American Volunteer Forces in the War with Spain

By US Army Center for Military History

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Dec 8, 2020
• ISBN: 4064066418366

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US Army Center for Military History

American Volunteer Forces in the War with Spain

Published by Good Press, 2022

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EAN 4064066418366

Table of Contents

General

GENERAL OFFICERS AND STAFF

Major Generals

Brigadier Generals

Adjutant General's Department (all officers)

Inspector General's Department [all officers]

Judge Advocate General's Department [all officers]

Quartermaster General's Department [all officers]

Subsistence Department [all officers]

Medical Department [all officers]

Pay Department [all officers]

Engineer Department [all officers]

Ordnance Department [all officers]

Signal Corps

TOTAL GENERAL OFFICERS AND STAFF

Volunteers by State

ALABAMA

1st Alabama Volunteer Infantry

2d Alabama Volunteer Infantry

3d Alabama Volunteer Infantry (Colored Troops)

ARKANSAS

1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry

2d Arkansas Volunteer Infantry

CALIFORNIA

1st California Volunteer Infantry

6th California Volunteer Infantry

7th California Volunteer Infantry

8th California Volunteer Infantry

California Volunteer Artillery

COLORADO

1st Colorado Volunteer Infantry

1st Colorado Volunteer Battery

CONNECTICUT

1st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry

3d Connecticut Volunteer Infantry

Light Battery A, Connecticut Volunteer Artillery

Heavy Battery B, Connecticut Volunteer Artillery

Heavy Battery C, Connecticut Volunteer Artillery

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

1st District of Columbia Volunteer Infantry

DELAWARE

1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry

FLORIDA

1st Florida Volunteer Infantry

GEORGIA

1st Georgia Volunteer Infantry

2d Georgia Volunteer Infantry

3d Georgia Volunteer Infantry

Batteries A and B, Georgia Volunteer Light Artillery

IDAHO

1st Idaho Volunteer Infantry

ILLINOIS

1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry

2d Illinois Volunteer Infantry

3d Illinois Volunteer Infantry

4th Illinois Volunteer Infantry

5th Illinois Volunteer Infantry

6th Illinois Volunteer Infantry

7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry

8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry (Colored Troops)

9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry

1st Illinois Volunteer Cavalry

Battery A, Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery

INDIANA

157th Indiana Volunteer Infantry

158th Indiana Volunteer Infantry

159th Indiana Volunteer Infantry

160th Indiana Volunteer Infantry

161st Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Companies A and B, 1st Indiana Volunteer Infantry (Colored Troops)

27th Indiana Volunteer Battery

28th Indiana Volunteer Battery

IOWA

49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

50th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

51st Iowa Volunteer Infantry

52d Iowa Volunteer Infantry

5th Iowa Volunteer Battery

6th Iowa Volunteer Battery

KANSAS

20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry

21st Kansas Volunteer Infantry

22d Kansas Volunteer Infantry

23d Kansas Volunteer Infantry (Colored Troops)

