. New York and the war with Spain. History of the Empire State regiments . th Private William H. McArthur, of A Com-pany, died at the Third Division Hospital at Fernandina, Fla. The same day William A. Sheffold, of F Company, subsequently, and on September 14th, surrendered himselfto a justice of the peace, and was mustered out November 2, 1898. On tlie 18th day of August Adjutant Phelan was mustered inas captain and adjutant, and on the 19th Quartermaster Aldenwas mustered in as captain and quartermaster, in both instancesto date from May 11th, 1898. On the 19th two other members
. New York and the war with Spain. History of the Empire State regiments . th Private William H. McArthur, of A Com-pany, died at the Third Division Hospital at Fernandina, Fla. The same day William A. Sheffold, of F Company, subsequently, and on September 14th, surrendered himselfto a justice of the peace, and was mustered out November 2, 1898. On tlie 18th day of August Adjutant Phelan was mustered inas captain and adjutant, and on the 19th Quartermaster Aldenwas mustered in as captain and quartermaster, in both instancesto date from May 11th, 1898. On the 19th two other members of the regiment died at theThird Division Hospital at Fernandina, Private Michael , of C Company, and Private William J. Searing, ofL Company, both of typhoid fever. On the 19th news was received that the regiment would notbe sent to Huntsville, but instead would go to Sand Lake, abeautiful spot about ten miles from Troy, N. Y. On the 21st of August, pursuant to telegraphic orders fromthe Secretary of War, Private Worden A. Watson, of G Com-pany, was [Colonel JAMES H. LLOYD,Second Regiment, N. Y. Vol. Infantry. State Historian. 71 On the 21st day of August, Private Aner E. Powers, of MCouipany, died at tlie Fort McPherson Hospital, Atlanta, oftyphoid fever, his being the twelfth death in the regiment. On the 21st day of August the regiment received orders datedthe 19th, relieving it from duty witli the Third Division of theFourth Army Corps, transferring it to the Department of theEast and directing it to proceed to Troy, N. Y. This order forthe regiment to go into camp near its own home was the resultof efforts made by the friends of the regiment who secured,through the War Department, an order to have the camp sitesin the vicinity of Troy inspected. Major J. P. Story, actinginspector on the staff of General Gillespie, commanding theDepartment of the East, was detailed for that duty, and onAugust 20th he inspected and located a camp at Averill Park,about n
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