Sgt. Ralph Woodward Hawthorne

Sgt. Ralph Woodward Hawthorne

From the Kane Co. Honor Roll

Co. E       3rd Ill.

Died – Nov. 11, 1935
Interred at Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin
Location – Lot 13, section 1

From the Ill. Adj't. Gen's. Report

Co. E       3rd Ill. N. G.

Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill.
Enlisted – June 8, 1898
Mustered In – June 8, 1898 at Chickamauga Park, Ga.
     Arrived at Newport News July 24, 1898.   Sailed on board the 'St. Louis' for Puerto Rico.   Duty in the area of Guayama, Puerto Rico until Nov. 2, 1898.   Embarked on board the 'Roumiai' for New York arriving Nov. 9, 1898.   Ordered to home station vis railroad arriving Nov. 11, 1898.
Mustered out – Jan. 13, 1899 at Joliet, Ill.

       Known Actions;
Aug. 2, 1898 – Under fire while landing at Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Aug. 5, 1898 – Battle at Guayama, Puerto Rico
Aug. 8, 1898 – Engagement north of Guayama, Puerto Rico
Aug. 13, 1898 – Engagement north of Guayama, Puerto Rico