Negro Rebellion
On June 7th, The 2nd Provisional Regiment had 1,292 men and officers under Colonel James E. Mahoney landed on Guantanamo bay, the 1st battalion landed in Havana, Cuba, on June 10th. The USS Mississippi also sent a detachment in El Cuero on June 19th. For men that landed in Guantanamo, only one battalion was commanded and the rest were under Colonel Karmany who took command of all the unassigned troops and organized the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade.