History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . , Edward, Aurora, Ind., , William, Spader, Ind., , Gidion H., Caleast, Ky., Farmer,Ward, Marcus, Lawrenceburg, Ind., , William J., Lawrenceburg, Ind., , John G., Cincinnati, Ohio, , John J., Lawrenceburg, Ind., , Curtis, Indianapolis, Ind., , Karl, transferred from 159th Ind. Vol. Inf. Dec. 1,1898. COMPANY A. GEORGE M. SILVERTHORNE. Captain George M. Silverthorne was born at Chicago,in 1877, a
History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . , Edward, Aurora, Ind., , William, Spader, Ind., , Gidion H., Caleast, Ky., Farmer,Ward, Marcus, Lawrenceburg, Ind., , William J., Lawrenceburg, Ind., , John G., Cincinnati, Ohio, , John J., Lawrenceburg, Ind., , Curtis, Indianapolis, Ind., , Karl, transferred from 159th Ind. Vol. Inf. Dec. 1,1898. COMPANY A. GEORGE M. SILVERTHORNE. Captain George M. Silverthorne was born at Chicago,in 1877, and after finishing a grammar-school course heentered the Michigan Military Academy, from which insti-tution he graduated in 1896. Later he went to North-western University and had just completed a two yearslaw course when war was declared against Spain. He was commissioned as first lieutenant of CompanyA, and later was made captain to succeed to CaptainOlds. During the first part of his service, Captain Silver-thorne acted as adjutant of the First Battalion. 26o HISTORY OF THE. Captain George M. Silv^rthorne. AUGUST H. W. JOHNSON. First Lieutenant August H. W. Johnson was born atHinsdale, Illinois, January 9, 1869. He was educated inthe public schools of La Grange, Illinois. Lieutenant Johnson is a contractor and builder, andfrom 1892 until 1895 he had charge of the constructionwork of the Grassila Chemical Company, of Cleveland andChicago. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIRST INDIANA. 261 He was promoted from second to first lieutenant tosucceed First Lieutenant Silverthorne. On October 25,1898, soon after the arrival of the regiment at Savannah,
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