The Second Regiment New York Infantry, United States Volunteers, assembled on Hempstead Plains, Long Island, May 2, 1898. The officers of the regiment were:
- Colonel, Edward E. Hardin, Seventh U. S. Infantry.
- Lieutenant-Colonel, James H. Lloyd, Thirteenth Battalion, N. G. N. Y.
- Major, James W. Lester, Fourteenth Battalion, N. G. N. Y.
- Major, Austin A. Yates, Fifteenth Battalion, N. G. N. Y.
- Surgeon, Lewis Balch, Major and Acting Assistant Surgeon-General.
- Assistant Surgeons, First Lieutenant Henry C. Baum, Assistant Surgeon, Forty-first Separate Company, N. G. N. Y.; First Lieutenant Albert F. Brugman, Assistant Surgeon, Second Battery, N. G. N. Y.
- Chaplain, Hector Hall, D. D.
- Adjutant, First Lieutenant James J. Phelan, Adjutant, Thirteenth Battalion, N. G. N. Y.
- Quartermaster, First Lieutenant George M. Alden, Quartermaster, Thirteenth Battalion, N. G. N. Y.
- Sergeant Major, W. Swift Martin, Sixth Separate Company, N. G. N. Y.
- Hospital Stewards, Frederick W. Schneider, Hospital Steward, Thirteenth Battalion, N. G. N. Y., and George McIntyre, Private, Twenty-first Separate Company, N. G. N. Y.
Companies E and F, both of which were from Schenectady, were mustered into the Second Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, on May 16, 1898, and Major Austin A. Yates was placed in command of the Fifteenth Battalion, of which they formed a part.
On May 18th the regiment moved to Chickamauga, Ga., where it remained until June 1st, when it proceeded to Tampa, Fla. On arriving at Tampa, the regiment became part of General Shafter's Fifth Army Corps, then under orders to proceed by transports to Cuba. Owing to the lack of facilities for embarking troops and the scarcity of transports, the Second Regiment was left behind with the entire command under Brigadier-General Snyder. This was the severest knock the regiment suffered, as both officers and men were very anxious to go to the front, and had they gone they could not have suffered any more than they did in the pestiferous camp at Tampa, and in clearing ground under the broiling sun upon the Sands of Fernandina.
On July 20th, an order was received for the regiment to proceed to Fernandina, but owing to the difficulty in obtaining transportation the movement was not begun until the 26th. On July 24th the regiment was transferred to the First Brigade, commanded by Brigadier-General J. W. Cline in the Third Division, commanded by Brigadier-General Louis H. Carpenter of the Fourth Army Corps under General Coppinger. On August 21st, orders were received releasing the regiment from duty in the Third Division, Fourth Army Corps, and transferring it to the Department of the East, and directing it to proceed to Troy, N. Y. The movement began on August 24th and on reaching Troy the regiment was quartered in Camp Hardin on the bank of Sand Lake.
On October 26th, the mustering out of the regiment began, and on the 31st of that month, Companies E and F were mustered out. Following is the list of officers and men from Schenectady who were members of the Second Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry:
Roll of Company E, 36th Separate Company of Schenectady, Schenectady Citizens Corps
- James M. Andrews, Captain
- George De B. Greene, First Lieutenant (Transferred to Battalion Adjutant May 23, 1898)
- Donald J. Hutton, First Lieutenant (Promoted from Second Lieutenant June 22, 1898)
- Charles E. Parsons, Second Lieutenant (Promoted from Sergeant. Commissioned July 2, 1898)
- Thomas Carney, First Sergeant
- William E. Walker, Quartermaster-Sergeant
Sergeants
- Charles M. Robinson
- Henry Y. Lighthall
- Frank Hoppman
- Roy E. Brizee
Corporals
- E. W. Schermerhorn
- Franklin P. Jackson
- Paul M. Pelletreau
- William M. Purman
- Augustus C. Smith
- Edward E. Yelverton
- A. C. Jackson
- Philip A. B. Bellin
- George E. Williams
- Winfred H. Larkin
- Fred L. Eisenmenger
- James McDonald
- Albert F. Dillman
- Charles H. Smith, Musician
- Frederick W. Sherman, Musician
- James Roach, Artificer
- William H. Reed, Musician
- Aaron Bradt, Wagoner
Privates
- Alden, Clarence T.
- Amsler, Jacob
- Ayquoroyd, George
- Bates, Arthur O.
- Bernhard, David H.
- Blauel, Theodore C.
- Blood, John C.
- Bradt, Ira V.
- Brandow, Charles F.
- Brickner, Conrad
- Bronk, William J.
- Burhans, William N.
- Carpenter, William
- Clark, Walter G.
- Collette, George F.
- Conlon, Charles E.
- Cowles, John T. Jr.
- Craig, Frederick M.
- Crane, Peter
- Crippen, Charles G.
- Cunningham, William J.
- Daniels, Charles H.
- Daniels, Frank H.
- Day, Frank A. Jr.
- DeReamer, Albert E.
- Dickson, Peter J.
- Duck, Thomas
- Dunbar, Garrett B.
- Eberle, Frank A.
- Eggleston, Edward
- Ellers, Edward S.
- Fitzpatrick, Joseph J.
- Flanagan, George H.
- Fuller, Edward D.
