CAVALRY DIVISION Commander: Major General Joseph Wheeler ( U.S. Volunteers ) [ Replaced due to illness on the 3Oth June by General Sumner for the Battle of San Juan ] Adjutant General: Lt. Colonel J. H. Dorset Inspector General: Major E. A. Garlington Chief Engineer: Major William D. Beach Topographical Officers commanded by Chief Engineer: 1st Lieutenant E. D. Anderson ( 10th Cavalry ) 2nd Lieutenant M. Batson ( 9th Cavalry ) Aides: Captain Joseph T. Dickman 8th Cavalry Captain William Astor Chanler 1st Lieutenant Matthew F. Steele 8th Cavalry 2nd Lieutenant James H. Reeves 6th Cavalry 2nd Lieutenant Joseph Wheeler Jr. 4th Artillery Naval Cadet Thomas H. Wheeler Captain Mills Major Valery Harvard Chief Surgeon Aurelius E. Mestre Leonard Wilson 1st BRIGADE Commanding Officer: Brigadier General Samuel Storrow Sumner( U.S. Volunteers ) [ Replaced on the 30th June by Colonel Carroll (6th Cav.) due to General Wheeler's ill health that day ] Aides: Captain Robert L. Howze A.A.G. U.S. Volunteers Captain R. H. Beckman C. S. U.S. Volunteers 1st Lieutenant J. A. Harman 6th Cavalry 2nd Lieutenant L. C. Andrews 3rd Cavalry 3rd Regiment of Cavalry Colonel Samuel B.M. Young Lt. Colonel Adna R. Chaffee Major Henry W. Wessells Jr. Major Henry Jackson Major John S. Loud Captain James O. MacKay A Troop Captain Daniel H. Boughton B Troop Captain Franklin O. Johnson C Troop Captain George F. Chase D Troop Captain Henry L. Ripley E Troop Captain George A. Dodd F Troop Captain Francis H. Hardie G Troop Captain George H. Morgan H Troop Captain Charles Morton I Troop Captain George K. Hunter K Troop Captain Edgar Z. Steever L Troop Captain William D. Beach M Troop 1st Lt. Tyree R. Rivers Adjutant 1st Lt. John W. Heard Quartermaster 6th Regiment of Cavalry Colonel Samuel S. Sumner Lt. Colonel Henry Carroll Major Thomas C. Lebo Major Edmond G. Fechet Major Eli L. Huggins Captain Henry P. Kingsbury A Troop Captain George H. Sands B Troop Captain William Stanton C Troop Captain Augustus P. Blocksom D Troop Captain Benjamin H. Cheever E Troop Captain Elon F. Willcox F Troop Captain Frank West G Troop Captain Louis A. Craig H Troop Captain George S. Anderson I Troop Captain John B. Kerr K Troop Captain George L. Scott L Troop Captain Henry M. Rendall M Troop 1st Lt. Francis C. Marshall Adjutant 1st Lt. E. C. Brooks Adjutant 1st Lt. William W. Forsyth Quartermaster 9th Regiment of Cavalry Colonel David Perry Lt. Colonel John M. Hamilton Lt. Co1onel Steven T. Norvell (promoted from 1st Cav. Regt. 1st July) Major Charles S. Ilsley Major Albert E. Woodson Major William C. Forbush Major E. D. Dimmick 1st Lt. J. E. Ryan A Troop Captain Matthias W. Day B Troop Captain Charles W. Taylor C Troop Captain John F. McBlain D Troop Captain Clarence A. Stedman E Troop Captain Henry H. Wright F Troop Captain Philip P. Powell G Troop Captain Eugene D. Dimmick H Troop 1st Lt. McNamee H Troop Captain John F. Guilfoyle I Troop Captain Martin B. Hughes K Troop Captain Walter L. Finley L Troop Captain Jerauld A. Olmstead M Troop 1st Lt. W. S. Wood Adjutant 1st Lt. Lester W. Cornish Adjutant 1st Lt. John H. Gardner Quartermaster 1st Lt. H. W. Danforth Acting Assistant Surgeon [ F & I Troops remained in the U.S. commanded by Captain