. New York and the war with Spain. History of the Empire State regiments . a. m. May 2nd; the 24th SeparateCompany at 3 a. m. May 2nd; the 3rd Separate Company a. m. May 2nd; the 44th Separate Company 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 Battalion, became corresponding companies of theregiment; the 44th Separate Company,
. New York and the war with Spain. History of the Empire State regiments . a. m. May 2nd; the 24th SeparateCompany at 3 a. m. May 2nd; the 3rd Separate Company a. m. May 2nd; the 44th Separate Company 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 Battalion, became corresponding companies of theregiment; the 44th Separate Company, Company E; the 33rdSeparate Company, Company F; the 3rd Separate Company,Company G; the 20th Separate Company, Company H; the 24thSeparate Company, Company I; the 15th Separate Company,Company K; the 5th Separate Company, Company 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 • CENERAL THOMAS ,<Colonel.*,First New York Volunteer Infantry. State Historian. 19 The regiment was mustered in the United States service andbecame in accordance with General Orders No. 11, A. G. O., Y., series 1898, the First Regiment, Infantry, New YorkVols. May 20th, 1898, and remained at Camp Black until June11th, 1898. On the Cth of June, Colors were presented to the regiment byMr. Talbot Olyphant, 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 June 7th, 1898, assigned the regiment to the followingstations: The Colonel, headquarters and two companies to FortColumbus, New York Harbor; the Lieut-Colonel, a Major and fivecompanies to Fort Hamilton, and a Major and five com
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