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YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY J. H. Campbell, 1900, enlisted May 17, 1898, in Company F, First Connecticut Volunteers. Encamped at Camp Ha- ven, Niantic, Conn., May 17 to May 23; Camp Burdette, South Portland, Me., May 24 to July 16; Camp Haven, Nian- — tic, Conn., July 16 to July 18; Camp Al- ger, Falls Church, Va., July 19 to Sept. 8; Camp Haven, Niantic, Conn., Sept. 9, until furloughed for thirty days Sept. 22. Mustered out of United States ser- vice at Hartford, Nov. 1, 1898. G. M. Colvocoresses, 1900, enlisted May 17, 1898, in Company F, First Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. En- camped at Camp Haven, Niantic, Conn., May 17 to May 23; Camp Bur- dette, South Portland, Me., May 24 to July 16; Camp Haven, Niantic, Conn., July “to... July 78 Camp Al- ger, Halls Church, *Va.,” July Sept. 8; Camp Haven, .Niantic, Conn., Sept. 9 until furloughed for thirty days Sept. 22, 1898. Mustered out of service at Hartford, Conn., Noy. 1, 1808. L. A. Cook, 1900, enlisted May 17, 1898, in Company F, First Connecticut Encamped at Camp Ha- Volunteers. CAre. wise. OF io: S.. YALE, ven, Niantic, Conn., May 17 to May 23; Camp Burdette, South Portland, Me, May 24 to July 16; Camp Haven, Nian- tic, Conn., July 16 to July 18; Camp Aiger, fare -Cherch, Vaz; J Sept. 8; Camp Haven, Niantic, Conn., Sept. 9 until furloughed for thirty days Sept. 22, 1808. He was ill at Camp Alger, from July 22 until Aug. 16, but was in the hospital only two days. Mustered out of service at Hartford, Conn., Nov. 1, 1808. Earl E. Davidson, 1900, enlisted May 7, 1898, in Company F, First Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers. Promoted to Corporal July 1. Encamped at Nian- tic, Conn., May 7 to May 23; at Port- land, Me., May 24 to July 16; at Nian- tic, Conn., July 16 to July 18; at Camp Alger, Va., July 19 to Sept. 7. Re- turned to Niantic, Conn., Sept. 8. Fur- loughed for thirty days Sept. 22. Mus- tered out of the service at Hartford, Conn., Nov. 1, 18608. | S. B. Elkins, Jr., 1900, enlisted dur- ing the latter part of July, 1808, as Sec- ond Lieutenant in United States Vol- unteer Signal Corps. Transferred to General Grant, stationed at Newport News, Va.; acted as Aide-de-camp. Encamped there. Sailed with General Grant on transport Alamo for Porto Rico. Landed at Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 14. Stationed there some two weeks; sent on detached duty to May- aguez. Command then ~ moved to Guayama, Porto Rico. Stationed there three weeks. Crossed the island to San Juan, sailing from there on the Carib- bee, Sept. 24. Placed on waiting orders for two months, then mustered out of the service. Irving L. Fisher, 1900, enlisted May 17, 1898, in Company F, First Connec- ticut Volunteers. Appointed Corporal July 25. Encamped at Camp Haven, Niantic, Conn., May 17 to May 23; at Camp Burdette, Portland, Me., May 24 to July 16; Camp Haven, July 16 to 18; Camp Alger, Va., July 19 to Sept. 8. Returned to Camp Haven Sept. 9. Furloughed for thirty days Sept. 22. Mustered out of service at Hartford, Conn., Nov. 1, 1808. —_—_—— E. C. Greene, 1900, enlisted May 10, 1898, in Company F, First Regiment, Ccnnecticut Volunteers. Encamped at 19 to~ uly 19° to- Camp Haven, Niantic, Conn., May 10 to May 23; Camp Burdette, South Port- land, Me., May 24 to July 16; Camp Haven, Niantic, Conn., July 16 to 18; Camp Alger, Falls Church, Va., July 19 to Sept. 8; Camp Haven, Niantic, Conn., Sept. 9. At Camp Alger bri- gaded with Third Virginia and Second South Carolina Volunteer Regiments, and assigned to Third Division, Second Army Corps. Temporarily brigaded with First Texas and Second Delaware Regiments in Wade’s Provisional Di- vision for duty in Porto Rico, but did not leave the country. Furloughed at Niantic Sept. 22. Mustered out of the service of the United States at Hartford, Conn., Nov. 1, 1808. Raymond G. Keeney, 1900, was as- signed to duty June 27, 1808, to assist in recruiting Company L, First Regi- ment, Connecticut Volunteers. He was mustered into the United States service July 8, and was commissioned as Sec- ond Lieutenant and Paymaster on the same date. Stationed at Fort Knox, Me.;: ordered to Camp Haven, Niantic, Conn., July 15; from Niantic went to Camp Alger, Falls Church, Va, July 20. Ordered to Porto Rico to join General Miles’ Army, which order was not carried into effect. W. E. Seymour, 1900, enlisted June 26, 1808, at Newport News, Va., in Bat- tery A, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Sec- ond Brigade, First Army Corps. Sent to Newport News, Va., to guard ship yard about May to. Sailed for Porto Rico Aug. 5. Camped at Ponce, for ten days, arriving there Aug. to, land- ing Aug. 12. Moved about five miles back of Ponce. Stationed there till re- turn, Sept. 4. Furloughed from Sept. 10 to Nov. to. Honorably discharged at Philadelphia, Nov. 19, 1808. Harry H. Wells, 1900, enlisted June 