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"Thirtysecond at Fort Leavenworth.
Kansas.
"Thirty-third, at Fort sam Houston.
Texas.
"Thirty-fourth. at Fort Logan, Colo
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"Thirtyhfth. at Vancouver Barracks.
Washington.
(Signed) "R. a. ALGER,
Secretary of War"
HOW ORGANIZED.
The regiments will be organized ac-
cordinE TO the provisions OF the net OF
March 2. 1922 and will consis, OF 60
Officers and 1.309 enlisted men each
The Secretary of War gives the follow.
ing instructions TO govern the recruit
ing:
The enlistment OF men for the ten
rreiments OF infantry. United STATES
volunteers. will be made by tho regular
recruiting officers at all city recruiting
Stntions end military posts within the
United States.
RECRUITING DISTRICTS.
Districts for recruiting designated
regiments are announced as follows.
and recruiting officers viii be govern
cd accordingly:
For the Twenty-s'xth Regiment.
plattsburg Barracks. N Y; the New
England States. excepting Connecticut,
anu 'He portion OIL the state OF New
York north of the 42d degree Of lati-
tude.
FOR the Twenty-sevcnth Regiment,
camp Meade, Pa; The State Of Con-
necticut. the portion OF the State of
New York south OF the AID degree OF
GINA, West Virginia, North Carolina
and The District OF Columbia.
For the Twenty eighth Regiment.
Camp Meade. Pa: Tha States OF New
Jersey. Pennsylvania and Delaware.
f1r the Twenty-nlnth Regiment, Fort
carolina. Georgia. Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana.
For the Thirtieth Regiment Fort
Sheridan. ILL.,: The States of Illinois.
Michigan and Wisconsin.
For the Thirty-first Regiment. Fort
Thomas. Ky: The States OF Ohio. In
diana, Kentucky and Tennessee
For the Thirty second Regiment. Fort
I.eavenworth. Kas.: The States OF Iowa.
Nebraska. Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas
dian Territory
For the Thirtythird Regiment. Fort
sam Houston, Texas: The State OF Tex
aS.
For the Thirty fourth Regiment. For,
Logan, Colo: The States of Colorado.
Wyomlns. Utah, Minnesota. North Da-
kota. South Dakota and Montana and
the territories Of Arizona and New
Mexico.
For the Thirty-hfth Regiment, Van
couver Barracks, Washington: The
states OF California, Nevada. Oregon
WASHINGTON and Idaho and the Tcrrito-
ry Of Alaska.
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The term of service will be for the
period ending June so. 1901. and these
enlistments may be made "withoui re-
strlction as 10 citizenship or educational
qual1fications." In other respects they
VIII be governed by the rules and recu.
lations prescribed for recruiting Tho
regular army.
Washington. D. c.. July 6.-The fol-
lowing officers have been appointed by
the PRESIDENT for the new regiments:
COLONEIS.
Twenty-six;h Resiment-AIajor Ed
mund Rice. Third Infantry.
Twenty-seventh Regiment - Major
James NJ. Nell. First Cavalry.
Twenty-eighth Regiment = CAPTAIN
James S. Petit First infantry, better
known as colonel of the Fourth I'm
munes.
Twenty-ninth ACKNOWLEDGMENT Ed
ward r. Hardin, colonel OF the Second
New York Volunteers in the war with
Spain.
Thirtieth Acknowledgement Corne-
Illus Gardner. Nineteenth Infantry
Thirty-second Regiment-Captain l..
A. Craig. Sixth Cavalry.
Thirty-third Regiment-Captain Lu-
Their r. Hare, Seventh Cavalry.
Thirty-fifth ReElment-NIajor Will
liam A. Kobbe. Third Artillery.
There are two colonies yet to be ap-
pointed who will be assigned 10 the
Thirty-first and Thirty-fourth Reri-
ments. The man designated for lieuten-
ant colonel OF the Thirty-fifth Regi-
ment Will organize 1t and take /. to the
Philippines. when Colonel Kobbe will
assume command.
MAJORS.
First Lieutenant Harry l.. Haw-
thorne. Sixth Artillery: First Lieuten-
ant Walter c. Short. Tenth Cavslry:
First Lieutenant Ed. Anderson, Tenth
Cavalry; Captain F. NJ. Steele. Eighth
Cavalry; First Lieutenant Albert Laws.
Twenty-fourth Infantry: First Lieuten-
ant George l.. Bryan. First Cavalry;
Second Lieutenant Joseph Wheeler. Jr.,
Fourth Artillery.
All of these officers have been select
ed because OF their distinguished servi-
ceS.
SKETCHES OF OFFICERS.
Colonel Bell Is a veteran OF the civil
war and was appointed to the army
from Pennsylvania and was several
times promoted and brevetted. Az
major OF the First Cavalry he COM
manded squadron in Cuba and was
severely wounded at Las Guasmas.
Colonel James S. Petit is better
known as Colonel OF the Fourth Inn
munes. He is West Point graduate
and OF opa Tina nrnfaoSar of y,,ilita ~,