159th Indiana Volunteer Infantry

159th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (1898-1898) - Organized and mustered into the service of the United States at Indianapolis May 12, 1898, with 50 officers and 977 enlisted men.

• Assignments:
  • assigned to First Brigade, Second Division, Second Army Corps, May 24

• Movements:
  • Left Indianapolis May 22; arrived at Camp Alger, Va., May 24
  • Left Camp Alger August 3, marching via Thoroughfare, Va.; arrived at Camp Meade. Pa., August 28.
  • Left Camp Meade September 11; arrived at Indianapolis September 12.
  • Furloughed from September 18 to November 10

Mustered out of the service of the United States at Indianapolis November 23, 1898, with 49 officers and 1,240 enlisted men. Casualties while in service: Officers-died of disease, 1. Enlisted men-died of disease, 10; deserted, 8.

From:

• Correspondence Relating to the War with Spain, Center for Military History, U.S. Army, Vol 1
  • The Organization of the Army during the Spanish-American War, page 509
  • Organization of Volunteers, page 581

See Also:

• Spanish American War
• Spanish American War Regiments
• Spanish American War Camps