Charley Bishop served in Company F. 8th Illinois National Guard in the Spanish American War.
He enlisted on June 28, 1898 in the 8th IL National Guard which became the 8th U.S. Volunteer Regiment of Infantry. They were the only regiment to go to Cuba with all African American officers. They traveled from Springfield, IL to New York in Pullman Sleeping Cars, the first troops to be so transported. They sailed to Santiago Cuba and were assigned to San Luis de Cuba where they took charge of a large number of Spanish prisoners of war. They kept the peace between the Spanish inhabitants and the native Cubans. They suffered greatly from the numerous fevers while on the island. They returned home in 1899 to a gala banquet in Chicago and a parade through the "Chicago Loop". They moved to Springfield where they were mustered out by the Governor on April 3, 1899.
Mrs. Mary E. Bishop of 349 Lillerston Ave., Paris, KY applied for a government headstone for his grave and on June 12, 1936 one was shipped to Paris, KY to mark his grave as a veteran.
He enlisted on June 28, 1898 in the 8th IL National Guard which became the 8th U.S. Volunteer Regiment of Infantry. They were the only regiment to go to Cuba with all African American officers. They traveled from Springfield, IL to New York in Pullman Sleeping Cars, the first troops to be so transported. They sailed to Santiago Cuba and were assigned to San Luis de Cuba where they took charge of a large number of Spanish prisoners of war. They kept the peace between the Spanish inhabitants and the native Cubans. They suffered greatly from the numerous fevers while on the island. They returned home in 1899 to a gala banquet in Chicago and a parade through the "Chicago Loop". They moved to Springfield where they were mustered out by the Governor on April 3, 1899.
Mrs. Mary E. Bishop of 349 Lillerston Ave., Paris, KY applied for a government headstone for his grave and on June 12, 1936 one was shipped to Paris, KY to mark his grave as a veteran.
Charley Bishop served in Company F. 8th Illinois National Guard in the Spanish American War.
He enlisted on June 28, 1898 in the 8th IL National Guard which became the 8th U.S. Volunteer Regiment of Infantry. They were the only regiment to go to Cuba with all African American officers. They traveled from Springfield, IL to New York in Pullman Sleeping Cars, the first troops to be so transported. They sailed to Santiago Cuba and were assigned to San Luis de Cuba where they took charge of a large number of Spanish prisoners of war. They kept the peace between the Spanish inhabitants and the native Cubans. They suffered greatly from the numerous fevers while on the island. They returned home in 1899 to a gala banquet in Chicago and a parade through the "Chicago Loop". They moved to Springfield where they were mustered out by the Governor on April 3, 1899.
Mrs. Mary E. Bishop of 349 Lillerston Ave., Paris, KY applied for a government headstone for his grave and on June 12, 1936 one was shipped to Paris, KY to mark his grave as a veteran.
He enlisted on June 28, 1898 in the 8th IL National Guard which became the 8th U.S. Volunteer Regiment of Infantry. They were the only regiment to go to Cuba with all African American officers. They traveled from Springfield, IL to New York in Pullman Sleeping Cars, the first troops to be so transported. They sailed to Santiago Cuba and were assigned to San Luis de Cuba where they took charge of a large number of Spanish prisoners of war. They kept the peace between the Spanish inhabitants and the native Cubans. They suffered greatly from the numerous fevers while on the island. They returned home in 1899 to a gala banquet in Chicago and a parade through the "Chicago Loop". They moved to Springfield where they were mustered out by the Governor on April 3, 1899.
Mrs. Mary E. Bishop of 349 Lillerston Ave., Paris, KY applied for a government headstone for his grave and on June 12, 1936 one was shipped to Paris, KY to mark his grave as a veteran.
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