Professional Documents
Culture Documents
August of 1914 (the outbreak of the World War in Europe), listing the divisions, brigades, regiments, and battalions of infantry, cavalry,
field artillery, coast artillery, and engineers with their permanent garrisons and actual locations, all down to the company, troop, and
battery level. All quartermaster, ordnance, signal corps, medical, and staff troops and units are included. Complete coverage of both the
Regular Army and the National Guard. From the cavalry on the Rio Grande to the Philippine Scouts, from Rhode Island coast artillery to
the Military Prison on Alcatraz, from the Porto Rico Regiment to the Alaska garrison, all are named and located.
For regular army units, locations are also noted for April 1917, when the US finally did enter the First World War.
Contents
REGULAR ARMY
Departments
Divisions and Brigades
Infantry
Cavalry
Coast Artillery Corps
Corps of Engineers
Signal Corps
Medical Department
Philippine Scouts
Quartermaster Corps and Ordnance
Miscellaneous
Sources
NATIONAL GUARD
National Guard
Sources
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REGULAR ARMY
Staff Departments: General Officers, General Staff Corps, Adjutant Generals Department,
Inspector Generals Department, Judge Advocate Generals Department, Bureau of Insular
Affairs, and Chaplains.
DEPARTMENTS
Second Division - Hdqrs. Texas City, Tex. (This mobilized division, including the expeditionary
force to Vera Cruz, Mexico, was sometimes referred to as the First Field Army.)
Divisional troops: 4th Field Artillery; 6th Cavalry; 2nd Bn. Engineers (less Co. F); Co. D,
Signal Corps; Field Hospital and Ambulance No. 3; Field Hospital and Ambulance No. 5.
Fifth Brigade - Hdqrs. Galveston, Tex. 4th, 7th, 19th, and 28th Infantry.
Sixth Brigade - Hdqrs. Texas City, Tex. 11th, 18th, and 22rd Infantry.
In April 1914 the Fifth Brigade was reinforced with the 6th Cavalry, 3rd Field Artillery (less the
2nd Battalion), 4th Field Artillery, 2nd Battalion of Engineers (less Company F, and including
Company M), Company D, Signal Corps, Ambulance Company No. 3, Field Hospital No. 3, and
an aviation detachment, all to transfer to Vera Cruz. However, the troops actually sailing as part
of the expeditionary force were the 4th, 7th, l9th, and 28th Infantry; Co. E, 2nd Battalion of
Engineers; Field Hospital No. 3; headquarters, band, and the 1st Battalion of the 4th Field
Artillery; Troops I and K of the 6th Cavalry; and Co. D, Signal Corps. Also coming under Army
control in Vera Cruz was the First Brigade, United States Marine Corps (consisting of the First,
Second, and Third Regiments, and a composite landing battalion).
INFANTRY REGIMENTS
Permanent Station L
First Infantry
First Hawaiian Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Second Infantry
First Hawaiian Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Third Infantry
First Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Fourth Infantry
Fifth Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Seventh Infantry
Fifth Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Company G "
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Company K "
Company L "
Company M "
Eighth Infantry
Philippine Department Permanent Station Loc
Company A "
Company B "
Company C "
Company D "
Company E "
Company F "
Company G "
Company H "
Company I "
Ninth Infantry
Second Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Company C "
Company D "
Second Battalion Hdqtrs. "
Company E "
Company F "
Company G "
Company H "
Company I "
Company K "
Company L "
Company M "
Tenth Infantry
Eastern Department Permanent Station Loc
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Company B "
Company C "
Company D "
Company G "
Company I "
Company K "
Company L "
Company M "
Eleventh Infantry
Sixth Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Company E "
Company F "
Company G "
Company H "
Company I "
Company K "
Company L "
Company M "
Twelfth Infantry
Eighth Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Company C "
Company E "
Company F "
Company G "
Company H "
Company K "
Company L "
Thirteenth Infantry
Philippine Department Permanent Station Loc
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Company B "
Company C "
Company E "
Company F "
Company G "
Company H "
Company I "
Company K "
Company L "
Company M "
Fourteenth Infantry
Seventh Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Company E "
Company F "
Company G "
Company H "
Company I "
Company K "
Company L "
Company M "
In June 1914 the First Battalion changed station
from Ft. George Wright to Ft. William H. Seward, Alaska. In July 1914 a 200-man detachment of the Second Batt
in a Joint Camp of Instruction with the Washington National Guard at Cosgrave, Wash. A detachment of Compan
Ft. Davis, Alaska. Ft. Liscum, Alaska was likewise occupied by a detachment of the First Battalion. In the summe
Third Battalion was assisting the militia in strike duties.
