| Collection |
Farrow |
| Copyright |
Oshkosh Public Museum |
| Description |
Gelatin print mounted on gray colored card stock of James Kelsch, Company F, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard.
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| Year Range from |
1898 |
| Event |
Spanish American War |
| Film Size |
4" x 5" |
| Year range to |
1898 |
| Medium |
Cardstock/Photographic Paper/Ink |
| Neg # |
20696 |
| Notes |
Full standing view of James Kelsch, Company F, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard. He is wearing a fatigue blouse; trousers; leggings; cartridge belt with bayonet cabbard; blanket roll; knapsack; haversack with tin cup; canteen and campaign hat. He holds a Kragg-Jorgenson Rifle in the position of "Shoulder Arms". He wears a full beard from campaigning in Puerto Rico.
This regiment mobilized on April 28, 1898. The twelve companies came from Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Appleton, Beaver Dam, Ripon, Ashland, and other local communities. The regiment mustered into Federal service as the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteers, at Camp Harvey in Milwaukee on May 12. The men trained at Camp Thomas, Georgia for two months. In July, they moved by train to Charleston, South Carolina, where they shipped out to Puerto Rico. Landing at Playa De Ponce on July 28, 1898, they participated in combat at Coamo on August 9. They remained in Puerto Rico after the signing of the Peace Protocol for one month. Companies B and F, from Oshkosh, returned on September 9, to a hero's welcome. The 2nd and 3rd Wisconsin were the only two regiments from the state to see actual fighting during the war. There were no battle casualties, but ten men from the regiment died of disease during the conflict. |
| Object ID |
P2004.10.2 |
| Object Name |
cabinet card |
| People |
Kelsch, James |
| Place |
Oshkosh, WI |
| Print size |
4.25" x 6.5" |
| Subjects |
Portrait photographs
Male
Soldiers
2nd Wisconsin National Guard
Rifles
Spanish American War |
| Title |
James Kelsch, Company F, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard |
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Last modified on: December 12, 2009
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