IDAHO IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR

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IDAHO IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR

Taken from "History of Idaho, The Gem of the Mountains," James H. Hawley, Editor; Volume I;
Illustrated; Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company; 1920; Pages 566-574:

HOW IDAHO RESPONDED
On the same day that Congress formally declared war, telegrams were sent by the secretary of
war to the governors of the several states advising them of the allotment of troops under the
President's call for volunteers. The secretary also stated that it was the President's wish
that the National Guard should be used, as far as their numbers would permit, for the reason
that the men were already drilled, armed and equipped. As soon as Governor Steunenberg
received this notice from the war department, he issued his orders for the companies composing
the First Regiment to mobilize at Boise. Idaho's quota was two battalions of infantry of four
companies each. As an example of how enlistment was encouraged, the Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Mining Company offered $100 to each employe who enlisted, with a promise of employment upon his
return, and other companies in the state made similar offers. The companies mobilized at Boise
as rapidly as transportation accommodations could be provided and were mustered into the United
States service in accordance with the President'' call of April 23, 1898. The regimental
organization was as follows:

FIELD AND STAFF
John W. Jones, lieutenant-colonel; Daniel W. Figgins and Edward McConville, majors;
Durbin L. Badley, sergeant-major; Louis N. Roos, adjutant; James Graham, quartermaster;
Harry C. Shellworth, quartermaster sergeant; Jesse L. Conant, assistant surgeon with the rank
of first lieutenant; Albert W. Reed, chief musician; George H. Maronheimer, principal musician;
Fred D. Fenn, band sergeant; William E. Stephenson, chaplain. Several changes occurred in the
field and staff during the service of the regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, a man of fine
military attainments, had seen service as a colonel in the Confederate army during the Civil
war and consequently was well along in years. He resigned on the recommendation of the surgeon
and was succeeded by Capt. Thomas R. Hamer, who was mustered in as captain of Company E and who
in turn was succeeded by Maj. Daniel W. Figgins. Marvin L. Gallagher succeeded James Graham as
quartermaster, and T. M. Osborne succeeded Durbin L. Badley as sergeant-major. When Major
Figgins was promoted to the command of the regiment, Capt. Frank A. Fenn, of Company H, was
made major of the first battalion, and when Major McConville was killed on February 5, 1899, at
the battle of Santa Ana, Capt. P. W. McRoberts, of Company A, was promoted to the vacancy. In
the company rosters following are the names of all who were mustered into United States service
at the formation of the regiment. Some of these men died in service, some were discharged before
the regiment was mustered out, and a few were transferred to other commands.

COMPANY A
This company came chiefly from Canyon County and was mustered in with Phil W. McRoberts,
captain; Henry J. Syms, first lieutenant; George E. Steunenberg, second lieutenant;
William H. Watson, first sergeant; Willard C. Dyer, quartermaster sergeant; Edward A. Martin,
Frank Dement, Charles E. Peppard and Durbin L. Badley, sergeants; Jason W. Kelly, Arthur A. Brown,
William B. Peppard, John C. Gaunt, Peter Gearhart and Morris E. Bruner, corporals; Claude Hill
and Howard R. Hill, musicians; Paul F. Graf, artificer; Albert Hubner, wagoner.
Privates-Oskar Anderson, Charles W. Bechtol, Robert F. Beil, Silas W. Bernethy,
Alfred H. Brainerd, John R. Berry, Robert Bonner, Charles O. Cobb, Bert Colvin, Ross J. Colvin,
William G. Cottle, Harry F. Craig, William Dawn, Fred M. Dudley, Samuel J. Donaldson,
John Dornen, James W. Farmer, George Farrell, Gus C. F. Fieseler, Herman Fuchs, Sidney C. Fuld,
Percy W. George, Samuel D. Gilman, Henry Hacker, Silas P. Hagler, Barton S. Harris,
Samuel A. Harris, William C. Hicinbothem, Fred Hofman, Asa C. Hylton, George W. Jackson,
Jesse H. Jackson, Leslie Jones, Robert J. Kingston, Alonzo Lake, George W. Lee, Thomas McCaffrey,
David McIlveen, Harry McKinley, James Malloy, Wheeler H. Martin, Frank A. Morton,
Benjamin F. Moore, James J. Mullalley, Thomas C. Napier, Arthur Pearson, Ralph Polker,
William T. Rawlings, Charles O. Renn, Harley E. Reynolds, Thomas G. Rutter, William E. Stull,
John F. Swank, Wallace E. Tanner, James Taylor, Jesse Thompson, Fred Tucker,
Herbert E. Van Housen, Alexander Vaughn, Charles Wilhelm, Fred Wilson, Ames D. Wooden.

