The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-21
b)U Our LRMY ms GROWN
II HAS VARIED FRO-s $50 N l7so
TO Sl,aa1 N Isgs.
IN I7se. . G&ssSul In lS98-ss Has
Held ni1s1ens MsanlsA Riasoe.,

wv Il sshutsd hy resolution OF
H~ congress Of date ~ September
- fss, being the hrg acr Of
natsoEal legislation after the
adoption OF the constitution. Our regular
army was . most modest affair under that
act II consisted OF battalion Of artillery.
composed Of four companies. and Fegi-
msnt OF infantry made up Of eight com
panses. In ali this array OF twelve conn
panias Of infantry and artillery tasFe were
] lieutenant colonel. majors. II captains.
- iseusenants. = enssgns surgeon. sur
geons' mates. ~ sergsants. ~ corposas, u
musicians and 10 private soldiers. Grand
aggregate Of the United Statss army In
17ss 80 officers and men. a lieutenant col
onel being the ranking Officer Ia the entire
army
In 100 there wae IN increase Of major.
Z captains. 4 Eeutenantss 4 snsegns and s1s
enlisted men. bringing the fatal up TO LA,
Of which force 81 were commissioned Off
GERS. The lieutenant colonel continued 20
Be the highest grade in the army"
In 1881 the United States army bloseomed
out with "A fuis-fiedged major general, .
brigsdier general. asaertermaster and
chaplain. There was no increass liz the
artillery companies but n SECOND regiment
Of infantry waa added and the aggregate
% the army wss Increased 10 2.z3s. of whom
listed men.
From i7se 10 17ss there was practically no
change from the following organization.
General and general star. medical STAN.
I subiegions each composed Of troop OF
dragons. I company OF artillery. ba'ta-
lions Of infantry and battalion Of rifles.
There WAS major general, ] hrigadser.
adiutant and Inspector. chief quarter
master and II snborilnaies. chief sur
y a. No. lat E0f-
gade jors /: adiusauss II majors. IS
captains. 60 leutsnanss. comets, ~ en-
signs: total commissioned, 25s: total en-
listed. Bliss: grand aggregate In 1877. si4-
The act Of May % 1874 considerably re-
duced the army from what II was In f1s-.
The Office Of quartermaster general and
psymasfer general first turned up In this
year. There was reduction In the num-
Der OF commissioned officers by e and =
reduction In enlisted strength OF 700. The
grand aggregate in 1875 was a,gs men and
officers. There was slight change in 1898
An increase in officers 20 20 and enlisted
men to s.a7e: total. 4.1ee. Meanwhile the
major general was dropped. A Judge adj
vocase appeared tAis year In the army or
ganixation. Lieutenant colonies had In
creased TO ana majors 20 IS There were
yet no colonies In the army.
Later, In III, hecsvss u the var With
France. or threxsened war. the army was
Increased 10 ieAee nhsr. 4 lieutenant gen.
srai tWashinxton) and also two major gen.
erals were addsd to the ofIiciAi personnel
offscera there Was no change IN the organi-
sation Of the army Under special act
later In the year i7se the army was again
Increased 10 I'm men And officers
In l7a9 II wAs increased 10 81 Col Officers
ana men. and the army Was composed OF
> regiments ~ artillery snd engineers
regiments OF dragons. - regiments Of In
fantry and I regiment ana battalion OF
rifles There was one general Of the ar
by common consent. but he died ere the
appointment could b. conferred uvon him
by President Adams: ! major general
hrsgadier general m adiusant general.
QusrsermaAtsr general. paymaafer general.
physician general IN aposheeAry general
purveyor. Inspector Of artillery. Inspector
Of sortlfcations, IN engineer ofncer. .
Judge advocate and I chapiains. Bessdes
these chief staH efs,cess there were many
ASSISTANTS Of iepeT vank. fetal commits
vioned. s.at7: total enlisted. ~. ~: grand az
sregate. 81. ~. In the act creating this
force ami IT, personnel the rank Of major
general WAS conferred on the quaytermas-
ter general. hut he was never commissioned
30 that grade
tn. act Of May II. 1900 authorized the
president TO reduce the United States army
IN what IL wss practically before The trey
Die occurred with France Consequently
nl the generals were discharged except ans
tfissaer and the stan generals The mum.
Der Of commissioned oshcers was reduced
so sis and the enlisted strength ~ s,fis
The military peace establishment by the
act Of March fs fse was nxea Al ses.
officers and men. There was one br9waaier
All the chief sfay Department officers were
dTrensed with. except an aifutant and
Inspector general. Fer the rrxt time tho
grade of colonel appears upon the army
rolls, with three OF the grade at the head
~ tne oniy three regiments T., the service
There WAS mn change until ISIS when the
act ~ April n provided for an addition OF
3 regiments 81 infantry. If rneEnsn -
light artillery. , ~ Hight Dragons. hrtga-
dis'rs. brigade inspectors : bFisa fs quar-
ssrmasiers. hospital surgeons IS -zirsenrs'
mates, and chaplain - zach brigade The
number ~ officers If the army VS. IN
creased 10 - ihe enlisted fierce 20 af4-
men THIS Increase was competed hv shs
shreatsntng condition ~ affairs wit Crsa.
britain. which ultimately culminaie,f IN
tie wsr OF fste.i5
The act II iuns - fSls made some tge-
portan, aialtkyns 10 oar military xtYpnasA
y
itgst artillery regiment ~ artlfier3sta
: regiments ~ heavy artilserr ssrgsfsi.setN
of Dragons, 3 regiments ~ Infantry afA
l regiment ~ ssf'esnsn~ esT commissioned
cf'.ceT~ ana "a 9as enlisted rsser There were
nsaser generals. bYsrsstiefN, y eo'oref$
- lieutenant elaneis ara - va tnss Essi ,ss
starr nfsvtrs ef these grades There wAs
az AGiufaht general Inspector general
eGasfefnssxter general sssu.ant saa e.
sreFtor general e ghs artns 8 c.s-ssfr 5<smrr
S@rseth' ~ purchases, eansnsfesSarv ge.fevas
~ ordnance. psyTfs@sfef ~ tha army hos
tttsi surgeons ans Ns1ssse~ = .ivo-sfe~
IN lsfs ths trs taF SeneFst@ hAt Increased
- 49, hrtEa5itrFp - a - eefeusYs "a -
fenSsmanf enioa2aH 50 = ARA sne- ~ss sar~ -
- 1here wss fsa Increase N ths ars staT4
or @fSs6on@ Nssi there Ssf hecu = - ssst
tion 80 - regiments - insAatrs Thv rra.f
aggregate ~ she regular arssv wAs : e.
met ~ when Z as wsg@ eo11n s.ss4.sfsvs3 80
rerx
TIE aerray IN fNls was ysssaye sgsa af a rsEs-
meet at sssAt artillery. a cysrYss - ars8tlerv
a regimen, - HKbs tyax.ssas ~ vswfvrsf MS
~ infantry. T.s sasnss ~ sjszsaen a r~xs-
rssnt 90 fanseYs. asss eNosse SEA f,r,xgases
Tcisf servnf ssosess. AZ fetal eHftsfng
faTy@ 'afNA Thee wss no sseresaFehs
-. s-as.