Preparedness for National Defense: Hearings Before the Committee on Military Affairs, United States Senate, Sixty-fourth Congress, First Session, on Bills for the Reorganization of the Army and for the Creation of a Reserve Army. Hon. Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War. January 18, 1916, Volumes 1-12U.S. Government Printing Office, 1916 - United States |
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active service Adjutant ALESHIRE ammunition amount appointed arms authorized battalion batteries bill brigade Capt captain Cavalry cent CHAIRMAN Coast Artillery command commissioned committee Congress continental army corporals cost CROZIER defense Department detail District of Columbia division duty efficient Engineers Federal Field Artillery force GLENN Government grade guns HAAN hundred increase Infantry J. C. W. BECKHAM Lieut lieutenant colonels MACOMB MCCAIN ment mess sergeant military mobile National Guard Navy necessary number of officers Organized Militia pay and allowances period prescribed President privates proposed Provided further Quartermaster Corps rank recommended recruit Regular Army reserve corps SCHINDEL second lieutenant Secretary GARRISON Secretary of War Senator BECKHAM Senator CATRON Senator DU PONT Senator HITCHCOCK Senator THOMAS Senator WARREN Senator WEEKS sergeant major soldiers squadron Staff Corps supply sergeant Territory tion troops United vacancies volunteers War Department