COMPANY B
Company B was a Lewiston organization and at the time of muster in was officered as follows:
Louis J. Schattner, captain; Edward O. Martinson, first lieutenant; John O. Barbour, second
lieutenant; Robert D. Stainton, first sergeant (promoted to first lieutenant); Ernest Scott,
quartermaster sergeant; John Wiggin, William M. Keller, Charles Gordon and Frank A. McCall,
sergeants; Fred S. Beckwith, Samuel W. Blue, Alvis Kalons, Charles W. Byers, Joseph A. Gill and
John H. Little, corporals; Isaac Hutchinson and Richard D. Pelkey, musicians; Thomas Nance,
artificer; Frank Stark, wagoner.
Privates-Charles W. Alkire, Robert L. Baldwin, William A. Beckwell, Frank R. Caldwell,
Herbert M. Caswell, Frank Cerveny, James Cleary, David D. Crites, Mack K. Cunningham,
John O. Derr, Frank C. Duncan, Fred Farr, Harry B. Ford, Frank B. Flora, Fred Folsom,
James R. Fraser, John W. Frederick, William H. Frederick, Frank B. Gorman, Darius P. Gray,
George W. Hall, William Hall, Caleb P. Hann, James C. Henderson, Herbert Hennes, Hyrum Jenson,
James Jenson, Oliver B. Jones, Richard B. Jones, Adam Kobel, Len Koren, Charles F. Kruse,
Stanley C. Lebrook, Theodore Link, John N. Lentger, John Lucey, Josephus C. McFadden,
Frederick B. McKee, Elmore A. McKenna, Thomas Martin, William E. Merriam, Donald Merritt,
Charles C. Miles, James Oswald, Guy E. Overstreet, Louis Peterson, Lewis A. Powless,
William B. Rea, Walter W. Rhoads, Alfred E. Riter, William H. Ritzheimer, William N. Robinson,
Joseph Reustmeyer, Robert Roos, Guy Simpson, Amos A. Smith, Martin Starling, Frederick W. Soule,
Joseph Strobel, William B. Strong, Horace D. Van Alstine, Bert Weeks, James Weston,
Chipear Wilcot (promoted to second lieutenant), Herman Wilde.

COMPANY C
Grangeville contributed Company C to the regiment. At the time of muster in John W. Murphy
was captain; Richard H. Hartman, first lieutenant; Edwin M. Holden, second lieutenant;
Fred N. McKenzie, first sergeant; Hugh M. McDermid, quartermaster sergeant; John A. Wood,
Benjamin D. Knorr and John A. Christiansen, sergeants; William H. Jones, William S. Maxey,
William C. Rothwell, John O. Lowe, Thomas W. Pany and James D. Jones, corporals;
Horatio A. Collar and Joseph Jones, musicians; Hubert H. Anderson, artificer; Henry H. Giles,
wagoner. James Graham, who entered the service as regimental quartermaster, was mustered out
as captain of this company.
Privates-Charles H. Abbott, Bird L. Adamson, William W. Adamson, Cyrus Albertson,
Tim W. Barton, Fred W. Beck, David Bjorn, Val Brackerburg, Thomas P. Burke, Thomas E. Chidsey,
John C. Cleff, Forest E. Collins, George Cook, Jr., James B. Crea, Robert Crea,
William P. Cutting, William L. Cunningham, John J. Donnelly, Ludwig Egeler, Bunker C. Eller,
Fred Goodwin, James C. Graves, Sidney Gray, John E. Greene, Howard G. Haller, Edward F. Harper,
Ellet Hitt, Joseph H. Horton, James W. Jeffreys, Norman W. Jones, Paul A. Henzel,
Arthur J. Labrask, Leander E. Lamon, Horation Lowe, George B. Manning, Edward Mason,
Lee G. B. McDowell, Guy Merritt, Robert Mills, Harry Minnick, Michael L. Murray, Solon Orr,
Edwin Patch, Frank R. Pearson, Irwin Pearson, Joseph L. Pope, Alvis L. Price, Herman G. Rapp,
James C. Rich, William Resh, Frank Riblett, Thomas Richardson, George C. Robins, James W. Ryan,
Jabez Saunders, George Simpson, Frank E. Smith, Zabud S. Starks, Fred H. Streeter,
William J. Tracy, Joseph J. Valentine, Wesley Walton, Frank A. Warden, Orson C. Wixom.

