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UNITED STATES WAR RECORD. 



Strength in officers and men for war with Spain, 

 103. Commanded by Capt. and Major Charles S. W. 

 Jones during war operations Stationed during war: 

 (1) Mount Gretna, Pa. ; (2) Camp Alger, Virginia; 



(3) Newport News, Va. ; (4) Puerto Rico. Sent from 

 United States for service to Puerto Rico. The 

 troop was mustered out at Tyrone, Nov. 16, 1898. 



Pennsylvania Light Battery (A). Official title, 

 Light Battery A, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Head- 

 quarters, Philadelphia. Organized and mustered 

 in for war with Spain, May 6, 1898. Strength in 

 officers and men for war with Spain, 183. Com- 

 manded by Capt. Barclay H. Warburton during 

 war operations. Stationed during war : (1) Mount 

 Gretna, Pa.; (2) Newport News, Va. ; (3) Puerto 

 Rico. Sent from United States for service in Puerto 

 Rico. Casualties during campaign, 4 deaths. The 

 battery was mustered out at Philadelphia, Nov. 19, 

 1898. 



Pennsylvania Light Battery (B). Official title, 

 Light Battery B, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Head- 

 quarters, Pittsburg. Organized and mustered in 

 for war with Spain, May 8, 1898. Strength in 

 officers and men for war with Spain, 177. Com- 

 manded by Capt. Alfred E. Hunt during war oper- 

 ations. Stationed during war : (1) Mount Gretna, 

 Pa. ; (2) Chickamauga, Ga. ; (3) Newport News, 

 Va. ; (4) Puerto Rico. Sent from United States for 

 service in Puerto Rico. Casualties during cam- 



Paign : 1 death. The battery was mustered out at 

 ittsburg, Nov. 27, 1898. 



Pennsylvania Light Battery (C). Official title, 

 Pennsylvania Volunteers. Headquarters, Phrenix- 

 ville. Organized and mustered in for war with 

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

 for war with Spain, 177. Commanded by (1) Capt. 

 George Waters ; (2) Capt. Francis M. Beane, during 

 war operations. Stationed during war : (1) Mount 

 Gretna, Pa.; (2) Newport News, Va. ; (3) Puerto 

 Rico. Sent from United States for service in 

 Puerto Rico. Casualties during campaign : 4 

 deaths. The battery was mustered out at Phrenix- 

 ville, Nov. 28, 1898. 



First Rhode Island Infantry. Official title, First 

 Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry. Or- 



fanized April 23, 1898. Mustered in for war with 

 pain, May 18 and June 28, 1898. Strength for 

 war with Spain, 1,326. Commanded by Col. Charles 

 W. Abbot, Jr. (captain Twelfth United States In- 

 fantry), during war operations. Stationed during 

 campaign : (1) Fort Dyer, Rhode Island ; (2) Camp 

 Alger, Virginia ; (3) Camp Meade, Pennsylvania ; 



(4) Columbia, S. C. Casualties during campaign, 

 14 deaths. The regiment, at time of going to press, 

 is still in the service, and located at Columbia, S. C. 



Rhode Island Light Battery (A). Official title, 

 Light Battery A, First Regiment, Artillery, 

 Rhode Island Volunteers. Headquarters, Provi- 

 dence. Organized May 28, 1879. Mustered in for 

 war with Spain, June 25, 1898. Strength for war 

 with Spain, 110. Commanded by Capt. Edgar R. 

 Barker during war operations. Stationed during 

 war at Camp Dyer, Quonset Point, R. I. The bat- 

 tery was mustered out at Quonset Point, Oct. 26, 

 1898. 



Rhode Island Light Battery (B). Official title, 

 Light Battery B, First Regiment, Artillery, 

 Rhode Island Volunteers. Headquarters, Provi- 

 dence. Organized June 18, 1887. Mustered in for 

 war with Spain, June 28, 1898. Strength for war 

 with Spain, 110. Commanded by ('apt. Henry 

 Wolcott during war operations. Stationed during 

 war, Camp Dyer, Quonset Point, R. I. The battery 

 was mustered out at Quonset Point, Oct. 26. 1898. 



First South Carolina Infantry. Official title, 

 First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry. Head- 

 quarters, Camp Ellerbe. Organized May 3, 1898. 



