US Forces

Fifth Corps

1st Infantry Division, under Brig. General J. Ford Kent.

1st Brigade, under Brig. General Hamilton S. Hawkins.
6th US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
16th US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
71st US Regiment, New York Volunteers: 1,000 men
2nd Brigade under Colonel Edward P. Pierson.
2nd US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
10th US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
21st US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
3rd Brigade under Colonel Charles Wikoff.
9th US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
13th US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
24th US Infantry Regiment*: 1,000 men

2nd Infantry Division, under Brig. General Henry W. Lawton

1st Brigade, under Brig. General William Ludlow
8th US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
22nd US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
2nd Massachusetts Volunteers: 1,000 men
2nd Brigade, under Colonel Evan Miles
1st US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
4th US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
25th US Infantry Regiment*: 1,000 men
3rd Brugade, under Brig. General Adna R. Chafee
7th US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
12th US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
17th US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men

Cavalry Division, under Maj. General Joseph Wheeler

Attached: Brig. General Samuel S. Sumner and Brig. General Samuel B.M. Young.

1st US Cavalry Regiment, 8 troops: 400 men
3rd US Cavalry Regiment, 8 troops: 400 men
6th US Cavalry Regiment, 8 troops: 400 men
9th US Cavalry Regiment, 8 troops: 400 men
10th US Cavalry Regiment, 8 troops: 400 men
1st US Volunteer Cavalry: 400 men

Independent Infantry Brigade, under General John C. Bates

3rd US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men
20th US Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men

Volunteer Infantry Brigade, under Brig. General Henry Duffield

33rd Michigan Volunteers: 1,200 men
34th Michigan Volunteers: 1,200 men

APPROXIMATE TOTAL: 25,000 men

In addition to the above forces were separate elements of engineers, signals and medical personnel. Finally, a battalion of artillery accompanied the A.E.F. and was distributed as and when. It consisted of sixteen 3.2" field guns and four Gatling machine guns with limited machine gun ammunition.

Remarks

* the units marked accordingly were noted on the US establishment as black units. All had extensive frontier service in the States.

NB only one 200 man troop had horses in the Cuban campaign. All other troops in Wheeler's Cavalry Division fought as infantry.

Duffield was given command of the Volunteer Brigade when it arrived at Siboney, on 27th June. It comprised of over 2,500 Michigan volunteers.

Finally, all strengths of manpower shown are those recorded at Tampa before arrival of A.E.F. at Cuba. Realistic strengths for the Infantry regiments would be anywhere between 700-900 men, after taking into consideration the illnesses hrought on by climate and secondment to other duties.

SPANISH FORCES

Santiago de Cuba Division,

General Linares (Headquarters at Santiago)

1st Brigade, under General Vara Del Ray
Batn., Constitucion, no.9: 800 men
Batn., Escuadras, Santa Catalina: 800 men
Batn., Toledo, no.35: 800 men
Batn., Asia, no.55: 800 men
Batn., Cuba, no.38: 800 men
2nd Brigade, under General Toral
1st Batn., Simancas, no.4: 800 men
2nd Batn., Simancas, no.4: 800 men
Batn., Principe, no.5: 800 men
Batn., Talavera, no.4: 800 men
Batn., Leon, no.38: 800 men
Attached to Division
Batn., Cordoba, no.10: 800 men
Batn., Puerto Rico Provisio, no.3: 800 men
Batn., San Fernando, no.11: 800 men
Three squadrons, Regt. del Ray: 225 men
6th Battery/4th Mount Artillery: 100 men
1st & 8th Transport Coy.: 200 men
1st Squadron, Guardia Civil: 75 men
3 companies of Sappeurs: 300 men
Detachments of Telegraph Batn.: 150 men

APPROXIMATE TOTAL: 12,000 men

US Campaign for Santiago Continued

Part I: Background
Part II: Provocation
Part III: Send in the Marines and AEF
Part IV: Las Guasimas
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