Fifteenth Infantry
Philippine Department Permanent Station Loc
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Sixteenth Infantry
Eighth Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Eighteenth Infantry
Sixth Brigade Permanent Station Loc
Headquarters Ft. Mackenzie, Wyo. Texas C
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Nineteenth Infantry
Fifth Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Twentieth Infantry
Seventh Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Twenty-first Infantry
Seventh Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Company D "
Second Battalion Hdqtrs. "
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Twenty-second Infantry
Sixth Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Twenty-third Infantry
Fourth Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Twenty-fourth Infantry
Philippine Department Permanent Station Loc
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Twenty-fifth Infantry
First Hawaiian Brigade Permanent Station Loc
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Twenty-seventh Infantry
Fourth Brigade Permanent Station
Headquarters Ft. Sheridan, Ill.
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Twenty-eighth Infantry
Fifth Brigade Permanent Station Lo
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Twenty-ninth Infantry
First Brigade Permanent Station Lo
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Second Battalion Hdqtrs. Ft. Jay, N.Y. Ft. Ja
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Thirtieth Infantry
Western Department Permanent Station Lo
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Company H Henry Bks., Porto Rico Henry Bks
In 1916 seven more regiments were organized. Their stations in April 1917 were as follows:
CAVALRY REGIMENTS
Permanent Station
Regiment Higher Organization
August, 1914
First Cavalry
Third Division
Headquarters
Presidio of Monterey, Calif. Pres
Troop A
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The regiment engaged in much detached service in connection with enforcing the neutrality laws on the Mexican border and
established National Parks. From February through June of 1914 the Second Squadron was at Ft. Yellowstone, Wyo., from
Presidio of Monterey. The Machine-Gun Platoon was at Ft. Yellowstone until May 1914 when it moved to Calexico, Calif.,
Monterey in September, by which time it was called the Machine-Gun Company. In April 1914 Troop M was at Yosemite V
at the Presidio of Monterey; and in July it moved to Tecate, Calif. In June, July, and August of 1914 Troops D and L were a
Ysidro, Calif. in August/September. In July 1914 Troops A, B, and K moved to San Ysidro,remaining there through Octobe
movements, at the end of July there were 530 men at the Presidio of Monterey and 365 on detached service.
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Except for Troop I, which remained at Ft. Riley, since 1912
the regiment was on the Mexican border in connection with the enforcement of the neutrality laws.
Troop A "
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Troop D "
Troop E "
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Permanent Station
Regiment Higher Organization
August, 1914
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In 1916 three more regiments were organized. In April 1917 their stations were as follows:
Ninth - Schofield Bks., T.H. (This regiment was intended to be motorized, the only one of its kind in the world.)
First
Portland Ft. McKinley, Me. 1st C
Second
Long Island Sound Ft. H.G. Wright, N.Y. 1s
Third
Southern New York Ft. Hamilton, N.Y. 2nd
Fourth
The Delaware Ft. Mott, N.J. 13
Fifth
Portland Ft. Williams, Me. 2nd
Sixth
Chesapeake Bay Ft. Monroe, Va. 6th
Seventh
Boston Ft. Banks, Mass. 1s
Eighth
Portland Ft. McKinley, Me. 9th
Ninth (Mine)
Boston Ft. Warren, Mass. 1st
Tenth
Oahu Ft. De Russy, T.H. 1st C
Eleventh
Manila Bay Ft. Mills, Corregidor 9th and
Twelfth
Long Island Sound Ft. H.G. Wright, N.Y. 2nd C
Thirteenth
San Francisco Ft. Miley, Calif. 1s
Fourteenth (Mine)
Narragansett Bay Ft. Greble, R.I. 1st
Fifteenth
Pensacola Ft. Barrancas, Fla. 3rd C
Sixteenth (Mine)
Charleston Ft. Moultrie, S.C. 5th
Seventeenth (Mine)
The Potomac Ft. Washington, Md. 4t
In April 1917 this company was actually at Ft. Wint, Grande Island, Subic Bay.
Eighteenth
Manila Bay Ft. Mills, Corregidor 12
Nineteenth (Mine)
The Cape Fear Ft. Caswell, N.C. 1st
Twentieth
Pensacola Ft. Barrancas, Fla. 2nd C
Twenty-first
Baltimore Ft. Howard, Md. 1st C
Twenty-second
Pensacola Ft. Barrancas, Fla. 1st C
Twenty-third
Subic Bay Ft. Wint, Grande Island 10
Twenty-fourth
Portland Ft. Preble, Me. 2nd
Twenty-fifth
San Francisco Ft. Miley, Calif. 2n
Twenty-sixth
Puget Sound Ft. Flagler, Wash. 1st
Twenty-seventh
San Francisco Ft. Winfield Scott, Calif. 7th Co
In April 1917 this company was actually at the Presidio of San Francisco, Calif.
