The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-21


aeAf asxfftesy. cospo It artillery. esxht reg
fnenss OF infantry and q rife regiment
were rstasne. This organization con
sin1ea for SIX years.
In rszs the army was eth further re-
tgce6. IL was then and long continued
embo6ie. IN the following departments:
General STAN. medical department. pay de-
partnens. purchasing department, corps q
engineers. typographical engineers rsss-
rnents OF artillery ard regiments OF In
fxnssy. Total commissioned. So. total en-
Hated. ssss. The ofs3sfai p~rscnagl was a.
follows: One maJor general. brigad'srs,
10 cosoneis Il lieutenant csGonsss. - majors,
40 captains. rs Srss Beusenants, I&s second
ibeafenanfs. an adjutant general. an is-
specfor general. a qsartsrmsstsr general.
commiAary general, surgeon general, pay
master genera, and commisAry OF pur-
chasss Most OF shese chiefs Of STAN oss-
reaus had Assistants In various numbers
and % different grades in rank.
In fkz5 there was q slight change In the
number OF officers. IL Wa increased 20 as9
officers. and the erlsste6 strength was
raised 10 $50 men. A battalion Of mounted
rangers was added. In the following year
these rangers were tsabanted and req
snent Of Dragons substituted. There was
but eight change In plumbers CT either Of
Hcers or men In "a. another regimen; Of
Increase In the medical and pay depart
msnss. The aggregate OF commissioned
officers was raised 10 s7 and the enlisted
strength 20 1910
In is3s the strength Of the infantry was
nearly doubled ty eniis ments although
but one additional infantry regiment WAS
added The commissioned officers increased
10 rs and the enlisted force to II. sd men.
The next change Of importance occurred IN
z 49, t. arxSsA
can war broke out. One major general and
two brgadters were added. and cons.d-
erahle number OF subordinate star officers.
The only addition 10 the lire was a resi
ment OF mounted r1Aer1en. The number OF
commissioned officers increased 10 10 and
the enlisted men 70 II 90. and In lsi7 these
aggregates were increased 10 1,2a3 and
2e.siz. respectively The major generals
were Increased 30 fou- and the brigadlers
TO seven. One regiment OF Dragons, enc
OF voItigeurs and eIghs regiments Of infan'
try were added TO the tine.
In Iss. the Mexican war having ended
with our complies success. the army was
Immediately reduced 20 two regiments OF
dragons. one Of mounted rsfiemen. four Of
artillery and eight Of ,nfsntry. ss2 eomms-
stoned officers and s.tz5 enlisted men. The
major generals were reduced To one and
the brigadsers to two There were CORE
spending reductions IA the several stan
cerps
There was no change until 1855 Two
cavalry regiments were then added. also
two OF infantry and one of mounted rife
men. The commi STORED officers were IN
creased 10 100. and che enlisted men 70
li.sss. There vas but little change in the
STAFF corpe.
The regular army remained at these fig
ures until the civii war broke out In 1861.
In the acts OF July q and Angus, g. 1861.
six regiments Of cavalry five of artillery
and nineteen reximenss OF infantry were
provided for The commissioned force was
raised TO 2.ooe officers and the enlisted men
TO 1884. Five major generals and elk
brigadiers commanded them. There were
many important additions to the stan de-
pariment Of the army subsequently, dur
Ing the war. the grade Of lieutenant gen.
erai was revived and conferred on Gen.
Grant. After the war he was raised to be
q full! general
In isS the next change came. The 'act
OF July - provided for general. lleuten-
generals fncludinx thu STAN geperals). "a
coionels, 1de iieasenan. colonies, - majors.
30 captains. ss1 sirss lIeutenants. 10 second
neutenants. berddes a large number OF stan
officers OF the lower g-aiee not herein iu-
Guided. The army under the new orgari
xasion included 10 regiments Of cavalry.
Of artillery and IS Of infantry The COM
nnssfoned strength wus 3.0ss officers and
81 aQ5 enlisted men
In fsR the hrsgadiTrs were reduced 10
sixteen ffncIadsnH eight stan generals
and there were large reductions in the STAN
officers. The Infantry regiments were re
duced 10 twenty Ave. The commissioned
officers were reduced 20 At and the forre
% enlisted men 10 as.nse In 1870 there wsr.
unsmrorsans changes IN personnel The
cffrers esooi about tre same Mt 2.sSa bat
the enlisted strength was reduced to 2. rs
Ry variotse acts between June ~. 1874
and June -. 1876 considerable changes
were wrought IN the army. The number Il
commissioned cslac~rs was reduced 10 :.fsi
ana the enlisted strength 10 X.o men.
where II remained un.il the spanish war
broke out Last simmer. No change was
made In the number of regiments In either
arms ~ the service until March. is9s when
two res artillery regiments were author
lied ana raieesi. Tn. grades Of general ami
lieutenant general were permitted TO lapse
TTsa major generals were hxe5 ~ three
and the hrisadsers AZ .fx. aside from the
eight siaH generals which have since hssn
Increased by special se.s There hes been
= gradual increase Ia the stan strength
since IN. general reduction following the
war.-~y<slse ]. Perry r. New York sun.