Chapter 60

MILITARY ORGANIZATION

=1858.= The tabulations that follow are based on the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, and on the Tables of Organization.

Composition of Infantry Units

------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Regiment | Battalions (3) ------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Each | Each ------------------------------------+------------------------------------ 1 Colonel | 1 Major 1 Lt. Colonel | 1 1st Lieut., mounted 3 Majors | (battalion adjutant) 15 Captains | 4 Companies. 16 1st Lieuts. | 15 2nd Lieuts. | _Attached_ -- | 51 | 1 Battalion Sergt. Major -- | (from Hdqrs. Co.) 1 Hdqrs. Co. | 1 Machine Gun Co. | 1 Supply Co. | 12 Infantry Cos., organized into 3 | battalions of 4 companies each | | _Attached_ | | 1 Major, Med. Dept. | 3 Capts., or 1st Lieuts., | Med. Dept. | 1 Chaplain | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Companies -----------------+--------------------+-----------------+---------------- Infantry (12) | Headquarters (1) | Machine Gun (1) | Supply (1) -----------------+--------------------+-----------------+---------------- 1 Captain | 1 Captain, mounted,| 1 Captain, Mtd. | 1 Captain, Mtd. 1 1st Lieut. | (Regtl. Adjt.) | 1 1st Lt., Mtd. | 1 2nd Lt., Mtd. 1 2nd Lieut. | | 2 2nd Lts., Mtd.|-- -- | 1 Regtl. Sergt. |-- | 2 3 | Major, mounted. | 4 |-- -- | 3 Batln. Sergts. |-- | 3 Regtl. Supply | Major, mounted. | 1 1st Sergt., | Sergts., Mtd. 1 1st Sergt. | 1 1st Sergt. | Mtd. | 1 1st Sergt., 1 Mess Sergt. | (drum major) | 1 Mess Sergt. | Mtd. 1 Supply Sergt.| 2 Color Sergts. | 1 Supply Sergt.,| 1 Mess Sergt. 6 Sergts. | 1 Mess Sergt. | Mtd. | 1 Stable Sergt. 11 Corpls. | 1 Supply Sergt. | 1 Stable Sergt.,| 1 Corpl., Mtd. 2 Cooks | 1 Stable Sergt. | Mtd. | 1 Cook 2 Buglers | 1 Sergt. | 1 Horseshoer | 1 Saddler 1 Mechanic | 2 Cooks | 5 Sergeants | 1 Horseshoer 19 Pvts. (1st | 1 Horseshoer | 6 Corporals | 1 Wagoner for Class) | 1 Band leader | 2 Cooks | each 56 Pvts. | 1 Asst. Band leader| 2 Buglers | authorized --- | 1 Sergt. bugler | 1 Mechanic | wagon 100 | 2 Band Sergts. | 8 Pvts., 1st | of the field --- | 4 Band Corpls. | Class | and combat (The President | 2 Musicians, 1st |24 Privates | train. may add 2 | Class |-- | Sergts., 6 | 4 Musicians, 2nd |53 | Corpls., 1 | Class |-- | Mechanic, 9 Pvts.|13 Musicians, 3rd |(The President | 1st Class and 31 | Class |may add 2 | Pvts.--total, 49)| 4 Pvts., 1st Class,|Sergts., 2 | | Mtd. |Corpls., | |12 Pvts, Mtd. |1 Mechanic, | |-- |4 Pvts., 1st | |58 |Class and 12 | |-- |Pvts.--total, | | |21) | -----------------+--------------------+-----------------+----------------

=Transportation, orderlies, etc.= To Hdqrs. Co., 27 riding horses; to Machine Gun Co., 6 riding horses and 8 pack mules; to Supply Co., 3 riding horses; to each Battalion Hdqrs., 6 riding horses, 1 wagon, 4 draft mules, and 2 mounted orderlies; to Regtl. Hdqrs., 5 riding horses.

