6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, war album : historical events, reminiscences and views of the Spanish-American War, 1898- 1899 SHERWOOD ANDERSON

CORPARL SHERWOOD ANDERSON

6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, war album : historical events, reminiscences and views of the Spanish-American War, 1898- 1899

ROSTER OF COMPANY I.

SHERWOOD BERTON ANDERSON

The American Novelist Service to his country:

United States Military: Ohio Army National Guard
-------Rank: Corporal
-------Date Of Enlistment: April 25, 1898
------Date of Mustered out: May 24, 1899


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6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, war album : historical events, reminiscences and views of the Spanish-American War, 1898- 1899

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------YOUNG MAN FROM THE PROVINCES

At Camp Bushnell at the beginning of May, Company I was ordered to recruit eight-four men for service, and Anderson, unwilling to go back to his dead-end job at the cold storage company and drawn by the adventure of soldiering, chose to enlist.------////

On May 11, 1898 the first American Casualties of the war occurred during a daring raid to cut the telegraph cables at the entrance to Cienfuegos Bay--into which Company I would sail eight months later for its landing in Cuba--and on May 12, Sherwood Anderson, age twenty-one, and the rest of his company lined up at Camp Bushnell, held their caps across their chests with their left hands, stretched their hand rights hands straight up, and were sworn in the UNITED STATES SERVICE.

Anderson was now a private in Company I of the Sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

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July 1, 1898--Anderson was appointed one of the Company's six new Corparls.

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January 26, 1899, Until its return to regiment onMarch 13 the company was encamped just outside entrance to a Spanish prison. Upon returning to Camp Sixth Ohio. Anderson and the rest of Company I went to Provost Guard Camp at Cienfuego on March 26 and remained there until they left Cuba four weeks later.

Reference: Meek, Twentieth-Century History of Sandusky County Pg 280

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The first way in which the Spanish-American War experience was important to Anderson, then, precisely the opportunity it afforded to observe the languid, pulsating movement of life in societywhere tradesman could sleep indifferent to the chances for Trade.

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On April 21, 1899, the Sixth Ohio went aboard the U.S. Transport Sedgwick and the next day sailed for Savannah, Georgia this time rounding the western trip of Cuba and passing Key West.

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On May 24, just over a year after being sworn in Sherwood Anderson was mustered out of Infantry service at Camp MacKenzie and paid the of about $100 due him as a corporal. Then he and the rest of Company I entrained to for Clyde.

Reference: Howard, 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry War Album, "Happy Event at Camp Mackenzie. Letter to WBR from Elbert L. Huber,Chief NAVY and Military Service Branch, National Archives and Records Service, September 30, 1964: Enterprise June 1, 1899 pg 2.

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Reference: Meek, Twentieth-Century History of Sandusky County Pg 280

Reference: Howard, 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry War Album, "Happy Event at Camp Mackenzie. Letter to WBR from Elbert L. Huber,Chief NAVY and Military Service Branch, National Archives and Records Service, September 30, 1964:

Enterprise June 1, 1899 pg 2.

AN AMERICAN NOVELIST SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY.-------SPANISH--AMERICAN WAR.

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