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UNITED STATES WAR RECORD. 



at the disposal of the "Annual Cyclopaedia" all 

 available data bearing directly on the subject. 



The naval record shown in this article has been 

 prepared largely from official data, obtained by 

 courtesy of the Navy Department at Washington 

 and commanders serving on many of the vessels 

 mentioned as being on active service during the 

 campaign. 



It will be observed that some regiments and some 

 vessels occupy a seemingly disproportionate space 

 in the record. When this happens no slight is in- 

 tended. In some instances the service of regiment 

 or ship has been devoid of incident ; in others the 

 record, although earnestly sought for, has not been 

 secured. 



Endeavor has been made to systematize, as far as 

 possible, the entries for organizations and vessels. 

 Where certain information is lacking it may be 

 taken for granted that the required facts were not 

 within reach. 



Title. As the title or name by which organiza- 

 tions are commonly known does not always corre- 

 spond with the official title, it has been deemed ad- 

 visable to give the latter a separate place. 



Date of Organization. Usually the date given 

 is that on which au organization was first brought 

 together. Regiments have frequently been disband- 

 ed and reorganized, but the traditions of the corps 

 always remain ; hence it seems best to give original 

 dates. 



Strength. Considerable discrepancy has been 

 found between State and Federal figures ; but as a 

 rule those given under proper State authority of 

 very recent date have been accepted. This refers, 

 of course, to volunteer organizations. 



Stations during War. Under this heading en- 

 deavor has been made to show the various tempo- 

 rary stopping places of organizations in the United 

 States and elsewhere. Sometimes only a part of an 

 organization was stationed at the place indicated. 

 It has been found impossible to complete the show- 

 ing in greater detail than appears. 



Casualties. The word " casualties " has been 

 somewhat misunderstood by State officials. It is 

 intended, except where the records of engagements 

 are given, that only deaths should be shown. For 

 regiments actually under fire only killed and 

 wounded are shown, as a rule. 



In the following military record Federal troops 

 are arranged numerically, by branches of the serv- 

 ice. State organizations are arranged alphabet- 

 ically by States, the organizations in each State 

 being inserted numerically. 



The vessels of the navy are arranged alphabet- 

 ically by fleets or squadrons, the North Atlantic 

 fleet being first, followed by Pacific and Asiatic 

 squadrons and vessels on special duty. 



FEDERAL TROOPS. 



FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS. 



{Entered in the order in which they appear in the War De- 

 partment roster, issued March 9, 1890.) 



Engineer Battalion. No detailed report of the 

 services and movements of this battalion is avail- 

 able at present. The nature of the service per- 

 formed was such that detachments must accompany 

 every considerable body of troops on the march or 

 during active service in the field. In the operations 

 against Santiago two companies (C and E), consist- 

 ing of 8 officers and 192 men, were with the head- 

 quarters of the Fifth Army Corps. One man was 

 wounded. Detachments accompanied the expedi- 

 tions to Puerto Rico and the Philippines. So far as 

 is known, members of the battalion have also been 

 sent to Hawaii on special service. The Corps of 



Engineers was first established during the Revolu- 

 tionary War, and has continued in existence ever 

 since. 



Signal Corps. The service of the Signal Corps 

 during the last war was largely in detachments, the 

 service being special, like that of the engineers. 

 The strength of the Signal Corps detachment with 

 the Fifth Army Corps in Cuba on June 30 was 7 

 officers and 81 men. No casualties were reported. 

 Members of the Signal Corps accompanied the 

 Puerto Rican and Philippine expeditions. The 

 establishment of a Signal Corps in connection with 

 the United States army may be said to date from 

 June 27, 1860, when Dr. A. J. Myer was made sig- 

 nal officer. 



First Cavalry. Official title, First Regiment of 

 Cavalry. Organized as First Regiment of Dra- 

 goons, March 2, 1833 ; as First Regiment of Cav- 

 alry, Aug. 3, 1861. Served in Mexican War, Civil 

 War, and Indian expeditions. Quartered in Kansas, 

 Arizona, Oklahoma, and Illinois at outbreak of war. 

 Placed under orders for war with Spain, April 15, 

 1898. Strength in officers and men for war with 

 Spain : 20 officers, 503 men. Commanded by Lieut.- 

 Col. C. D. Viele during war operations. Stationed 

 during war : (1) Chickamauga, Ga. ; (2) Cuba. Sent 

 from United States for service in Cuba. Served at 

 La Quasima and in operations against Santiago. 

 Troops A, B, G, and K participated in engage- 

 ments at La Quasima. Troops A, B, C, D, E, G, H, 

 I, and K took part in subsequent operations against 

 Santiago. Casualties during campaign : 7 men 

 killed, 3 officers and 5 men wounded at La Qua- 

 sima ; 1 officer and 12 men killed, and 47 men 

 wounded at San Juan. The regiment left Cuba 

 for United States Aug. 8, 1898. The First Cavalry 

 took part in the brilliant charge when the Spanish 

 position was carried at La Quasima on June 24, 

 1898 ; also at San Juan. The regiment is now sta- 

 tioned in United States. 



Second Cavalry. Official title, Second Regimen 

 of Cavalry. Organized 1836. Served in Flori" 

 and Mexican Wars, Civil War, and Indian expedi 

 tions. Quartered in New Mexico, Colorado, an 

 Kansas at outbreak of war. Placed under orde 

 for war with Spain, April 15, 1898. Strength i 

 officers and men for war with Spain : 9 officers, 25 

 men. Commanded by Lieut.-Col. W. A. Raffert; 

 during war operations. Stationed during war : (" 

 Chickamauga, Ga. ; (2) Cuba ; (3) Puerto Ri 

 Sent from United States for service in Cuba an 

 Puerto Rico. Served with Fifth Army Corps i 

 Cuba ; with Gen. Miles in Puerto Rico. Troops 

 C. D, and F participated in operations against Sai 

 tiago. Casualties during campaign not reports 

 The four troops in Cuba were the only mounte( 

 troops in Gen. Shafter's command at Santiago. Th< 

 regiment is now on service in Cuba. 



Third Cavalry. Official title, Third Regiment <> 

 Cavalry. Organized as a regiment of mounte( 

 riflemen, May 19. 1846; as Third Regiment 

 Cavalry, Aug. 3, 1861. Served in Mexican War 

 Civil War, and Indian expeditions. Quartered in 

 Vermont and Missouri at outbreak of war. Placed 

 under orders for war with Spain, April !.">. INKS. 

 Strength in officers and men for war wit h Spain: 

 23 officers, 433 men. Commanded by Major II. W. 

 Wessells during war operations. Stationed during 

 war : (1) Chickamauga, Ga. ; (2) Cuba. Sent from 

 United States for service in Cuba. Troops 11. < . 

 F, G, H, I, and K participated in engagements 

 San Juan. Casualties during campaign : 3 in 

 killed, 6 officers and 46 men wounded. The iv.iri- 

 ment fought for twelve hours at San Juan on July 

 1, 1898. Four troops returned to Montauk Point 

 from Santiago, Aug. 14, 1898. The regiment 

 now stationed in United States. 



