Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-03
MILITARY MATTERS.

e5terdaY captain Spencer VI tuo "oo1
land company Of the First Artillery Rsgi-
ment, who was recently elected TO that posi-
tiou, received his commission from Governor
Stoueman. A certificate Of reelection as
First Lieutenant of the same company was
issued to George w. Myrick.
a Board Of Survey has been ordered by
the Adjusant- General to meet on May 9TH
for the purpose Of inspecting the military
property Of tbs State in the possession of the
Chico Guard.
Fred Knhnle, Of Petaluma, on the stsf Of
Lieutenant Colonel RandIett, commanding
the Fifth Infantry Battalion, has been grant
ed a four months leave of absence for the
purpose Of attending the Federal rifle match
in Switzerland in July, and also to attend
matches at Wimbledon, England, and Creed
moor, n. Y.
General Order No IS, issued from the AID.
jutant-Genefafs Office, announces the per-
centage of the First Artillery Regiment for
the month of March, as follows: Company
A, 81 Sc; Company B, 1914; Company Q.
84.4S; Company Il, 64.61; Company F,
1886; Company G, 1856; Cadets, 9L32.
The percentage Of the regiment, 1889. The
percentage Of the Second Artillery Regiment
is 71.5l; Of the First Infantry Regiment,
GO. OF Che Fifth Infantry Battalion. 64.79 I;
Of the Chico Guard (unsttsched), 67.60, and
Of the National Guard. &C 81.
The following figures shown the present
strength, snd the increase or decrease, for the
first quarter Of this year: First Artillery
Regiment-Company A, strength, Oh; In.
crease, 2; Company b, strength o. increase,
l.; Company c, strength, IS; Company =,
strength, 60; Company Z, strength, 60; in
ar "A
crease, 6. Total strength, 34S; total in
crease, 8; total decrease, 6. The strength OF
the Second Artillery Regiment is go, being
an increase of 6 members. The increase and
decrease in the companies of the First Infantry
Regiment is the game, and leaves the total
strength $40. The strength Of the unattached
companies is $780, which is 3 decrease OF 20. The
total strength of the National Guard, exclu-
sive of Cadets, is, according to this showing,
2,255. At the end Of last year it was 2, 295,
showing reduction of 40, for which falling
off the commands outside the three Regi-
ments Of the division must be held response
bic, the First Infantry and tho First Artil-
lery Regiments holding their own, whilst the
Second shows sn increase of ak men. The
following companies fall below the minimum
required by Section 1862 of the Military
Code: The San Bernardino Cavalry, dis
banded Company B, Light Battery, Second
Artillery Regiment; Companies A, B, G, T
and G, of the First Artillery Regiment;
Company A of the First Infantry Regiment,
and the Oakland Light Cavalry.
the following changes have occurred dur
ing the month Of April, 1888, among the
commissioned officers of the National Guard
of California Commissioned-First Brig
ade-H. V. Morehouse, Major and Judge.
Advocate, vice Bard, failed to qualify; M.
a. Murphy Major and Paymaster, vice
RowelI, failed to qualify; JohnL. Rudner,
Major and Ordnance Officer, vice Guard,
term expired George L. Patton, Major and
Brigade Inspector, vice Dunsmore, term ex-
pired 81. NJ. Barton, Major and Quarter
master, vice Kendall, term expired Joseph
Kurtz, Major and Surgeon, vice Fox, term
expired; w. ]. Norcross, Captain and Aid
de- Camp, vice Hollister, term expired.
Second Brigsde-Second Artillery Regi-
ment-John P. Warren, Senior First Lieu
tenant, Company a, vice Noonan, term ex-
pired. Fifth Infantry Battalion : Orrin
Tabor, Captain Company B, vice Adel, re-
tired.
Sixth Brigade-Charles II. Gardner, Major
and Brigade Inspector on Staff, vice Temple,
removed Joseph A. Wall, Captain and
Aid-de-Oamp on staff, vice Tryan, re-
moved.
Resigned-Joseph 2. Wiseman, Junior,
First Lieutenant Company B, First Ar
tillery Regiment Headquarters Sacramsntot
Fourth Brigade.
Retired-Captain James Armstrong, late
commanding Company G, Fifth Infantry
Battalion, Second Brigade, with rank of Cap
tain.
Major Thomas II. Griffin, Quartermaster
on Staff of Brigadier-GenerslW w. II. Dimond,
MSS been appointed member of the Exam
lining Board of the Second Brigade, vice
Lieutenant-C Colonel David Wilder, relieved
at bis own request. Major George S. Pat
tor, Brigade Staff, Captain w. 81. Fl. Rus
sell, commanding Eagle Corps, Los Angeles
snd Captain Douglas Gum, commanding
Company B, San Diego Guard, have been
appointed the Examining Board for the First
Brigade.