Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-07

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The order
for the enlistment of 10 new regiments
Of infantry was issued to-day by the
Secretary of War. 1t is as follows:
War Department,
Washington, July 6, 1890.
By direction of the President, the
following general rules are prescribed
for recruiting from the country at
large, United States volunteers as pro-
vided for by the act of Congress APP
proved March 2, 1890, published in gen.
eral orders No. sc, of 1899, headquarters
of the army, adjutant generals office,
and for organizing the same into regi-
ments:
The strength of regiments, officers
and enlisted men will be as provided
for by sections 4 and IL of the act of
Congress approved March 2, 1890.
The regiments to be organized in the
United States will be designated Twen-
ty-sixth, Twenty-seyenth, Twenty
eighth, Twenty-ninth. Thirtieth, Thir-
ty-irst, Thirty-second, Thirty-third,
Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth regi-
ments of infantry, United States volun-
teers.
OF the commissioned officers to be ap-
pointed for each of these regiments the
field and staff officers, including med
ical officers and captains of companies
will be assembled at regimental rem
devious as hereafter designated for the
purpose of theoretical and practical in
struction in organization, military ad-
ministration, drill regulations, discip-
line and hygiene, camp sanitation, etc.
Daily instruction in the nomenclature,
care and assembly of parts of the rifle
and target practice will be a special
feature of instruction of both officers
I'M men.
Applicants for commissions, except
officers of the regular army, will be re-
CURED to pass a satisfactory examina-
ton as to age, moral, mental and
physical fitness, and capacity to COM
mand troops, and must have had SER
vice during the Spanish-American war.
The recruiting service of the regular
army will be charged with recruiting
from the country at large men for SER
vice in these volunteer regiments whose
enlistments will b made for the period
ending June 80, 1901, unlss one dis
charged and without restrictions as to
citizenship or educational qualifica-
tons, but in all other respects under
the same rules and regulations as are
prescribed for recruiting the regular
service. Except in special cases only
unmarried men will be enlisted for
these regiments. In view of the proba-
BILE severe service of these regiments
and the climatic conditions to which
they may be subjected, the physical
qualifications of both officers and en-
listed men is of first Importance. Only
those fully qualified will be appointed
or enlisted.
The lieutenants and two of the med
ical officers of each regiment will as
far as practicable be assigned to duty
as assistants to recruiting officers of the
regular army.
Upon arrival of recruits at the reg
mental rendezvous. the commanding
officers Of regiments will assign them
- companies, and the appointment and
reduction of regimental and battalion,
non-commissioned staff and company
non-commissioned officers and other en-
listed grades will be governed by the
law and army regulations.
Each regiment so organized will, for
purposes of discipline and supply, be
subject to the orders of the command
ing general of the department in which
the rendezvous is located, and the regi-
mental commander will report by tele-
graph to the adjutant general of the de-
partment on his arrival at the regiment
al rendezvous.
Ten regiments of infantry, United
States volunteers, will be organized as
follows; T~wenty-siXth at Plattslurg
barracks, New York; Twenty-seventh
at Camp Meade, Pennsylvania; Twenty
eighth at Camp Meade, Pennsylvania;
Twenty-ninth at Fort Mcpherson,
Georgia; Thirtieth at Fort Sheridan,
Illinois; ~Thirty-first at Fort Thomas.
Kentucky: Thirty-second at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kansas; Thirty-third at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas; Thirty-fourth at
Fort Logan, Colorado; Thirty-fifth at
Vancouver barracks, Washington.
r. A. ALGER,
Secretary of War.
The regiments will be organized ac-
cording to the provisions of the act of
March 2, 1899, and will consist of fifty
,ficers and 1909 enlisted men each.
Districts for recruiting designated
regiments are announced as follows:
Twenty-sixth regiment, Plattsburg
barracks, New York: The New England
States, excepting Connecticut and the
portion of the State of New York north
# the AZ degrees of latitude.
Twenty-seventh regiment, Camp
Meade, Pennsylvania: The State of
Connecticut, the portion of the State
Of New York south of the AZ degrees
of latitude, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, North Carolina and the Dis
srict of Columbia.
Twenty-eighth regiment, Camp
Meade, Pennsylvania: New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Twenty-ninth regiment, Fort Mcpherson.
Ga. South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Ala
oana, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Thirtieth regiment, Fort Sheridan, ILL.,:
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Thirty-first regiment. Fort Thomas, KY:
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee.