6th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

6th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (1898-1899) - Organized and mustered into the service of the United States at South Framingham, Mass., May 12 and 13, 1898, with 47 officers and 896 enlisted men.


 * Assignments:
 * Assigned to Second Brigade, First Division, Second Army Corps, May 22
 * Assigned to First Provisional Brigade, Second Army Corps, July 25


 * Movements:
 * Left South Framingham May 20; arrived at Camp Alger, Va., May 22
 * Left Camp Alger July 5; arrived at Charleston, S. C., July 6
 * Sailed from Charleston July 8; arrived off Santiago, Cuba, July 11
 * Sailed for Porto Rico July 21; arrived at Guanica, P. R., July 25
 * Participated in Porto Rico campaign, and in the engagement near Guanica July 26.
 * Sailed from Porto Rico on steamship "Mississippi" October 21; arrived at Boston, Mass., October 27
 * Furloughed for sixty days November 3

Mustered out of the service of the United States at Boston, Mass., January 21, 1899, with 46 officers and 1,172 enlisted men. Casualties while in service: Officers-wounded, 1. Enlisted men-wounded, 3; died of disease, 25.

See Also:
 * Spanish American War
 * Spanish American War Regiments
 * Spanish American War Camps