Twenty-eighth (Mine)
San Diego Ft. Rosecrans, Calif. 1st C
Since April 1914, this company was at Tecate and San Ysidro, Calif. in connection with border duty.
Twenty-ninth
San Francisco Ft. Winfield Scott, Calif. 9th Co
Since April 1914, this company was at Tecate, Calif. in connection with Mexican border duty.
Thirtieth
Puget Sound Ft. Worden, Wash. 1st
Thirty-first
The Cape Fear Ft. Caswell, N.C. 2nd
Thirty-second
San Francisco Ft. Baker, Calif. 3rd
Thirty-third
The Columbia Ft. Columbia, Wash. 14
In April 1917 this company was actually at Ft. Frank, Carabao Island, Manila Bay.
Thirty-fourth (Mine)
The Columbia Ft. Stevens, Wash. 1st
Thirty-fifth
Chesapeake Bay Ft. Monroe, Va. 1st
Thirty-sixth
The Delaware Ft. Mott, N.J. 5t
Thirty-seventh
Portland Ft. McKinley, Me. 3rd C
Thirty-eighth
San Francisco Ft. Winfield Scott, Calif. 1st C
Thirty-ninth
Mobile Ft. Morgan, Ala. 1st
Since April 1914, this company was at Brownsville, Tex. in connection with Mexican border duty.
Fortieth
Baltimore Ft. Howard, Md. 5th
Forty-first
Chesapeake Bay Ft. Monroe, Va. 2nd
Forty-second
Manila Bay Ft. Mills, Corregidor 11
Forty-third
Long Island Sound Ft. Terry, N.Y. 1s
Forty-fourth
Cristobal Ft. Sherman, C.Z. 1st
In June 1914 this company changed station from Ft. Washington, Md. via the Port of New York.
Forty-fifth
The Delaware Ft. Du Pont, Del 3r
In September 1914 this company changed station to Ft. Grant, Bay of Panama, Canal Zone.
Forty-sixth
Boston Ft. Strong, Mass. 3rd
Forty-seventh
The Potomac Ft. Hunt, Va. 1s
Forty-eighth
Southern New York Ft. Hancock, N.J. 1st
Forty-ninth
Portland Ft. Williams, Me. 3rd
Fiftieth
Portland Ft. McKinley, Me. 1s
Fifty-first
Portland Ft. McKinley, Me. 2nd C
Fifty-second
New Bedford Ft. Rodman, Mass. 1st
Fifty-third
Southern New York Ft. Wadsworth, N.Y. 1st C
Fifty-fourth (Mine)
Southern New York Ft. Wadsworth, N.Y. 2nd C
Fifty-fifth
Oahu Ft. De Russy, T.H. 2nd
Fifty-sixth
Southern New York Ft. Hancock, N.J. 6th
Fifty-seventh (Mine)
San Francisco Ft. Winfield Scott, Calif. 3rd Co
Since April 1914 this company was at San Ysidro, Calif. in connection with Mexican border duty.
Fifty-eighth (Mine)
Chesapeake Bay Ft. Monroe, Va. 3rd
Fifty-ninth
Boston Ft. Andrews, Mass. 1st
Sixtieth (Mine)
San Francisco Ft. Winfield Scott, Calif. 2nd Co
In April 1917 this company was actually at Cp. John H. Beacon, Calexico, Calif.
Sixty-first
San Francisco Ft. Baker, Calif. 2n
Since April 1914 a detachment of this company was at San Ysidro, Calif. for Mexican border duty.
Sixty-second
Puget Sound Ft. Worden, Wash. 2nd
Sixty-third
Puget Sound Ft. Worden, Wash. 3rd
In April 1917 this company was actually at Ft. George Wright, Wash.
Sixty-fourth
San Francisco Ft. Winfield Scott, Calif. 8th Co
Sixty-fifth
San Francisco Ft. Winfield Scott, Calif. 6th Co
Sixty-sixth
San Francisco Ft. Barry, Calif. 1s
Since April 1914 this company was at Tecate, Calif. in connection with Mexican border duty.