KENTUCKY

1st Kentucky Volunteer Infantry

2d Kentucky Volunteer Infantry

3d Kentucky Volunteer Infantry

4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry

Troops A and B, Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry

LOUISIANA

1st Louisiana Volunteer Infantry

2d Louisiana Volunteer Infantry

Louisiana Volunteer Batteries A, B and C

MAINE

1st Maine Volunteer Infantry

Batteries A, B, C and D, Maine Volunteer Artillery

MARYLAND

1st Maryland Volunteer Infantry

5th Maryland Volunteer Infantry

MASSACHUSETTS

2d Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

5th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

6th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

8th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

9th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

1st Massachusetts Volunteer Artillery

MICHIGAN

31st Michigan Volunteer Infantry

32d Michigan Volunteer Infantry

33d Michigan Volunteer Infantry

34th Michigan Volunteer Infantry

35th Michigan Volunteer Infantry

MINNESOTA

12th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry

13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry

14th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry

15th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry

MISSISSIPPI

1st Mississippi Volunteer Infantry

2d Mississippi Volunteer Infantry

3d Mississippi Volunteer Infantry

MISSOURI

1st Missouri Volunteer Infantry

2d Missouri Volunteer Infantry

3d Missouri Volunteer Infantry

4th Missouri Volunteer Infantry

5th Missouri Volunteer Infantry

6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry

Battery A, Missouri Volunteer Light Artillery

MONTANA

1st Montana Volunteer Infantry

NEBRASKA

1st Nebraska Volunteer Infantry

2d Nebraska Volunteer Infantry

3d Nebraska Volunteer Infantry

NEVADA

Nevada Volunteer Infantry Battalion

1st Troop, Nevada Volunteer Cavalry

NEW HAMPSHIRE

1st New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry

NEW JERSEY

1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry

2d New Jersey Volunteer Infantry

3d New Jersey Volunteer Infantry

4th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry

NEW YORK

1st New York Volunteer Infantry

2d New York Volunteer Infantry

3d New York Volunteer Infantry

8th New York Volunteer Infantry

9th New York Volunteer Infantry

12th New York Volunteer Infantry

14th New York Volunteer Infantry

22d New York Volunteer Infantry

47th New York Volunteer Infantry

65th New York Volunteer Infantry

69th New York Volunteer Infantry

71st New York Volunteer Infantry

201st New York Volunteer Infantry

202d New York Volunteer Infantry

203d New York Volunteer Infantry

Troop A, New York Volunteer Cavalry

Troop C, New York Volunteer Cavalry

4th Light Battery, New York Volunteer Artillery

5th Light Battery, New York Volunteer Artillery

7th Light Battery, New York Volunteer Artillery

NORTH CAROLINA

1st North Carolina Volunteer Infantry

2d North Carolina Volunteer Infantry

3d North Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored Troops)

NORTH DAKOTA

1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry

OHIO

1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry

2d Ohio Volunteer Infantry

3d Ohio Volunteer Infantry

4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

9th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Colored Troops)

10th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

1st Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

1st Battalion, Ohio Volunteer Artillery

OREGON

2d Oregon Volunteer Infantry

Battery A, Oregon Volunteer Light Artillery

Battery B, Oregon Volunteer Light Artillery

PENNSYLVANIA

1st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

2d Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

3d Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

4th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

5th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

6th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

8th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

9th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

10th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

12th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

13th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

14th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

18th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Philadelphia City Troop, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry

Governor's Troop, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry

Sheridan's Troop, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry

Light Battery A, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery

Light Battery B, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery

Light Battery C, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery

RHODE ISLAND

1st Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry

Light Batteries A and B, Rhode Island Volunteer Artillery

SOUTH CAROLINA

1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry

2d South Carolina Volunteer Infantry

Heavy Battery, South Carolina Volunteer Artillery

SOUTH DAKOTA

1st South Dakota Volunteer Infantry

TENNESSEE

1st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry

2d Tennessee Volunteer Infantry

3d Tennessee Volunteer Infantry

4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry

TEXAS

1st Texas Volunteer Infantry

2d Texas Volunteer Infantry

3d Texas Volunteer Infantry

4th Texas Volunteer Infantry

1st Texas Volunteer Cavalry

UTAH

Utah Volunteer Artillery

1st Utah Volunteer Cavalry

VERMONT

1st Vermont Volunteer Infantry

VIRGINIA

2d Virginia Volunteer Infantry

3d Virginia Volunteer Infantry

4th Virginia Volunteer Infantry

6th Virginia Volunteer Infantry (Colored Troops)

WASHINGTON

1st Washington Volunteer Infantry

Washington Volunteer Infantry Battalion

WEST VIRGINIA

1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry

2d West Virginia Volunteer Infantry

WISCONSIN

1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

2d Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

3d Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

4th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Wisconsin Volunteer Light Battery

WYOMING

1st Wyoming Volunteer Infantry

Wyoming Volunteer Light Battery

UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS

1st United States Volunteer Engineers

2d United States Volunteer Engineers

3d United States Volunteer Engineers

1st United States Volunteer Cavalry

2d United States Volunteer Cavalry

3d United States Volunteer Cavalry

1st United States Volunteer Infantry

2d United States Volunteer Infantry

3d United States Volunteer Infantry

4th United States Volunteer Infantry

5th United States Volunteer Infantry

6th United States Volunteer Infantry

7th United States Volunteer Infantry (Colored Troops)

8th United States Volunteer Infantry (Colored Troops)

9th United States Volunteer Infantry (Colored Troops)

10th United States Volunteer Infantry (Colored Troops)

TERRITORIAL VOLUNTEERS

1st Territorial Volunteer Infantry

TOTAL OF ALL VOLUNTEERS

RECAPITULATION BY STATES

General Officers and Staff

Alabama

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

District of Columbia

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

United States Volunteers

TOTAL

The Total numbers furnished, therefore, was

Copyright

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This document replicates in its entirety

Adjutant General's Office

Statistical Exhibit of Strength of Volunteer Forces

Called Into Service During the War With Spain;

with Losses From All Causes)

(Washington: Government Printing Office, 1899.

The original printed document is 25 pages long, plus covers, and is signed by H. C. Corbin, Adjutant-General United States Army, and dated Adjutant-General's Office, Washington, D.C., December 13, 1899.

The information has been reformatted from the original two-page-wide spreadsheet format for ease of modern use, and because the type size and face and the tabular column design and headings are not amenable to scanning. Pagination has been omitted in this version since it is not required for precise citation (since the original document is arranged in alphabetical and numerical order, any reference to a specific unit's fact does not require a page number to be immediately found).

