The regiment was mustered in the United States service and became in accordance with General Orders No. 11, A. G. O., S. N. Y., series 1898, the "First Regiment, Infantry, New York Vols." May 20th, 1898, and remained at Camp Black until June 11th, 1898.

On the 6th of June, Colors were presented to the regiment by Mr. Talbot Olyphant, representing the society of "The Sons of the Revolution" in presence of the Command and of a large assemblage of citizens. The colors were formally accepted by Colonel Barber with appropriate ceremonies.

Special Orders, No. 122, Headquarters, Department of the East, dated June 7th, 1898, assigned the regiment to the following stations: The Colonel, headquarters and two companies to Fort Columbus, New York Harbor; the Lieut.-Colonel, a Major and five companies to Fort Hamilton, and a Major and five companies to Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island.

June 11th, the regiment, except Company H, then in measles quarantine, left Camp Black at noon, and the Colonel, regimental headquarters, Major Scott, Assistant Surgeon Griffith, and Company G, proceeded from Long Island City in the Government boat "General Meigs" to Fort Columbus.

Major Emmet and Assistant Surgeon Ashley, and Companies A, B, C, D and F went in a government transport to Fort Wadsworth, and Lieutenant-Colonel Stacpole, Major Chase, Surgeon Davis, Chaplain Schwartz and Companies E, I, K, L and M went in a government transport to Fort Hamilton.

June 15th, Company H joined headquarters at Fort Columbus.

The regiment performed the usual duties incident to occupa tion of garrisons, and received while at these garrisons 301 recruits.

July 7th, in accordance with Special Orders, No. 141, Headquarters, Department of the East, dated June 28th, 1898, the Colonel with Headquarters and Companies G and H left Fort Columbus, Lieutenant-Colonel Stacpole and Companies E, I, K, L and M left Fort Hamilton and Major Emmet, with Companies A, B, C, D and F left Fort Wadsworth and proceeded in transports to Jersey City, pier 6, Erie Railroad. At 5 p. m. of that day the regiment left Jersey City en route for San Francisco, via Erie Railroad, in four sections. The first section consisted of one Pullman sleeper for the Colonel, Surgeon Davis, the Adjutant and Quartermaster, and the officers of Companies G, H, I, K, L and M, nine tourist sleepers occupied by Companies I, K and L; the second section consisted of nine tourist sleepers occupied by Companies G, H and M, in charge of Lieutenant Decker; the third section consisted of one Pullman sleeper, LieutenantColonel Stacpole, Majors Chase, Scott and Emmet, Assistant Surgeon Griffith, Chaplain Schwartz and the officers of Companies A, B, C, D, E and F, and nine tourist sleepers, occupied by Companies C, E and F; the fourth section consisted of nine tourist cars occupied by Companies A, B and D, under charge of Lieutenant Staats, accompanied by Assistant Surgeon Ashley. The baggage was carried in cars attached to each section.

July 8 at 10 p. m. to July 9 at 3 a. m. the regiment arrived at and left Chicago, Ill., the sections having been transferred to the Chicago and North Western Railroad.

July 9th at 6 p. m. to July 10th at 4 a. m. the regiment arrived at and left Omaha, Neb., on the Union Pacific Railroad, without change of cars.

July 11th at 1 p. m. to 10 p. m. the regiment arrived at and left Ogden, Utah, on the Southern Pacific Railway.

July 13th at 3 and 11 a. m. the first and second sections of the trains arrived at San Francisco, Cal., and the troops carried in them proceeded to Camp Merritt. On the same day the regiment was assigned to the First Brigade, Independent Division, Eighth Army Corps.

July 14th, 8 a. m., the third and fourth sections arrived and the troops joined these at Camp Merritt.

July 15th, at 8 a. m., on the representation of Col. Barber to the Major-General Commanding, the regiment was moved to the Presidio of San Francisco, the change being made owing to the bad sanitary condition of its former camping ground.

