Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico. Left Fort Logan August 29, 1899, and arrived at San Francisco September 3; part of the regiment embarked on the transport Columbia September 8, arriving at Manila October 11; the remainder of the organization embarked on the transport Belgian King September 16, and arrived at Manila October 14, 1899.

Thirty-fifth Volunteer Infantry.-Organized at Vancouver Barracks, Wash., and recruited from the States of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, and Nevada. Left for Portland, Oreg., October 3, 1899, arriving same day, and October 4 embarked on the transports Sikh and City of Rio, reaching Manila November 7, 1899.

Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Volunteer Infantry.-Organized in the Philippines under telegraphic instructions to the commanding general of the Department of the Pacific and Eighth Army Corps; recruited from State volunteer organizations under orders to return to the United States for muster out, and from men in the regular service entitled to discharge by reason of the termination of the war with Spain.

Thirty-eighth Volunteer Infantry.-Organized at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Left for San Francisco October 20, arriving October 27; embarked November 21 on the transports Duke of Fife and St. Paul, and arrived at Manila December 26, 1899.

Thirty-ninth Volunteer Infantry.-Organized at Fort Crook, Nebr. Left that post October 14, 1899, for Portland, Oreg., arriving October 19; embarked November 3 on the transports Pennsylvania and Olympia, and arrived at Manila December 7, 1899.

Fortieth Volunteer Infantry.-Organized at Fort Riley, Kans., leaving that post for San Francisco October 30, 1899, arriving November 5; embarked November 24 on the transports Ohio and Indiana, reaching Manila December 26, 1899.

Forty-first Volunteer Infantry.-Organized at Camp Meade, Pa., left November 18, 1899, for New York City, arriving November 19, and November 20 embarked on the transport Logan, which arrived at Manila January 5, 1900.

Forty-second Volunteer Infantry.—Organized at Fort Niagara, N. Y., left October 30, 1899, for San Francisco, arriving November 7; embarked November 30 on the transports Columbia and Vostock, arriving at Manila December 31, 1900.

Forty-third Volunteer Infantry. Organized at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt., except two companies-L and M-which were raised in California. The ten companies at Fort Ethan Allen left for New York City November 13, 1899, arriving November 14; embarked November 16 on the transport Meade, arriving at Manila December 31. The two California companies embarked at San Francisco November 20, and arrived at Manila December 7, 1899.

Forty-fourth Volunteer Infantry.-Organized at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., which post it left October 25, 1899, for San Francisco, arriving October 30; embarked November 20 on the transports Hancock and City of Puebla, and reached Manila December 19, 1899.

Forty-fifth Volunteer Infantry.-Organized at Fort Snelling, Minn., except two companies-Land M-which were organized at Vancouver Barracks, Wash. The ten companies at Fort Snelling left for San Francisco October 22, 1899, arriving October 27; embarked November 16 on the transports Senator and Benmohr, and arrived at Manila

December 21; the two companies at Vancouver Barracks embarked at Portland, Oreg., on the transport Olympia, November 3, and arrived at Manila December 7, 1899.

Forty-sixth Volunteer Infantry.-Organized at South Framingham, Mass. Left October 16, 1899, for San Francisco, and arrived October 27; embarked November 14 on the transports Pathan and City of Sidney, arriving at Manila December 14, 1899.

Forty-seventh Volunteer Infantry.-Organized at Camp Meade, Pa. Left November 2, 1899, for New York City, arriving November 3; embarked November 4 on the transport Thomas, and arrived at Manila December 22, 1899.

Forty-eighth Volunteer Infantry (colored).-Organized at Fort Thomas, Ky. Left for Angel Island, Cal., November 7, 1899, and arrived November 16; embarked December 21 on the transport Grant and reached Manila January 25, 1900.

Forty-ninth Volunteer Infantry (colored).-Organized at Jefferson Barracks., Mo., left November 15, 1899, and arrived at San Francisco, November 23; embarked December 2-6 on the transports Warren and Sherman, arriving at Manila, January 2, 1900.

Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry.-Section 37 of the act of February 2, 1901, authorized the President to organize and maintain a provisional regiment of infantry for service in the island of Porto Rico, to be composed as far as practicable of natives of that island.

Accordingly, the President ordered the retention of the existing Porto Rico Regiment and its reorganization as a provisional regiment of two battalions of four companies each. The commissioned officers of the old regiment were ordered mustered out June 30, 1901, and the officers of the provisional regiment appointed July 1, 1901, for a period of three years unless sooner discharged. These officers were mostly those having already done service in this battalion. The enlisted men who had become disqualified for service and those who were acceptable and desired to reenlist in the new organization were ordered to be discharged "by authority of the Secretary of War, their services being no longer required."

The general orders governing the muster-out of the United States Volunteers will be found in the appendix.

MILITARY GEOGRAPHICAL DEPARTMENTS.

Since the date of last report the following changes have been made, viz:

The Division of Cuba and the Department of Eastern and of Western Cuba were discontinued November 15, 1900.

The Department of Alaska was discontinued September 30, 1900, and the Territory of Alaska was included in the Department of the Columbia.

Civil government having been established in the island of Porto Rico, the department of that name was discontinued December 15, 1900, and that island was included in the Department of the East.

The present territorial limits of the military geographical departments are as follows:

Division of the Philippines.-Consisting of the departments of Northern Luzon, Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao and Jolo. WAR 1901-VOL 1, PT III- -3

Department of Northern Luzon.-Includes all that part of the island of Luzon north of Laguna de Bay and the province of Laguna, the same being the provinces of Abra, Bontoc, Benguet, Bataan, Bulacan, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Infanta, Morong, Ilocos Sur, La Isabela de Luzon, Lepanto, La Union, Nueva Viscaya, Nueva Ecija, all that portion of Manila north of the Pasig River, Principe, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales, and all the islands in the Philippine Archipelago north of Manila Bay and the provinces above named.

Department of Southern Luzon.-Includes all the remaining part of the island of Luzon, the same including the following provinces: Albay, Batangas, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Cavite, La Laguna, Manila south of the Pasig, and Tayabas, and all the islands of the Philippine Archipelago which lie south of the south line of the Department of Northern Luzon, as above described, including the island of Polillo, and north of a line passing southeastwardly through West Pass of Apo to the twelfth parallel of north latitude; thence easterly along said parallel to 124° 10' east of Greenwich, but including the entire island of Masbate; thence northerly through San Bernardino Straits.

Department of the Visayas.—Includes all islands south of the southern line of the Department of Southern Luzon and east of longitude 121° 45' east of Greenwich and north of the ninth parallel of latitude, excepting the island of Mindanao, and all islands east of the Straits of Surigao.

Department of Mindanao and Jolo.-Includes all the remaining islands of the Philippine Archipelago.

Department of California. States of California and Nevada, the Hawaiian Islands and their dependencies.

Department of the Columbia.-States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho (except so much of the latter as is embraced in the Yellowstone National Park), and the Territory of Alaska.

Department of the Colorado.-States of Wyoming (except so much thereof as is embraced in the Yellowstone National Park), Colorado, and Utah, and the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico.

Department of Cuba.-Consisting of the island of Cuba.

Department of Dakota.-States of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and so much of Wyoming and Idaho as is not embraced in the Yellowstone National Park.

Department of the East.-New England States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, the island of Porto Rico, and the islands and keys adjacent thereto.

Department of the Lakes.-States of Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Department of the Missouri.-States of Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas, the Indian Territory, and the Territory of Oklahoma.

Department of Texas.-State of Texas.

MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.

The following is a summary of the movements of troops from and to extraterritorial stations since October 1, 1900:

CUBA.
1901.

February 12.-Companies A, B, C, and D, Tenth Infantry, sailed from Santiago, Cuba, for the United States on transport Rawlins. Lieut. Col. S. H. Lincoln, commanding.