COMPANY D
Company D came from Latah County and was mustered in with the following officers: Edward Smith,
captain; Wells E. Gage, first lieutenant; James K. Bell, second lieutenant; Charles H. Armstrong,
first sergeant; Frank E. Harris, quartermaster sergeant; Ole G. Hagberg, William W. Burr,
George A. Snow and Alexander J. Macnab, sergeants; Benjamin E. Bush, James E. Jewell,
Emil G. Mautz, John B. Bell, Herbert L. Clement and Tremain M. Osborn, corporals;
Francis M. Snyder and William E. Reed, musicians; Theodore W. Nelson, artificer;
Winslow M. Howland, wagoner.
Privates-Peter W. Addison, Alfred Badomin, Albert M. Brunzell, John T. Burke,
John M. Carnahan, Peter Canfield, George F. Comstock, Charles E. Corron, Peter G. Craig,
George W. Cunningham, Charles A. DePartee, Eric J. Foss, Charles Galloway, Thomas F. Griffin,
George Guyett, Albert Hagstoom, Henry Hanson, William H. Harris, Maurice Hayes, John Herbert,
Floyd Hough, Frank Huber, Ross Isacs, Jerod H. Jacobs, Carl V. Johnson, Chris Jatten,
Benjamin F. Juvenal, George W. Kays, Charles M. Kennedy, William Koenigs, Robert L. Lansdon,
William H. Lillie, Walter S. McBride, Frank O. McFarland, James L. McIntyre, Barnom M. Mallory,
James Malloy, Ellery P. Martin, Charles H. Miller, Harry Moore, Allen Morton, Thomas E. Morton,
Lewis W. Nixon, Elmer E. Oylear, Jesse L. Rains, Walter S. Richardson, Andrew Ricketts,
Thomas A. Ricketts, Albert Seelig, Nicholas C. Sheridan, Melton H. Sims, Frank Smith,
Clyde A. Senter, Douglas Snyder, Pink A. Teague, Thomas T. Thornton, Louis Tucker,
Napoleon Vallett, Walter F. Wright, Joseph R. Willard, Ira Wycoff, Julian A. Yeager.

