CHAPTER VII.
LIST OF COLORED REGIMENTS THAT DID ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR,--AND VOLUNTEER REGIMENTS.
Regulars .-- Section 1104 of the Revised Statutes of the United States Congress provides that "the enlisted men of two regiments of Cavalry shall be colored men," and in compliance with this section the War Department maintains the organization of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry, both composed of colored men with white officers.
Section 1108 of the Revised Statutes of Congress provides that "the enlisted men of two regiments of Infantry shall be colored men;" and in compliance with this section the War Department maintains the organization of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Infantry, both composed of colored men with white officers.
The above regiments were the only colored troops that were engaged in active service in Cuba.

There is no statute requiring colored artillery regiments to be organized, and there are therefore none in the regular army.
* * * * * A LIST OF THE VOLUNTEER REGIMENTS.
Third North Carolina--All colored officers.
Sixth Virginia--White officers, finally, the colored officers resigned "under pressure," after which there was much trouble with the men, as they claimed to have enlisted with the understanding that they were to have colored officers.
[Illustration: OFFICERS OF THE NINTH OHIO--LIEUTENANT YOUNG IN THE CENTER.] Blank Page Ninth Ohio--All colored officers; Col.Chas.Young, graduate of West Point.
Twenty-third Kansas--Colored officers.
Eighth Illinois--Under colored officers, and did police duty at San Luis, Cuba.
Seventh U.S.

Volunteers.
Tenth U.S.

Volunteers.
Eighth U.S.

Volunteers.
Ninth U.S.