The herald., 1894-09-18
THE LONG EXPECTED ORDERS.
Encouragement of Military
Posts.
A General Shaking Up in the Regu.
lar Army.
Troops Given Change of Climate
General Miles to Succeed Gem
eral Howard at Cow
ernor's Island.
By the Associated Press.


Cavalry-First regiment. Tpop A
from Fort Myer. Va, Department O.
East. to Department of Colorado.
Second regiment, the junior major and
three troops from Colorado to Fort Riley
Kas., and Troop A from Fort Worth tc
Fort Riley. The lieutenant-colone and
Troops B and l. from Fort Bowie. Ariz.,
to Fort Logan, Colo.
The Third regiment, the senior major
and troops @. E, and G, now tempo
rarily at Ft. Sheridan, H., to Ft. Ethan
Ellen. VT, the movement to take place
October 1st. Headquarters and two
troops, one OF them troop d, from Okla
homa territory, by October 1st, and the
junior major to Jefferson Barracks. Mo.
Sixth regiment, from the department
of the Platte. to the departments OF the
Missouri and east. Headquarters junior
major and troops A, T., G and H, now
temporarily at Fort Sheridan, Ill, to
Fort Meyer; the lieutenant-colonel from
Jefferson barracks and three remaining
troops to Fort Leavsnworth, the move
ments to commence October 1st.
Indian troop L will remain at Fort
Niobrara.
Seventh regiment. senior major and
troop F, from Fort Meyer to Fort Stan
ton, N. NJ, the lieutenant colonel to
Fort Riley.
Eighth regiment. troop H. from Fort
Meyer and troop d. from Fort Leaven-
worth to the department of Dakota,
Ninth regiment, troop K. from Fort
Meyer TO the department OF the Platte.
Tenth regiment, Troop l, from Fort
Leavenworth to the department OF Da.
kota. Troops of the Seventh, Eighth
and Ninth regiments, as in the forego>
ing, will move upon the arrival of the
incoming troops for Fort Meyer.
The Third and Fifth cavslry and the
Thirteenth and Seventeenth cavalry
will be brought east and the whole
Twentieth infantry is placed at Leaven.
worth. The whole Tenth infantry goes
to Fort Sill and Reno. the whole Fifth
infantry to Fort Mcpherson, Ga. Four
companies of infantry are added TO the
two ordered to Jefferson and Columbu
barracks, and the remainder of the
Seventeenth infantry also goes to Co.
lumbus. which will be regiment post.
Davids Islands, N. Y, will be occu.
pied by artillery, and Fort Columbus,
Governors Island. will be an infantry
post. The number of companies east OF
the Mississippi river will be 1l9 at 81
pointa. instead of 100, while 49 posts
Guiding Yndians. MorsS rhSn i9SMHo5sii 9Mosphilluu ~
oil the army remains west.
Artillery-Third regiment, the junior
major and two batteries to Jackson bar
racks, La.
Irfantry-First regiment. one COM
pany from San Francisco harbor to San
Diego barracks to relieve Company G,
Tenth infantry, without unnecessary
delay.
Fifth regiment to be concentrated at
Fort Mcpherson, Ga. Companies A at
Fort Leavenworth and + at Sam Hous-
ton, Texas.
Sixth regiment, Companies A from
Fort Wood, N. Y, and + from Newport
barracks to Fort Thomas, KY.
Seventh regiment, Companies II, now
at Fort Lesvenworth and 6 at Camp
Pilot Butts, to Fort Logan.
Eighth regiment, headquarters and
three companies from Fort Mckinney to
Fort D. A. Russell.
Tenth regiment, the departments of
the Missouri. headquarters and four
companies to Fort Reno; four companies
to Fort Sill, the distribution to include
two companies now at Fort Leaven.
worth.
Twelfth regiment, headquarters and
companies Z and H from Ft. Leaven-
worth and companies B, @ and D from
| Ft. Sullivan to Ft. Niobrara.
Fourteenth regiment. company H
from Ft. Leavenworth to Vancouver
Barracks.
sevsntsenth regiment, from Fort D.
A. Russell to the department of the
east headquarters and Compane A, d,
+ and g, by October 1st to Colum bus
barracks, Ohio. the lieutenant. colonel
major and three companies remaining
to the came station.
Nineteenth regiment, Company G,
from Fort Mackinao to Fort Brsddock
Mich.
Twentieth regiment from Dakota to
Fort Leayenworth.
Indian Company | will remain at Fort
Assinaboine.
In connection with the foregoing, the
following posts will be abandoned, under
the usual orders, to be promulgated
hereafter: Fort Marcy. N. NJ; Fort
Bowie, Ariz. ; Forts Mckinney and Sui
livsn, S. D.; Fort Supply, Okla. Fort
Mackinac. Mich; Newport Barracks
KY. Mount Vernon Barracks, Ala.
The orders now issued by the wa,
department, and which have for some
time been under consideration by Secrs
tary Lamont and General Sehoield, pro
vide garriaons for the old recruiting
depof5, and also contemplate a consider
able concentration of troops. Several o
the smaller stations east of the Missis
aippi, as well as few in tn,
west, are given out as no longe
necessary. The regiments which are tt
be brought east in whols or in part ar,
the Third and Sixth cavalry, the Thir.
teenth and Seventeenth infantry anS
the whole Twentieth infantry now sta
toned at Fort Leavenworrh.
The Tenth infantry that has hereto
fore been scattered between five post
from the Pacific coast to the Mississippi
valley, will come together at Sill ant
Reno, while the whole Fifth regimen
formerly occupying five starians, will
be assembled at Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
As socn as some changes are made il
the quarters at Jefferson barracks anc
Columbus barracks the two troops O
cavalry now ordered to the former will
be Joined by four other troops, and tn,
remainder OF the Seventeenth infantr,
will be sent to Columbus barracks
making the latter a regimental post.
David's island will be occupied by tn
artillery as a modern forti6cation tina
has been constructed there TO comman,
the sound entrance to New York harbor