United States. Army. Indiana Volunteer Regiment, 161st (1898-1899)

Scope and Contents This collection includes one bound scrapbook of newspaper clippings, mainly cartoons, from the Kokomo Daily Tribune in Kokomo, Indiana. Photographic prints of ships, including the Raleigh, Baltimore, Concord, Petrel, Iowa, New York, Amphitrite, and Indiana are included as well as various Spanish American War-related military scenes and leaders. A section of the clippings focuses on heroes and stories told after the completion of the war. Adhered to the last few pages...

Scope and Contents This collection contains two copies of a June 8, 1906 decision by the U.S. Treasury Department regarding the appeal filed by the State of Indiana to obtain back pay for the 161st Regiment Indiana Volunteers and two African American companies that served during the Spanish-American War. Additionally, there is a final report by attorney Albert W. Wishard and a June 12, 1906 document verifying that $11,674.61 was received by Wishard from Governor J. Frank Hanly for his legal services and expenses....