Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-06
Order for Recruiting Ten New Reg
lments U, S. Volunteers
RULES FOR ENLISTMENT
,,piieants for Commissions m"''
have seen scrvicc-it Utah He'r"'"
Report at Port Logan, Colo

washington. july G.--The order for
che enlistment Of ten new regiments OF
,nfantry was issued today by TIE Sec
r,tary Of war. II ~ as follows
war Department. washington. July
q tSgg.-By the direction Of the fte-l-
don't. the following general rul's ~
tIr.arribed Tor recruiting from INC
r5uutry at large. United states Noluh-
terra aa provided Tor by the act o. You,
rrcss. approved March 2. 1889. pubilHh,d
In general orders No. 30 Of ls',' heul-
quarters OF the army ndjutant gen.r-
sis ofIico. and organizing the same IN
The sfrcngth OF the regiments. oiiiccrs
and enlisted men Will be ~ provided
for by sections 4 and " OF the act OF
Congress approved March 2, 1879.
The regiments To be recruited IN the
United states will be designated Twcn-
ty.alxth. Twenty-aovouth twenty -cigh-
th Twenty ninth. thirticth. Thirty
Thlrty-Hccond. Thirty third. Thlriy-
fourth and Thirty-flfth regiments OF
United States volunteers or commits
stoned officers TO be appointed for cach
of these regiments. the Held aud stan
officers. including medical officers ana
captains of companies Will BE- assem-
bled at rcgimrntnl rendezvous as hcre-
matter designated, for the purpose OF
theoretical and practical instruction ~
organization, military administration.
arm regulations, discipline, hygirnc,
camp sanitation, ctc.
Daily instruction In the numencln-
ture. care and assembly ~ parts OF the
rife and target practice VIII be n spec
cial feature NJ instruction OF both Of
nccrs and mon
Applicants FOR commissions except
80 afInH ha
quircd 10 pass "a satisfactory cNnminn.
tion nH 10 age. moral, mental and phyHi.
cal capacity 90 command troops, ana
must have had service during the Span
irh.Amcricnn war. The recruiting Hor-
vice Of the regular army VIII be
charged with recruiting from the coun-
try at large mon Tor service In these
volunteer regiments whose cnllstmcnta
Will be made Tor the period ending
June 30. 1901. unless sooner discharged,
md without restrictions uH 60 cT,lzrn-
Hhip or educational qualifications, but
in an other respects under M same
rulesand regulations as are prescribed
y for recruiting the rcEulnr service,
Except In special cuHcH, only uhmnr-
married men viii be enlisted Tor these
Regiments.
In view Of the probable severe service
OF these regiments ana the climatic
Conditions 20 which they may be sub
jpCtcd the physical qualifications Of
both officers and enlisted men IL Of the
nrst importance. Only those fully
qualified win be appointed or enlisted.
Tho lieutcnants and two OF the mcdl-
cal officers u each regiment will ~ Ear
NJ practicable be assigned to duty ~
assistants 20 recruiting officers of the
regular army.
Upon arrival Of recruits nt the rcFl-
mental rendezvous the commanding Of
nCcrs OF regiments viii assign them 90
Companies, and the appointment and
reduction OF rcrimcutal and battalion
non-commiHgiouod stan ana company
non-commlaslonod officers and other en-
listed grades will be- governed by tho
law and army regulations.
Each regiment so organized, viii for
the purposes NJ discipline and supply,
BE- subject TO the orders OF the CONF
maudlug general Of the district In
which the rendezvous b. located, ana
the rcgImcntul commander win report
BY telegraph 10 the ndiutnnt general
on his arrival nc the rendezvous
The regiments NJ Infantry. United
follows!
Twcnty-Hlxth nt piattHbgrg Bar
racks, \. y; Twunty-scyonth at Camp
Meade. Pa, Twcnty-clghth nt Camp
Meade, Pa, Twcnty-ninth az Fort Me
Pherson. Ca, Thirtleth at Fort Shcrl-
dan. Ills. Thirty-nrat at Fort Thomas.
Ky; Thirty-sccund ut Fort Lcnven-
worth. Kan. Thlrty-thlrd at Fort sam
Houston. Texas. Thirty fourth al Fort
Logan. Colo; Thrty-nfth at Nancou-
Yer Barracks. Wash.
II. a. ALGER.
Secretary OF War.