Sixty-seventh
San Francisco Ft. Winfield Scott, Calif. 10th Co
Sixty-eighth
Oahu Ft. Kamehameha, T.H. 1st Co
Sixty-ninth
Chesapeake Bay Ft. Monroe, Va. 4th
Seventieth
Manila Bay Ft. Mills, Corregidor 7t
Seventy-first
Puget Sound Ft. Casey, Wash. 1s
Seventy-second (Mine)
Savannah Ft. Screven, Ga. 1st
Seventy-third
Chesapeake Bay Ft. Monroe, Va. 6th
Seventy-fourth
Savannah Ft. Screven, Ga. 2nd
This company was the 4th Co. Ft. Screven until April 1917 when the original 2nd Co. was demobilized.
Seventy-fifth
Oahu Ft. Kamehameha, T.H. 2nd Co
Seventy-sixth
Southern New York Ft. Hancock, N.J. 2nd
Seventy-seventh
Pensacola Ft. Barrancas, Fla. 3rd C
Seventy-eighth
Charleston Ft. Moultrie, S.C. 2nd
Seventy-ninth
The Cape Fear Ft. Caswell, N.C. 1st
Eightieth
Key West Key West Bks., Fla. 1st C
Eighty-first
Balboa Ft. Grant, C.Z. 1s
Eighty-second
Eastern New York Ft. Totten, N.Y. 1s
Eighty-third
Boston Ft. Strong, Mass. 4th
Eighty-fourth
Southern New York Ft. Hamilton, N.Y. 2nd
Eighty-fifth
Puget Sound Ft. Casey, Wash. 2n
Eighty-sixth
Manila Bay Ft. Mills, Corregidor 6t
Eighty-seventh
Eastern New York Ft. Totten, N.Y. 2n
Eighty-eighth
Long Island Sound Ft. Terry, N.Y. 2n
Eighty-ninth
Portland Ft. Williams, Me. 4th
Nintieth
Manila Bay Ft. Mills, Corregidor 8t
Ninety-first
New Orleans Jackson Bks., La. 3rd Co
Since April 1914 this company was at Brownsville, Tex. in connection with Mexican border duty.
Ninety-second
Puget Sound Ft. Flagler, Wash. 1st
Ninety-third
The Columbia Ft. Stevens, Oreg. (3rd
Ninety-fourth
Puget Sound Ft. Flagler, Wash. 3rd
Ninety-fifth (Mine)
Manila Bay Ft. Mills, Corregidor 2n
In April 1917 this company was actually at Ft. Hughes, Pulo Caballo Island, Manila Bay.
Ninety-sixth
Boston Ft. Revere, Mass. 1st
Ninety-seventh
Narragansett Bay Ft. Adams, R.I. 1st
Ninety-eighth
Southern New York Ft. Hamilton, N.Y. (4th C
Ninety-ninth
Manila Bay Ft. Mills, Corregidor 16
Since April 1914 this company was at San Ysidro, Calif. in connection with Mexican border duty.
This company changed station from Ft. Washington, Md. via the Port of New York in May 1914.
In April 1917 this company was disbanded, its number being assumed by the 4th Co. Ft. Screven.
Since April 1914 this company was at Brownsville, Tex. in connection with Mexican border duty.
In September 1914 this company changed station to Ft. Grant, Bay of Panama, Canal Zone.
Since April 1914 this company was at San Ysidro, Calif. in connection with Mexican border duty.
From June through August of 1914 this company was actually at the Presidio of San Francisco. In April of 1917 it moved
Barry, Calif.
Since May 1914 this company was on detached service to Brownsville, Tex. for Mexican border duty.
Since April 1914 this company was at Brownsville, Tex. in connection with Mexican border duty.
First Band - Ft. Moultrie, S.C. Eighth Band - Ft. Barrancas, Fla.
Second Band - Ft. Williams, Me. Ninth Band - Ft. Mills, P.I.
Third Band - Ft. Winfield Scott, Calif. Tenth Band - Ft. Warren, Mass.
Fourth Band - Ft. Monroe, Va. Eleventh Band - Ft. H.G. Wright, N.Y.
Fifth Band - Ft. Hamilton, N.Y. Twelfth Band - Ft. Totten, N.Y.
Sixth Band - Ft. Worden, Wash. Thirteenth Band - Ft. Du Pont, Del.
Seventh Band - Ft. Adams, R.I. Fourteenth Band - Ft. Screven, Ga.
By April 1917 the number of Coast Artillery Corps bands had increased to fifteen.
Army Mine Planters Army mine planters were manned by detachments from Coast Artillery Corps mine companies. Bot
stations could be changed every few months.
Maj. Samuel Ringgold Ft. Ward, Wash. Ft. Worden, Wash.; Ft. Stevens, Oreg.; Honolu
Gen. Samuel M. Mills Ft. H.G. Wright, N.Y. Ft. Moultrie, S.C.
