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HOW THE WORK Will BE DONE.
Full order for the Enlistment Of Ten
New Regiments.

Full order for the Enlistment Of Ten
New Regiments.
Washington. July 6.-The order for the
enlistment OF ten new regiments of in
fantry was issued to-day by the Secretary
of War. Ii is as follows:
War Department, Washington. July d.
1S99-By direction of the President the fol-
lowing general rules are prescribed for
recruiting from the country at large,
United States volunteers. as provided for
by the act of Congress approved March >,
1899, published in General Orders No. 81
of 1899 headquarters Of the army, adjn-
tant generals Office, and for organizing
the same into reg ments.
Tho strength Of regiments, officers aud
enlisted men. VIII be as provided for by
sections 4 and T. of the act of Congress,
approved March ,. 1899
The regiments 10 he organized in the
United States win be designated Twenty
sixth, Twenty-seventh, Twenty-eighth,
Twenty-ninth. Thirteth, Thirty-frst. Thir-
ty-second, Thirty-third. Thirty-fourth and
ThirN-hrh regiments of infantry United
OF the commissioned officers to be APP
pointed for each of these regiments the
field and staff officers, including medical
officers, and captains of compan es, win be
assembled at regimental rendezvous as
hereafter designated, for the purpose of
theoretical and practical instruction in or
ganization, military administration, drill
regulations, discipline, hygiene, camp san
itatiOn, etc. Daily instruction in the no
menclature care and assembly of parts
Of the rife and target practice will he
special feature of instruction of both Of
fcers and men.
Requisites for Officers.
Applicants for commissions, except Of
ficers of the regular army, will be requir-
ed 10 pass satisfactory examination as
20 age, moral, mental and physical fitness
ana capacity to command troops, and must
have had service during the Spanish-Amer-
lean war.
The recruiting service of the regular
army viii be charged with recruiting from
the country at large men for service in
these volunteer regiments, whose enlist
ments will be made for the period ending
June 80, 1901, unless sooner discharged
and without restrictions as to citizenship
or educational qualifications, but in all
other respects under the same rules and
ing the regular service. Except in spe-
cial cases, only unmarried men win be
enlisted for these regiments. In view of
the probable severe service of these regt-
ments, and the climatic conditions to which
they may be subjected, the physical quail
ifications of both officers and enlisted men
is Of first Importance. Only those fully
qualified win be appointed or enlisted
The lieutenants and two of the medical
officers of each regiment will, as far as
practicable be assigned TO duty as assist
ants to recruiting officers of the regular
army.
Upon arrival of the recruits at the regi-
mental rendezvous, the commanding Off
GERS of regiments viii assign them to
companies and the appointment and re-
duction of reglmental and battalion non
commissioned staff and company non
commissioned officers and other enlisted
grades VIII be governed by the law and
army regulations.
Each regiment so organized for pur-
poses of discipline and supply, will be
subject to the orders of the commanding
general of the department in which the
rendezvous is located. and the regimentaI
commander will report by telegraph to
the adjutant general of che department
on his arrival at the regimental render
vous.
Places of Organization.
Ten regiments of infantry, United States
| Volunteers, will be organized, as follows
Twenty at Plattsburg Barracks,
| New York.
Twenty-seventh. at Camp Meade. Pa.
Twenty-eighth, at Camp Meade Pa.
| Twenty ninth, at Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
| Thirtieth, at Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Thirty-first, at Fort Thomas, KY
| Thirty-second, at Fort Leavenworth.
| Kan.
Thirty-third. at Fort Houston Tex
| TbiTt fourth al Cso1
| Thirty-fifth at Vancouver Barracks,
| Washington. r. A Alger.
Secretary of War.
The regiments will be organized accord
| ing to the provisions of the act of March
| 2 1899. and will consist of fifty officers and
| 1909 enlisted men each The Secretary of
4 War gives the following instructions to
| govern the recruiting:
| The enlistment of men for the ten regi-
| ments of infantry, United States volun-
| teers, will be made by the regular recruit
| ing officers at alf city recruiting stations
and military posts within the United
! States.
Districts for recruiting designated regi-
ments are announced as follows and re-
cru.ting officers will be governed accord
ingly
For The Twenty-sixth Regiment. Platts-
| burg Barracks, ~ Y. the New England
states excepting Connecticut, and the por-
ton OF the state of New York north of the
| f. degrees OF latitude
For the Twenty Regiment, Camp
Meade, Pa; the state of Connecticut the
! portion of the state of New York south of
| the 42d degree of latitude the states of
Maryland. Virginia, West Virginia. North
| Carolina and the District of Columbia
For the Twenty-eighth regiment, Camp
Meade, Pa. the states of New Jersey.
| Pennsylvania and Delaware.
For the Twenty-nnth Regiment Fort
Mcpherson, Ga, the states of South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida Alabama, Mssis-
| sipp and Louisiana.
For the Thirtieth Regiment. Fort Sher-
idan, H. the states of Illinois, Michigan
| and Wisconsin.
For the Thirty-first Regiment, Fort
| Thomas. Ky. the states of Ohio. Indiana
| Kentucky and Tennessee
For the Thirty-second Regiment, Fort
| Leavenworth, Kan, the states OF Iowa.
| Nebraska. Kansas, Missouri. Arkansas
/ and fCrrftOrips ~ Ok q bOr11a nd Indian