UNITED STATES WAR RECORD. 



783 



First Colorado Infantry. Official title, 

 Colorado Infantry Volunteers. Headquarters, Den- 

 ver. Organized April 27, 1898. Mustered in for 

 war with Spain, May 1, 1898. Strength in officers 

 and men for war with Spain, 1,020. Commanded 

 by Col. Irving Hale during war operations. Sta- 

 tioned during war: (1) Camp Adams, Denver; (2) 

 Camp Merritt, San Francisco; (3) Camp Dewey, 

 Manila. Sent from United States for service in 

 the Philippines. Participated in engagements at 

 Manila, including fights in the trenches. Casual- 

 ties to April 4, 1899 : 1 officer and 5 men killed, 3 

 officers and 21 men wounded. The regiment, at the 

 time of going to press, is still in the service, and 

 sttMoned at Manila. 



First Colorado Battery. Official title, Light 

 Battery A, Colorado Volunteer Artillery. Head- 

 quarters, Denver. Organized about 1879. Mus- 

 tered in for war with Spain, July 1, 1898. This 

 battery has done efficient service in the State on 

 several occasions, including the quelling of riots 

 and strike disturbances. Strength in officers and 

 men for war with Spain, 109. Commanded by 

 Capt. Harry J. Parks during war operations. Sta- 

 tioned during war : (1) Fort Logan, Colorado ; (2) 

 Fort Hancock, New Jersey. The battery was mus- 

 tered out at Fort Hancock, Nov. 7, 1898. 



First Connecticut Infantry. Official title. First 

 Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Head- 

 quarters, Hartford. Mustered in for war with 

 Spain, May 17-18, 1898. Strength in officers and 

 men for war with Spain, 1,326. Commanded by 

 Col. Charles L. Burdett during war operations. 

 Stationed during war: Detachments at (1) Fort 

 Knox and Fort Preble, Maine ; (2) Fort Constitu- 

 tion, New Hampshire ; (3) Gull Island, New York. 

 Casualties during campaign : 17 deaths of enlisted 

 men. The regiment was mustered out at Hartford, 

 Oct. 31, 1898. 



Third Connecticut Infantry. Official title, Third 

 Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Head- 

 quarters, New London. Mustered in for war with 

 Spain, July 6. 1898. Strength in officers and men 

 for war with Spain, 1,326. Commanded by (1) Col. 

 Augustus C. Tyler ; (2) Col. Alexander Rodgers. dur- 

 ing war operations. Stationed during war : (1) Ni- 

 antic ; (2) Camp Meade, Pennsylvania ; (3) Camp 

 Marion, South Carolina : (4) Camp Onward, Savan- 

 nah. Ga. The regiment, at time of going to press, 

 is still in the service, and stationed at Camp On- 

 ward. 



Connecticut Light Artillery (Battery A). Offi- 

 cial title, Battery A, Light Connecticut Volunteer 

 Artillery. Headquarters, Branford. Organized 

 May 4, "1898. Mustered in for war with Spain, 

 May 19, 1898. Strength in officers and men for war 

 with Spain, 173. Commanded by Capt. Barlow S. 

 Honce during war operations. Stationed during 

 war at Niantic, Conn. Casualty during campaign : 

 1 death. The battery was mustered out at New 

 Haven, Oct. 25, 1898. 



Connecticut Heavy Artillery (Battery B). Offi- 

 cial title, Battery B, Connecticut Volunteer Ar- 

 tillery (formerly Company K, Infantry). Head- 

 quarters, Bridgeport. Mustered in for war with 

 Spain, May 19, 1898. Strength in officers and men 

 for war with Spain, 200. Commanded by Capt. 

 Fred J. Breckbill during war operations. Sta- 

 tioned during war at Fort Griswold, Groton, Conn. 

 The battery was mustered out at Bridgeport, Dec. 

 20, 1898. 



Connecticut Heavy Artillery (Battery C). Offi- 

 cial title, Battery C, Connecticut Volunteer Ar- 

 tillery. Headquarters, New Haven. Mustered in 

 for war with Spain, May 19, 1898. Strength in 

 officers and men for war with Spain, 200. Com- 

 manded by Capt. Francis G. Beach during war 



operations. Stationed during war at Niantic. 

