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UNITED STATES WAR RECORD. 



Sixty-ninth New York Infantry. Official title, 

 Sixty-ninth Regiment, Infantry, New York Volun- 

 teers. Headquarters, New York city. Organized 

 Oct. 12, 1851. Mustered in for war with Spain, May 

 19, 1898. Strength in officers and men for war 

 with Spain, 1,026. Commanded by Col. Edward 

 Duffy during war operations. Stationed during 

 war: (1) Camp Black, Hempstead, Long Island; (2) 

 Camp Thomas, Chickamauga, Ga. ; (3) Tampa, Fla. ; 

 (4) Fernandina, Fla.; '(5) Huntsville, Ala. The 

 regiment was mustered out at New York city, Jan. 

 3, 1899. 



The Sixty-ninth was mustered in the United 

 States service May 9, 1861, at Washington, D. C., to 

 serve three months, and mustered out Aug. 3, 1861, 

 during which service it took part in the actions at 

 Blackburn's Ford and Bull Run. In August, 1861, 

 about 800 men of this regiment joined the Sixty- 

 ninth New York Volunteers, to serve three years. 

 The regiment was again recruited and re-entered 

 the service of the United States May 26, 1862, to 

 serve three months ; it was mustered out of service 

 Sept. 3, 1862. On the return from this service 

 again the major part of the regiment entered the 

 service of the United States for three years as the 

 Sixty-ninth National Guard Artillery or One Hun- 

 dred and Eighty-second New York Volunteers. 

 The regiment, having been reorganized, was mus- 

 tered in the service of the United States for thirty 

 days from June 25 to July 25, 1863. July 6, 1864, 

 it was again mustered in the United States service 

 for three months, and mustered out Oct. 6, 1864. 

 The regiment has rendered the State service during 

 the quarantine riots in 1858; the draft riots, 1863; 

 and the quarantine disturbances in 1892. It was 

 reduced, Dec. 6, 1893, to a battalion of 5 companies. 

 The battalion was on duty at Brooklyn during the 

 motormen's strike in January, 1895. New companies 

 were organized for the battalion in 1895. The bat- 

 talion was reconstituted a regiment Sept. 4, 1895. 



Seventy-first Neiv York Infantry. Official title, 

 Seventy-first Regiment, Infantry, New York Volun- 

 teers. Headquarters, New York city. Organized 

 August, 1852. Mustered in for war with Spain, 

 May 10, 1898. Strength in officers and men for 

 war with Spain, 1,024. Commanded by (1) Col. 

 Francis V. Greene ; (2) Col. Wallace A. Downs. 

 Stationed during war: (1) Carnp Black, Hempstead, 

 Long Island ; (2) Ybor City, Fla. ; (3) Tampa, Fla. ; 

 (4) Cuba ; (5) Montauk Point, Long Island. Par- 

 ticipated in engagements at San Juan Hill, Cuba. 

 Casualties during campaign : 12 men killed, and 1 

 officer and 67 men wounded. The regiment was 

 mustered out at New York city, Nov. 15, 1898. 



The American Rifles, a battalion of 4 companies, 

 formed the nucleus of the regiment. Sept. 21, 

 1870, the Thirty-Seventh Regiment was consoli- 

 dated with the Seventy-first Regiment. In 1861 it 

 entered the United States service for three months, 

 from April 21 to July 30 ; in 18G2 it re-entered the 

 same service May 29 for three months, at the ex- 

 piration of which it volunteered to remain, and 

 remained until Sept. 1 ; in 1863 it was mustered 

 in the United States service for thirty days, and 

 served frdm June 17 to July 22. It participated in 

 engagements at Aquia Creek, June 20, 1861 ; Bull 

 Run, Va., July 21, 1861; Kingston, Pa.. June 26, 

 1863 ; Fort Washington, Pa., June 29, 1863 ; draft 

 riots in New York city, July. 1863; Orange riots 

 in 1871; railroad riots in 1877; switchmen's strike 

 at Buffalo, August, 1892 ; and motormen's strike at 

 Brooklyn. January, 1895. It received authority to 

 place silver rings on the lances of its colors, in- 

 scribed as follows : On the national color Alexan- 

 dria, Va., May 24, 1861 ; Aquia Creek, Va., May 31, 

 1861; Matthias Point, Va , June 27, 1861 ; Bull 

 Run, Va., July 21, 1861; Tenallytown, I). C., 1862; 



Washington, D. C., 1862 ; Gettysburg campaign, 

 1863 ; Kingston, Pa., June 26, 1863 ; near Harris- 

 burg, Pa., June 29, 1863. On the State color dead- 

 rabbit riot, 1857; quarantine riots, 1858; draft 

 riots, 1863 : Orange riots, 1871 ; railroad riots, 1877 ; 

 Buffalo, 1892 ; Brooklyn, 1895. 



