10 bands (organized as provided for cavalry) of 28 men each Total noncommmissioned staff and bands. Coast artillery. 126 companies of 109 enlisted men each.......... Field artillery. 30 batteries of 160 enlisted men each.... 8 1 ། རྨ 2226 21 27 280 328 13, 734 4,800 As rapidly as the increase of the enlisted force of the artillery makes the appointment of officers under the act of February 2, 1901, possible, 14 additional batteries of field artillery and 32 additional companies of coast artillery will be organized, under the direction of the division and department commanders, in the manner prescribed by General Orders, No. 25, Adjutant-General's Office, February 28, 1901, by making transfers from existing batteries and companies, the noncommissioned officers and men to be divided, as far as practicable, in such a way as to give equal promotion to the noncommissioned officers and to give to each battery and company the same proportion of experienced artillerists, and both the old and new batteries and companies being raised to the strength above prescribed by the assignment of recruits or transfers from the cavalry or infantry. Division and department commanders will report by telegraph the number of men having good records who desire to be transferred from the cavalry or infantry to the coast or field artillery serving in their respective departments. Upon each addition of 1,802 enlisted men to the strength of the artillery arm, onesixth of the number of additional officers authorized by the act of February 2, 1901, will be appointed by promotion or new appointment. Troops, batteries, and companies, either old or new organizations, which are below the strength herein established, will be filled as soon as practicable, and such of the old organizations as have already been recruited beyond the maximum fixed will receive no further additions until reduced below it. This reduction will be effected by casualties as they occur or by transfers as may be hereafter directed, except that any excess of noncommissioned officers in any grade will be disposed of by transfer or otherwise not later than July 1, 1901. Recruits assigned to troops and companies of the new regiments of cavalry and infantry now being organized under the act of February 2, 1901, in excess of the maximum strength herein fixed will be transferred to other troops and companies of their respective regiments which may be below the maximum strength. All orders and instructions issued since February 2, 1901, relating to the enlisted strength of the Army which conflict with this order are hereby revoked. By direction of the President, under the authority conferred by section 37 of the act of Congress approved February 2, 1901, the present Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry will be retained in service and reorganized as a provisional regiment of infantry of two battalions of four companies each. The regiment will be designated the "Porto Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry," and will be constituted as follows: One lieutenant-colonel. Two majors. Eight captains. One assistant surgeon with the rank of captain. One assistant surgeon with the rank of first lieutenant. Ten first lieutenants, two of whom shall be available for detail as battalion adjutants. Eight second lieutenants. Eight companies of 104 enlisted men each.. Battalion sergeants-major.. Color sergeants.. Hospital stewards Regimental band (organized as provided for infantry) Total number of enlisted men in regiment 832 2 2 2 28 866 The commissioned officers of the existing regiment will be honorably discharged or mustered out June 30, 1901, and the officers of the provisional regiment will be appointed July 1, 1901, for a period of three years unless sooner discharged. The officers selected for appointment or reappointment in the regiment will be notified in advance that they will be appointed July 1, and authorized to accept their appointments on that date. Those, if any, who may not desire to accept appointments or reappointments on July 1 will be requested to so advise the Adjutant-General through military channels as early as practicable in advance. The enlisted strength of the regiment shall be composed of natives of the island of Porto Rico as far as practicable, and the pay, rations, and allowances of the enlisted men shall be the same as those authorized for the enlisted men of the Regular Army. The enlisted men of the existing regiment who have become disqualified for service and those who are acceptable and desire to reenlist in the provisional regiment will be discharged "by authority of the Secretary of War, their services being no longer required," by the regimental commander, who will furnish discharge certificates and final statements. Final muster-out rolls of the existing regiment and physical examinations of all men discharged therefrom will be furnished, and other requirements of General Orders, No. 17, February 15, 1901, from this office, will be strictly complied with. The date of final muster out is fixed as June 30, 1901, The organization of the provisional regiment will be begun as soon as practicable by enlistments or reenlistments for periods of three years unless sooner discharged. The commanding officer, district of Porto Rico, is authorized to grant furloughs of not more than thirty days to soldiers who reenlist upon the day following discharge from their former regiment. The Second Battalion, Companies E, F, G, and H, of the provisional regiment is designated for mounted service, commencing this date. The records of the existing regiment and of the provisional regiment will be kept entirely distinct from each other. By command of Lieutenant-General Miles: H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant-General, Major-General, United States Army. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 73. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, 1. By direction of the Secretary of War, the enlisted men of the following companies of the new infantry regiments are transferred, as organizations, as follows: Companies E, F, G, and H, Twenty-sixth United States Infantry, now at Fort McPherson, Ga., to the Twenty-seventh United States Infantry as Companies A, B, C, and D, respectively, with station at Fort McPherson. Companies A, B, C, and D, Twenty-seventh United States Infantry, now in the division of the Philippines, to the Twenty-sixth United States Infantry as Companies I, K, L, and M, respectively, with station in the division of the Philippines. Companies A, B, C, and D, Twenty-eighth United States Infantry, now in the division of the Philippines, to the Thirtieth United States Infantry as Companies E, F, G, and H, respectively, with station in the division of the Philippines. Officers belonging to companies transferred will remain in their original regiments unless transferred in special orders from this office. Battalion noncommissioned staff are included in the foregoing transfers. Each company will retain its books, records, and property, and the fact of transfer, change of designation, etc., will be duly entered on its records. 2. The organization and reorganization of the five new infantry regiments on the basis of the enlisted strength (104 men per company) established in General Orders, No. 66, May 13, 1901, from this office, will proceed as follows: TWENTY-SIXTH UNITED STATES INFANTRY. First Battalion.-Companies A, B, C, and D now in the division of the Philippines. Second Battalion.-Companies E, F, G, and H to be organized in the division of the Philippines by transfers from the companies of the First and Third Battalions and by assignment of recruits. Third Battalion.-Companies I, K, L, and M to be organized, respectively, from former Companies A, B, C, and D, Twenty-seventh United States Infantry, in the Division of the Philippines. TWENTY-SEVENTH UNITED STATES INFANTRY. First Battalion.-Companies A, B, C, and D to be reorganized at Fort McPherson. Ga., from former Companies E, F, G, and H, Twenty-sixth United States Infantry respectively. Second Battalion.—Organization to be completed at regimental headquarters, Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y. Third Battalion.-To be organized after Second Battalion is completed. TWENTY-EIGHTH UNITED STATES INFANTRY. First Battalion.-To be organized anew at regimental headquarters, Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Second Battalion.-Organization to be completed. Third Battalion.-To be organized after First Battalion is completed. TWENTY-NINTH UNITED STATES INFANTRY. Organization to be completed at regimental headquarters, Fort Sheridan, Ill. THIRTIETH UNITED STATES INFANTRY. First Battalion.-Companies A, B, C, and D now in the Division of the Philippines. Second Battalion.-Companies E, F, G, and H to be organized, respectively, from the former Companies A, B, C, and D, Twenty-eighth United States Infantry, in the Division of the Philippines. Third Battalion.—To be organized in the Division of the Philippines by transfers from the companies of the First and Second Battalions and by assignment of recruits. 3. The headquarters, field, staff, and band, Twenty-sixth United States Infantry, together with all officers of the regiment on duty at Fort McPherson and necessary recruits for the Second Battalion of the regiment, will proceed to the Division of the Philippines, arriving in San Francisco in ample time to take passage on the army transport sailing about June 25, 1901. 4. The headquarters, field, staff, and band, Thirtieth United States Infantry, together with all officers of the regiment on duty at Fort Logan, Colo., and necessary recruits for the Third Battalion of the regiment will proceed to the Division of the Philippines, arriving in San Francisco in ample time to take passage on the army transport sailing about July 1, 1901. Department commanders will by concert of action arrange details of movement and report hours of departure and arrival and strength of command by telegraph to the Adjutant-General of the Army. Commanding officers will make every proper effort to induce enlisted men going abroad who have relatives dependent upon them for support to make allotments of pay as contemplated by General Orders, No. 149, August 17, 1899, from this office. Property left behind will be securely packed, marked, and listed in duplicate. The Quartermaster's Department will furnish the necessary transportation, the Subsistence Department suitable rations, and the Medical Department proper medical attendance and supplies. By command of Lieutenant-General Miles: H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant-General, Major-General, United States Ármy. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 74. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, By direction of the Secretary of War, the Second Battalion United States Engineers will proceed from Fort Totten, N. Y., to San Francisco, Cal., for service in the Division of the Philippines, so as to arrive in ample time to depart on transport sailing for Manila about June 25, 1901. The commanding general Department of California will assign all available engineer recruits at San Francisco to the battalion upon arrival there, in order that the same may be filled as far as practicable to the maximum. The battalion commander will report hours of departure and arrival and strength of command by telegraph to the Adjutant-General of the Army, also departure and arrival to the commanding general Department of California, who will arrange the necessary details. Property left behind will be securely packed, marked, and listed in duplicate. The battalion commander will make every proper effort to induce enlisted men who have dependent relatives to make allotments of pay as contemplated by General Orders, No. 149, August 17, 1899, from this office. The Quartermaster's Department will furnish the necessary transportation, the Subsistence Department suitable rations, and the Medical Department proper medical attendance and supplies. By command of Lieutenant-General Miles: GENERAL ORDERS, No. 78. H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant-General, Major-General, United States Army HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, The following orders of the Secretary of War are published for the information and guidance of all concerned: 1. Under the provisions of section 9 of the act of Congress approved February 2, 1901, five batteries of field artillery and three companies of coast artillery, in addition |