The evening times., 1902-05-31
ORDER REDUCING SIZE
OF The ARMY ISSUED
Entire Strength of Forces to
Be Cut to O0,497 Men.
NEARLY HALF INFANTRY
Twelve Troops Of Cavalry, Ore Hundred
and Twenty-six ComPanis Of Coast
and Twenty Batteries OF Field Artii-
Iery-PrOvision for staff Departments

The following general order reducing
the size of the regular army was made
public at the War Department today:
War Department.
washington. May. 1902
BY direction Of the President, the or
EaHization Of the enlisted strength of
the army established by his direction
May S. 1901. under an act Of Congress
approved February ?. 1901. entitled An
act to increase the efficiency of the per
manent military establishment OF the
United States, is further modified as
follows:
Cavalry-TweIve troops Of = enlisted
men each. ?oe: regimentaI and squadron
noncommissioned staff. S, Tegimental
band. 2S; total number Of enlisted men
in regiment. 9S6; number of regiments.
L.; total number Of enlisted men il cav
airy, 1860. Each troop Of cavalry VIII
consist OF: One first sergeant, ! guar
teTmaster sergeant. 6 seTgeant5. & sor-
poraIs, . cooks. . bIaoEsmitas and far
riers. saddEer- WAGNER ; trum9sters-
81 prfvatcs Each cavalry band will con-
sist Of. One chief musician. i chief
trumpeter. 1 principal musician, l drum
major, ! sergeants, S coTporals. } COOK.
Il 0rivates.
Artillery Corps - Sergcauts major,
senior grade. y. seTceants major, jun
ior grade p: ten bands (organized as
provided for cavaIryj. 2S men esch. $50.
Total non commissioned staff and
bands. POS
Coast Artiilery-Cae hundred and
twenty-six companies Of io9 enlisted
men each. I2.-34 Each company of
Coast Artillery Wiz consist Of l FIRST
sergeant. / qUartermaster sergeant.
sergeants. y coT-oraIs. , cooks, > ne
chauiCs , musicians, 81 2rivates-
Field Artillery - Twenty eight bat
teries l25 light and noun
tanD Of I2O enlisted men each.
:. $50. Each battery viii consist Of
first sergeant, I qus-terrnaster ser
geant. ! stable sergeant. 6 sergeants, L
ccrporaIs. , cooks. / aTtidceTs, ? musi-
clans. Il privates. Two batteries fsiegel
OF $50 enlisted men each. 320-3-S60.
Zach battery (sIegeJ viii consist Of
first sergeant. ! quarterInaster sergeant.
stable sergeant. 6 sergeants. Y cor
ncraIs. , cooks. artifcers. ? musi-
clans. 131 privates. Total number Of en-
listed men in Artillery Corps, l1.I42.
Infantry Twelve companies Of so en-
listed men each. $50: Tegimental and
battalion non a-commissioned staff, S;
rsgimentaI band. IS. total number Of en-
listed men in regiment. 996. number OF
regiments 80: total number of enlisted
men il infantry. 2s5S0. Each infantry
compan- Will consist Of / first sergeant,
a-+iffrpT p
musicians. sergeants. 10 cOrporals, 2
cooks. o. privates- Each infantry band
will consist Of : chief musician. l prin-
ciraI musician. ! drum major. 1 SER
~cants. s ccrporaIs. J cook, L privates.
"Engineers-Four companies OF l04 en-
listed men each. 416: battalion non-com-
Daissfoned STAFF. 2: total number Of en-
listed men in battalion. as: number of
battaIions. 3-1.25f. Engineer band Tor
ganized as provided for infantry1, 2S.
( Total number Of enlisted men in en-
/ giueers. 1882 Each engineer company
will consist Of first sergeant. l quarter
master sergeant. S sergeants. 10 corpoT-
/ ais. , cooks. . musicians. 40 first-elass
privates. 20 second-class privates-
Total additional strength for cavalry
1 and infantry Of the War College, Fort
! Leavenworth. and legation guard, at
/ Peki1. China. 10
Total enlisted in line OF the army,
/ 3,7l4
/ staff departments - United States
! Military Academy. 29s; Signal Corps, T63;
/ Ordnance Department. 700. post commits
sary sergeants. 200. post quartermasteT
isergeaats. $50. electrician seTgeants
100: Indian scouts. -: recruiting parties
and recruits. 500. Total STAFF. etc, 2, TS3
Total army 66.4a7-
In the organizations which are above
1.-THE maximum strength fixed oy his OIL
der the necessary reductions viii be f.
fected by casualties as they occui
through expirations Of service. etc, Ol
by transfer as may be hereafter Gi-
"ELIHU ROOT"
Secretary Of War.
BY command OF Lieutenant Genera
Miles:
H c. CO2BIN.
-Adjutant General,
Major General, L. s. A