"JAMES VETAL. Residence: Bennington, Vermont. Born: Manchester, Vermont. Enlisted: May 9, 1898. Age 22. Remarks: Sick in quarters Aug. 2 to Aug. 19, 1898. Lost right forefinger Aug. 2, 1898, in line of duty." VERMONTERS IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898, prepared and republished under the direction of Major General Martha T. Rainville, The Adjutant General, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont, 1998, page 119. Jan Jordan