The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-07
GEN. NILES PLAN
FOR A NEW ARMY
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tillery of two regiments of twelve bat
teries each. The organization of the bat
teries Of seacoast and field artillery shall
be as provided in this act: Provided, that
each regiment of seacoast artillery shalt
consist of 1200 enlisted men, and each
regiment of field artillery of LOOP enlisted
men, with the necessary complement of
officers: Provided further that the
president may, in his discretion convert
such field batteries as may seem to him
to be necessary from time to time. into
siege batteries, horse artillery batteries
or mounted batteries.
INFANTRY ORGANIZATION.
Sec. That the infantry arm of the
service shall consist of fifty regiments of
three battalions of four companies each,
each company TO be organized as shall be
provided in this act: Provided, that the
regiment of infantry shall consist of l.
200 enlisted men and, provided, further,
that the infantry arm of the service -sbe
organized on the basis of two. army corps
of three divisions of three brigades of
three regiments EACH
The bill then specifies the officers and
men Off each regiment of cavalry in
fantrv and artillery. In each case there
are to be one colonel, one lieutenant
colonel, three majors, twelve captains,
fourteen first ieutenants Zone first lieu
tenant to be appointed adjutant and one
first lieutenant to be appointed quarter
MASTERY, twelve second lieutenants be-
sides minor officers peculiar to each
branch of service. Chaplains are to be
appointed for colored regiments.
GENERAL OFFICERS.
The bill continues:
Section s. That there shall be one
general OF the army. two lieutenant gen
erals, six major generals of infantry, one
general of artillery, eighteen brigadier
generals of artillery, who shall be en-
titled to the personal aides de camp and
the military secretary now provided by
the law.
provided. that the major generals and
brigadier generals of artillery and cav
airy shall be assigned, to duty as chief
and inspectors of artillery and cavalry
and to such commands as the president
may direct.
Section 9. That the adjutant general S
deDartment of the army snail consist of
one adjutant general. with the rank of
major general; two assistant adjutant
generals, with the rank of brigadier gen.
eral; three assistant adjutant generals,
with the rank of colonel; six assistant
adjutant generals, with the. rank OF
lieutenant colonel: twelve assistant adj
jutant generals, with the rank of major:
and twenty-siX adjutant generals with
the rank of captain mounted"
Several proYisos follow regarding the
appointment of special details and pro-
motions Of officers. The bill then con-
tinues:
spector general of the army with the
rank of major general, one assistant in
spector general with the rank OF
brigadier general; three assistant in
colonel: nine assistant inspectors gen.
eral with the rank of lieutenant colonel
and five inspectors general with the rank
of major Provided, that all appoint
ments made to the inspector general S
department shall be from the captains
in the army, after passing such physical
and mental examinations as may be
Sec. ii. That the bureau of military
justice shall hereafter consist of one
judge advocate general, with the rank
of brigadier general; two assistant
judge advocates general, with the rank
of colonel: three assistant judge advo-
Gates general. with the rank of lieuten-
ant colonel; twelve assistant judge adj
vocateS general with the rank of major
Sec u. That the partermaster's de-
partment of the army shall hereafter con-
sist of one quartermaster general with
the rank of brigadier general; eight as
sistant quartermasters general with the
rank of colonel; sixteen assistant
lieutenant colonel; twenty eight assist
ant quartermaSters with the rank OF
major; ninety assistant quartermasters
with the rank of captain mounted, and
one military storeAeeDer with the rank
of captain
quartermaster's department follow.
Section 13.-That the subsistence
department of the army shall hereafter
consist of one comissary general OF
subsistence, with the rank of brigadieI
general, four assistant commissaries
general of subsistence with the rank OF
colonel; three assistant commissaries
general of subsistence with the rank OF
lieutenant colonel; twelve commissaries
of subsistence with the rank of major;
thirty-five assistant commissaries with
the rank of captain mounted"