Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-09
new ARMY POLICY
The Biggest Movement of Troops
Since the Late War.
CONCENTRATION ABOUT LARGE CITIES
The Order Issued From the War
Department Today.
FORT MYER CHI AN G. E s

Gen. Schofield. with the approval Of the
| Secretary of War, has arranged for the
biggest movement of troops that has oc-
| CURED since the war. 1t is in accordance
with the new policy Of concentrating troops
as near the large cities as possible. The
order is as follows:
| The Cavalry.
| First regiment.-Troop A, from Fort
Myer. Va, department of the east. to the
department of the Colorado. The movement
| to commence upon the arrival Of the in
/ coming garrison for Fort Myer.
| Second regment.-The junior major and
three troops Ito be designated by the de-
partmental commander) from the depart
ment of the Colorado, to Fort Riley, Kan,
department of the Missouri, and troop F
| from Fort Leavenworth, Kan, to Fort
Riley The movements to take place with
| cut unnecessary delay. The lieutenant col
| onel and troops b and l from Fort Bowie,
Ariz, to Fort Logan. Col, the latter to
move upon the abandonment of Fort Bowie.
| Third regiment.-The senior major. and
| troops C, L, F and G, now temporarily at
Fort Sheridan, Ill. from the department
of the Missouri to Fort Ethan Allen, Vt,
| department of the east. The movement u
| take place October i.
| HEADQUARTERS and two troops-one of them
| troop D-from Oklahoma territory, by Oc-
| tober /, and the junior major, when re-
Eeyed in Texas, to Jefferson barracks, MO.
| The remaining troops Will move 10 that pos.
so soon as Accommodations thereat are In
| readiness. . 80
| Sfx1h leeih ea..-r TOM .ne pc ,he Mis-
| snnri ard east. headuuarters. Junior ma
Tor and troops \, L, and III, now tenn
| porarily at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, to Fort
| Myer, Va; the lieutenant colonei. from
sl,0AA
| troops to Fort Leavenworth han.-the
| movements to commence october l. IN
dian troop l. will remain at Fort Nloprara;
me senior anu se ,; l,," gm,y IN the de-
partment of the Platte.
| Seventh regipent:-Sec MAJOR ana
| Troop r. from ror. 49,, aanart
nsnI Of The Colorado The lieutenant colo
| mel TO Fort Riley. Kan.
| Eighth regiment-Troop II, from Fort
Myer. department of the east, ana troop u
,ioin rurt heaNenMoI. IN, u.pa I na1 Va '"e
N;nth re,tn,ant NTroon V from Fart
| Nm a.a,tnnn, 80 H. a.st =, thn dan.rt.
| - 20 ~ pIat,o
Tan,h rar;,aan, r-oon from Fort
7 aauanuortS San.r,meni ~ the Missouri
| - the d",,ar,,r ent ~ Dato,a. 70 move with
| W ~. 10 ''. ~ 49, ". ~ ~
our 1850 u .h',,, a;r,,h ,ra
,.S .iUUps -, .ne W. eora,eina 1.,ifi
nintn resInehts. as III lne ioiesoins, VII
|
risoh ior ror' aver
| The Artillery.
u,rs. ra,,,,a,. ,rha s,oo,a ,oa,or and
-. ".-''' a-u
| batteries b, ii ara NJ, from Fort columbus,
N. Y, to Davids Island, n. Y. The move
ments of the ma ior and two batteries to
| - L. n.o.o,
take place OCTOBER i.
| Ihird regiment--from Fort McPherson,
| Ga headquarters, lieutenant colonel and
Two batteries TO ST. FRANCIS barracks, Fla
| the junior major and two batteries TO Jack-
| son barracks, La The movements TO take
| place under future orders through the adju-
tant generals office.
The Infautrx
|
| First reglment-one company from San
| Francisco harbor. Cal, to San Diego bar
| racks Cal to relieve company C tenth
Infantry without unnecessary delay
|
| rum lesinieh'--io We eohcehrateo "A
Fort Mcpherson, Ca The companies "a
| at Forts Leavenworth, Kan, and Oh Sam
| Houston Tex IN NOVA witbout unnaces
| -, at, haa,o,,or,ars 60, uo,,.,,., .
eai! ueiaS "eutuai a.o ieihainiie
companies 10 move unoer future ORDERS
",s snH auJu'ate oi IT,, uor,
SAN IN a "a lIoii vi
| Noou' ~. =, anu tEl lroin Newport par
RACKS, ny. 70 TOT. lhInas, N.Y. 10 move
Win lne ieas. prdcticaDie oeiay. ,
oe'en'I Iesnnel.-ine eUihpanies "a
nov az rorl Lea.enwoi.n' naH-. anu w
nv 49,. -, 49,, " , oHeeA
III, 10 iaove adn,,artSs .hra.
| ,Si 49,. r. nIHEtinra,s o W. -. -
pr.oi, W. ,ha ,soa,.a,, - ~
taHs n,aca wi,bont nnnerasssrv JsIax ~
Ntnth rag;mant SnmnonT Tror, For,
| Ontario Nv 10 Madison harracks v
| TO move at a date to he tixed Inv the denart-
rent commander
Tenth regiment-From the Departments
| of the Cclorado and California To the de-
| partment of the Missouri: Headouarters
and four companies to Fort Reno; four
companies to Fort Sill-the distribution to
ir cIude the two companies now at Fort
Leavenworth. The lieutenant colonel and
major will be assigned to posts by the
commanding general department of the
| Missouri. The movements to take place
| without unnecessary delay.
Twelfth Observation-Disclosures and COM
paLies f and II from Fort Leavenworth,
| department of the Missouri, and COM
| papies Ii, Z and ID, from Fort Sully, de-
| partment OF Dakota, TO Fort Nlobrara, de-
| partment OF the Platte. me movements