Composition of Cavalry Units

------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Regiment | Squadrons (3) ------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Each | Each ------------------------------------+------------------------------------ 1 Colonel | 1 Major 1 Lt. Colonel | 1 1st Lieut., squadron adjutant 3 Majors | 15 Captains | 4 troops 16 1st Lieuts. | 16 2nd Lieuts. | _Attached_ -- | 52 | 1 Squadron Sergt. Major -- | (from Hdqrs. Troop) | 1 Hdqrs. Troop | 1 Machine Gun Troop | 1 Supply Troop | 12 Troops organized into 3 | squadrons of 4 troops each | | _Attached_ | | 1 Major, Med. Dept. | 3 Capts., or 1st Lieuts., | Med. Dept. | 1 Chaplain | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Troops -----------------+--------------------+-----------------+---------------- Cavalry (12) | Headquarters (1) | Machine Gun (1) | Supply (1) -----------------+--------------------+-----------------+---------------- 1 Captain | 1 Captain, Regtl. | 1 Captain | 1 Captain, 1 1st Lieut. | Adjt. | 1 1st Lieut. | Regtl. Supply 1 2nd Lieut. | 1 Regtl. Sergeant | 2 2nd Lieuts. | Officer -- | Major |-- | 2 2nd Lieuts. 3 | 3 Squadron Sergts. | 4 |-- -- | Major |-- | 3 | 1 1st Sergt. | |-- 1 1st Sergt. | (Drum Major) | 1 1st Sergt. | 1 Mess Sergt. | 2 Color Sergts. | 1 Mess Sergt. | 3 Regtl. Supply 1 Supply Sergt. | 1 Mess Sergt. | 1 Supply Sergt. | Sergts. 1 Stable Sergt. | 1 Supply Sergt. | 1 Stable Sergt. | 1 1st Sergt. 5 Sergts. | 1 Stable Sergt. | 2 Horseshoers | 1 Mess Sergt. 8 Corpls. | 1 Sergt. | 5 Sergts. | 1 Stable Sergt. 2 Cooks | 2 Cooks | 6 Corpls. | 1 Corpl. 2 Horseshoers | 1 Horseshoer | 2 Cooks | 1 Cook 1 Saddler | 1 Saddler | 1 Mechanic | 1 Horseshoer 2 Buglers | 2 Pvts. (1st Class)| 1 Saddler | 1 Saddler 10 Pvts. (1st | 9 Pvts. | 2 Buglers | 1 Wagoner for Class) | 1 Band leader |12 Pvts. 1st | each 36 Pvts. | 1 Asst. Band Leader| Class | authorized -- | 1 Sergt. Bugler |35 Pvts. | wagon of the 70 | 2 Band Sergts. |-- | field and -- | 4 Band Corpls. |70 | combat train. | 2 Musicians, 1st |-- | (The President | Class | | may add 10 Pvts. | 4 Musicians, 2nd |(The President | (1st Class) and | Class |may add 3 | 25 Pvts.--total, |13 Musicians, 3rd |Sergts., 2 | 35) | Class |Corpls., 1 | |-- |Mechanic, 1 Pvt. | |54 |1st Class, 14 | |-- |Pvts.--total, 21)| | | | |(The President may | | | add 2 Sergts, 5 | | | Corpls., 1 | | | Horseshoer, 5 Pvts.| | | 1st Class, 18 | | | Pvts.--total, 31) | | -----------------+--------------------+-----------------+----------------

=Transportation, orderlies, etc.= To each Squadron Hdqrs., 6 or 7 riding horses and 2 orderlies; to each squadron; 292 riding horses, 1 wagon and 4 draft mules.

