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Indiana Militia Regiments - Spanish American War

One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana Infantry.-Official title, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry (Third Regiment, Indiana National Guard). Headquarters, South Bend, Ind. Organized June 30, 1883. Mustered in for war with Spain, May 10, 1898. Strength for war with Spain : 50 officers, 1,257 enlisted men. Commanded by Col. George M. Studebaker during war operations. Stationed during war: (1) Camp Mount, Indiana; (2) Camp Thomas. Georgia: (3) Fort Tampa, Florida; (4) Fernandina, Fla. Casualties during campaign : death of 2 officers and 1.7 men. The regiment was mustered out at Indianapolis, Nov. 1,1898. The One Hundred and Fifty-seventh was twice ordered aboard transports at Tampa for service in Cuba, but orders were countermanded.

One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Indiana Infantry.-Official title, One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry (Second Regiment, Indiana National Guard). Headquarters, Indianapolis. Organized May 27, 1882. Mustered in for war with Spain, May l(i. 1898. Strength for war with Spain : 50 officers, 1.292 men. Commanded by Col. Harry B. Smith during war operations. Stationed during war: (1) Oamp Mount, Indiana; (2) Camp Thomas. Georgia; (3) Camp Poland, Tennessee. Casualties during campaign : death of 10 men. The regiment was mustered out at Indianapolis. Nov. 4, 1898.

One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Indiana Infantry.-Official title, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Regiment. Indiana Volunteer Infantry (First Regiment, Indiana National Guard). Headquarters, New Albany. Organized May 4, 1881. Mustered in for war with Spain, May 12, 1898. Strength for war with Spain: 51 officers, 1,818 enlisted men. Commanded by Col. John T. Barnctt during war operations. Casualties during campaign: death of 1 officer and 10 men. The regiment was mustered out Nov. 23, 1898.

One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana Infantry.- Official title. One Hundred and Sixtieth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry (Fourth Regiment, Indiana National Guard). Headquarters, Marion. Organized July 5, 1890. Mustered in for war with Spain, May 12. 1898. Strength for war with Spain: 50 officers, 1,264 enlisted men. Commanded by George W. Gunder during war operations. Sent from United States for service in Cuba.

One Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana Infantry.-Official title. One Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Organized as volunteers June 24, 1898. Mustered in for war with Spain. July 15,1898. Strength for war with Spain: 46 officers, 1,228 men. Commanded by Col. Winfield T. Durbin during war operations. Sent from United States for service in Cuba.

First Indiana (Colored) Infantry.-Official title, Indiana Colored Infantry. Two companies only. Headquarters, Indianapolis. Organized and mustered in for war with Spain. July 15.1898. Strength in officers and men for war with Spain : Company A, 104; Company B, 108. Commanded by: Company A, ('apt. J. M. Porter; Company B, Capt. John J. Buckner. Stationed during war: (1) Fort Thomas, Kentucky; (2) Chickamauga. Ga. These companies were mustered out at Chickamauga, Jan. 20, 1899.

Twenty-seventh Indiana Battery.-Official title, Twenty-seventh Light Battery, Indiana Volunteers (Battery A, First Artillery, Indiana National Guard). Headquarters, Indianapolis. Organized Aug. 8, 1882. Mustered in for war with Spain May 10, 1898. Strength for war with Spain : 4 officers, 173 enlisted men. Commanded by Capt. James B. Curtis. Sent from United States for service in Puerto Rico. The regiment was mustered out at Indianapolis, Nov. 25. 1898.

Twenty-eighth Indiana Battery.-Official title, Twenty-eighth Battery, Light Artillery, Indiana Volunteers. Headquarters, Fort Wayne. I rid. Organized Nov. 21. 1888. Mustered in for war with Spain. May 12, 1898. Strength in officers and men for war with Spain, 175. Commanded by Capt. W. F. Rankc during war operations. Stationed at Camp G. H. Thomas, Georgia. Casualties during campaign : 1 death. The regiment was mustered out at Indianapolis, Ind , Oct. 31, 1898.