Two Hundred and First New York Infantry. 

 Official title, Two Hundred and First Regiment, 

 Infantry, New York Volunteers. Organized July 

 10, 1898. Mustered in for war with Spain, July 16- 

 26, 1898. Strength for war with Spain, 1,275. 

 Commanded by Col. Henry W. Hubbell during war 

 operations. Stationed during war : (1) Camp Black, 

 Hempstead, Long Island ; (2) Camp Meade, Pennsyl- 

 vania ; (3) Athens, Ga. ; (4) Greenville, S. C. The 

 regiment, at time of going to press, is still in the 

 service, stationed at Greenville, S. C. 



Two Hundred and Second New York Infantry. 

 Official title, Two Hundred and Second Regiment, 

 Infantry, New York Volunteers. Organized July 

 10, 1898. Mustered in for war with Spain, Aug. 8, 

 1898. Strength in officers and men for war witli 

 Spain, 1,300. Commanded by Col. Stephen Y. Sey- 

 burn during war operations. Stationed during 

 war: (1) Camp Black, Hempstead, Long Island; (2) 

 Camp Meade, Pennsylvania; (3) Camp Haswell. 

 Athens, Ga. ; (4) Cuba. The regiment, at time of 

 going to press, is still in the service and stationed in 

 Cuba. 



Two Hundred and Third New York Infantry. 

 Official title. Two Hundred and Third Regiment, 

 Infantry, New York Volunteers. Organized July 

 10, 1898. Mustered in for war with Spain, July l- 

 24, 1898. Strength in officers and men for war with 

 Spain, 1,286. Commanded by Col. Walter L. 

 Schuyler during war operations. Stationed during 

 war : (1) Carnp Black, Hempstead, Long Island ; (2) 

 Camp Meade, Pennsylvania ; (3) Greenville, S. C. 

 The regiment, at time of going to press, is still in 

 the service, and stationed at Camp Wetherill, 

 Greenville, S. C. 



New York Cavalry (Squadron A). Official title, 

 Troop A, New York Volunteer Cavalry. Head- 

 quarters, New York city. Organized April 3, 1889. 

 Mustered in for war with Spain, May 20, 1898. 

 Strength in officers and men for war with Spain, 84. 

 Commanded by Capt. Howard G. Badgley during 

 war operations. Stationed during war: (1) Camp 

 Black, Hempstead, Long Island ; (2) Camp Alger, 

 Dunn Loring.Va.; (3) Puerto Rico. Sent from United 

 States for service in Puerto Rico. Served at Ponce, 

 Coamo, Santa Isabel, Ceuta. The troop was mus- 

 tered out at New York city, Nov. 28, 1898. 



Troop A performed duty at Buffalo during the 

 switchmen's strike in August, 1892, and at Brook- 

 lyn during the motormen's strike in January, 1895. 

 New York Cavalry (Squadron C). Official title, 

 Troop . C, New York Volunteer Cavalry. Head- 

 quarters, Brooklyn, N. Y. Organized Dec. 16, IS!*."). 

 Mustered in for war with Spain, May 20, 1898. 

 Strength in officers and men for war with Spain, 84. 

 Commanded by Capt. Bertram T. Clayton during war 

 operations. Stationed during war: (1) Camp Black, 

 Hempstead, Long Island ; (2) Camp Alger. Dunn 

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

 States for service in Puerto Rico. Served at Ponce. 

 Coamo, Juana Diaz, Ceuta. Participated in engage- 

 ments at Arbonito Road, Puerto Rico. The troop 

 was mustered out at Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. -.">, 

 1898. 



New York Light Battery (Fourth). -Official title, 

 Fourth Battery, Light Artillery, New York Volun- 

 teers. Organized July 18. 1898. Mustered in for 

 war with Spain, July 27, 1898. Strength in officers 

 and men for war with Spain, 109. Commanded by 

 Capt. W. L. Flanagan during war operations. 

 Stationed during war at Camp Black, Hempstead, 