Mustered in for war with Spain, June 2, 1898. 

 Strength for war with Spain, 1,201. Commanded 

 by (1) Col. Joseph K. Alston ; (2) Col. James H. Till- 

 man, during war operations. Stationed during war : 

 (1) Camp Ellerbe; (2) Camp Thomas; (3) Camp 

 Cuba Libre. The regiment was mustered out at 

 Columbia, Nov. 10, 1898. Col. Alston died Oct. 21, 

 1898. 



Second South Carolina Infantry. Official title, 

 Second South Carolina Volunteer Infantry. Head- 

 quarters, Camp Lee. Organized June 27, 1898. 

 Mustered in for war with Spain, Aug. 30, 1898. 

 Strengtli for war with Spain, 960. Commanded by 

 Col. Wilie Jones during war operations. Stationed 

 during war : (1) Camp Lee ; (2) Camp Cuba Libre ; 

 (3) Camp Columbia. Sent from United States for 

 service in Cuba. The regiment, at time of going to 

 press, was stationed in Cuba. 



South Carolina Artillery (Heavy Battery). Offi- 

 cial title. Heavy Battery, South Carolina Volun- 

 teer Artillery. Headquarters, Sullivan's Island. 

 Organized May 3, 1898. Mustered in for war with 

 Spain, May 21, 1898. Strength for war with Spain, 

 166. Commanded by Capt. Edward Anderson dur- 

 ing war operations. Stationed during war: (1) 

 Camp Fnller ; (2) Sullivan's Island. The battery 

 was mustered out at Sullivan's Island, -Feb. 4, 1899. 



First South Dakota In fan fry. Official title, 

 First Infantry Regiment, South Dakota Volunteers. 

 Organized May 4. 1898. Mustered in for war with 

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

 for war with Spain, 1,030. Commanded by Col. A. 

 S. Frost during war operations. Stationed during 

 war: (1) Camp Dewey; (2) San Francisco; (3) 

 Manila. Sent from United States for service in the 

 Philippines. Participated in engagements with the 

 insurgents at and about Manila. Casualties up to 

 April 4, 1899 : 4 officers and 13 men killed and 1 

 officer and 54 men wounded. The regiment, at 

 time of going to press, is still in the service aiv" 

 stationed at Manila. 



First Tennessee Infantry. Official title, Firs 

 Tennessee Infantry Volunteers. Headquarters, 

 Nashville. Organized August, 1887. Mustered in 

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

 war with Spain, 1,320. Commanded by Col. Wil 

 Ham C. Smith during war operations. Stationed 

 during war: (1) Camp Merriam, Presidio, Cal. ; (2) 

 Manila. Sent from United States for service in the 

 Philippines. Participated in fighting at Manila in 

 February. Were in the charge and helped to ca[ 

 ture the "water works. Casualties during campaign : 

 Col. Smith dropped dead of apoplexy while at th 

 head of command on the firing line at Manila. No 

 record of other casualties available. The regiment , a 

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

 stationed at Manila. 



Second Tennessee Infantry. Official title. Second 

 Tennessee Infantry Volunteers. Headquarters. 

 Memphis. Organized April 18, 1898. Mustered in 

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

 with Spain, 1,300. Commanded by Col. Kellar 

 Anderson during war operations. Stationed during 

 war: (1) Camp Meadt, Pennsylvania; (2) Camp 

 Alger, Virginia; (3) Camp Fornance, Georgia. Tin- 

 regiment was mustered out at Columbia, S. ('., Feb. 

 8, 18!)!). 



Third Tennessee Infantry. Ofiu-inl title. Third 

 Tennessee Infantry Volunteers. Headquarters, 

 Chattanooga. Organized April, 1898. Mustered in 

 for war with Spain, May, 1898. Strength for \v;ir 

 with Spain, 1,320. Commanded by Col. .1. P. K\ ITV 

 during war operations. Stationed during war: (1) 

 Chickamauga, Ga. ; (2) Anniston, Ala. The regi- 

 ment was mustered out Jan. 31, IS!)!). 



Fourth Tennessee Infantry. Official title. Fourth 

 Tennessee Infantry Volunteers. Organized July 



