202nd New York Volunteer Infantry

202st New York Volunteer Infantry (1898-1899) - Organized and mustered into the service of the United States at Buffalo, N. Y., July 19 to August 8, 1898, with 43 officers and 1,255 enlisted men.

• Assignments:
  • Assigned to Second Brigade, First Division, Second Army Corps, September 14
  • Assigned to First Brigade, Third Division, Second Army Corps, November 18

• Movements:
  • Left Buffalo September 13; arrived at Camp Meade, Pa., September 14
  • Left Camp Meade November 16; arrived at Athens, Ga., November 18
  • Left Athens for Savannah, Ga., December 3; arrived December 5
  • Sailed from Savannah on steamship "Minnewaska" December 5; arrived at Habana, Cuba, December 9
  • Stationed at Guanajay, Cuba, until March 18, 1899
  • Sailed on steamship "Thomas" March 18; arrived at quarantine, Savannah, Ga., March 20, and at Savannah March 24

Mustered out of the service of the United States at Savannah April 15, 1899, with 46 officers and 1,027 enlisted men. Casualties while in service: Officers-died of disease, 1. Enlisted men-died of disease, 13; killed by accident, 1; murdered, 1; deserted, 27.

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

See Also:

• Spanish American War
• Spanish American War Regiments
• Spanish American War Camps