. New York and the war with Spain. History of the Empire State regiments . nd; the 24th SeparateCompany at 3 a. m. ^lay 2nd; the 3rd Separate Company a. m. May 2nd; the 4-lth Separate Coiii]tany at a. 2nd; the 10th Battalion at a. m. May 2nd; the 15thSeparate Company at a. m. May 2nd, and the 5th SeparateCompany at a. m. May 2nd, 1898. At Camp Black the component parts of the regiment receivedregimental company designations as follows: Companies A, B. Cand D, Tenth liattalion, became corresponding companies of theregiment; the 44th Separate Company, (^»nipany
. New York and the war with Spain. History of the Empire State regiments . nd; the 24th SeparateCompany at 3 a. m. ^lay 2nd; the 3rd Separate Company a. m. May 2nd; the 4-lth Separate Coiii]tany at a. 2nd; the 10th Battalion at a. m. May 2nd; the 15thSeparate Company at a. m. May 2nd, and the 5th SeparateCompany at a. m. May 2nd, 1898. At Camp Black the component parts of the regiment receivedregimental company designations as follows: Companies A, B. Cand D, Tenth liattalion, became corresponding companies of theregiment; the 44th Separate Company, (^»nipany E; the 33rdSeparate Company, Company F; the .3rd Separate Company,Company G; the 20th Separate Company, (onii)any IT; the 24thSeparate Company, Company I; the 15th Separate K; the 5tli Sei)arate Company, Conii»any L. and the14th Separate Company, Company M, The medical examination of the officers and enlisted men de-veloped the fact that a number of men could not be accepted, andothers were sent from the home stations of organizations to re-place GENERAL THOMAS H/BARBER, New York Volunteer Infantry. State Historiax. 19 The regiment Avas mustered in the United States service andbecame in accordance with General Orders No. 11, A. G. O., Y., series 1S98, the First Regiment, Infantry, New YorkVols. Ma} 20th, 1898, and remained at Camp Black until June11th, 1898. On the Gth of June, Colors were presented to the regiment byMr. Talbot Oljphant, representing the society of The Sons ofthe Revolution in presence of the Command and of a largeassemblage of citizens. The colors were formally accepted byColonel Barber with appropriate ceremonies. Special Orders, No. 122, Headquarters, Department of the East,dated June 7th, 1898, assigned the regiment to the followingstations: The Colonel, headquarters and tAvo companies to FortColumbus, New York Harbor; the , a Major and fivecompanies to Fort Hamilton, and a Major and five companiest
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