Evening star., 1902-02-11
MILES BOARD REPORTS
Army Posts Favored for
Retention.
MILITARY CAMP SITES
RULE BASED ON A PERMANENT
FORCE OF $4,000.
New Post Near Washington for In
fantry Recommended-Fort Myer
and Washington Barracks.

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| The board adopted the following rule to
| govern it's recommendations covering the
| increase, retention or abandonment Of per-
| manent posts, location Of new posts, and
| the character of the garrison at the vari-
Gus posts, 'in view Of the present and
near future interests of the country its
recommendations shall be based upon a
force in the United States. Of infantry, cav
airy and field artillery. of $4,000 men,
| After mature deliberation, taking into
consideration the proper disposition Of the
| different arms Of the service, based upon
| strategic, sanitary and economical consider
ations, the board recommends the follow
| ing in regard to the permanent posts, not
| including the seacoast artillery: !.
| Apache, Fort, Arizona, permanent; two
troops Of cavalry.
Assinniboine, Fort, Montana, permanent:
headquarters and eight troops of cavalry.
| Benicia Barracks. California, permanent;
| four companies of infantry.
| Bliss, Fort Texas, permanent; four COM
panies Of infantry and two troops of cav
| airy.
Boise barracks, Idaho. temporary; one
Brady, Fort Michigan, permanent; four
companies of infantry.
Brown, Fort, Texas, permanent; to be
| used If needed.
| Clark, Fort, Texas, permanent; headquar-
| ters and eight troops of cavalry.
| Columbus Barracks, Ohio, permanent; four
| companies of infantry.
/ Crook Fort, Nebraska, permanent; head
| quarters and twelve companies of infantry.
| D. A. Russell Fort, Wyoming, permanent; !;
| headquarters and twelve companies OF IN
| fantry and one battery field artillery.
| Davis, Fort. Alaska, temporary; one COM
| pany of infantry.
Douglas. Fort, Utah. permanent; head
quarters and twelve companies OF infantry
| and two batteries field artillery.
| DuChesne, Fort, Utah, permanent; two
| troops Of cavalry.
Eagle Pass. Texas, permanent; to be
| used if needed.
| companies Of infantry.
| Ethan Allen. Fort. Vermont, permanent
| four troops of cavalry and two batteries
| of field artillery.
Gibbon. Fort. Alaska, temporary; two
companies of infantry
| Grant, Fort. Arizona, permanent; four
| troops of cavalry
| Hamilton, Fort New York, permanent;
] one battery of field artillery.
/ Harrison, Fort, Montana, permanent; four
| companies of infantry.
Huachuca. Fort. Arizona. permanent;
heatuuarters and four troops of cavalry.
| Jefferson barracks, Missouri permanent;
headquarters and twelve companies Of In
| fantry.
/ keOgn, Fort, MONTANA, perIndHeHt, IouI
troops of cavalry.
| Leavenworth Fort, Kansas, permanent;
| headquarters and twelve companies Of In
| fantry, four troops of cavalry, three bat
| teries field artillery, one company Of the
Signal Corps, with completely equipped
| telegraph train, and four companies of en-
| gineers.
Lawton. Fort, Washington, permanent;
four companies of infantry.
Lincoln. Fort. North Dakota bismarck
| N. d., temporary.
! Liscum Fort, Alaska, temporary.
Logan H. Roots, Fort, Arkansas, tenn
| pOrary.
| Logan, Fort, Colorado, permanent; head
quarters and twelve companies Of infantry.
Mackenzie. Fort Wyoming, permanent;
four companies Of infantry.
| Madison Barracks, New York permanent;
| headquarters and eight companies OF In
| fantry.
Mcintosh, Fort, Texas, permanent; to be
used If needed.
Mcpherson, Fort Georgia, permanent;
headquarters and twelve companies Of in
| fantry.
Meade. Fort. South Dakota. permanent;
| headquarters and eight troops of cavalry.
Mssoula, Fort. Montana, temporary; to
| be used If needed
|, Myer, Fort, Virginia. including Signal
Corps post, permanent; headquarters and
| four troops of cavalry, two batteries field
| artillery, school of instruction and two
companies of the Signal Corps.
Niagara, Fort, New York, permanent:
| fantry and two batteries field artillery.
Niobrara, Fort, Nebraska, temporary; one
| troop of cavalry.
Ontario, = Fort New York, permanent
| four companies of infantry.
Plattsburg Barracks, New York. perma-
Eent: headquarters and twelve companies
of infantry.
| Porter, Fort. New York. permanent; four
companies Of infantry.
Preside of San Francisco. Cal, perma-
nent; two batteries field artillery and nee
| essary coast artillery, and one company of
the signal corps, with completely equipped
telegraph train.
Rampant City, Alaska temporary.
! Reno, Fort, Oklahoma, permanent; four
| troops Of cavalry.
Riley. Fort. Kansas, permanent: head
quarters and twelve troops Of cavalry and
| five batteries field artillery.
| Ringgold, Fort, Texas, permanent; to be
| used If needed
Robinson, Fort, Nebraska, permanent.
| four troops Of cavalry.
| Sam Houston, Fort, Texas. permanent
! headquarters and twelve companies Of IN
| fantry, four troops Of cavalry and two bat
teries field artillery.
Sheridan, Fort Illinois. permanent: head
quarters and twelve companies of infantry,
four troops of cavalry and two batteries OF
field artillery.
Sill, Fort, Oklahoma. permanent; four
| troops of cavalry.
skaguay, Alaska. permanent; one COM
Smelling. Fort. Minnesota. permanent;
headquarters and twelve companies Of in
fantry and two batteries field artillery
st. Michael Fort. Alaska. temporary: one
company of infantry.
Thomas. Fort Kentucky, permanent
headquarters and eight companies of In
fantry.
Vancouver Barracks. Washington, perma-
nent: headquarters and twelve companies
of infantry and two batteries field artillery.
| Walla Walla, Fort, Washington. tenn
porary: four troops OF cavalry.
| Washable, Fort, Wyoming, temporary.
Washington Barracks District Of Colum-
bia, permanent; four companies Of engt-
neers.
Wayne. Fort. Mich. permanent: head
/ quarters and four companies Of infantry.
| Wingate. Fort. N. Mex, temporary.
| Wood. Fort. N. Y, permanent; recruit
ing rendezvous
Wright, Fort, Wash. permanent: four
| companies Of infantry.
Yates. Fort. N. OAK. permanent: four
| troops Of cavalry.
Yellowstone. Fort. Wyo.. permanent; four
| troops OF cavalry.
| New Posts.
The board recommends that the following
| new posts be established:
One for a regiment Of infantry In the vi
/ cinity Of Los Angeles. Cal.
| One for q regiment Of cavalry on the
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