COMPANY E
This company was raised in the eastern part of the state, most of the members coming from
Fremont and Bonneville counties. It was mustered in with Thomas R. Hamer as captain;
Levi Castle, first lieutenant; Frank G. York, second lieutenant; Leander S. Barrows, first
sergeant; Percy W. Maryon, quartermaster sergeant; David S. Montgomery, Harlan P. Eastman,
Lewis A. Smith and Oscar English, sergeants; Page Siglin, Joseph Thomas, Charles T. Johnson,
John S. Dastal, Norval Bigler and Carl R. Schotte, corporals; John R. Jones and
William J. Buckley, musicians; LeRoy Alvord, artificer; James T. Pitt, wagoner. The
commissioned officers of this company underwent a complete change. Captain Hamer was promoted
to lieutenant-colonel; Lieutenant Castle was transferred to Company H as captain;
Robert H. Tschudy, first lieutenant; Leander S. Barrows, second lieutenant.
Privates-Joseph Anderson, Charles Axtell, Howard S. Barclay, Charles C. Barnes,
William A. Bell, Ernest Bieri, Frank Bint, John W. Bruce, William Burgess, Francis Burke,
Eugene Carothers, Olaf Carlson, Moroni Caldwell, Bert O. Compton, Samuel Cochran, Elmer Collette,
William Crowley, John J. Cuddihy, William H. Davis, John Dowd, William Dwight, Ammon W. Elder,
Oscar Elg, James W. Ferguson, Peter C. Fjelsted, Rollah W. Forbes, Mark A. Gorham, Milton Graham,
J. H. Hard, George E. Hicks, Frank W. Higginson, Jasper Hines, Charley Jenkins,
Rochus Kettermeier, William R. C. Kennedy, Eugene Marker, Peter Marker, Joseph C. May,
Burrell A. Neider, Magnus Nilson, Clarence Oakden, William F. Olen, Michael O'Leary,
Frank J. Oviatt, Parley Henry Reeder, Herman H. F. Studer, Frank Smith, Lyman A. Strunk,
John W. Sharp, Robert A. Tempest, John Townsend, John Wallenstein, James Watson,
Joseph G. Winter, Rudolph Wriest, Clarence Young.

COMPANY F
This company came from Shoshone County and was mustered in with the following officers and
enlisted men: Max J. Linck, captain; William J. Kipp, first lieutenant; Isaac M. Busby, second
lieutenant; Alfred J. Dunn, first sergeant; William D. Gillespie, quartermaster sergeant;
Peter R. Nelson, Louis H. Pohle, Abel R. Knight and Thomas Proctor, sergeants;
Alexander H. Rambo, Arthur Brown, Felix Keenan, William Caffe, David McEwen, John H. Reed,
William Smith, Fred C. Skinner, Marcus White, Louis B. Beach and Charles Gabriel, corporals;
Fred L. Fetterly, musician; William G. Kuch, artificer; Gus Becker, wagoner.
Privates-Adolph Agidius, John Anderson, George Babcock, Charles Bankey, John C. Bargfeld,
Mead Barr, William Beaushene, Frank Benefield, Orville V. Brown, Albert Burke, Amos Burrow,
Morris Carlson, Jasper D. Carter, Charles C. Chambers, Thomas Clagett, Fred C. Conklin,
Anson B. Countryman, Bernard Dillon, William C. Field, Peter Ghigliere, Charles Hatinger,
Harry Hood, Hugh Hutchinson, Matt W. Koskela, Enoch L. Koth, Charles F. Lamb, Paul T. Larson,
Robert Lent, Timothy Looney, William H. Luddy, John S. McBride, Archie McDonald, Barnard Maxwell,
Ira S. Melton, Marion W. Moor, William H. Moss, William Munson, Charles F. O'Donnell,
Edward H. Parks, James Patterson, John H. Reynolds, William Siebert, Orin Smith, Henry R. Snider,
Bruse Sotheren, Alexander Steadman, Neil Strour, Isaac Troutman, William A. Walker,
Gunder Wayland, James Whalen, Eugene E. White, Frank Wilson, Frank E. Wood, Fred Worley,
Uzile Young.

