The government of the people of the United States by Thorpe Francis Newton 1857-

Author:Thorpe, Francis Newton, 1857- [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Philadelphia, Eldredge & brother
Published: 1902-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

291. The Militia. —The male citizens of the States, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, are

The President is ex-officio commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States, but the direction and control of the army is entrusted practically to the major-general in command.

Each general has an assistant adjutant-general, a quartermaster, and such other aids as he requires, who are detailed for the purpose.

Each regiment is commanded by a colonel, whose subordinates are the lieutenant-colonel and the major. Infantry regiments have ten companies and one major. The commanding officer of an infantry regiment has an adjutant, ranking as first lieutenant, who acts as secretary for the commanding officer, countersigns his written orders, and carries his verbal orders to the company officers. Each infantry regiment has a quartermaster, ranking as first lieutenant, who has charge of regimental supplies. Cavalry regiments have twelve companies and three majors, each major having immediate charge of a battalion of four companies. The commissary, ranking as first lieutenant, has charge of the food for the men, and the quartermaster has charge of all other supplies.

Each regiment of Infantry is divided into companies. Each company is commanded by a captain, whose subordinates are a first lieutenant, a second lieutenant and three grades of non-commissioned officers—a first sergeant, sergeants and corporals.

The army is kept up by voluntary enlistments for five years unless sooner discharged.

The laws in force concerning the army are known as " The Kegula-tions for the Army of the United States."

In addition to the regular army Congress has power to call into service the militia of the United States, consisting of State troops, whose officers are appointed by the governors of the States from which they come. Regular army officers receive their commissions from the President. Although our regular army is small, Congress has at times called into the field very large bodies of men:

In the War of 1812, 471,622 men ;

In the War with Mexico, 1846, 101,282 ;

In the Civil War, 1861, 2,859,132.

The annual expenditure for the rapport of the regular army, forts, arsenals, arms, etc., is about $90,000,000.

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