The original document was compiled after the conclusion of the war by the Adjutant General's Office from the manuscript official muster rolls. Although most of the units listed belonged to the organized state militias (the National Guard), Constitutional requirements mandated that the existing units, once recruited to wartime strength levels, be formally transferred to Federal control. This process took place by having Regular Army officials (augmented as necessary by state officials individually brought into active Federal duty) assemble each unit, inspect it to ensure that all men met Federal standards, and administer a Federal oath to each officer or enlisted man--the process called mustering in. A similar procedure (mustering out) took place when each unit was released from Federal service. After mustering out, most of the units allowed their men a period of leave and then reorganized the elements in militia (National Guard) status.

Mustering entries frequently indicate a range of dates for any individual regiment. This reflects the fact that the rural reality of peacetime service for the militia (National Guard) as performed in most states--the local company rather than the battalion or regiment formed the essential organizational element. Companies in most states mustered individually and only assembled in regimental organizations at the designated state rendezvous camp which served as the logistical and training center prior to the regiments departing for larger Federal camps for assignment to brigades, divisions and corps. Persons conducting detailed genealogical research should recognize that each company's home city or town is its most significant clue.

Individual states were allowed to assign their own numerical and letter designations to units. Some states retained their peacetime designations; others opted for a system that took up the consecutive numbering system where it had ended in the Civil War; and a few mixed the two approaches or followed unique usages. Unit designations have all been standardized to follow correct, official United States Army usage--contemporary documents sometimes contain incorrect formats. Unless otherwise noted, all units are regiments. Most volunteer infantry regiments in the Spanish-American War contained twelve companies, although a few of those mustered into Federal service relatively late were allowed to contain fewer companies (normally eight). Every volunteer regiment, by law, contained at least one Regular Army officer who normally held a volunteer commission one or more grades above his lineal rank in the Regular Army. Such officers normally were selected either because they were native sons of the specific state or because they were serving as Regular Army advisors with the state or teaching in a state's college or university system when war broke out. United States Volunteers were a special category, being raised exclusively under Federal sponsorship as a temporary wartime augmentation to the Regular Army. A few of these units (most notably the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry [Rough Riders]) incorporated prewar militia companies.

Original muster rolls and all official documents generated during active Federal service remained the property of the United States Army and are now in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration. Researchers, however, need to recognize that volunteer forces were in the states' and the soldiers' minds local troops. Therefore the published Annual Reports issued by each state's own Adjutant General in 1898 and 1899 contain essential information on the various units' peacetime stations and status, the changes and expansion procedures followed to bring those organizations into active military service, and frequently also include other documents including after-action reports filed with the state by each command. Personal papers are most often found in state archives and historical societies, private university archives, local historical societies and libraries, or in the collections of the US Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.

GENERAL OFFICERS AND STAFF

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Major Generals

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Muster Rolls

Mustered In:25

Mustered Out:4

Total Number Accounted for on Muster Out Roll:25

Losses While in Service:

Promoted or Transferred: 8

Resigned or Discharged: 13

Dismissed: 0

Killed in Action: 0

Died of Wounds: 0

Died of Disease: 0

Died of Accident: 0

Drowned: 0

Suicide: 0

Murdered: 0

TOTAL LOSSES: 21

Wounded: 0

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Brigadier Generals

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Muster Rolls:

Mustered In: 106

Mustered Out: 16

Total Number Accounted for on Muster Out Roll: 106

Losses While in Service:

Promoted or Transferred: 8

Resigned or Discharged: 80

Dismissed: 0

Killed in Action: 0

Died of Wounds: 0

Died of Disease: 2

Died of Accident: 0

Drowned: 0

Suicide: 0

Murdered: 0

TOTAL LOSSES: 90

Wounded: 2

Adjutant General's Department (all officers)

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Muster Rolls:

Mustered In: 125

Mustered Out: 10

Total Number Accounted for on Muster Out Roll: 125

Losses While in Service:

Promoted or Transferred: 6

Resigned or Discharged: 108

Dismissed: 0

Killed in Action: 0

Died of Wounds: 0

Died of Disease: 1

Died of Accident: 0

Drowned: 0

Suicide: 0

Murdered: 0

TOTAL LOSSES: 115

Wounded: 1

Inspector General's Department [all officers]

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Muster Roll

Mustered In: 41

Mustered Out: 10

Total Number Accounted for on Muster Out Roll: 41

Losses While in Service:

Promoted or Transferred: 3

Resigned or Discharged: 27

Dismissed: 0

Killed in Action: 0

Died of Wounds: 0

Died of Disease: 1

Died of Accident: 0

Drowned: 0

Suicide: 0

Murdered: 0

TOTAL LOSSES: 31

Wounded: 0

Judge Advocate General's Department