COMPANY G
Pocatello was the headquarters of this company, the organization of which at the time of muster
in was as follows: William E. Whittington, captain; Frank W. Hunt, first lieutenant;
Robert H. Tschudy, second lieutenant; John A. Kane, first sergeant; Julian F. Fisher,
quartermaster sergeant; George H. Masonheimer, William J. Karns, Thomas C. Linehan and
Thomas H. Davis, sergeants; Thomas H. Fitzpatrick, Howard J. Church, Claude E. Jones,
Otto J. Schell, Prentiss J. Law and Walter Dugard, corporals; Fred J. Taylor and
William J. Bessert, musicians; William Judd, artificer; James J. Taylor, wagoner. Lieutenant
Hunt of this company was mustered out as captain of Company A, and Lieutenant Tschudy as first
lieutenant of Company E. Durbin L. Badley and John A. Kane were the lieutenants of Company G
when the regiment was mustered out.
Privates-Alfred Allard, Charles D. Bailey, Sidney C. Bailey, Horace L. Barlow,
Richard M. Barnard, William H. Brandenburg, Hans Christofferson, John D. Clark,
Daniel W. Collins, Henry M. Coyle, George H. Crookston. Frank B. Cushman, Orion L. Darrah,
Parley P. Dille, Willard Dille, John Doherty, Albert S. Fisher, James V. Forden, Barton D. Fox,
John F. Gorman, Grant I. Graham, Zana L. Granger, John Haag, Frank E. Haskell, Robert L. Hittle,
John Huber, Christian Jensen, Ray J. Keeney, William H. Kroll, Edward C. Kroll, Peter Larson,
Mark Lawrence, Daniel Lindsay, Edgar A. Mayes, Frank B. Mulligan, Walter Newsock,
Alvin H. Norris, Ephraim Paxton, William C. Payne, William W. Rampton, Frank Ray, Albert W. Reed,
Robert A. Redley, Charles N. Rooker, Harry Rutherford, William J. Saffell, Fred J. Schell,
Jacob Schmit, Joseph Schmitt, George Scott, Rochester H. Smith, George W. Soule, Hyrum Spillman,
Bert J. Stearns, David W. Thomas, Lilburn B. Thomas, Nicholas F. Tigue, Austin L. Weaverling,
William J. Weaverling, William E. White, John B. Wilber, Thomas C. Williams, William C. Woodside,
William Wright.

COMPANY H
A majority of the members of Company H came from the City of Boise. When mustered into
the United States service the roster of the company was as follows: Frank A. Fenn, captain;
Harry C. Worthman, first lieutenant; Edgar T. Hawley, second lieutenant; Fred E. Bruman, first
sergeant; Jules Hanigue, quartermaster sergeant; Roscoe Treadwell, Walter A. Miller,
Wynn W. Pefley and Harry Shellworth, sergeants; Oliver H. Reed, William H. Morrison,
Charles A. Taylor, Winfield C. Tatro, Leonard Packer and Harry L. Plowman, corporals;
Fred S. Fenn and Leslie Shellworth, musicians; Mahlon C. Harvey, artificer; John F. Hitt,
wagoner. Captain Fenn was promoted to major of the first battalion, Lieutenant Hawley was
transferred to Company F and was mustered out as first lieutenant of that company, and Company H
was mustered out with Levi Castle as captain; Harry S. Worthman, first lieutenant;
Charles H. Armstrong, second lieutenant.
Privates-Joseph L. Adams, Lynton E. Athey, Charles A. Benedict, Liew W. Bothwell,
Cain H. Bowen, Granville S. Bradbury, Elijah Broadbent, Edward W. Callan, James G. Camp,
Lang Carlston, John J. Collins, Fred W. Diehl, Claud E. Fenton, Ole W. Fenton, John L. Ford,
William A. Foster, Robert H. Fulton, William Fulton, Archie A. Goldsberry, James C. Henson,
Frank Holcomb, George Jensen, William Johnson, Harry F. Kendall, Walter I. Kennedy,
Joseph J. Kent, Earl S. Kenzie, Jacob Korby, George M. Kurtwell, Dennis Likens,
Chester C. McCarthy, Harry W. McClure, Patrick F. McGlynn, Joseph Mitchell, Thomas Z. Morse,
George F. Nelson, Alfred Nuzman, Louis E. Nuzman, Harry O'Hagen, Ralph R. Pomeroy,
Alfred W. Porter, William S. Potts, Christopher W. Pfost, Isaac C. Richardson, Noah Rose,
Ray Sailor, George M. Sears, Wilbur C. Shangle, John Shanks, Albert Slater, William Slater,
Edward E. Smith, Emmett Smith, John L. Smith, Sylvester Spaulding, William G. Taylor,
Edward Thierolf, Cecil G. Thorn, Arthur Thompson, Harry Wells, Henry Wendt, Conrad Wollburg.

