Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-04-09
The NATIONAL GUARD
OF new MEXICO.
General Orders Reviewing the Provisions Of
the New National Guard Law Issued
by the Adiutant General
ROSTER OF PRESENT ORGANIZATION.

l. For the information Of the Ma.
tional Guard, attention is hereby called
to the amendments of the Nationa
Guard law adopted by the thirty fourth
legislative assembly, approved March
21, 1901 viz:
.. The rank of the adjutant general
is raised to brgadier general, who will
in future be addressed and respecte
accordingly.
/ 3. The office of. judge advocate gen.
eral is created, and Ralph E. Twitchell
commissioned to that office, with the
rank of colonel The office of surgeon
general is created, and William r. Tip
rank of colonel. The office of inspector
of rifle practice, with the rank of colo
! mel, is created, and the appointee to that
office will be announced in future or
ders.
4. In addition to the present author
| lied organizations of the National
Guard, there is allowed one light bat
terry of artillery; one signal corps Sec
ton to consist of one first lieutenant,
one first sergeant, two sergeants, two
corporals, and ten privates; one infan-
try regimental band, and bands for
each battalion of infantry and cavalry,
consisting of not to exceed one chief
musician, two principal musicians, one
! first sergeant and sixteen privates.
5. The organization and formation of
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ron and battery of light artillery, au-
thorized by the act, including the num-
Der of commissioned and non-commis-
| stoned officers, their ranks and their
duties, respectively, shall at all times
conform to the laws, rules and regula-
tions governing the standing army of
| the United States.
6. Sections and 4 define the duties
of the adjutant general.
7. Section 6 creates a retired list to
which the adjutant general is eligible
on his retirement from office, and all
officers of the national guard, except
aids-de-camp on the staff of the COM
mander-in- chief, may at their request
be placed on the retired list upon their
honorable discharge from the services
of the territory, after seven years serv-
ice as a commissioned officer.
8. The United States army regula-
tions, and articles of war now in force,
and those which hereafter may be in
government and discipline Of the Ma
tional Guard Of New Mexico.
8. Under the provisions of section 2
of the act referred to paragraph ~
regimental adjutants and quartermas-
ters are entitled to the rank of captain,
and their commissions to that grade
will be made out and forwarded.
10. The superintendent, commandant
of cadets and instructors in the New
Mexico Military Institute, located at
Roswell, are made, respectively, colonel,
major and captains on the staff Of the
commander-in-ch and they will be
respected accordingly.
The two cadets in the New Mexico
Military Institute, who upon gradua-
ton receive first and second honors, are
ond lieutenant in the national guard,
and may be assigned to duty to fill any
vacancy in that grade occurring in any
organization stationed in the county of
their residence.
NEW MEXICO NATIONAL GUARD
ROSTER.
Hon. Miguel A. Otero, Santa Fe, gov
ernor and commander-dn-ch -chief.
Brigadier general-W. H. Whiteman,
Santa Fe, adjutant general, quarter
master general, commissary general, in
spector general, chief of ordnance and
chief of staff.
Col. r. e. Twitchell, Las Vegas, judge
advocate general.
Col. w. r. Upton, surgeon general.
Col. E. Goodwin Austen, Las Vegas,
aidde-camp.
Col. J. E. Hurley, Las Vegas, aid-de-
camp
Col. Harry Whigham, Ration, aid-de-
camp.
Col. E. W. Dobson, Albuquerque, aid
de-camp.
de-camp.
Col. A. s. Greig, Alamogordo, aid-de-
camp.
Col. ]. w. Wilson, Roswell, superin-
tendent New Mexico Military Institute,
aid de- camp.
FIRST INFANTRY REGIMENT.
Headquarters Albuquerque-Col John
Borrodaile, commanding, Albuquerque.
Lieut. Col. r. c. Rankin, Las Vegas.
Maj. Eugene Van Patten, Sd battal-
ion, Las Cruces.
Maj John F. Pearce, Albuquerque.
Chaplain, Fred J. Bennett. Albuquer-
que.
Adjutant, e. l.. Medler, Albuquer-
que.
Quartermaster Capt. Frank H.
Strong, Albuquerque.
Battalion adjutant--1st battalion,
First Lieut.. B. F. Forsythe, Las We
gas.
Battalion quartermaster-1st battal-
ion. First Lieut.. H. w. Kelley. Las We
gas
Assistant surgeon-H. M. Smith, Las
Vegas.
Chaplain, George Selby, Las Vegas.
Battalion adjutant-3d battalion,
First Lieut.. John Francis Findley, Las
Cruces.
Battalion quartermaster-3d battal-
ion, First Lieut.. William Ascarate,
Las Cruces.
Assistant surgeon-Capt. John Nc
Connell, Las Cruces.
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