Evening star., 1901-05-13
THE REORGANIZED ARMY
STRENGTH OF. VARIOUS BRANCHES
PRESENTED.
Reore"nitation Order Published by
War Department Based Upon
Total OF r ,2S7 Men. ---

The War Department today published the
reorganization efder prescribing the
strength Of the Sarious. branches. of the
military service upon the basis OF a total
army Of 77snSr men and stan of 2.1SS
men. the enlisted strength being "a, saa
men,. By the Secretarys order each cav
airy regiment, will consist OF the Twelve
cavalry troops Of eighty-five enlisted men
each, and making the total strength Of the
cavalry branch $40 men,
The coast artillery4 will consists OF 136
companies of 1O9 enlisted men each, MAX
ing 13, 1884, and. the. field artillery of 30
ba tteries of 100 men each, making a total
artillery force, field and coast, of lS,s62
enlisted men. :..---~' >
The thirty infantry regiments will con-
slst of twelve companies of lo4 enfsted
men, each, making the infantry strength
$500 enlisted men The three engineer
batta!1ons, wilf have four companies of lO4
enlisted men each, and with a band will
haye a stIef1gth Of 1,.22S2 enlisted men.
The order says: n
'.As rapidly as the increase of che en-
listed force of the artillery makes the ap-
pontment of officers under the act of Feb
ruary =, 1901, possible, fourteen additional
batteries of field artillery and thirty-two
aodlt1onal companies of coast artillery Will
be organized under the direction OF the
division and department commanders. in
the manner, prescribed by general orders
NO. %. adjutant generals office, Feb
ruary 2S. 1901, by making transfers
from existing batteries and companies the
non commissioned officers and men to be
divided, as far as practicable. in such a
way as to give equal promotion to the
non-commissioned, officers. and to give to
each battery and Company the same pro-
portion of experienced artillerists, and both
the old and new batteries being raised to
the strength aboYe prescribed by the as
signment of recruits or transfers from the
cavalry or infantry.
Division and department commanders
Will report by telegraph the number Of men
naving = good records who desire to be trans
coast or field aEtillery service In their re-
spective departments.
Upon each addition o. 500 enlisted men
to the strength of the artillery arm. one
sixth of the" number Of additional officers
authorized by the act of February 2, 1901,
will be appointed by promotion or new ap-
pcintment
Troops. batteries and companies. either
OLD or new organizations, which are below
the strength herein established will be
iilled as soon as practicable. ana such of
the old organizations as have already been
recruited beyond the maximum fixed will
receive no further additions until reduced
below 1t. This reduction will be effected
by casualties as they occur or by transfers
as may be hereafter directed. except that
any excess of non-commiSsioned officers in
any grade will be disposed of by transfer
or otherwise not later than July 1, 1891.
Recruits assigned to troops and COM
panies of the new regiments of cavalry and
infantry nov being organized under the act
of February -. 1901. in excess of the maxi
mum strength herein fixed will be transfer
red to other troops and companies Of their
respective regiments which may be below
the maximAm strength.
All orders and instructions issued since
February .. 1901 relating to the enlisted
strength of the army which conflict with
this order are hereby revoked.
- y. "ELIHU ROOT
r-t'':- Nj Secretary of War.
by command of Lieut.. Gen Miles:
.r&3 H. c. CQRBIN
s4a = z'Adjutant General
Md ior General T. S. Al