Th is reco rd was pre par ed at th e r eq u es t o f th e F acu lty o f Pr i n ce to n U n i e s i a n d u b is he d in a o d an e wi h th e o rde r o f th e B o ar d o f v r ty , p l cc r c t ff h a n s u r a u r a n f r n in T u s e es . E er e o r s b e e m ad e to e e e i o m a io r t v y t c cc t t , fa m o s o f th e e e rs re e i e d h a v e b e e n u b is h e d e rb a im So m e ct , t l tt c v , p l v t . a u m n i h a e n o t res on de d in S i e o f r e e a ed a e m s to ea h h em l v p , p t p t tt pt r c t , n d th e s o f n a es o es n o t e refo re a to be o e e u as a li t m d th cl im c mpl t . S ch i t is h o wev e r i s h o ws h a a o o d n u mb e r o f P r i n e on me n s er e d h e i r , , t t t g ly c t v t o u n r in e e r d e ar me n w he h er o n an d o r s e a a n d did s o wi h c t y v y p t t , t l , t n cre dit to the m se lves a d th e ir Alma M ater . W I L LI A M L I BBEY . 1 N E T N N. un e 89 PR I C O J 9 . , , J , RECORD OF PRINCETON MEN DURING THE P — A A 1 9 8 8 . S ANISH MERIC N WAR , A ’ . OO 56 A W DHULL , M . D . , , Col d hi S ur eon A . a n C e S . f g , U. I do not regard myself as a positive participant. The Surgeon - General did not appear to care to avail himself of me I notwithstanding my expressed preparation for service , and u t 20th I remained at Denver ntil abou July , when was sent to inspect Camp Thomas (Chickamauga) and then to organize and command the Josiah Simpson General Hospital - at Fort Va Monroe , . f Dr . Woodhull is now chief surgeon o the 8th Army Corp s in Manila . ’ B ’ ‘ D 60 V T . CAL IN EWI I , M . , , Lt l. D . Co . S . S . A G U. , , U When the war began I was Maj or and Surgeon . S . S . an d on duty as Post Surgeon at the Fort Monroe station . On 29 h 1 F t 898 U . June , , the S . A General Hospital , ort Monroe , Va . I was , was established and in addition to my post duties Th t placed in command of it . e hospital was composed almos entirely of tents and had 560 beds for patients ; it was dis c N . 27th 1 898 . ontinued ov , , because of the cold weather L 15th 1 898 I t . an d On D ecember , , was promoted to Col G U . Deputy Surgeon eneral , S A W ’61 ED ARD FIELD , , Ma . 3. Ar t. j U. At the time that the war with Spain began I was In s pe c of r th e tor Artillery of the Departm ent of Califo nia , but upon 6 departure o f General Shafter for Cuba I assu med duties of - a n d - Adj utant General , Judge Advocate , in addition to my fo r regular duties , and nearly a m onth administered the o f o f routine affairs the department , in the absence Brigadier wh o o f General Merriam , remained in the Department Columbia to expedite the departure o f Washington and th e dist ri Oregon troops . My w ork embraced camping and b ution o f the v olunteer troops which were arrivin g almost en to daily . t G eneral Merriam arrived I continued act as n - u f d Adj uta t General pon his sta f. My uties were still further ' complicated by a detail from the W a r D epartment a s Acting - a s L Inspector Gener l in the ab ence of General awton . Find i n s s t o s I g it impo ible combine all the e functions , was r a s - b y L o f elieved Adjutant General ieutenant Bennett , ’ as - General M erriam s staff. My work Inspector General has to o f b een quite arduous , owing the number troops present and the quantity of a rms and stores requiring inspection and o f condemnation . I condemned over worth property and inspected money account-s t o th e extent o f several mil U o f lions . During this period I have inspected the ni v ersity s s d u California twice , and the po t in the epartment , incl ding o f u w . I the n ew post Honol lu , Ha aiian Islands asked the D epartment Commander for an opportunity to go to the front , but was told that my services here were indispensable to to him , owing previous service in the department and famil iarit y with its conditions . F L F My son , Robert ield , is First ieutenant in the our te e n th o n Infantry , and has been activ e service ever since he . s reached Manila Coming from special ervice in Alaska , he s o n 1 5 f S an ailed the th o July for Manila . While in Francisco he was ass igned to recruit an d command o n e of the skeleton s o n e companie , which he formed into of the finest companies m cn in the regiment , quite a large proportion being young m U t o u t - fro the niversities . The regiment wen upon p ost m duty al ost immediately upon their arrival at Manila . He participated with much credit in the battles of February 4th 5 th e and th , when insurgents attacked the United States f troops . A portion o the regiment containing h is company ’ was under General Lawton s command during the taking o f Santa Cruz and other points . He was the only officer with m his co pany , and the acting Colonel of the regiment specially praised his services . He has earned the respect of all his superiors , as well as the highest regard of those under his command . W ’ 6 1 ILLIAM A . RAFFERTY , , M ea t - l n d Co . S eco S . Ga v. U. F Being stationed at ort Riley , Kansas , at the beginning o f of the Spanish war , in command his squadron of the Sec o n d u Cavalry , was ordered to Chickama ga Park , Georgia , with 22n d 1 898 the squadron , and arrived at that place April , , and 1 2th remained there till May , when his regiment was ordered 4 h t o m . t Mobile , Alaba a On June left Mobile by steamers or fo r 7th transports Tampa , Florida , arriving there June , and o n J 14th remained board with men and horses till une , when ’ 5th fo r he sailed with the Army Corps , General Shafter s , San 22n d t . iago de Cuba Disembarked at D aiquiri , Cuba , June , 1 898 , and with his squadron participated in the campaign against Santiago and the Spanish army . Remained in Cuba t 28th ill August , when he was ordered to embark with his fo r L A u squadron Montauk Point , ong Island , arriving there h U n . gust 29t in the . S . tra sport Minnewaska Sick in Cuba o f o f fever July 8th to 1 8th . On leave of absence on account s 4th ickness contracted in Cuba , from September to Novem 1 8 24th 89 . ber , In Cuba he commanded the only squadron that took their horses with them into Cuba . ’6 N . 9 F STAHL, , Cha lain o S . V ls p U. ’ H Es 1 R . o 7 ANDALL P , , ha lain S . N. C p U. a Served in the Iowa at the battle of Santi go . L ’ 2 M . 7 WILLIA P ANE , , I t M l n ol . s . d . Vo . I C f. 25th 1 898 Monday , April , , went into camp at Pimlico , Md . , in accordance with orders received on the preceding 15 1 9 . 8 8 r e Saturday , from the Governor Of the State May , , f F F o . signed my commission as Colonel irst Regiment , I . N . L - U G . , in order to accept commission Of ieutenant Colonel in 1 V . S . olunteer service And on May 7 th was commissioned L - and mustered in as ieutenant Colonel , commanding the two U .