St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-18
Those Army Orders So Anx-
iously Looked for Are at
Last Promulgated.
SEVERAL POSTS ABAND0. ED,
The Plan Being a General
Concentration of Military
Strength.
LOSS IN THIS DEPARTMENT.
Eight Companies Withdrawn
General Transfers
Ordered.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE order
apXiously awaited In army circles pro-
vidlng fer extensive changes to the los
cation of the United States army was
issued today, and is as follows:
Cavalry.
First Regiment-Troop A. from Fort
Myer. Va. department Of the East, to
department of the Colorado.
Second Regiment-The junior major
and three troops from Colorado to Fort
Riley, Kan. and Troop + from Fort
Wurti to Fort Riley. The lieutenant
colonel and Troops B and from Fort
Bowie. Ariz., to Fort Logan. Col.
Third Reeiment-Fhe senior major
and Troops G. E. + and G. now temper
arlly at Fort Sheridan, H., to Fort
Ethan Allen, VT
The movement to take place Oct l.
Headquarters and two troops-one of
them Troop D-from oklahoma terri
tory, by Oct. 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, q ana Ii.
now temporarily located at Fort Sheri-
dan, Ill.,, to Fort Myer; the lieutenant
colonel from jefferson barracks and
three remaining troops to Fort Leaven-
worth. The movements to commence
Oct. l. Indian Troop l. will remain at
FoIt Niobrara.
Seventh Regiment-Senior major and
Troop + from Fort Myer to Fort Stan
ton, n. NJ; the lieutenant colonel to
Fort Riley.
Eighth Regiment-Troop H from Fort
Myer and Troop ID from Fort Leaven-
worth to the department OF Dakota.
Niuth Regiment-Troop X from Fort
Myer 10 the department of tine Platte.
Tenth Regiment-Tr0op |, from Fort
Leavenworth to the department of Da-
kota. The troops of the Seventh,
Eighth and Ninth regiments. as in the
foregoing. Will move upon the arrival
of the incoming garrison for Fort
Myer.
Artillery.
Third Regiment-.Iunior major and
two batteries to jackson barracks,
Louisiana.
First Regiment-One company from
San Francisco harb0r to San Diego bar
racks to relieve Company c, Tenth in
fantry, without unnecessary delay.
Fifth Regiment-To be concentrated
at Fort Mcpherson, Ga. The companies
(A) at Fort Leavenworth, KAN. and (F)
Sam Houston, Tex.
Sixth Regiment Companies A, from
Fort Wood. n. Y. and L. from Newport
barracks. to Fort Thomas, KY.
Seventh Regiment-The Companies
Fl. now al Fort Leavenworth. and &, at
Camp Pilot, Butte, to Fort Logan.
Eighth Observation-Disclosures and
three companies from Fort Mckinney
to Fort d. A. Russell.
Tenth regiment to the department of
the Missouri; headquarters and four
companies to Fort Reno; four COM
panies to Fort Sill; the distribution to
include the two companies now at Fort
Leavenworth.
Twelfth t-HeadQuarters and
Companies E and Ii from Fort Leaven-
worth, and Companies b, G and ID from
Fort Sully to Fort Niobrara.
Fourteenth Ragiment-Companv H
from Fort LeavenwOrth to Vancouver
barracks.
Seventeenth regiment, from Fort D.
| A. Russell to the department of the
| East; headquarters and Companies A,
/ G, ID, E and q by Oct. to Columbus
barracks, o.; the lieutenant colonel,
major and remaining three companies to
the same station.
Nineteenth Regiment - Company G
| from Fort Mackinac to Fort Bralick,
Mich.
Twentieth regiment, from the depart
ment of Dakota to Fort LeavenwOrth.
| Indian Company l will remain at Fort
| ASSinabOine.
Several Posts Abandoned.
In connection with the foregoing the
| following posts will be abandoned under
usual orders, to be promulgated here
after; Fort Marcy, N. NJ {; Fort Bowie,
Ariz.; Fort Mckinney. Wyo.; Fort Sui
lev, S. D.; Fort Supply, Okla; Fort
Mackinac, Mich. /; Fort Ontario, n. Y. 4;
| Newport barracks, KY; Mount Vernon
barracks, Ala.
Accompanying the new order the war
department made public the following
| statement:
The order for the discontinuance of
three recruiting posts, Davis Island,
| Columbus barracks and jefferson bar
racks. contained in the announcement
that the troops to occupy these stations
would soon be designated. The orders
now issued by the war department, and
which have for some time been under
| consideration by Secretary Lamont and
Gen. Schofield, provide garrsons for the
old recruiting depots, and also contem-
plate considerable concentration of
the troops. Several of the smaller sta
tions east of the Mississippi, as we'll as
a few III the Western country, are given
up as no longer necessary.
The regiments that are to be
Brought East,
in whole or in part, are the Third and
Sixth cavalry, the Thirteenth and
Seventeenth infantry, and the whole
Twentieth infantry takes station at
Fort Leavenworth.
The Tenth infantry, that has hereto
fore been scattered between five posts.
from the Pacific coast 10 the Mississippi
valley, will now come together at Sill
and Reno, while the whole Fifth regi-
ment, formerly occupying i've stations,
will be assembled at Fort Mcpherson, Ga,
AS soon as some changes are made in the
quarters 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 infantry
will be sent to Columbus barracks, max
ing the latter regimental post. Davis
island will be occupied by the artillery.
as the modern fertilization that has been
| constructed there to command the
sound entrance to New York harbor is
now receiving its armament. and re.
quires an artillery garrison. Fort
Columbus, on Governors Island, will
hereafter be an infantry post, TO be
ultimately increased to full regiment.
The total number of companies now
serving east of the Mississippi is 100.
In future it will be 1l9 occupying 81
l AL
comes from the West, but the number
OF posts remaining west OF the Mlssis-
sippi is 40. and those are garrisoned by
245 companies, without counting the In
dian companies, of which there are Z.
1t will, therefore, be seen that no more
than two-thirds of the regular army
still remain in the West. Congress has