Sons of Veterans in Defiance Report for the Spanish-American War

The Sons of Veterans were an auxillary group to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).  Organized thirteen years after the Civil War, in 1878, the men in the group were all sons of the veterans of that war.

When the Spanish-American War broke out, the Sons of Veterans were called upon to fight.
In February 1898, the battleship, U.S.S. Maine, was shattered by an explosion in Havana, Cuba. Prior to this tensions had been high, but this incident was the tipping point that brought about the war between Spain and its colonies and the United States.  The "Dons" was a nickname for the Spaniards, based on the fictional character, Don Quioxte.

This call to arms appeared in the Defiance Democrat on May 19, 1898.



"This has given soldiers in Defiance a great impetus and seven Sons of Veterans have joined the ranks this morning.  The roster, up to date, is as follows.  Several more new men were mustered in this afternoon:

Capt. James F. Crandall

1st Lieut. - H. B. Lewis
2nd Lieut. - Wesley E. King
1st Sergeant - Harry C. Haynes
2d Sergeant - H. C. Schmick
3d Sergeant - Syl Garver
4th Sergeant - Frank B. Gorman
5th Sergeant - J. C. Tuttle

Private
J. H. Neaderhauser
M. W. Partee
Edward Colwell
Henry Robbins
Lem Sapp

Maurice Britton
James Spurgeon
J. Prosser
N. E. Andrews
W. O. Ash

W. D. Beardsley
Gale E. Hale 
L. E. Beardsley, Jr.
Frank H. Zoller
Charles E. Ayers

Clyde Davis
Wm. Robinson
Peter Both
Ed. Bell
Jacob Hay

Coe G. Robison
J. C. Osborn
Miley Koup
C. C. Shaner
Simon Naveau

Wm. Hollenbaugh
George W. Schamberger
R. Winshall
J. P. Thalman
Lewis E. Rife

Wm. H. Widmer
James O. Richardson
Gilson D. Light
Charles Boyer
Merry Lewis

E. E. Sanderson
Merle G. Richardson
R. C. Hall
Arthur J. Barr
Martin Young

Willis Newell
Charles Speaker
Albert Houtz
John Burk
Ben Pittenger

R. R. Weaver
Fred G. Root
David F. Kuhn
Ed. Kuhn
Otto J. Noe

Earl Weisenberger
George Lee
H. A. Spangler
J. T. Bermingham

Published on May 26th, 1898  were the physicians' lists of men who took the physical examination for military service in the Defiance military company.

"By Dr. Thacker:
George Lee - Irvin C. Hatfield - J. Fred Patten - Milo S. Koup - Albert R. Dills - Henry Clay Lewis - Harry C. Haynes -  B. E. Abell  - Leroy E. Beardsley Jr. - William O. Asche -  Albert V. Sieren - John Henry Neaderhauser -  Fred Arthur Mills  - William D. Beardsley  - George Clarence Houck  - Henry E. Minsel  -  Charles Bowen -  Lloyd Arlo Harrell  -  Arthur J. Barr  - Delos Benton Harrell

By Dr. Westrick:
H. F. Bartels  -  William H. Widmer -  Merrill Richardson  -  John Dunlapp  -  Martin Young  -   Edward Kuhn  -  Herman A. Spangler  -  C. Krabach  - Orlo J. Noe  -  Maurice S. Britton  -  W. A. Newell  - Earl Weisenberger  -  Lewis V. Carpenter  -  Volney A. Palmer  -  John P. Gleason  -  John Scott  -  Syl Garver  -  Robert Weaver  -  Edward A. Schultz  -  James F. Crandall

By Dr. Reynolds:
M. W. Partee  -  Jamed Ellsworth  -  Webb W. Wood  -  Theodore Keffer  - Frank M. McKellips  -  Frank H. Gorman  -  J. C. Tuttle  -  Fred N. Mink  -  C. H. Schmick  -  Wilson Motter  -  B. F. Pittenger  - David Phisps  -  Lem Sapp  -  Fred G. Root  - Peter Switzer  -  Harry B. Lewis  -  Wesley E. King  -  Peter Both 

By Dr. Stevens:
Alf Rollins -  Thomas W. Cleary  - William E. Houck  -  William Franklin Schooley  -  Fred H. Zeller  -  Jasper LeRoy Williamson  -  John E. Rowan  -  Brice Hilton Jr.  -  Edward E. Bell  - Joseph Peter Thalman  -  Clyde E. Davis  -  Franklyn M. Clark  -  William Conners  -  Joseph Wolf  -  Jay DeHaven  -  John Mansfield  -  William Henry Hollenbaugh."