- Gardiner, Herbert
- Glaser, Frederick
- Glennon, Michael
- Gregory, Alfred
- Guiltinan, James M.
- Herron, James H.
- Hoppman, Henry
- Horan, Jeremiah
- Hulbert, Charles N.
- Hussong, George
- Kelly, Patrick H.
- Killian, John
- Knopka, Fred
- Lambert, James E.
- Lippman, Edward G.
- McCormick, James F.
- McMullen, John J.
- Messmer, Ernest
- Metzger, Charles E.
- Metzger, William W.
- Maloney, Joseph F.
- Moore, Augustus Andrew
- Moran, John Henry
- Miller, William W.
- Myers, Charles L.
- Nolan, James M.
- O'Rourke, John F.
- Orr, Harry R.
- Page, Charles J.
- Peek, James
- Peters, DeWitt C.
- Pfender, Philip
- Seekins, Thomas E.
- Sheldon, Jerry
- Shook, Clarence
- Singhouse, Philip
- Smith, Abel
- Snyder, Christopher N.
- Speers, William J.
- Stafford, Abraham
- Steinert, Edward E.
- Stevens, Henry W.
- Still, Edwin Floyd
- Strobel, Conrad J.
- Toy, E. G.
- Vedder, Clyde J.
- Vedder, Henry S.
- Vedder, Leonard
- Wagner, David J.
- Waldron, Charles E.
- Walker, LeRoy E.
- Wortman, Howard P.
Roll of Company F, 37th Separate Company of Schenectady, Washington Continentals
- Frank Bauder, Captain
- George W. Crippen, First Lieutenant
- Albert Wells, Second Lieutenant
- Wayne R. Brown, First Sergeant
- William C. Yates, Quartermaster-Sergeant
Sergeants
Aubrey A. Ross Fritz R. Champion William Leedom Roger G. Kinns
Corporals
- Jesse S. Button
- William S. Barriger
- Ray Rowe
- Edward Williams
- Franciscus J. Baumler
- George Boldt
- George C. Caw
- Martin Hodges
- Walter H. Todd
- William Herzog
- John W. Healey
- Cyrus W. Rexford
- William K. Wands, Musician
- John H. Cross, Artificer
- Frank Reha, Musician
- George J. Sells, Wagoner
Privates
- Allen, John W.
- Bancroft, Fred S.
- Banker, William
- Barry, George
- Berger, Henry E.
- Boldt, William
- Broughton, Charles A.
- Boyle, John H.
- Boyle, Thomas
- Bridgeman, Peter T.
- Burke, Clarence W.
- Castle, Willard A.
- Chadsey, LeRoy
- Clinton, Jacob S.
- Clowe, Earl
- Dolzen, Charles
- Eagan, Joseph F.
- Enders, Charles L.
- Fenton, William M.
- Ford, Harry B.
- Gabel, Fred W.
- Goetz, St. Elmo N.
- Gould, Henry W.
- Hall, Frank E.
- Hanley, Patrick F.
- Hallenbeck, Walter H.
- Hambridge, Edward
- Henry, Harry
- Huber, Adolf
- Jones, Clinton
- Jones, John S.
- Jann, Victor
- Jandro, Elmer L.
- Juno, Duncan McD.
- Keating, Edward C.
- Kerber, John
- Kleiner, Emil
- Knowlton, Daniel H.
- Luckhurst, Judson B.
- Lovett, Lewis L.
- Lawyer, Otis
- Levey, Elmer E.
- Louder, Peter
- Lubking, Frederick W.
- Luedemann, William F.
- Mallery, Arlington H.
- Mawson, George H.
- McChesney, Frank
- McCready, William H.
- McDonald, Thomas W.
- Messmer, Charles P.
- Monges, Richard F.
- Nivison, William D.
- Ogden, James
- Penoyer, William H.
- Potter, William
- Powell, Albert A.
- Purcell, John A.
- Quackenbush, George
- Ralph, James
- Ragan, Lloyd E.
- Reed, Fred L.
- Richardson, Edward C.
- Robinson, Rodman H.
- Schermerhorn, Louis C.
- Schneider, Henry C.
- Shaw, John C.
- Safford, Ward E.
- Schiek, Frederick
- Sheffold, Delbert
- Sheffold, William A.
- Stevenson, Porter C.
- Smith, William A.
- Taylor, John
- Thorpe, James
- Thornton, Edward A.
- Tierney, James
- Tushingham, George W.
- Van Vranken, Charles
- Van Vranken, Stephen T.
- Warren, Clarence A.
- Warner, Frank M.
- Whitmyre, Clarence
- Whitstead, Edwin J.
- Young, Roy
The editor deeply regrets that he is unable to give the records of those who fought in the Philippines and in China. He has made every effort to ascertain who of Schenectady's sons engaged in two national contests, in which the United States won equal renown for bravery, humanity and the exercise not only of military skill, but of military diplomacy that is unsurpassed in all its history. He has advertised in the daily papers of Schenectady for information as to those who fought or suffered or died in these wars, and has received no response, and has never been able to obtain any information. It would be idle to attempt a search among the names of 446,000 enrolled in the records of the War Department, to find the scattered few who did duty in the tropics. There are enough, however few, to deserve honorable mention in those two wars, but even the names of those few he has been unable to obtain.