Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . and the necessary equipment for machine gun companies or detach-ments to be attached to each regiment of infantrj^, but until the pastyear this department was unable to procure such ordnance, the reasonbeing assigned by the War Department that it had not yet definitelydetermined upon a style of machine gun or form of organization for EEPORT OF THE ADeTUTANT GENERAL. 13 the handling of the same, and consequently the requisitions wererefused. The infantry regiments should have a n
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . and the necessary equipment for machine gun companies or detach-ments to be attached to each regiment of infantrj^, but until the pastyear this department was unable to procure such ordnance, the reasonbeing assigned by the War Department that it had not yet definitelydetermined upon a style of machine gun or form of organization for EEPORT OF THE ADeTUTANT GENERAL. 13 the handling of the same, and consequently the requisitions wererefused. The infantry regiments should have a number of machineguns attached, to do as effective work as other branches of the far only one machine gun company, attached to the Seventh Regi-ment of Infantry, and located at Los Angeles, has been mustered intothe service of the state. The infantry brigade of the National Guard of California, aside fromthe lack of machine guns, is probably as well equipped as any NationalGuard brigade in the United States and probably as well equipped asa number of regular army brigades. A great many of the infantry. Major Samuel W. Kay, commanding First Squadronof Cavalry. officers and enlisted men have been under fire and have seen servicein the Philippines or in Cuba, either in the volunteer regiments or inthe regular establishment. Cavalry. The cavalry branch of the National Guard of California consists ofone complete squadron, or headquarters and four troops. Major SamuelW. Kay, located at Sacramento, California, is the squadron A is located at Bakersfield, Troop B at Sacramento, Troop C atSalinas, and Troop D at Los Angeles. These troops are officered byintelligent and energetic officers, most of whom have seen considerableservice, either in the regular or volunteer troops. The personnel of theenlisted men is good. The great weakness in this cavalry, however, is 14 REPORT OK THE GEXERAE. the same as exists in nearly all other National (iuard cavalry,
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