Orders issued directing regiment to report at Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, on following day. 26th.—Regiment assembles in Boston—ninety-nine per cent. present for duty—passes in review before Governor Wolcott, and at noon reaches its station. 29th.—Spanish fleet, under Admiral Cervera, sails from Cape Verde Islands—destination unknown. MAY. 1st.—Destruction of Admiral Montojo's fleet in Manila Bay. 9th.—Regiment mustered into volunteer service of United States by Brevet Lieut.-Col. C. A. Woodruff, Second United States Artillery; muster-in completed at 9.34 A.M. 10th.—Orders received detaching Third Battalion, to report to Colonel Woodruff. 13th.—Reported sighting of Spanish fleet off Nantucket; night alarm at Fort Warren. 18th.—Governor Wolcott visits post, inspects regiment, and presents volunteer commissions to officers. 20th.—General Merritt, commanding Department of the East, relieved by General Frank. 23d.—Orders received assigning Headquarters, First and Second Battalions to stations. 24th.—U.S.S. _Oregon_ reaches coast of Florida. 25th.—President McKinley calls for seventy-five thousand additional volunteers. First military expedition starts from San Francisco for Manila. 30th.—Admiral Cervera's fleet definitely located and blockaded in harbor of Santiago. JUNE. 1st.—"G" and "L" Batteries take station at Fort Rodman, New Bedford Harbor. 3d.—U.S.S. _Merrimac_ sunk in harbor of Santiago. Regimental Headquarters established at Fort Pickering, Salem Harbor. 6th.—Changes of station: "A" Battery to Mining Casemate, Nahant; "C" and "D" Batteries to Fort Pickering; "H" Battery to Fort Sewall, Marblehead Harbor. 7th.—"B" Battery takes station in defenses of Newburyport Harbor; "K" Battery at Stage Fort, Gloucester Harbor. 11th.—Landing of United States Marines at Guantanamo. 12th.—Embarkation of General Shafter's corps at Tampa. 15th.—Admiral Camara's squadron sails from Cadiz. 20th.—General Shafter's expedition lands at Baiquiri. 24th.—Action at Las Guasimas. 28th.—General Merritt's expedition sails for Philippines. 30th.—General Frank, commanding Department of the East, relieved by General Gillespie. JULY. 1st-2d.—Actions at El Caney and San Juan Hill. 3d.—Annihilation of Admiral Cervera's fleet off Santiago. 8th.—Admiral Camara's fleet turns back to Cadiz. "B" Battery changes station from defenses of Newburyport to Port Constitution, Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire. 11th.—General Miles arrives at Santiago. Governor Wolcott requests foreign service for regiment, informing War Department that apprehension no longer is felt for coast-towns of Massachusetts.