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First Maryland Infantry. Official title, First 

 Regiment, Infantry, Maryland National Guard. 

 Headquarters, Hagerstown. Organized in 1881 as 

 a battalion ; as a regiment, 1887. Mustered in for 

 war with Spain, May 17, 1898. Strength for war 

 with Spain, 1,333. Commanded by Col. William 

 P. Lane during war operations. Stationed during 

 war: (1) Fort Monroe, Virginia; (2) Camp Meade, 

 Pennsylvania; (3) Augusta, Ga. Casualties during 

 campaign: death of 12 men. The regiment was 

 mustered out at Augusta, Ga., Feb. 28, 1899. 



Fifth Maryland Infantry. Official title. Fifth 

 Regiment, Infantry, Maryland National Guard. 

 Headquarters, Baltimore. Mustered in for war 

 with Spain, May 14, 1898. Strength for war with 

 Spain, 1,333. Commanded by Col. R. Dorsey Coale 

 during war operations. Stationed during war: (1) 

 Chickamauga, Ga. ; (2) Tampa, Fla. ; (3) Hunts- 

 ville, Ala. Casualties during campaign : death of 

 1 officer and 20 men. The regiment was mustered 

 out at Baltimore, Oct. 22, 1898. 



Second Massachusetts Infantry. Official title, 

 Second Regiment, Infantry, Massachusetts Volun- 

 teer Militia. Headquarters, Springfield. Organ- 

 ized, 1878. Mustered in for war with Spain, May 

 10, 1898. Strength in officers and men for war 

 with Spain, 907. Commanded by Col. Embury P. 

 Clark during war operations. Stationed during 

 war : (1) State camp ground. South Framingham ; 

 (2) Lakeland, Fla.; (3) Tampa, Fla.; (4) Cuba. 

 Sent from United States for service in Cuba. Par- 

 ticipated in engagements at San Juan and El Caney, 

 and siege of Santiago. Casualties during campaign : 

 4 men wounded at San Juan ; 1 officer and 7 men 

 killed, and 3 officers and 34 men wounded at El 

 Caney. The regiment was mustered out at home 

 stations of companies on Nov. 3, 1898. 



Fifth Massachusetts Infantry. Official title, 

 Fifth Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry, Volun- 

 teers. Headquarters, Boston. Organized Sept. 24, 

 1834 ; reorganized 1882. This regiment did cred- 

 itable service during the Civil War. Mustered in for 

 war with Spain, July 2, 1898. Strength in officers 

 and men for war with Spain, 1,315. Command- 

 ed by Col. Jophanus II. Whitney during war oper- 

 ations. Stationed during war: (1) Camp Dalton, 

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

 Camp Wetherill, South Carolina. Casualties during 

 campaign: 12 deaths. The regiment was mustered 

 out at Greenville, S. C., March 31, 1899. 



Sixth Massachusetts Infantry. Official title, 

 Sixth Regiment, Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteer 

 Militia. Headquarters, Boston. Reorganized July 

 14, 1876. This regiment did creditable service dur- 

 ing the Civil War. The Sixth Massachusetts In- 

 fantry was the first regiment to report at the out- 

 break of the Civil War, and was the first effective 

 regiment to report for duty in Washington, fight- 

 in"' its way through Baltimore. Mustered in for 

 war with Spain, May 13. 1898. Strength in officers 

 and men for war with Spain, 1,327. Commanded 

 by Col. Edmund Rice (captain United States army) 

 during war operations. Stationed during war: (1) 

 State camp ground, South Framingham ; (2) Falls 

 Church, Va. ; (3) Puerto Rico. Sent from United 

 States for service in Puerto Rico. Participated in 

 engagement at Yanco, and in general skirmish 

 work, including Guanica Road. Casualties during 

 campaign : 26 deaths. The regiment was mustered 

 out at Boston on Jan. 21, 1899. 



Eighth Massachusetts Infantry Official title. 

