The record-union., 1898-11-16

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cruises and drill, thereby becoming
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UNIVERSITY CADETS.
Since my last report Lieutenant
Frank L. Winn, Professor Of Military
Science and Tactics Of the University
of California, has been retired, and
Lieutenant S. A. Cloman appointed IN
his place In the selection of Lieuten-
ant Cloman for this position the Board
of Regents are certainly TO be con-
graduated, for no more efficient officer
could have been found. The discipline
Of the corps is most excellent, and
certainly is deserving of most hearty
commendation. Lieutenant Cloman's
last report shows the number of cadets
receiving military instructions to have
been 573.
SPANISH WAR.
First Gallon April y, 1898, the war
with Spain was commenced, and on
April %, 1898, the President issued
call for 125, 900 troops (mailed copy of
the order of the War Department was
received on May 2, 1899, of which Cal
ifornias pro rata was 3,23S officers ana
men, California furnished under this
call (between May 9th and 11th) two
twelve company regiments (First ana
Seventh California Volunteer Infantry,
one regiment of eight companies (Sixth
California Volunteers), and the First
Battalion Heavy Artillery, four bat
teries aggregating 3,343 officers and
men, and in addition signal detach-
ment of three officers and twenty men,
or 12S more men than her pro rata,
all of the above first call being fur
nished from the National Guard OF
California, excepting three batteries OF
Heavy Artillery, of which arm Of the
service California had none among her
National Guard.
Second call-The second call for TO-
600 troops (of which CALIFORNIA; pro
rata to be furnished was 1,943 officers
and mem was issued by the President
on May 25, 1898, and under this call
California furnished 1,O16 recruits to
fill up to the maximum number allowed
by law, the companies already IN the
field (under the first calD, and one
complete regiment (the Eighth Cal1for-
MIA Volunteers) of twelve companies,
and !, ,294 officers and men, aggregating
2,310 officers and enlisted men, or 36i
more officers and men than her pro
rata under the second call, or a total
Of 495 more officers and men under
the first and second calls than the pro
rata required from this State. In add1-
tion to the above troops furnished to
the volunteer army, California fur
nished twelve officers and eighty men
to the United States auxiliary naval
forces, for the protection Of the Pacinc
Coast This makes a total Of forty
eight companies furnished by Califor-
MIA to the General Government, OF
which forty-four companies We're taken
from the National Guard Of this State,
and the wisdom of the reorganization
of the National Guard by your excel
lency into the three battalion regi-
mental formation on December 1th and
8, 1896 C. o. II and 1S, series of
1895, A. G. o. was at once apparent
when the call for actual service of the
guard was made.
California's troops were at that time
reorganized according to the infantry
drill regulations Of the United States
army and when the Presidents call
! for troops was received California 5
quota was turned over to the Govern
ment at once, being the first twelve
company regiment complete, and fully
| organized and Differed almost entirely
as when in the States National Guard
| service. The regular United States
| army itself, on the other hand, was
organized at the outbreak of the war
under an old Congressional Act that
was in many respects obsolete, and a
new Act Of Congress was necessary
/ to be passed after war was declared
before the army could be placed on
proper war footing.
| The promptness and satisfactory
manner in which California's volunteers
were turned over to the General Gov
! ernment has received the commenda-
| ton of officers high in authority in the
| United States army, and this result
has been accomplished chiefly through
your excellencys untiring personal eff
forts in behalf of the guard, and ener-
| getic application to the details OF this
work. In addition to the ready re-
Spouse of the National Guard to the
country's call for troops, there are or
file in the Adjutant Generals office II
/ Sacramento applications from the
patriotic citizens of California to raise
over $4,000 additional troops for the
volunteer service. This patriotic re-
sponse of California to the call of the
National Government in its hour OF
need must ever rebound to her credit
in our nations history, and will be ar
! example for future emulation.
EQUIPMENTS.
| The State had the regulation equip
| ments for all the men then in the
guard at the outbreak of the war, ex-
cept that there was a shortage Of over
coats and blankets, and there were nc
shelter tents or knapsacks. The equip.
ments were those used by the United
| States army, and were In very nne
condition. except the Springfield rifles
caliber 40, with which the men were
armed. These had been in use for 6
number of years, and nearly all were
exchanged as soon as the troops were
mustered into the United States ser
vice for new Springfield rifles, calibel
40.
TOTAL STRENGTH.
At the breaking out of the war with
Spain on April p, 1898, the tota
strength of the National Guard was as
follows: Infantry, 49 companies, con-
sisting of 206 officers and 3,453 enlisted
men; 4 troops Of cavalry, consisting OF
Il officers and 236 enlisted men; one
battalion of naval militia, under com
mand of Captain Turner. consisting OF
36 officers and 4S5 men; signal corps
one for each brigade, consisting Of
Iofficers and 80 men; all constituting g
division under command Of Major Gen
eral John H. Dickinson, consisting OF
three brigades, the First Brigade under
command of Brigadier General c. +. A
Last. headquarters at Los Angeles; ths
Second Brigade under command Of
Brigadier General r. H. Warfeld