February 25.-Headquarters and Companies E, F, G, and H, Tenth Infantry, sailed from Cienfuegos, Cuba, on transport Sedgwick for Newport News, Va.

PORTO RICO.

November 14.-Batteries L and O, Fifth Artillery, sailed from New York for Porto Rico. Commander not reported.

November 22.-Transport McClellan sailed from San Juan, P. R., with Batteries E and G, Fifth Artillery, and one company Eleventh Infantry, for the United States. Commander not reported.

November 29.-Transport Crook, with Troops E and G, Fifth Cavalry, sailed from San Juan, P. R., for United States. Commander not reported.

November 30.-Transport Rawlins sailed from Porto Rico for United States with headquarters and Companies K, L, and M, Eleventh Infantry. Col. I. D. De Russy, commanding.

December 3.-Battery G, Fifth Artillery, arrived at Fort Wadsworth, N. Y., from Porto Rico. Second Lieut. J. T. Geary, commanding.

December 3.-Battery E, Fifth Artillery, arrived at Fort Hancock, N. J., from Porto Rico. Second Lieut. M. M. Mills, commanding.

December 3.-Company I, Eleventh Infantry, arrived at Washington Barracks, D. C., from Porto Rico. First Lieut. S. T. Ansell, commanding.

December 6.-Troops E and G, Fifth Cavalry, arrived at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt., from Porto Rico. First Lieut. J. E. Cusack, commanding.

December 6.-Headquarters and Company M, Eleventh Infantry, arrived at Washington Barracks, D. C., from Porto Rico. Col. I. D. De Russy, commanding.

December 7.-Companies K and L, Eleventh Infantry, arrived at Fort McPherson, Ga., from Porto Rico. Maj. J. E. Macklin, commanding.

December 15.-Transport Crook, with Brig. Gen. G. W. Davis and Troops F and H, Fifth Cavalry, sailed from San Juan, P. R., for Newport News, Va.

1901.

February 25.-Battalion Porto Rico Regiment and detachment Signal Corps sailed from San Juan, P. R., en route to Washington, D. C.; 11 officers and 284 men. Maj. W. E. Almy, commanding.

March 1.-Companies A, B, C, and D, and band, Porto Rico Regiment, arrived at Newport News, Va., from Porto Rico, en route to Washington, D. C. Maj. W. E. Almy, commanding.

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

1900.

October 1.-Transport Hancock sailed from San Francisco for Manila with Companies B, D, and M, Twenty-fourth Infantry, and A, C, D, and G, Twenty-fifth Infantry. Total, 15 officers and 903 men; also 3 officers and 100 men, Marine Corps. Maj. J. C. Dent, Twenty-fourth Infantry, commanding.

October 1.-Transport Logan arrived at Manila from San Francisco with First and Second Battalions, First Infantry, and Third Battalion, Second Infantry. Total, 41 officers and 1,625 men. Col. A. A. Harbach, First Infantry, commanding.

October 4.-Transport Strathgyle arrived at Manila with 2 officers and 79 men, Ninth Cavalry, with horses and mules. Lieut. C. E. Stodter, Ninth Cavalry, commanding. October 8.-Transport Rosecrans arrived at Manila with Batteries C and M, Seventh Artillery, Hospital Corps men and recruits. Total, 7 officers and 534 men. Maj. G. G. Greenough, Seventh Artillery, commanding.

October 10.-Transport Leelanaw sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 4 enlisted men and a number of civilian employees and mules. Maj. Thos. Cruse, Quartermaster, commanding.

October 13.-Transport Wyefield sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 25 civilian employees and 135 mules. Quartermaster agent in charge.

October 15.-Transport Frederica arrived at Manila with detachment Seventh Artillery. Total, 3 officers and 36 men. Lieut. L. G. Berry, Seventh Artillery, commanding.

October 16.-Transport Grant sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 6 officers and 615 recruits; also 2 officers and 1 man, Marine Corps. Capt. E. DuBois, Fortysecond Infantry, commanding.

