65th New York Volunteer Infantry
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65th New York Volunteer Infantry (1898-1898) - Organized and mustered into the service of the United States at Hempstead, N. Y., May 17, 1898, with 50 officers and 980 enlisted men.
- Assignments:
- Assigned to First Brigade, First Division, Second Army Corps, May 20
- Movements:
- Left Hempstead May 19; arrived at Camp Alger, Virginia, May 20
- Left Camp Alger September 4; arrived at Buffalo, N. Y., September 5
- Furloughed for thirty days September 7
Mustered out of the service of the United States at Buffalo, N. Y., November 19, 1898, with 46 officers and 1,242 enlisted men. Casualties while in service: Officers- none. Enlisted men-died of disease, 17; killed by accident, 1; deserted, 12.
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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