Gen. John M. Schofield Ft. Hancock, N.Y. Fts. Barrancas and Dade, Fla.; New York City,
Gen. Edward O.C. Ord Ft. Monroe, Va. Ft. Screven, Ga.; Ft. Caswell, N.C.
Gen. Royal T. Frank Ft. Constitution, N.H. Ft. Williams, Me.; Jackson Bks, La.; Ft. Morga
York City, N.Y.
Portsmouth - embracing Fts. Constitution and Stark, N.H., and Fts. Foster and M
hdqrs. Ft. Constitution.
Boston - embracing Fts. Banks, Warren, Strong, Heath, Revere, Andrews, and St
hdqrs. Ft. Warren.
Long Island Sound - embracing Fts. H.G. Wright, Terry, Tyler, and Michie, N.Y
Mansfield, R.I.; hdqrs. Ft. H.G. Wright.
Eastern New York - embracing Fts. Schuyler and Totten, N.Y.; hdqrs. Ft. Totten
Southern New York - embracing Fts. Hamilton and Wadsworth, N.Y., and Ft. Ha
hdqrs. Ft. Hamilton.
The Potomac - embracing Ft. Washington, Md., and Ft. Hunt, Va.; hdqrs. Ft. Wa
Chesapeake Bay - embracing Fts. Monroe and Wool, Va.; hdqrs. Ft. Monroe.
The Cape Fear - embracing Ft. Caswell, N.C.; hdqrs. Ft. Caswell.
Charleston - embracing Fts. Moultrie and Sumter, S.C.; hdqrs. Ft. Moultrie.
Savannah - embracing Fts. Screven and Pulaski, Ga., and Ft. Fremont, S.C.; hdqr
Tampa - embracing Fts. Dade and De Soto, Fla.; hdqrs. Ft. Dade.
Key West - embracing Key West Barracks and Ft. Taylor, Fla.; hdqrs. Key West
Pensacola - embracing Fts. Barrancas, Pickens, and McRee, Fla.; hdqrs. Ft. Barra
Mobile - embracing Fts. Morgan and Gaines, Ala.; hdqrs. Ft. Morgan.
New Orleans - embracing Jackson Barracks and Fts. Jackson and St. Philip, La.;
Barracks, La.
Galveston - embracing Fts. Crockett, San Jacinto, and Travis, Tex.; hdqrs. Ft. Cr
San Francisco - embracing Fts. Baker, Miley, Winfield Scott, and Barry, Calif.; h
Winfield Scott.
Puget Sound - embracing Fts. Worden, Ward, Casey, and Flagler, Middle Point,
Wash.; hdqrs. Ft. Worden.
The Columbia - embracing Ft. Stevens, Oreg., and Fts. Columbia and Canby, Wa
Stevens.
Manila Bay - embracing Corregidor (Ft. Mills), Pulo Caballo (Ft. Hughes, incom
(Ft. Frank, incomplete), and El Fraile (Ft. Drum, incomplete) islands, P.I.; hdqrs
Coast Artillery companies were organized into a Provisional Regiment and a 1st
Cristobal - embracing Fts. Randolph, Sherman, and de Lesseps, C.Z.; hdqrs. Ft. R
Ft. Adams, R.I. - lst-5th Cos.; Ft. Andrews, Mass. - lst-4th Cos.; Ft. Armstrong, T.H. - 1st Co.; Ft. Baker, Calif. - lst-3rd Co
moved to Ft. Barry, Calif. in April 1917; 2nd Co. at Cp. John H. Beacon, Calexico, Calif.); Ft. Banks, Mass. - lst-2nd Cos.;
Cos.; Ft. Barry, Calif. - lst-2nd Cos., 3rd (Hq) Co.; Ft. Casey, Wash. - lst-3rd Cos.; Ft. Caswell, N.C. - lst-2nd Cos.; Ft. Con
Crockett, Tex. - lst-2nd Cos. (lst Co. at Ft. San Jacinto, Tex); Ft. Dade, Fla. - lst-2nd Cos.; Ft. De Russy, T.H. - lst-2nd Cos.
Cos. (lst Co. at Ft. Mott, N.J., and 3rd Co. at Ft. Delaware, Del.); Ft. Flagler, Wash. - lst-3rd Cos. (3rd Co. at Ft. Lawton, W
1st Co. (organized April 1917); Ft. Grant, C.Z. - lst-6th, 8th-9th Cos. (7th Co. organized June 1917); Ft. Greble, R.I. - lst-3r
lst-6th Cos. (4th Co. at Rockaway Beach, N.Y.); Ft. Hancock, N.H. - lst-6th Cos.; Ft. Howard, Md. - lst-4th Cos. (4th Co. at
Ft. Hunt, Va. - 1st Co.; Jackson Bks., La. - lst-2nd Cos. (2nd Co. at Ft. St. Philip, La.); Ft. Kamehameha, T.H. - lst-5th Cos.
