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Ribbon 4th Reunion 161st IND. VOL. INF. Regiment Rushville Ind. Spanish Am War
$ 13.2
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Description
Ribbon for the 4th Annual Reunion of the 161st Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Rushville, Indiana Sept. 14, 1903. This would be the Spanish American War.Silk, with red letters on cream. Very good condition.
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FROM WIKIPEDIA:
161st Indiana Volunteer Infantry
161st Indiana Volunteer Infantry (1898-1899)
- Organized and mustered into the service of the United States at Indianapolis July 11 to 13, 1898, with 46 officers and 1,228 enlisted men.
Assignments:
Assigned to First Brigade, Third Division, Seventh Army Corps, August 11
Assigned to First Brigade, Second Division, Seventh Army Corps, October 24
Movements:
Left for Jacksonville, Fla., August 11
Left Jacksonville October 23; arrived at Savannah, Ga., October 24
Sailed from Savannah on steamship
Mobile
December 13; arrived at Habana, Cuba, December 15, 1898
Sailed from Habana on steamships
Logan
and
Mobile
March 29, 1899; arrived at Savannah, Ga., March 31
Mustered out of the service of the United States at Savannah, Ga., April 30, 1899, with 46 officers and 1,153 enlisted men. Casualties while in service: Officers-none. Enlisted men- died of disease, 18; killed by accident, 1; deserted, 5.