tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post8472651056184527353..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: Pvt Rucker, ArtificerWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-34868997020729423942021-06-07T19:33:19.888-04:002021-06-07T19:33:19.888-04:00I had not previously read the genealogy of someone...I had not previously read the genealogy of someone who served during the Spanish American War, very interesting. I have ancestors who were military Artificers, and had not known the term before researching them. Thanks for sharing!Barb LaFarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01408252830042554109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-69929492306443735152021-06-06T21:58:40.030-04:002021-06-06T21:58:40.030-04:00Another fine post. It's surprising how old Joh...Another fine post. It's surprising how old John was to join up, so your story seems appropriate in some ways for Memorial Day too. The Spanish-American War was incredibly brief, especially compared to our current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Many units like John's were unprepared for a modern war. Disease in soldiers, even those who never reached Cuba, Puerto Rico, or the Philippines was a terrible consequence of how inadequate our military force had become. Norfolk, like so many ports, must have endured regular reports of typhoid, malaria, and yellow fever coming in from ships. These were the same deadly plagues that struck the workers on the Panama Canal too. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-23847064976462835592021-06-05T19:54:03.452-04:002021-06-05T19:54:03.452-04:00What an interesting history lesson! I didn’t know...What an interesting history lesson! I didn’t know anything about him. You are a great genealogist! Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145530293593063964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-27420935635847045442021-06-05T17:52:05.514-04:002021-06-05T17:52:05.514-04:00He was far to young to leave this world and it mus...He was far to young to leave this world and it must have seemed to unfair to those who survived him after all he'd done to help others. But life is what it is. A little strange, husband & wife buried in different places. That's why I simply want my ashes scattered across the Sierra Mountains somewhere near Lake Tahoe. That way I can be close to everyone as they come to the Lake on summer vacations where we have a family reunion every year. :)La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-88710455370956353862021-06-05T16:16:46.475-04:002021-06-05T16:16:46.475-04:00I had never heard the term artificer, either, and ...I had never heard the term artificer, either, and was just ready to google it when I read on to see you had described it. Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-66665639651611324882021-06-05T12:32:18.793-04:002021-06-05T12:32:18.793-04:00I know so very little about this part of history a...I know so very little about this part of history and I certainly did not know the word artificer. Again - so many deaths due to illness spreading through military camps. Whenever I read of someone with the name John Wesley something, I assume they were Methodist - or at least that the parents were. His obit doesn't say, but their connection to faith and the church is evident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-2368321401444166962021-06-05T08:29:10.255-04:002021-06-05T08:29:10.255-04:00So sad to see that he died so early, and that Camp...So sad to see that he died so early, and that Camp must have been pretty hard on all the men!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.com