Co.; Ft. Levett, Me. - 1st Co.; Ft. MacArthur, Calif. - 1st Co.; Ft. McKinley, Me. - lst-4th Cos. (3rd Co. at Ft. Baldwin, Me.)
Ft. Miley, Calif. - lst-2nd Cos.; Ft. Mills, P.I. - lst-17th Cos. (2nd Co. at Ft. Hughes, Pulo Caballo Island; 4th Co. at Ft. Win
Ft. Frank, Carabao Island); Ft. Monroe, Va. - lst-9th Cos. (2nd and 5th Cos. at Ft. Story, Va.); Ft. Morgan, Ala. - lst-2nd Co
4th Cos.; Ft. Pickens, Fla. - 1st Co.; Ft. Preble, Me. - lst-2nd Cos.; Ft. Randolph, C.Z. - 1st and 3rd Cos. (2nd and 4th Cos. o
Revere, Mass. - 1st Co.; Ft. Rodman, Mass. - 1st Co.; Ft. Rosecrans, Calif. - lst-2nd Cos.; Ft. Ruger, T.H. - lst-3rd Cos.; Ft.
l0th Cos. (5th and 7th Cos. at the Presidio of San Francisco, Calif.); Ft. Screven, Ga. - lst-4th Cos. (2nd Co. demobilized in
assumed by the 4th Co.); Ft. Sherman, C.Z. - lst-3rd, 5th Cos. (4th Co. organized in June 1917); Ft. Stevens, Oreg. - lst-3rd
Bks., Wash.); Ft. Strong, Mass. - lst-4th Cos.; Ft. Terry, N.Y. - lst-6th Cos. (6th Co. organized in April 1917); Ft. Totten, N.
Rockaway Beach, N.Y.; 6th Co. organized in April 1917 at Ft. Schuyler, N.Y.); Ft. Wadsworth, N.Y. - lst-3rd Cos.; Ft. War
Warren, Mass. - 1st Co.; Ft. Washington, Md. - lst-2nd Cos. (2nd Co. at Ft. Wool, Va.); Ft. Williams, Me. - lst-4th Cos.; Ft.
Cos. (3rd Co. at Ft. George Wright, Wash.); Ft. H.G. Wright, N.Y. - lst-6th Cos. (6th Co. organized in April 1917).
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Higher Organization
Battalion Permanent Station Loc
August, 1914 Augus
First Battalion
Headquarters
First Division Washington Bks., D.C. Washingto
Company A
" "
Company B
" "
Company C
" "
Company D
Eastern Department "
Second Battalion
Headquarters
Second Division Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. Texas C
Company E
" " Vera Cru
Company F
Third Division Vancouver Bks., Wash. Presidio of M
Company G
Second Division Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. Texas C
Company H
" "
Third Battalion
Headquarters
Philippine Department Manila, P.I. Mani
Company I
Hawaiian Department Ft. Shafter, T.H. Ft. Shaf
Company K
Philippine Department Ft. Mills, Corregidor Ft. Mills,
Company L
" "
Company M
Second Division San Antonio, Tex. Texas C
Engineer Band
Eastern Department Washington Bks., D.C. Washingto
Companies E, G, H, and M left their permanent stations in 1913 as part of the mobilization of the Second Division. Compan
April 1914. Company F was at the Student Camp at the Presidio of Monterey, Calif. from June to August of 1914, afterward
Barracks. A detachment from Companies K and L was at the Island of Guam on survey duty, returning in August 1914.
SIGNAL CORPS
Company B
Central Department Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. Ft. Sam
Company C
Western Division Valdez, Alaska Va
Company H
Central Department Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. Tex
Company K
Western Department Ft. Gibbon, Alaska Ft. G
Company M
Western Department Ft. Mason, Calif. Ft. M
Company D was in Texas City, Tex. as part of the mobilization of the Second Division when it sailed to Vera Cruz in April
detachments of Signal Corps companies were often moved in response to requirements, and a single company could be spre
was also a Signal Service in the Philippines, staffed by civilians.
April 1917:
1st Field Signal Battalion - Cp. Ft. Bliss, Tex. 1st Telegraph Battalion - Ft. Sam Houston, Tex.
2nd Field Signal Battalion - Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 2nd Telegraph Battalion - Cp. Newton D. Baker, Tex.
