The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-18


cation of the United States army was
issued today, and is as follows:
First Regiment-Troop A, from Fort
Nyer, Va, department of East, to de-
partment of Colorado.
Second Regiment-The junior major
and three corps from Colorado to Fort
Riley, Kan, and Troop f, from Fort
Worth to Fort Riley The lieutenant
colonel and Troops B and / from Fort
Bowie Arizona, to Fort Logan, Colo.
Third Regiment-The senior major
and Troops C, L, f and G, now tenn
porarily at Fcrt Sheridan, ILL.,, ITO Fort
Ethan Allen, Vt The movement to
take place Oct 1.
Headquarters and two troops, one of
them Troop D from Oklahoma territory
by October l. and the junior major to
Jefferson barracks, Mo.
Sixth Regiment - From the depart
ment of the Platte to the departments
of the Missouri and East. Headquarters
junior major and Troops A. E, G and
II, now temporarily at Fort Sheridan,
ILL.,, to Fort Myer; the lieutenant-col-
onel from Jefferson barracks and three
remaining troops to Fort Leavenworth.
The movements to commence october L.
Indian Troop l. will remain at Fort
Niobrara.
Seventh Regiment-Senior major and
Troop f from Fort Meyer to Fort Stan
ton, n M. The lieutenant-colonel to
Fort Riley.
Eighth Regiment - Troop. H from
Fort Meyer and Troop d from Fort
Leavenworth to the department of Da-
kota.
Ninth Regiment-Troop K from Fort
Myer to the department of the Platte
Tenth Regiment-Troop [ from Fort
Ieavenworth to the department of the
Dakota. The troops OF the Seventh,
Eighth and Ninth regiments, as in the
foregoing. will move upon the arrival
of the coming troops for Fort Myer.
Third Regiment-The junior major
and two batteries to Jackson barracks,
La.
First Regiment-One company from
San Francisco harbor to San Diego
barracks to relieve Company c. tenth
infantry, without unnecessary delay
Fifth Regirrent-To be concentra ted
at Fort Mcpherson, Ga, Companies A
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, and z at
Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Sixth acknowledgements A from
Fort Wood. N. Y, and e from Newport
Barracks. to Fort Thomas, KY.
Seventh Regiment-The Companies H
now at Fort Leavenworth and G. at
Camp Pilot. Butte, to Fort Logan.
Eighth decentralization and
three companies from Fort Mckinney
to Fort d. A. Russell.
Tenth Regiment, the department Of
the Observation-Disclosures and four
companies to Fort Reno; four compan-
les to Fort Sill. the distribution to in
clude the two companies now at Fort
Jeavenworth.
Twelfth Observation-Disclosures and
Companies z and II from Fort Leaven-
worth and Companies B, c and D from
Fort SullV to Fort NiObrara
Fourteenth acknowledgements H
from Fort Leavenworth to Vancouver
barracks.
Seventeenth Regiment-From Fort D.
A. Russell TO the department of the
east, headquarters and companies A, d,
= and G by Oct l TO Columbus bar
racks. o.. the lie1tenant-colonel and
remaining three companies to the same
station.
Nineteenth Acknowledgement c
from Fort Mackinac to Fort Braddock,
Mich.
Twelfth Regiment-From the depart
ment of Dakota to Fort Leavenworth
Indian Company L will remain at
Fort Assinaboine.
Posts Abandoned.
In connection with the foregoing the
posts will be abandoned under usual
orders to be promulgated hereafter:
Fort March. N. M; Fort Bowie, Ariz
Fort Mckinney, Wyo.; Fort Sully, S.
D.: Fort Supply, o. T.; Fort Mackinac,
Mich: Fort Ontario. n. V; Newport
barracks. KY; Mount Vernon barracks,
Ala.
Accompanying the new order the war
department makes public the state
ment:
The order of the discontinuance of
three recruiting posts, David's Island,
Columbus barracks. and Jefferson bar
racks contained in the announcement,
the troops TO occupy these stations
will soon be designated. The orders
now issued by the war department,
and which have for some time been I'M
der consideration by Secretary
provide garrisons for the old re-
cruiting depots and also contem-
plate a considerable concentra ton of
the troops. Several of the smaller sta
tons east of the mississippi, as well
as a few in the western country, are
given up as no longer necessary.
The regiments which are 10 be
brought east, in whole or in part are
the Third and Sixth cavalry, the Thir-
teenth and Seventeenth infantry and
the whole Twentieth infantry now sta
toned at Fort Leavenworth.
The Tenth infantry that has hereto
fore been scattered between five posts
from the Pacific coast to the Mississippi
valley will now come together at Sill
and Reno. while the whole Fifth regi-
ment. formerly occupying five stations,
will be assembled at Fort Mcpherson.
Ga.
AS soon as some changes are made
in the CHARTERS at Jefferson barracks
and Columbus barracks, the two troops
Of cavalry now ordered to the former
will be Joined by four other troops and
The remainder of the Seventeenth in
fantry will be sent to Columbus bar
racks, making the latter regimental
port. David island will be occupied by
The artillery. A modern fortiacation
that HIS been constructed there to
command the Sound entrance 10 New
york harbor is now receiving its arnla-
ment and requires an aruiery garrl-
son. ,.,z
viii hereafter be an infantry post, to
be ultimately increased to full regi-
The total number of companies now
servirp east of the Mississippi is 100
In future it will be 1l9, occupying
4birtv-one posts The gain to
the east. of course, comes
from the west. but the number of posts
remaining west Of the Mississippi is AZ
and those are garrisoned by 245 COM
panies, without counting the Indian
companies. Of which there are seven
1t will be seen. therefore, that not more
than two-thirds the regular army still
remains. in the west. Congress has or
dered the biiiding of two new posts
one in Montana and one in Arkansas
when these are completed, other points
7gill be given up and the troops still
Further copcentrated
General Towards command will be
Increased nv 10 comma MES. the depart