21, 1898, in the Ninth Company, United States Volunteer Signal Corps. Pro- moted to First-class Sergeant June 20. The company recruited in Brooklyn and New York. Encamped at Washington Barracks and Newport News, from there going to: Charlestown, S. C. Sailed from Charlestown for Ponce, -Porto Rico, where the Company was attached to General Miles’ headquarters. Sailed from Ponce, Porto. kico, via U. S. S. Seneca, Sept. 13, stopping at’ Santiago. Arrived in Jersey City Sept. 24. En- camped at Washington Barracks. Fur- loughed Oct. 1, for sixty days. Mus- tered out. Dec. 3, 1898, at Brooklyn. D. D. Tenney, ex-1900, was commis- stoned a Second Lieutenant in the Fifteenth Regiment, Minnesota Volun- teers, and assigned to Company K, by - Governor D. M. Clough, July 2, 1808. The company was mustered into the service of the United States, July 15, and the regiment, July 18. Was Act- ing Adjutant, detached camp Fifteen Minnesota Volunteers, Aug. 15 to Aug. . 21. Absent, ill at Minneapolis, from Aug. 21 to 25 inclusive, wound received ‘in line of duty. Appointed Adjutant, First Battalion, Aug. 27, and absent with leave Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, inclusive. Sick in quarters Nov. 20 to Nov. 24. Appointed as Adjutant, Third Battalion and relieved from duty as Adjutant, First Battalion, Jan. 1, 1899. Company K recruited in Minneapolis. Went into camp at Camp Ramsey July 5, 1808. Moved to Camp Snelling, Minn., Auy. 23; to Camp Meade, Pa., Sept. 15, ar- riving Sept. 18: to Camp Mackenzie, Augusta, Ga., Nov. 15, arrived Nov. 18. Mustered out of the service of the United States at Camp Mackenzie, Ga., March 27, 1809. Previous to his com- mission in Company L, enlisted in Bat-. tery. A, First Regiment Artillery, Con- necticut Volunteers, and went into Camp at Niantic, Conn., May 14. Re- jected on physical examination. Nineteen Hundred S. F. P. Holden, 1900S., enlisted May 17, 1898, in Light Battery A, First Regiment Artillery, Connecticut Vol- unteers. Went into camp at Camp Haven, Niantic, Conn., May 17, 1808. Furloughed for thirty days Sept. 16. Mustered out of the service of the a States at New Haven, Oct. 25, 1808. Jasper M. Rowland, 1900 S., enlisted May 2, 1808, in the First Naval Batta- lion, New York Naval Militia, as able-bodied. seaman. Assigned to the U.S. S. Yankee. The Yankee was en- gaged at Santiago, June 6; Guantanamo Bay June 13, Cienfuegos June 20, and later at Cassilda. Cut out and burned a fishing fleet off the Isle of Pines. Captured as prizes the S. S. Marie (Norwegian), and S. S. Burton (Eng- lish). Discharged from the Naval ser- vice of the United States Sept. 2, 1808. J. M. Watts, 1900 S., enlisted May 16, 1898, First Platoon, Battery A, Light Artillery, First Connecticut Volunteers. Went into camp at Camp Haven, Nian- tic, Conn., May, 1898. Furloughed for thirty days Sept. 16. Mustered out at New Haven, Oct. 25, 1808. J. C. Wurts, 1900S., enlisted April 23, 1898, in the Engineers’ Division, Connecticut Naval Battalion. Militia called out June 6, and went into camp at Camp Haven, Niantic, Conn. Mus- tered into the United States Navy and ordered to Boston to the receiving ship Minnesota June 15. Transferred to the monitor Catskill July 9. Transferred to the converted yacht Free Lance, July 10. Assigned to the New Hampshire July 22. Reported to the Naval Exam- ining Board at Philadelphia July 27, for examination. Reported to Secretary Long Aug. 2. Mustered out on board the receiving ship New Hampshire Aug. 24, 1808. Marion M. MacMillin, ex-1900 S., enlisted about the first of May, 1808, in Battery A, First Regiment Artillery, Connecticut Volunteers. Went into camp at Camp Haven, Niantic, Conn., soon: after’ “enlisting... Had “alittle experience in the Quartermaster’s De- partment. Was commissioned early in July, as Captain and Assistant Quarter- master in the United States Volunteer Army, after which he was discharged from the Battery and ordered to report in New York. In the latter part of July he was orderd to report to Colonel Kimball in New York, and was assigned to duty at Montauk Point as Quarter- master of the General Hospital ordered constructed in that camp, under the general direction of Assistant Surgeon- General, Colonel. Forwood. Was in charge of the building of the hospital, of the Ambulance Corps and of the unloading of all the sick from the trans- ports from the South. In September he became ill and was ordered home for a two weeks rest, after which he re- turned to duty. About Nov. 1, he was ordered to report at Huntsville, Ala., and was assigned to duty with a Cavalry Brigade of regulars, as Quartermaster on the staff of. General Arnold. Or- dered in the latter part of the Winter to Fort Sheridan, Wyoming, and was placed in charge of the construction ‘of barracks for a regimental post. Was recently reappointed by the President, Captain, under the Act of Congress passed March 2, 1899. 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