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Original Spanish American War ROLL MUSTER BOOK 6th MVM Co. K. SGT. WILLIAM LEE

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Description

1897-1898 Spanish American War ROLL MUSTER BOOK Belonging to SGT. WILLIAM F. LEE
Company K 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia (MVM) Infantry Roster
Incredible historically significant military history!!!
The book is an Army issued Roll Call/Muster Tally Book - "Par. 1896, REGULATIONS M.V.M." at the top of each page and at the bottom of each page is printed "5-28-'95. 100."
Each set of entries below constitutes several pages of roster lists. 40+ pages are filled out with the entries listed below:
The first entries are from June-July-Aug-Sept-Oct 1896
Listed in order by Sergeant/Corporal/Bugler/Private by last name (some have complete names) and attendance status - P(resent) or A(bsent)
The next entries are from Oct-Nov-Dec 1896 and Jan-Feb-Mar 1897
Listed in order by Sergeant/Corporal/Bugler/Private by last name (some have complete names) and attendance status - P(resent) or A(bsent)
The 3rd set of entries are from Mar-Apr-May-June 1897
Listed in order by Sergeant/Corporal/Bugler/Private by last name (some have complete names) and attendance status - P(resent) or A(bsent)
The 4th set of entries are from Jun-Jul-Aug-Sept 1897
Listed in order by Sergeant/Corporal/Bugler/Private by last name (some have complete names) and attendance status - P(resent) or A(bsent)
The 5th set of entries are from Oct-Nov-Dec 1897
These entries include Captain U.A. Goodell, 1LT A.M. Higgins, 2LT Putney and then by Sergeant/Corporal/Bugler/Private and attendance status - P(resent) or A(bsent)
The 6th set of entries are from Jan-Feb-Mar 1898
These entries include Captain U.A. Goodell, 1LT A.M. Higgins, 2LT Putney and then by Sergeant/Corporal/Bugler/Private and attendance status - P(resent) or A(bsent)
The 7th set of entries are from Mar-April 1898
In addition to the list of men by ranks, there are annotations next to their attendance status indicating whether the individual soldiers are to "Remain in Service" -  "To Be Discharged" - "Time Expired" or "Reenlisted"
The 8th set of entries are from May 1898
Sgt. William F. Lee is now listed as 1st Sergeant of the 6th M.V.M.
The roster list is of the 1st Sergeant, Sergeants, Corporals,
Artificer
, Musicians, Corporals and Privates
The 9th set of entries are from August 1898
Full names of the men and no attendance taken. M.V.M. is crossed out and handwritten "6th Mass Inft. U.S.V. 2nd Bat'l'n"
Several pages are skipped and a list of men who were "Absent Sick" and the location that they were left (Guanica, Puerto Rico / USS Yale + other locations)
Followed by a list of men who were on "Provost Duty" and two that were AWOL (Away Without Leave)
The next list compiles men of Company C and any roles/position where they are "acting" or temporarily acting in a rank that they did not present hold. For example, William F. Lee states that the was acting 1LT from day 8.
A list of men left in Puerto Rico follows the acting list.
The last entry of any meaning is in the hand of Sergeant Lee:
He writes his name, home location and unit assigned.
"Sergeant William F. Lee Falls Church V.A.
Co K 6th Regt Mass U.V.S."
The 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was reconstituted in early 1898 as a unit of volunteers to fight in the Spanish–American War, under the command of Colonel Edmund Rice. The unit should not to be confused with the 6th Infantry Regiment of Regulars, which also fought in the war, though in the Philippines and Cuba.
6th Massachusetts deployed to Puerto Rico, landed at Guanica and worked its way east and inland to Ponce and Arecibo. In October of that year, it returned to Massachusetts and was disbanded. The unit's experience in the Spanish–American War was recorded by Lance-Corporal George King of the regiment's Concord Company in his letters home, which he later published in 1929.
6th Massachusetts MVM partipated in the following battles (Puerto Rico)
Battle of Yauco  & Battle of Guayama