Joseph Garrard from Troop A ] Medical Department: Major General G. McCreery Surgeon Major Henry S. T. Harris Surgeon U.S. Volunteers Captain George J. Newgarden Assistant Surgeon Dr. Menocal Acting Assistant Surgeon Dr. H. W. Danforth Acting Assistant Surgeon 2nd BRIGADE Commanding Officer: Brigadier General Samuel B. M. Young ( U.S. Volunteers ) [ Colonel Leonard Wood ( 1st Vol. Regt. Cav. ) replaced Brig. Gen. Young through his ill health, 30 June. ] [ Replaced by the 31st July by Lt. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt 1st Volunteer Regiment of Cavalry ] Adjutant General to the Brigade: Colonel A. L. Mills Captain Robert Sewell A.A.G. U.S. Volunteers Captain Morton J. Henry C. S. U.S. Volunteers 1st Lieutenant W. E. Shipp Brigade Quartermaster ( 10th Cavalry ) Aides: Major Webb C. Hayes (1st Ohio Vol. Regt. Cav.) Captain L. S. McCormick ( 7th Cavalry ) 1st Regiment of Cavalry Colonel Abraham K. Arnold Lt. Colonel Charles D. Viele Major Albert G. Forse 1st Squadron Major James M. Bell 2nd Squadron [ Wounded at La Quasina 24th June, replaced by Captain Herbert E. Tutherly ] Major Allen Smith Captain Peter S. Bomus A Troop 1st Lt. Edmund S. Wright A Troop Captain Jacob G. Galbraith B Troop Captain Otto L. Hein C Troop 1st Lt. Milton F. Davis C Troop Captain Herbert E. Tutherly D Troop 1st Lt. Clough Overton D Troop Captain William C. Brown E Troop Captain Frederick R. Ward F Troop Captain Robert P.P. Wainwright G Troop 1st Lt. George W. Goode I Troop Captain Thomas T. Rnox J Troop ( wounded at La Quasina ) 1st Lt. John A. L. Hartman K Troop 1st Lt. Peter E. Traub Adjutant 1st Lt. Oscar J. Brown Adjutant 1st Lt. William C. Rivers Quartermaster 1st Lt. J. F. Reynolds Landis Quartermaster 1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Colonel Leonard Wood [given command of 2nd Cav. Brigade, 30th June.] Lt. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt [promoted to Colonel, 11th July.] Major Alexander O. Brodie [wounded at La Quasina 24th June, promoted to Lt. Colonel, 1st Vol.Cav.Regt.] Major George M. Dunn Major Micah J. Jenkins Captain William O. O'Neil A Troop [killed at the Battle of San Juan, 1st July] Captain Frank Frantz A Troop [promoted from 1st Lt. 2nd July] Captain James H. McClintock B Troop [wounded at La Quasina] Captain Robert B. Huston D Troop Captain Frederick Muller E Troop Captain Maximilian Luna F Troop Captain William H. H. Llewellyn G Troop Captain Woodberry Kane K Troop Captain Allyn K. Capron L Troop [ died at La Guasina, replaced by 2nd Lt. R. C. Day who was later promoted to Captain ] 1st Lt. Maxwell Keyes Adjutant Major Henry La Motte Surgeon 1st Lt. James R. Church Assistant Surgeon Major Henry B. Hersey with Troops: Captain Joseph L. B. Alexander C Troop Captain George Curry H Troop Captain Schuyler A. McGinnis I Troop Captain Robert H. Bruce M Troop were left in Tampa to look after the Regiment's horses etc. 10th Regiment of Cavalry Colonel Guy V. Henry Lt. Colonel Theodore A. Baldwin Major Stevens T. Norvell 1st Squadron Commander (promoted Lt. Col. to the 9th Cav. Regt. 1st July) Major Theodore J. Wint 2nd Squadron Commander Major Joseph M. Kelley Major Joshua L. Fowler (promoted from the 2nd Cav. Regt. 1st July) Captain