 Eighth Regiment, Infantry, Massachusetts Volun- 

 teer Militia. Headquarters, Salem. Organized May 

 1. 1866 ; reorganized July 14, 1876. This regiment 



manded by Col. William A. Pew, Jr., during war 

 operations. Stationed during war: (1) Mate camp 

 ground, South Framingham; (2) Chickamauga, Ga. ; 

 (3) Lexington, Ky. ; (4) Aroericus, Ga. ; (5; Cuba. 

 Sent from United States for service in Cul 

 allies during campaign : 29 deaths. The regiment, 

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

 stationed in Cuba. 



Ninth Massachusetts Infantry. Official title, 

 Ninth Regiment, Infantry, Massachusetts Volun- 

 teer Militia. Headquarters, Boston. l;,r^anixwl 

 1878. This regiment did creditable service during 

 the Civil War. Mustered in for war with Spain. 

 May 11. 1898. Strength in officers and men for war 

 with Spain, 1,327. Commanded by (1) C.,1. K. I',. 

 Bogan, who died during service; (2) Col. I,. .1. 

 Logan. Stationed during war: (1) State camp 

 ground, South Framingham ; (2) Falls Church, Va.; 

 (3) Cuba. Participated in engagements before San- 

 tiago. Casualties miring campaign : 3 men wounded 

 at San Juan and 1 wounded during fights around 

 Santiago. The regiment was mustered out at Boston. 

 Nov. 26, 1898. 



First Massachusetts Artillery. Official title. 

 First Regiment, Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts 

 Volunteer Militia. Headquarters, Boston. Organ- 

 ized as First Kegiment of Infantry, Massachusetts 

 Volunteer Militia, 1878; changed to heavy artillery 

 June 1, 1897. Mustered in for war with Spain 

 May 9, 1898. This regiment as a regiment ha<l no 

 service in previous wars, but is composed of old 

 companies that rendered service in War of 1812 and 

 Civil War. Some of these companies date back over 

 one hundred years. Strength in officers and men 

 for war with Spain, 749. Commanded by Col. 

 Charles Pfaff during war operations. Stationed 

 during war as coast guard along the shores of Mass- 

 achusetts. One death occurred during the cam- 

 paign. The regiment was mustered out at Boston 

 on Nov. 14, 1898. 



Thirty-first Michigan Infantry. Official title. 

 Thirty-first Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Head- 

 quarters, Island Lake. Organized as First Infan- 

 try, Michigan National Guard; mobilized April 26, 

 1898. Mustered in for war with Spain, May 8-11, 

 1898. Strength for war with Spain, 1,326. " Com- 

 manded by Col. Cornelius Gardener during war 

 operations." Stationed during war: (1) Chicka- 

 mauga Park, Georgia ; (2) Knoxville. Tenn ; (3) 

 Savannah, Ga; (4) Cuba. Sent from United State* 

 for service in Cuba. Casualties during campaign : 

 death of 2 officers and 17 men. The regiment, at 

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

 stationed in Cuba. 



Thirty-second Michigan Infantry. Official title. 

 Thirty-second Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Ile;id- 

 quarters, Island Lake. Organized as Second Infan- 

 try, Michigan National Guard ; mobilized April 2(J. 

 1898. Mustered in for war with Spain. May 11-14. 

 1898. Streneth for war with Spain. 1,326. Com- 

 manded by Col. William T. McGurrin during war 

 operations. Stationed during war: (1) Tampa. 

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

 Casualties during campaign : death of 20 men. Th<- 

 regiment was mustered out at home stations, Oct. 

 25 to Nov. 9, 1898. 



TJtirty-third Michigan Infantry. Official title. 

 Thirty-third Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Head- 

 quarters, Island Lake. Organized as Third Infan- 

 try. Michigan National Guard; mobilized April 

 ISDS. Mnstered in for war with Spain. May 13-20. 

 1898. Strength for war with Spain, 1,001. Com- 

 manded by Col. Charles L. Boynton during war 

 operations.' Stationed during war: (1) Dunn Lor- 

 ing, Va. ; (2) Cuba; (3) Montauk Point. N. V. 

 Sent from United States for service in Cuba. Par- 

 ticipated in engagements at Aguadores, Cuba. C;i>- 