October 18.-Transport Conemaugh sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 1 officer, 1 Hospital Corps man, 102 horses, 180 mules, and 36 civilian employees. First Lieut. P. L. Smith, Thirty-ninth Infantry, commanding.

October 24.-Transport Thomas arrived at Manila with First Battalion, Fifteenth Infantry, and Second Battalion, Eighth Infantry, recruits and Hospital Corps men. Total, 39 officers and 1,538 men. Col. Richard Comba, Fifth Infantry, commanding. October 28.-Transport Hancock arrived at Manila with 3 companies, Twenty-fourth Infantry, and 4 companies, Twenty-fifth Infantry, 15 officers and 903 men; also 3 officers and 100 men Marine Corps. Maj. J. C. Dent, Twenty-fourth Infantry, commanding.

November 1.-Transport Sherman sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 8 officers and 282 recruits. Capt. D. F. Anglum, Twelfth Infantry, commanding.

November 7.-Transport Buford sailed from New York City for Manila with 23 officers and 945 recruits. Col. Jacob Kline, Twenty-first infantry, commanding.

November 12.-Transport Grant arrived at Manila with 6 officers and 615 recruits; also 2 officers and 1 man, Marine Corps. Capt. E. DuBois, Forty-second Infantry, commanding.

November 13.-Sailed on the Kilpatrick from New York City for Manila, 22 officers and 930 recruits. Col. Tully McCrea, Sixth Artillery, commanding.

November 16.-Transport Sheridan sailed for Manila with 4 officers and 341 recruits, Hospital and Signal Corps men. Maj. C. L. Hodges, Seventeenth Infantry, commanding.

November 21.-Transport Buford, with recruits en route to Manila, arrived at Gibraltar. Col. Jacob Kline, Twenty-first Infantry, commanding.

November 25.-Transport Buford, from New York, en route to Manila with recruits, Col. Jacob Kline, commanding, arrived at Malta.

November 25.-Transport Kilpatrick, from New York, en route to Manila with recruits, Col. Tully McCrea commanding, arrived at Gibraltar.

November 27.-Transport Conemaugh, from San Francisco, arrived at Manila with animals. First Lieut. P. L. Smith, Thirty-ninth Infantry, commanding.

November 28.-Transport Sherman, from San Francisco, with recruits, Capt. D. F. Anglum, Twelfth Infantry, commanding, arrived at Manila.

November 30.-Transport Kilpatrick arrived at Malta en route to Manila.
November 30.-Transport Buford arrived at Port Said en route to Manila.

December 1.-Transport Aztec sailed from San Francisco for Manila with animals and supplies. First Lieut. J. M. Graham, Nineteenth Infantry, commanding.

December 1.-Transport Thomas arrived at San Francisco from Manila. Brig. Gen. J. H. Wilson was a passenger.

December 1.-Transport Meade sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 5 officers, 38 Hospital Corps men, 12 casuals, and 182 recruits. Lieut. Col. J. R. Campbell, Thirtieth Infantry, commanding.

December 10.-Transport Hancock arrived at San Francisco from Manila with officers, discharged soldiers, prisoners, etc.

December 13.-Transport Rosecrans arrived at Manila from China with headquarters and First Battalion Fifteenth Infantry, Col. E. Moale, commanding.

December 15.-Transport Bufard, from New York en route to Manila, arrived at Colombo, Col. J. Kline, commanding.

December 15.-Transport Logan sailed from San Francisco, Cal., with 3 officers and 126 recruits, etc., Capt. W. H. Cowles, Fourth Infantry, commanding.

December 15.-Transport Thomas sailed from San Francisco, Cal., with 4 officers,

1 acting assistant surgeon, 1 enlisted man, and 2 civilian employees.

December 15.-Transport Sheridan arrived at Manila with 4 officers, 341 recruits,

etc., Maj. C. L. Hodges, Seventeenth Infantry, commanding.

December 29.-Transport Buford arrived at Manila from New York with 23 officers and 944 recruits, Col. Jacob Kline, Twenty-first Infantry, commanding. December 31.-Transport Grant arrived at San Francisco from Manila.