 1919, Press of the Eastman Publishing Co., NY.  649-651. (Company A)

“K” Company 71st Regiment, New York Volunteers:  A Record of its Experience and Services During the Spanish-American War and a Memorial to its Dead.  (New York: Scott, Chas. H., 1900). (Company K)