3rd Field Signal Battalion - Ft. William McKinley, P.I. 3rd Telgraph Battalion - Co. D - Manila, P.I.; Co. E -
4th Field Signal Battalion - Corozal, C.Z. 4th Telegraph Battalion - Corozal, C.Z.
5th Field Signal Battalion - Ft. Leavenworth, Kans.
AVIATION SECTION
First Aero Squadron - Formed in March 1913; during the summer of 1914 this unit was split up into detachments at Ft. Croc
Signal Corps Aviation School at San Diego in July), Brownsville, Tex., and Ft. Mills, P.I. In July 1914 Congress authorized
Signal Corps. In August 1914, in accordance with an order of December 1913, the squadron was reorganized to consist of F
In April 1917 the squadron was located at Columbus, N. Mex.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Army medical officers formed the Medical Corps, which contained no enlisted men. The Hospital Corps, conversely, con
Hospital No. 3 and Ambulance Company No. 3 moved from their permanent station in 1913 as part of the mobilization of th
former sailing to Vera Cruz, Mexico in April 1914. Field Hospitals Nos. 5 through 7, Ambulance Companies Nos. 5 through
No. 1 all first appeared in the Army List in May 1914. A provisional ambulance company existed at Ft. Shafter, T.H. from M
Medical Reserve Corps - consisting of 90 first lieutenants; this was included in the Medical Department. The Army also in
about 30 Dental Surgeons.
Army Nurse Corps - serving both in the continental United States and overseas.
Walter Reed General Hospital, Takoma Park, Washington, D.C. Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Sp
Letterman General Hospital, Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. Army General Hospital, Ft. Bayard, N. Me
In addition, almost every post with troops had a dispensary manned by medical orderlies from the Hospital Corps.
PHILIPPINE SCOUTS
A thorough reorganization of the Philippine Scouts took place in August of 1914. The fifty-two companies were brought to
straight through the thirteen battalions by a combination of renumbering and actual changes of station. Ethnic homogeneity
almost perfectly maintained both before and after the reorganization. Lastly, the Philippine Scouts are not to be confused wi
Constabulary, which was a police force.
First Battalion
Second Battalion
Third Battalion
Headquarters and Band
Cp. Overton, Moro Province Renumbered as the 9th Bn., with station uncha
Fourth Battalion
Fifth Battalion
Sixth Battalion
Seventh Battalion
Eighth Battalion
Ninth Battalion
Tenth Battalion
Eleventh Battalion
Twelfth Battalion
37th Company
Cp. Nichols, Maricaban Reassigned to the 10th Bn., with station uncha
(Engineer) (Visayans)
this company changed from unassigned status
12th Bn.)
Thirteenth Battalion
1st Battalion - Augur Bks., Jolo. 8th Battalion - Ludlow Bks., Parang.
2nd Battalion - Cp. John Hay, Baguio. 9th Battalion - Warwick Bks., Cebu.
3rd Battalion - Cp. McGrath, Batangas. 10th Battalion - Ft. San Pedro, Iloilo.
4th Battalion - Pettit Bks., Zamboanga. 11th Battalion - Ft. Mills, Corregidor.
5th Battalion - Ft. Mills, Corregidor. 12th Battalion - Cp. Keithley, Moro Province.
6th Battalion - Ludlow Bks., Parang. 13th Battalion - Augur Bks., Jolo.
7th Battalion - Regan Bks., Albay.
Complete locations for the posts and stations mentioned are as follows:
Camp Avery - Island of Corregidor, Manila Bay, Province of Cavite (adjacent to Ft, Mills).
Camp Treadwell (evacuated 3 August 1914) - Macabebe, Province of Rizal, Island of Luzon.
Supply Depots: Boston, Mass.; Chicago, Ill.; Jeffersonville, Ind.; New York, N.Y.; Omaha, Nebr.; Philadelphia, Pa.; St. Lo
Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Washington, D.C.
Medical Supply Depot, Ft. Mason, Calif. Medical Supply Depot, Manila, P.I.
Ordnance Depot, Manila, P.I. Signal Corps Depot, port of embarkation, Galveston
General Supply Depot, El Paso, Tex. Engineer Depot, Manila, P.I.
Arsenals: Augusta, Ga.; Benicia, Calif.; Frankford, Pa.; Manila, P.I.; New York, N.Y.; Picatinny, Pa.; Rock Island, Ill.; San
Proving Ground, N.J.; Springfield Armory, Ill.; Watertown, Mass.; Watervliet, N.Y.
Field bakery, (also called field bakery No. 2, so there may have in fact been two field bakeries) assigned to the Second Div
Pack Trains: these were non-permament organizations and apparently not uniquely numbered.
Pack Train N 2, Manila, P.I.
