The record-union., 1896-12-23
CALIFORNIA; HOME GUARDS.
Their Present Condition and What They
Need.
Adjutant- General Barrett's Biennial
Report to Governor
Budd.

Adjutant- General A. w. Barrett's BIZ
ennial report to the Governor has been
issued from the State Printing Office.
Ut comprises 315 pages of closely printed
matter relating to the National Guard
and constitutes a complete record of the
condition of the citizen soldiery of the
State.
The preface to the report refers in a
general way to the statistical matter,
gives an outline of the present proper
tions of the National Guard it's condi-
tion, etc. In this portion OF the report
General Barrett says:
Governor James H. Budd, Command
er-in-Chief, N. G.. C.-Sir: I have the
honor to herewith transmit my report
for the two years ending June 80, 1896,
rs required by law:
On assuming the office of Adjutant-
General ON May a. 1895, 1 found the
National Guard to consist of eight reg
iments of infantry, one battalion of two
companies of infantry, one regiment of
heavy artillery, drilling as infantry, two
light batteries, one troop of cavalry and
four companies of naval reserves. This
constituted .sixty-five companies of in
fantry, two light batteries, one troop of
cavalry, four companies of naval mill
tia, and attached to the brigades were
four signal corps.
The aggregate strength of the guard
at that time June 30, 1880 was t, 143
officers and men.
Acting upon the recommendation of
the Board of Location and Organiza-
tiOn of the National Guard, and in ac-
cordance with the provisions of Sec
tiOn 1912 of the Political Code of the
State of California, approved March 26,
1895, on June %, 1895 the following
companies of the National Guard were
mustered out of the service, in order not
to exceed the maximum allowed by the
State Legislature viz: siXty-nine COM
panies of all arms of the service: Com
pany B, Second Infantry; Company H,
First Infantry; Compay c, Third In
fantry; Company B, Tenth Infantry
Battalion, and First Troop of Cavalry
in San Francisco.
On July 23, 1895, Company B, Naval
Battalion, was consolidated with Com
panies and D.
Light Batteries A and B were
changed into troops of cavalry, known
respectively as Troop A, in San Fran
cisco, and Troop B, in Sacramento.
Application being made by the citi-
zens of Los Angeles and of Salinas City,
duly approved, a troop of cavalry was
organized in each of said places and at
tached to the First Brigade.
The Signal Corps of Stockton, former
ly of the Third Brigade, was mustered
ha criy cr
thereto We're turned over to Lieutenant
Fred l.. Martin, Signal Corps of Sacra-
mento now known as the Signal Corps
of the Third Brigade.
Upon application of the citizens of
Santa Cruz, duly approved, there was
organized a Company of Naval Reserve
at that place.
On November 80. 1895. the Board of
Location and Organization met in San
Francisco, and formulated the recon-
mendations which will be found in this
report opp. 201-210). In accordance
therewith, General Orders No. II, series
of 1895, was issued, carrying out the
recommendations of said board.
This leaves the guard, at it's present
standing, consisting of three brigades,
five regiments of infantry, five divis-
ions of naval reserve and four troops of
cavalry, numbering 4202 officers and
men, and one cadet company attached
to First Infantry, and numbering fifty
five officers and men.
The new enlistments being made are
very encouraging, and / am satisfied
that the time is near at hand when the
guard will have reached its highest
maximum of strength.
BY the reorganization of the guard,
under the Act of March %, 1895, the six
brigades, nine regiments and one bat
talon organizations were cOnsOlidat ted
into three brigades, five regiments of in
fantry, one battalion OF naval militia
and four unattached troops of cavalry,
and dispensing with about 80 commits
stoned officers.
ARMS.
Since 7 have assumed the duties of
Adjutant-GeneralI L have corresponded
with every Adjutant-General in the
United States, as we'll as with the War
and Ordnance Departments at Wash
ington, also with members of Congress
from this State relative to the ex-
GENTS JAPANESE SILK HANDKEI