The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-07
The War Department Issues the
Long Expected Order
For the Enlistment Of Men to Compose
Ten New Regiments Of Infantry.
Stations to BE Opened
in Every State and Territory
and the Men Assigned to Conn
panies as Fast as Enlisted
Without Regard to State Lines
The President Also Announces
the Commanding Officers.


the Commanding Officers.
WASHINGTON, July 6-The order
for the enlistment of volunteers for
the service in the Philippines was pub
lished to-day, and seven more Colonies
to command the regiments were ap-
pointed. There are yet two Colonies to
be designated. Eight Majors also were
named.
The recruiting will not be begun until
some time next week, the exact date
not having been fixed yet. Recruiting
stations will be opened in every State
and Territory, and as fast as the men
are enlisted they will be sent to the
regiments to be assigned 70 companies.
State lines are oblirerated and the
men first enlisting will be first to be
mustered in. The assignment to COM
panies will be by the officer command
ing, and he will be at liberty to organ
ize company comprised of men from
one State, if he finds it convenient and
practicable.
The organization of the ten regi-
ments in this country will not make
any difference in the organization of
regiments in the Philippines by Gen.
eral Otis. His regiments will be in ad-
dition to those hereafter to be known
as the Twenty-sixth to Thirty fifth, in
elusive, and will be numbered from the
Thirty-sixth upward.
1t is expected that three regiments
will be organized in the Philippines.
The regiments organized in the United
States and the Philippines will increase
the army by $50 officers and II ,666
men, if there should be three full regi-
ments formed by General Otis.
The Colonies appointed to-day are
| under orders to proceed at once with
| the organization of regiments. Some
| of the officers are now in the city, and
have been consulting the different bu-
reau officers with regard to equip
| ment and supplies for the men as they
join the regiments.
WAR DEPARTMENT ORDER.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE order
! for the ;ennstment of ten new regi-
ments of infantry was issued to-day
by the Secretary of War. 1t is as fol-
lows:
War Department, Washington, July
D, 1S99.-By the direction of the Presi-
dent, the following general rules are
prescribed, for recruiting from the
country at large United States volun-
teers, as provided for by the Act of
Congress approved March 2, 1899, pub
lished in General Orders No. SO of 1899,
headquarters of the army, Adjutant
Generals office, and organizing the
same into regiments:
The strength of regiments, officers
and enlisted men will be as provided
for by Sections and 12 of the Act of
Congress approved March 2, 1899.
The regiments to be recruited in the
United States will be designated as the
Twenty-sixth, Twenty Twen-
ty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth.
Thirty first, Thirty-second, Thirty
third, Thirty-fourth and Thirty-f1fth
regiments of United States volunteers.
Of commissioned officers to be APP
pointed for each of these regiments the
field and staff officers, including medi-
cal officers and captains of companies,
will be assembled at regimental rem
devious as hereinafter designated for
the purpose of theoretical and practi-
cal instruction in Organization, mill
tary administration, drill regulations,
discipline, hygiene. camp sanitation,
etc. Daily instruction in the nomen-
clature, care and assembly of parts Of
the rifle and target practice will be a
special feature of instruction of both
officers and men.
Applicants for commissions, except
officers of the regular army, will be re-
quired to pass a satisfactory examina-
ton as to age. moral, mental and ply
lSs<, oar pfyif IN nd n
must have had service during the
Spanish American war.
The recruiting service of the regular
army will be charged with recruiting
from the country at large men for
service in these volunteer regiments,
whose enlistments will be made for the
period ending June 30. 1901, unless
sooner discharged, and without restric-
lions as to citizenship or educational
qualifications, but, in all other re-
spects. under the same rules and reg
ulations, as are prescribed for recruit
ing the regular service. Except in spe-
cial cases, only unmarried men will be
enlisted for these regiments
In view of the probable severe SER
vice of these regiments and the cli-
matte conditions to which they may be
subjected, the pnyS1caI QualnCat1On OF
both officers and enlisted men is of the
first Importance. Only those fully quail
flied will be appointed or enlisted.
The Lieutenants and two Of the med
ical officers of each regiment will, as
far as practicable, be assigend to duty
as assistants to recruiting officers of
the regular army.
Upon arrival of recruits at the regi-
mental rendezvous. the commanding
officers of regiments will assign them
to companies, and the appointment and
reduction of regimental and battalion,
non commissioned staff and company
non-commissioned officers and other
enlisted grades will be governed by
the law and army regulations. Each
regiment so organized will, for the pur-
poses of discipline and supply be SUBJ
ject to the orders of the commanding
General of the department in which the
rendezvous is located and the regi-
mental commander will report by tele-
graph to the Adjutant General on his
arrival at the rendezvous.
The regiments Of infantry, United
States Volunteers, will be organized as
follows: Twenty sixth at Plattsburg
Barracks, New York: Twenty-seventh