Artificer

Veterans are entitled to a government issued grave marker. Veterans also end up indigent to a greater degree than those whom did not serve. It is not always because of pride in service that they, or their families, wish a government stone. Most people would consider it shameful for a veteran to have an unmarked grave. [i have no information on this burial pictured, i am just stating actualities]

The 10th Ohio Volunteer Infantry never saw combat. The Spanish American War was brief. It destroyed the remnants of an imperial, and military Spain. The United Stated achieved status as a naval, and imperial power. Most of what was the remaining Spanish empire, became part of the US empire. The Spanish called the war "El Desastre" — the Disaster. The war was fought in the Caribbean, and the Pacific from April to August of 1898.

In July the 10th Ohio was mustered with 1280 men and 42 officers. The armistice began on 12 August. The next week, the 10th Infantry was in training camp in Pennsylvania. They would finish their service in Georgia in March 1899. Twenty one men died of disease, two in accidents.

A military artificer is a term not now used in the US military. He was a mechanic, craftsman, maintenance man for arms and equipment. One artificer per infantry company was standard.