FLAG PRESENTATION
Just before the regiment left for the front, it was presented with a handsome flag of
military blue silk, upon which was embroidered in richly colored silks the Great Seal of the
State of Idaho. This flag was presented by the women of the state and was carried by the
regiment during its entire service. Col. Charles H. Irvin, of Boise, suggested the material
and design for the flag, and through the courtesy of Mrs. J. B. Lyon, of Chicago, mother of
Mrs. Calvin Cobb, of Boise, the flag was made in Chicago by skilled needle-workers. After the
war the legislature directed to collect all flags belonging to the state of Idaho and carried
by troops in the Spanish-American war and preserve them in the capitol building, and $100 were
appropriated for the purpose. The flag presented to the boys of the First Idaho is now
preserved under that order and can be seen by visitors to the capitol.

IN THE PHILIPPINES
On May 19, 1898, the regiment entrained at Boise under orders to proceed to San Francisco.
There it remained in Camp Merritt until June 26, 1898, when it embarked on board the steamer
Morgan City for the Philippine Islands. The Morgan City was an old passenger steamer that had
been in the Alaska service, with no apparatus for distilling water, so the supply of drinking
water was stored in tanks. Several cases of sickness occurred during the voyage, but no deaths
except that of one man who went insane before embarking and jumped overboard. The Morgan City
sailed into Manila Bay on the last day of July, and on August 6th the troops were landed at
Para�aque.
For about a week the regiment was stationed at Camp Dewey, serving part of the time on
trench and outpost duty. At the battle of Manila, August 13, 1898, it was in the trenches
before the city but was not actively engaged. On August 18, 1898, it occupied the barracks at
Malate and during the remainder of the year was engaged in outpost and patrol duty. Early in
February, 1899, The regiment became attached to the command of General King. It was during the
same month that the long expected outbreak of the Filipinos commenced, and General King's
command was attacked early in February at Santa Ana. This was one of the few engagements of
the war in the Philippines in which the enemy fought in regular military formation.
Major Edward McConville was the first man of the Idaho regiment to be killed. He was shot
dead at the very commencement of the battle. Instead of being terrified by this the Idaho
regiment was greatly incensed and an advance being ordered, they started on the double quick.
General King, knowing that they were greatly outnumbered, feared the result and attempted to
order them back, but the Idaho boys continued their advance and the General finally said, "There
go the Idaho savages and all hell cannot stop them," and made no further effort for their recall.
In this charge the regiment killed hundreds of the enemy and hundreds more were drowned in
the Passig River in their attempts to cross and thus evade the fire of the Idaho troops. Two
Krupp field guns that had been used by the insurgents were captured in this charge. The Idaho
Legislature at its next session addressed a memorial to Congress asking that these guns be
presented to the State of Idaho as a trophy of the valor of her sons on the field of battle,
but the request was not granted.
While the battle of Santa Ana was won by the Idaho regiment almost alone, as but very few
of the balance of General King's brigade participated in it, and while the losses of the enemy
exceeded the number of men in the Idaho regiment, it is doubtful if it was a real victory by
reason of the loss of Major McConville. The major was an old soldier, having participated in
the Civil war and in many of the subsequent Indian wars. A man of great intelligence and
undoubted brains, well known by the people of Idaho and well liked by everyone, his death was
universally lamented, and the military service of the Government lost a brave and efficient
officer, one who immediately before his death had been mentioned for substantial promotion.
On February 10, 1899, the Idaho regiment participated in the battle of Caloocan, in which
the enemy suffered another severe defeat. The action at Malaban followed and in both of these
battles the boys from Idaho distinguished themselves by their bravery and discipline. The
regiment was then put upon outpost and patrol duty in the district of San Pedro Macati and
continued in this work until April, at which time a portion of the regiment accompanied General
Lawton on the Laguna Bay expedition and took part in the fighting at Santa Cruz on April 9th