Composition of Field Artillery Units

------------------------+------------------------+----------------------- | Battalion | Battery Regiment | (Gun or Howitzer) | (Gun or Howitzer) ------------------------+------------------------+----------------------- Each | Each | Each ------------------------+------------------------+----------------------- 1 Colonel | 1 Major | 1 Captain 1 Lt. Colonel | 1 Captain | 2 1st Lieuts. 1 Captain | -- | 2 2nd Lieuts. -- | 2 | -- 3 | -- | 5 -- | | -- | Batteries as follows: | 1 Hdqrs. Co., | | 1 1st Sergt. 1 Supply Co., | Mountain artillery | 1 Supply Sergt. | battalions and light | 1 Stable Sergt. And such number of | artillery gun or | 1 Mess Sergt. guns and howitzer as | howitzer battalions | 6 Sergts. the President may | serving with the field | 13 Corpls. direct. | artillery or Infantry | 1 Chief Mechanic | divisions shall contain| 1 Saddler _Attached_ | three batteries; horse | 2 Horseshoers | artillery battalions | 1 Mechanic 1 Major, Med. Dept. | and heavy field | 2 Buglers 3 Capts. or 1st | artillery gun or | 3 Cooks Lieuts., Med. Dept. | howitzer battalions | 22 Pvts., 1st Class 1 Chaplain | shall contain two | 71 Pvts. | batteries. | --- | | 125 | | --- | | | | When no enlisted men | | of the Quartermaster | | Corps are attached for | | such positions there | | shall be added to each | | battery of mountain | | artillery: | | | | 1 Packmaster Sergt., | | 1st Class | | 1 Asst. Packmaster | | Sergt. | | 1 Cargador, Corpl. | | | | (The President may add | | 3 Sergts., 7 Corpls., | | 1 Horseshoer, 2 | | Mechanics, 1 Bugler, | | 13 Pvts. 1st Class, 37 | | Pvts.--total, 64) ------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------

------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Headquarters Company of Regt., of | 2 battalions | Supply (1) Regt. of 2 Batlns. ------------------------------------+------------------------------------ 1 Captain | 1 Captain 1 1st Lieut. | 1 1st Lieut. -- | -- 2 | 2 -- | -- | 1 Regtl. Sergt. Major | 2 Regtl. Supply Sergts. 2 Batln. Sergts. Major | 1 1st Sergt. 1 1st Sergt. | 1 Mess Sergt. 2 Color Sergts. | 1 Corpl. 1 Mess Sergt. | 1 Cook 1 Supply Sergt. | 1 Horseshoer 1 Stable Sergt. | 1 Saddler 2 Sergts. | 2 Pvts. 9 Corpls. | 1 Wagoner for each authorized 1 Horseshoer | wagon of the field train. 1 Saddler | 1 Mechanic | When Regt. consists of 3 Batlns. 3 Buglers | there shall be added 1 2nd Lieut. 2 Cooks | (1), 1 Regtl. Supply Sergt., 1 5 Pvts. 1st Class | Pvt., 1 Wagoner for each 15 Pvts. | additional authorized wagon of the 1 Band leader | field train. 1 Asst. Band leader | 1 Sergt. Bugler | (The President may add 1 Corpl., 1 2 Band Sergts. | Cook, 1 Horseshoer, 1 4 Band Corpls. | Saddler.--total, 4) 2 Musicians, 1st Class | 4 Musicians, 2nd Class | Supply Co., of Regt. of 3 Batlns. 13 Musicians, 3rd Class | may have added, the same number as -- | given above for Regt. of 2 Batlns. 76 | -- | | When a regiment consists of three | battalions there shall be added to | Hdqrs. Co.: 1 Batln. Sergt. Major, | 1 Sergt., 3 Corpls., 1 Bugler, 1 | Pvt. 1st Class, 5 Pvts.--total, 12.| | When no enlisted men of the | Quartermaster Corps are attached | for such positions there shall be | added to each mountain artillery | Hdqrs. Co., | | 1 Packmaster Sergt., 1st Class | 1 Asst. Packmaster, Sergt. | 1 Cargador, Corpl.--total, 3. | | (The President may add 2 Sergts., | 5 Corpls., 1 Horseshoer, 1 | Mechanic, 1 Pvt. 1st Class, 6 | Pvts.--total 16 to a regiment of 2 | battalions; and to a regiment of 3 | battalions 1 Sergt., 7 Corpls., | 1 Horseshoer, 1 Mechanic, 2 Cooks, | 2 Pvts. 1st Class, 7 Pvts.--total, | 21) | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------

=Transportation, orderlies, etc.= To Battery Hdqrs., 8 riding horses; to each Battery, 24 riding horses, 88 draft horses, 1 Battery wagon, 1 Store wagon, 8 Caissons and 4 Guns.