July 29th, Colonel Barber, Quartermaster Winthrop and Assistant Surgeon Griffith sailed from San Francisco on steamer "St. Paul" for Honolulu in order to select a camp for the regiment, assigned for garrison duty at Honolulu, and to choose a site for the New Hawaiian Post. They arrived at Honolulu, August 6th.

Colonel Barber was in command of the transport "St. Paul,” having on board 850 officers and men of South Dakota, Colorado and Minnesota troops en route to Manila.

August 5th, Companies I, K, L, M and C, commanded by Major Chase, with Sergeant-Major Burton, Assistant Surgeon Ashley, Hospital Steward Hogan, Hospital Corps, Privates Cowles, Company H, and Rappe, Company B, left Camp Presidio, Cal., and boarded packet "Charles Nelson," bound for Honolulu, and sailed August 6th.

August 14th at 6 p. m. the vessel arrived at Honolulu, and August 15th they disembarked and established a temporary camp upon the grounds of the race track, Kapiolani Park, about five miles from Honolulu.

August 10th, Adjutant Strevell, Company E, and Second Lieutenant Smith and 48 enlisted men of Company D embarked on the steamer "Mariposa." The ship left San Francisco harbor about 6 a. m., August 11, and arrived at Honolulu about 11 a. m. August 17th; the detachment aboard her disembarked and joined the first detachment of Companies at the race track, Kapiolani Park.

August 18th, Chaplain Karl Schwartz, Surgeon Davis and Companies F, G and H, under command of Captain U. A. Ferguson, Company G, boarded the steamship "Alliance" and sailed at 4.30 p. m. arriving at Honolulu Harbor 11.30 a. m., and August 27th Companies F, G and H disembarked and camped upon the "Irwin Tract" at the foot of Diamond Head, three or four hundred yards from "race track" camp of the first two detachments.

August 27th, 11 a. m., United States troopship "Scandia" left San Francisco with the remainder of the regiment, consisting of headquarters band, Lieutenant-Colonel Stacpole, Major Scott, Major Emmet, Companies A, B, and the remainder of Company D, and arrived at Honolulu, September 3rd, at 8.30 a. m. . The troops aboard her left and joined the regiment on the "Irwin Tract." August 30th, camp of Companies C. E, I, K, L, M and detachment of Company D, removed from race track grounds to "Irwin Tract," upon which Companies F, G and H were already encamped. This camp was named "Camp McKinley."

The camp site was chosen by a Board convened for the purpose, consisting of officers of the 1st Regiment, New York Volunteers, and of the 2nd Regiment, Volunteer Engineers, and approved by Colonel Barber. It was near the only

Ocean bathing beach on the Island and the reported site

of a proposed Sanitarium selected by the resident physicians and in the immediate vicinity of the best residential quarter of the Island. In addition it had shade in the Park, a drill and parade ground on the race course, city water, and was accessible. On the 12th of August, Colonel Barber, accompanied by Lieut. Bronson Winthrop, 1st Lieut. and Surgeon L. T. Griffith, both of the 1st New York Volunteers, and Major William C. Langfitt, 2nd Regiment, Volunteer Engineers, represented the Army at the Annexation ceremonies of transfer of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States.

On the 28th of August Major-General Henry C. Merriam and Brigadier-General Charles King arrived at Honolulu on the "Arizona." On the 2nd of September General King was by virtue of his rank placed in command of the District of Hawaii by General Merriam. He was relieved on the 28th of October when Colonel Barber again assumed command.

Owing to the prevalence of malarial and typhoid fever in the command, it was deemed advisable to move the regiment to a camp more remote from the unsanitary conditions of and in the immediate vicinity of Honolulu, accordingly Company E was, on October 22nd, moved to Waielae, on the north side of "Diamond Head," about seven miles from Honolulu and three miles from (< Camp McKinley." Company H was moved October 27th and Companies A, B, C, D, F, G, I and L about November 4th; Companies K and M on November 8th sailed to "Hilo,❞ Island of Hawaii, and from there made a march to the Volcano of "Kilauea" and returned to "Camp McKinley" Nov. 27th; Company H started on a practice march October 5th around the Island of "Oahu" returning to "Camp McKinley " October 15th, having marched 92 miles.