Wyoming Militia Regiments - Spanish American War
First Wyoming Infantry.-Official title. First Battalion. Wyoming Volunteers (before enlistment First Regiment, Wyoming National Guard). Headquarters, Evanston. Organized Feb. 26, 1891. Mustered in for war with Spain, May 10, 1898. Strength for war with Spain : 14 officers, 324 enlisted men. Commanded by Major Frank M. Foote during war operations. Stationed during war: (1) Camp Merritt, California; (2) Manila. Sent from United States for service in the Philippines. Participated in engagements at Manila, including waterworks. Casualties up to April 4,1899: 2 killed and 5 wounded.
Wyoming Light Battery.-Official title, Alger Light Battery (Battery A), Wyoming Volunteers. Headquarters, Cheyenne. Organized Feb. 19. 1896. Mustered in for war with Spain. June 16. 1898. Strength for war with Spain: 3 officers. 122 enlisted men. Commanded by First-Lieut. II. A. Clarke during war operations. Stationed during war: (1) Camp Merritt; (2) Manila. Sent from United States for service in the Philippines.
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