William H. Beck A Troop Captain James W. Watson B Troop Captain Charles H. Grierson C Troop 1st Lt. Edward D.Anderson C Troop Captain John Bigelow Jr. D Troop (wounded at San Juan 1st Ju1y, replaced by 2nd Lieutenant A. E. Kennington) Captain Charles G. Ayres E Troop Captain Thaddeus W. Jones F Troop 1st Lt. W. H. Smith G Troop (killed at San Juan, replaced by 2nd Lieutenant T. A. Roberts) Captain Levi P. Hunt H Troop Captain Samuel L. Woodward I Troop 1st Lt. R. J. Fleming I Troop ( Troops R, L and M were left behind as reserves in the U.S. under the command of Captain Robert D. Read ) 1st Lt. James B. Hughes Machine Gun Section 1st Lt. Malvern H. Barnum Adjutant 1st Lt. John J. Pershing Quartermaster ( with D Troop at San Juan, and during the battle took command of the troop after Capt. Bigelow was wounded ) 1st Lt. Letcher Hardeman Quartermaster Captain William T. Anderson Chaplain Captain M. M. Brown Assistant Surgeon Lieutenant L. A. Fuller Assistant Surgeon SQUADRON 2nd REGIMENT OF CAVALRY ( mounted ) Lt. Colonel William A. Rafferty Major William M. Wallace Major William A. Thompson Captain Thomas J. Lewis A Company Captain Colon Augur C Company Captain Edward J. McClernand D Company Captain Lloyd M. Brett F Company 1st Lt. Francis G. Irwin Adjutant 1st Lt. William H. Bean Quartermaster LIGHT ARTILLERY BRIGADE Commanding Officer: Major John W. Dillenback ( 2nd Artillery ) [ Replaced on the 9th July by Brigadier General Wallace F. Randolph ] ( U.S. Volunteers ) E and K Batteries 1st Artil1ery Regiment E Battery Captain Allyn K. Capron ( 4 x 3.2" guns ) [ Father of Capt. Capron of the 1st Volunteer Regiment of Cavalry ] K Battery Captain Clermont L. Best A and F Batteries 2nd Artillery Regiment A Battery Captain George S. Grimes F Battery Captain Charles D. Parkhurst G and H Batteries 4th Artillery Regiment Commander Captain William Ennis ( 4th Artillery ) [ These two Batteries ( G & H ) had become designated "Battalion Siege Artillery" under the command of Captain Albert S. Cummings ( 4th Artillery ) by the 31st July ] G Battery Captain William Ennis H Battery Captain Albert S. Cummings D and F Batteries 5th Artillery Regiment D Battery Captain Frank Thorp F Battery Captain Henry J. Reilly Signal Corps: Major Frank Greene ( U.S. Volunteer Signals ) 1 Detachment Signal Corps [ The Signal Corps were extended by the 31st July to a Company of Signals commanded by Lt. Colonel Frank Greene ( U.S. Volunteers ) ] Balloon Detachment Major Joseph E. Maxfield ( U.S. Volunteer Signals ) [ Lt. Colonel G. MacDerby being in command by the 30th June at San Juan ] Battalion of Engineers: Captain Edward Burr ( U.S. Corps of Engineers ) Companies C and E Gatling Gun Detachment 2nd Lieutenant John H. Parker ( 13th Infantry ) U.S. Marine Corps Battalion ( 1st Battalion ) ( 19 April 1898 ) Lt. Colonel Robert W. Huntington Major P. C. Pope Major H. C. Cochrane Captain A. C. Kelton A Company Captain B. R. Russell B Company Captain George F. Elliott C Company Captain William F. Spicer D Company Captain H. K. White E Company Captain F. H. Harrington Art Company Major John W. Edgar Surgeon Captain Charles L. McCawley Quartermaster 1st Lt. Herbert L. 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