The record-union., 1895-12-09
SLAUGHTER IN THE STATE GUARD.
The ColoneIs and Majors ReIegated
to Private Life.
Many Captains Go Down Also-There
VIII be Five Regiments In
stead of Nine.

last been permanently reorSanlzeu.
The result is that every regimental
Colonel in the State has been relieved
of his command and placed on wait
ing orders Up to Saturday there We're
nine regiments, but they have all been
consolidated temporarily into battal-
ions. This not only does away with the
Colonels, but their respective staffs as
well. Under the new order of things
there will be but five regiments.
On Saturday the Boards of Location
and Organization of the National
Guard for the First, Second and Third
Brigades met in Governor Budds Of
fee and there decided on the changes
which in their opinion is to improve
the service of the State Guard and ef-
feet a saving Of many thousand dollars
a year
There were present at Saturdays
meeting Governor Budd (aS Command
er-in-Chief), Adjutant- General Barrett
and Brigadiers- General G. T. A. Last of
Los Angeles, r. II. Warfield of San
Francisco and NJ w. Muller of Fresno,
commanders respectively Of the First,
Second and Third Brigades. Major
General w. II. Dimond of San Fran
Il
boards, but on account of sickness he
was unable to be present. He was
represented by Lieutenant-Colonel j.
G. Currier, Division Inspector. That Of
ficer and Captain F. de L. Darlington
OF the First United States Infantry
and assigned to Governor Budd's staff,
We're present as consulting officers.
In stating the objects of the consul
tation Governor Budd said: L wish to
cfo fa yier a6i icr-c q
before we go into our different Boards
of Location, that for some time past we
have been endeaYoring to reorganize
the National Guard with view to
economy and efficiency, and now that
you gentlemen have become familiar
with your duties and with the different
officers and companies Of your brigadeS,
a special Board of Location and Or
ganization was convened, consisting Of
ajor- General w. II. Dimond, Com
manding Division, N G. c., Adjutant-
General Barrett, Lieutenant-Colonel
Currier and Captain Darlington, who
have made, pursuant to instructions
from the Chief, and
adopted the following plan:
"F'irst-That the two infantry regi-
ments of the First Brigade be consoH-
dated into three battanons of four COM
panies each. to be hereafter organized
into one regiment of twelve companies,
with headquarters at Los Angeles.
"Seeond-That the four regiments of
the Second Brigade be consolidated into
five battalions, of four companies each,
to be hereafter organized into one regI-
ment of twelve companies, with head
quarters at San Francisco, and one reg
iment Of eight companies with head
quarters outside of the city; and that
Company a, First Infantry Regiment,
now stationed at Eureka, be transferred
from an infantry company into a COM
pany or division of Naval Reserve.
''Third-That the three regiments of
the Third Brigade be consolidated into
four battalions of four companies each,
TO be hereafter organized into two regi-
ments of eight companies each, head
quarters to be hereafter established.
This viii leave forty eight companies
of infantry, four troops of cavalry, five
divisions of naval reserves; total, fifty
seven.
This will be a reduction of twelve
companies, and from nine regiments to
five.
This reorganization" said the Gov
ernor. received the unanimous vote of
Major-General Dimond, Adjutant-G Gen
eral Barrett, LIeutenant-Colonel Cur
rier and Captain Darlington. 1t was
approved by the Maj ajor-General and
thereafter transmitted TO the Com
mander-in-Chi and it has received his
approval. You are called together for
the purpose of acting as Boards of Lo-
cation without affecting this organlZa-
ton. The law requires the companies
of the National Guard to be established
in as near conformity as possible to the
regular army of the United States, and
this is one of the purposes Of this
organization.
"The code makes three Boards of Lo-
cation. There is the first Board of
Location of the First Brigade; then
there is the second OF the Second and
the third OF the Third. OF each one of
those the Brigadler-General is MEM
Der. Consequently we viii now recog-
nize the Board of Location OF the First
Brigade
General Last then submitted his
plans. and they We're adopted. Gen
erals Warfield and Muller Of the Second
and Third Brigades, respectively, sub
mftted their plans, and they were
adopted by the boards of the last two
brigades. The whole was then incor-
porated into the following order, which
should be of interest to every officer
and enlisted man in the National
Guard:
General Headquarters, State Of Cali
fornia. Generals Office,
Sacramento, December {, 1880.
General Orders No. l6)
First-In accordance with the recon-
mendation of the Board of Location
and Organization, and in conformity
with Section 1913, Political Code, State
OF California, the following changes,
consultations and reorganization OF
the National Guard of California are
hereby made, to take effect this day:
FIRST BRIGADE.
The Seventh and Ninth Infantry Reg
iments are consolidated into three bat
talions of infantry, Of four companies
each, as follows:
First BattaliOn-Companies A, B, Z
and F. Seventh Infantry, to be known
as Companies A, B, c and f, respect
lively. First Battalion.
Second Battalion Companies d and
L. Seventh Infantry, and Companies ID
and +. Ninth Infantry, TO be known as
Companies II, +, / and K, respectively,
, Second Battalion.
Third Battalion-Companie F, c and
C, Ninth Infantry, to be known as Com
panies l., N and ", respectively, Ihlrd
Battalion.
Companies A and 3, Ninth Infantry,
are hereby consolidated, and VIII be
known as Company 3, Third Battalion.
Lieutenant Colonel John r. Berry,
Ninth Infantry, and Major Samuel I.
Black, Seventh Infantry. are hereby as
signed to duty with the First Battalion.
Lieutenant Colonel ]. l. Rowland.
Seventh Infantry. and Major +. I.
Prescott, Ninth Infantry. are assigned
to duty with the Second Battalion.
Major Charles S. McKelvey. Ninth
Infantry, is assigned to duty with the
Third Battalion.
Company G. Seventh Infantry, is
hereby mustered out of service, and
Brigadier-General c. F. A. Last, com
manding First Brigade, will detail an
officer to take charge of all State prop
erty in possession of said company.
SECOND BRIGADE.
The First, Third and Fifth Infantry