Pack Train N 3, transferred from Ft. Robinson, Nebr. to Texas City, Tex., in February 1913.
Pack Train N 6, transferred from the Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. to Texas City, Tex., in February 1913.
Pack Train N 6, Manila, P.I.
Pack Train N 7, Ft. William McKinley, P.I.
Pack Train N 9, transferred from Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. to Texas City, Tex., in February 1913.
Pack Train N 10, Manila, P.I.
Pack Train N 11, Manila, P.I.
Pack Train N 12, the Presidio of Monterey, Calif.
United States Quartermaster Corps launches in the Philippine Islands - Forby, Geary, Missoula, Penguin, Tilly, and Nashv
Artillery tug Gen. A.M. Randol, Eastern Department Cable ship Joseph Henry, Eastern Departme
Artillery tug Harvey Brown, Eastern Department Cable ship Cyrus W. Field, Eastern Departm
Tug General Weeks, Philippine Islands Cable ship Rizal, Philippine Islands
United States Burial Corps - In the Philippines, civilian superintendent and native laborers.
MISCELLANEOUS
United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. - Staff, professors and instructors, Corps of Cadets (in four classes), B
Detachment.
West Point detachments - Cavalry Detachment, Field Artillery Detachment (battery strength in personnel, but with equipm
Engineer Detachment, Ordnance Detachment, and Quartermaster Corps Detachment.
Service schools:
Army War College, Washington, D.C. Army Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Ka
Mounted Service School, Ft. Riley, Kans. Coast Artillery School, Ft. Monroe, Va.
Army School of the Line, Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. Army Medical School, Washington, D.C.
Army Signal School, Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. Army Field Engineer School, Ft. Leavenw
Signal Corps Aviation School, San Diego, Calif. Engineer School, Washington Bks., D.C.
School for Bakers and Cooks, Washington Bks., D.C. School of Fire for Field Artillery, Ft. Sill
School for Bakers and Cooks, Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. Bakery School No. 3, Presidio of Montere
Army Field Service and Correspondence School for Medical Officers, School for Saddlers, Manila Ordnance De
Ft. Leavenworth, Kans.
(Signal Corps) School for Enlisted Men, Ft. Wood, N.Y.
Indian Scouts - 75 men authorized but only about 40 actually present, at Fts. Apache and Huachuca, Ariz.
General Recruiting Service: Directly under the Adjutant Generals Office, the G.R.S. manned General Recruiting Stations
nation, and Recruiting Depots and Recruit Depot Posts. These depots provided about six weeks of training before new soldie
permanent units. Each depot was organized as an infantry battalion with a non-commissioned officer staff and band as part
company. Each battalions recruit companies contained about 25 sergeants and corporals and 18 to 54 privates (recruits)
(Elements of the 8th, 17th, and 28th Recruit Companies were at the Presidio of Monterey.)
Note these variations found in various correspondence and orders: 3rd Recruit Company, Ft. McDowell, Calif.; Recruit C
Monterey; Recruit Company 17, Presidio of Monterey; GSI Recruit Company 18; Recruit Company #28, Presidio of M
United States Military Prison, Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. - 1st and 2nd Prison Companies, United States Military Prison Gu
Battalion and Band.
Pacific Branch, United States Military Prison, Alcatraz, Calif. - 3rd and 4th Companies, United States Military Prison G
Avery, Corregidor, P.I.
(Government and control of the United States Military Prison was vested in the Board of Commissioners of the United State
those in the USMP, there were Army general prisoners at the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kans., and the Gove
Insane, Washington, D.C.)
SOURCES
Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War. Zone of the Inter ior: Directory of Troops, 1931-1949 (re
Military History, 1988).
Post Returns, monthly, from each occupied post and station. On microfilm in the National Archives.
War Department, Annual Reports, (in four volumes), annual. Especially, Report of the Adjutant General.
War Department, The Adjutant Generals Office, Army List and Directory, monthly.
Infantry regiments were divided into three battalions, but not necessarily with the companies sequentially lettered (see Wisc
companies numbered between 50 and 60 men, which was just a little less than the size of Regular companies stationed in the
Generally, the infantry regiments did not yet have machine-gun companies or supply companies organized. The Regular Arm
and noncommissioned officers to National Guard units as inspectors and instructors.
Plans were being formed to organize the National Guard as three field armies, but this was only on paper. Somewhat further
organization of twelve divisional districts for the organized militia, with each district to form a tactical division in case of w
The following troop units, organization, and locations are for August, 1914.
Alaska - This territory had no militia, though provision was made for such if the need arose.
Report of the Chief, Division of Militia Affairs, (later the National Guard Annual Report). Washington Government P
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