4th U.S. Volunteer Infantry
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4th U.S. Volunteer Infantry (1898-1899) - Organized and mustered into the service of the United States at Washington, D. C.; Parkersburg and Wheeling, W. Va.; Norfolk and East Radford, Va.; and Hagerstown and Baltimore, Md., June 2 to 25, 1898, with 46 officers and 962 enlisted men.
- Assignments:
- Assigned to Third Brigade, First Division, Seventh Army Corps, August 19
- Movements:
- Arrived at Jacksonville, Fla., August 19
- Left Jacksonville October 10; arrived at Fernandina, Fla., same date
- Sailed for Manzanillo, Cuba, October 12, arriving October 18
- Stationed at Manzanillo, Campechuela, Bayamo, Niquero, Jiguani, and Viquetas, Cuba
- Sailed from Manzanillo on steamship "Dixie" May 11, 1899; arrived at New York City May 16, and at Camp Meade, Pa., May 17
Mustered out of the service of the United States at Camp Meade June 8, 1899, with 44 officers and 738 enlisted men. Casualties while in service: Officers-died of disease, 1. Enlisted men-died of disease, 9; killed by accident, 2; deserted, 31.
From:
- Correspondence Relating to the War with Spain, Center for Military History, U.S. Army, Vol 1
- The Organization of the Army during the Spanish-American War, page 509
- Organization of Volunteers, page 581
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