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The Third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, was mustered into the service of the United States on the 11th day of May, 1898, and was the third regiment mustered in from Pennsylvania. It was largely recruited from the Third Regiment Infantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania, which had reported at Mount Gretna, Pa., on the evening of April 28, 1898, and went into camp, and whose officers and men were on May 5, 1898, called on by the Governor to volunteer for service in the Spanish War. On the night of May 13, 1898, telegraphic orders were received from the Secretary of

The following abbreviations are used throughout Record of Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Spanish-American War, 1898. They are provided here for you as an explanation to the meaning of the abbreviation. A. A. A. G. Acting Assistant Adjutant General. A. A. G. Assistant Adjutant General A. C. Army Corps. A. D. C. Aide-de-Camp. A. G. O. Adjutant General’s Office. A. G. Adjutant General. Actg. Acting. Adj. Adjutant. Amb. Ambulance. Apptd. Appointed. Artf. Artificer. Arty. Artillery. Asst. Assistant. Battn. Battalion. Baty. Battery. Brig. Brigadier. C. S. Commissary of Subsistence c. s. Current Series. Cal. California Capt. Captain. Cavy. Cavalry. Cert. Certificate. CO.

This regiment was recruited largely from the Second Regiment Infantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania, composed of ten companies, located in Philadelphia, and commanded by Colonel John Biddle Porter. The Second Regiment Infantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania, reported at Mount Gretna, Pa., on April 28th, 1898, in compliance with orders issued by the Governor. Like all other regiments it was inspected by the Governor, after which the roll of the Field and Staff and of each company was called, and the officers and enlisted men given an opportunity to volunteer. Company D was mustered into the U. S. Volunteer service on