 Total casualties to officers and men : death of 1 offi- 

 cer and 4 men. The battery was mustered out at 

 New Haven, Oct. 31, 1898. 



First District of Columbia Infantry. Official 

 title, First District of ( 'olumbia Volunteer Infantry. 

 Headquarters. Washington, D. C. Organized May 

 10, 1898. Mustered in for war with Spain. May if. 

 1898. Strength in officers and men for war with 

 Spain, 979. Commanded by Col. George II. Har- 

 ries during war operations. Stationed during war : 



(1) Camp Alger, Virginia; (2) Camp Thorna-. 

 Georgia ; (3) Tampa, Fla. ; (4) Santiago, Cuba ; (5) 

 Montauk Point, Long Island. Sent from United 

 States for service in Cuba (Company H sent as en- 

 gineers to Puerto Rico). Participated in opera- 

 tions around Santiago, Cuba. Casualties during 

 campaign : 17 deaths. The regiment was mustered 

 out at Washington. D. C., Nov. 20. 1898. 



First Delaware Infantry. Official title, First 

 Delaware Regiment, Infantry. Headquarters. Wil- 

 mington. Organized September, 1877. Mustered in 

 for war with Spain, May 19, 1898. Strength in offi- 

 cers and men for war with Spain, 1,026. Commanded 

 by Col. J. P. Wickersham during war operations. 

 Stationed during war : (1) Camp Ebe W. Tunnell. 

 Middletown : (2) Camp Meade, Pennsylvania. The 

 First and Second Battalions were mustered out 

 Nov. 16, 1898 ; Third Battalion, Dec. 19, 1898, at 

 Wilmington. The First Delaware Infantry formed 

 the escort of honor on the occasion of the Presi- 

 dent's visit to Camp Meade. 



First Florida Infantry. Official title, First 

 Florida Regiment. Volunteer Infantrv. Organized 

 from the 5 battalions of 4 companies each, com- 

 prising the State permanent military organization. 

 Mustered in for war with Spain, May 17. 1898. 

 Strength not specified. Commanded by (1) Col. 

 W. F. Williams, (2) Col. C. P. Lovell, during war 

 operations. Stationed during war : (1) Tampa, 

 Fla.; (2) Fernandina, Fla.; (3) Huntsville. Ala. 

 Eight companies were mustered out at Talla- 

 hassee, Dec. 4, 1898 ; the remaining four companies 

 at Huntsville, Ala., Jan. 28, 1899. 



First Georgia Infantry. Official title, First 

 Georgia Volunteer Infantry. Organized and mus- 

 tered in for war with Spain, April 29, 1898. Strength 

 in officers and men for war with Spain, (about) 1,250. 

 Commanded by Col. H. R. Lawton during war op- 

 erations. Stationed during war: (1) Griffin. Ga. ; 



(2) Tampa, Fla.; (3) Knoxville. Tenn. Casualties 

 during campaign not reported. The regiment was 

 mustered out Nov. 18, 1898. 



Second Georgia Infantry. Official title. Second 

 Georgia Volunteer Infantry. Organized and mus- 

 tered in for war with Spain, May 1, 1898. Strength 

 in officers and men for war with Spain, (about) 

 1,250. Commanded by Col. Oscar J. Brown dur- 

 ing war operations. Stationed during war: (1> 

 Griffin, Ga. ; (2) Tampa, Fla.; (3) Huntsville. Ala.; 

 (4) Atlanta, Ga. Casualties during campaign not 

 reported. The regiment was mustered out Nov. 30,. 

 1898. 



Third Georgia Infantry. Official title. Third 

 Georgia Volunteer Infantry. Organized and mus- 

 tered in for war with Spain, August, 1898. Strength 

 in officers and men for war with Spain, 1,300. 

 Commanded by (1) Col. John S. Candler. (2) Col. 

 Robert L. Burner. Stationed during war: (1) 

 Griffin, Ga. ; (2) Savannah, Ga. : (3) Cuba. Sent 

 from United States for service in Cuba. Casualties 

 during campaign not reported. The regiment. t 

 time of going to press, is still in the servieo. and 

 Stationed at Augusta, to l>e mustered out there. 



t;, on/in Lnjltt Artillery (Battery A). Official 

 title. Light Batterv A. (Jeon:m Volunteers. Or- 

 ganized May S. 1S!S. Mustered in for war with 