and 10th. The remainder of the service in the Philippiines was mainly an attempt to establish
order, slight scrimmages with the insurgents occurring almost every day. On July 29, 1899, the
insurrection being practically ended and a large number of the volunteers engaged in the war
having already recrossed the Pacific, the Idaho boys were ordered home and reached San Francisco
on August 29, 1899.
The news of their expected return was sent to Idaho shortly after the transport upon which
they had embarked had started for San Francisco. Governor Steunenberg, anxious to do honor to
the regiment, requested all of the state officers who could conveniently do so, and as many of
the citizens of the state as could make the trip, to accompany him to San Francisco to welcome
the Idaho boys upon their return. Nearly one hundred citizens of the state accompanied the
governor upon this trip and waited in San Francisco until the regiment arrived. Frank W. Hunt,
one of the captains of the regiment and who was elected governor of the state in the ensuing
year, said in his message to the Legislature delivered in January, 1901, "Upon the return of
the Idaho Regiment of Volunteers from the Philippine Islands in September, 1899, complying with
the custom of all other states in the Union and their express desire to testify substantially
their heartfelt appreciation of our volunteer soldiers, the regiment was met in San Francisco
by the governor, the congressional delegation, some of the state officers and a delegation of
our citizens and provisions were made for the state to pay the expenses of the return of the
regiment from San Francisco to Idaho. Deficiency warrants were issued to cover the amount of
the expense, $8,293.74, for which appropriation should now be made."
The principal item of this expense was a special train which brought the regiment from
San Francisco to Boise and the transportation of the men from Boise to their homes. It is
almost needless to say that the suggestion of the governor was universally acquiesced in and
the Legislature by unanimous vote made the requested appropriation.
A number of the officers of the regiment received unusual honors while in the Philippines.
Major Hamer, who was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the regiment after ill health compelled
Colonel Jones to resign, was appointed Judge of the Provost Court, and Major Figgins was promoted
to the command, being in command when the regiment arrived in San Francisco. Captain
Frank W. Hunt, of Company G, afterward governor, served for some time as an officer of the
staff of General Overshine, and Lieutenant Edgar T. Hawley, of Company H, was made judge
advocate of the division under the command of General Thomas M. Anderson. The war in the
Philippines was fought in the main by troops from the Pacific Coast. California, Oregon,
Washington, Montana, Utah and Idaho all had regiments, or portions of regiments, in the
service. A few troops from other sections, notably a Nebraska regiment and a Tennessee
regiment, were among the volunteers, but it was the gallant soldiers from the Pacific slope
that composed the principal part of the troops actually engaged and it is to them that the
credit for the pacification of the Philippines is due. Idaho has always been proud of its
first regiment and its citizens have always felt that the good name of the state was upheld
by the brave boys composing the command, and that the Idaho regiment added a new record for
valorous service to the annals of American Volunteers.

ROLL OF HONOR
In commemoration of the services of the Idaho regiment a magnificent bronze tablet was
ordered by the state and placed at the entrance of the old Capitol building in Boise, and
thereon is engraved the names of the thirty-four sons of Idaho who were killed in action or
died in the service of their country during the war with Spain. All of these were members of
the First Idaho, which performed such gallant service in the Philippines. Their names, in the
order in which they appear on the tablet, are: Edward McConville, Edward Taylor, Paul Draper,
Frank Dement, Bert Colvin, F. R. Caldwell, J. R. Frazer, George W. Hall, William H. Jones,
James D. Jones, Bird L. Adamson, William J. Tracy, H. G. Haller, Ole G. Hagberg, James Ganong,
William Burgess, Harry L. Plowman, George E. Hicks, Charles F. O'Donnell, Adolph Agidius,
William Beaushene, J. H. Hard, George M. Scott, Orion L. Darrah, Walter Dugard, Harry W. McClure,
Frank Holcomb, John N. Lentger, Dennis Likens, Hyrum Jensen, Guy Simpson, John Lucey,
Charles A. Taylor, W. D. Gillespie.