General Orders

26 34.6

9 36 78 112 321

4 26 67 176

318

1

481 83.600.8 46.4 0 28.3 40.0 44. 01. 41.2 1602.2 22,2 12,2 33 208 20.1 18.7 1.8 13.4 38.0 10.2 12.04.143.136.1 32 No pistol Bring. 103 .0.2 67.0 43.0 46.2 23.9 35.0 46.4 49. 4 i 17. 441.6 13 No pistol Aring. 09 41.7 19.0 37.7 41.7 29.6 38.7 30.3 12.639.4 30.6 12 No pistol Aring. 185 58.7 81.444.1 46.1 29.6 26.6 44.161.3 47.7 35.4 30 63.9124.039.0 38 211 40.2 46.0 36,0 33,0 27.0 37.0 36.1 38.637.3 39. 4 22 No pintol tiring. 426 34.2 41.1 27.4 33.2 16.7 18.5 26.1 30.3 28.2 29,4 48 No pistol firing. 136 32.1 30.6 22.5 23.3 11.0 12.0 22.0 21.9 22.0 20.6 61 62.6 26.9 / 44.8 29

17 | 101 310 34 160 11 21 31 02129 1 30 43 107 296 3 3 20108

35.7
2 21.6

23. 1
141.6
7 30.7
10 19.1

1

83 53.8 61.451.0 55,8 44.1 55.4 49.667.5 63.5 41.414 74.2 49 26.5 48.2 36.0 44.2 21.0 46.9 27.8 46.4 37.1 53.2 476.5

74.2 76.5

3 1

3

210 25 61 14 15 27 3

34 75 191 8 59 160 360 11 i 25 53 72 722 42137

2 29.3
3 69.3
11 28.3
46 27.2
438.4

27.9

1

505 41.7 47.4 30.8 36.124.6 30.2 32.3137.9 35.1 31,141 62.2 20.441.3 35
142 50.057.744.3 39.6 38.0 34.0 44.1 43. 7 43.9 41.1 17 64.5 64.5 14
187 30.8 39.9 30.3 30.8 26.2 24.4 29.1 31.730.4 29.1 49 64, 6 64. 6 13

686
270
120
129

Department of Dakota.
Fort Asninniboine
Fort Harrison
Fort Keogh
Fort Lincoln
Fort Meade
Fort Minsoula
Fort Snelling
Fort Yellowstone

210
256
478
134

Department of the East.

231
387

2 2 11 44 172
2 6 11 61 110 197

22.8
7 36,5

Fort Columbus
Fort Ethan Allen
Fort Hamilton
Madison Barracks
Fort McPherson,
Fort Myer
Fort Niagara
Plattsburg Barracks
Fort Porter
Fort Slocum
Camp Thomas.
Washington Barracks.
Fort Wood

360
444
230
234
126
244
194
729
167
60

5 25 60 | 112 | 158

2 52110 280
4 18 18 36 64 100
3 6 1439 77 95
5

9 43 67
1 4 6 31 77125

5 2 6 47135

3|11|40123 552 2

3 8 5 148

4 8 42

141.3
6 27.8
1148.6

45. 2
136.6
835. 1
2 25.8
422.3
12 17.7

30.3

193 51.947.9 44.5 62.7 34.0 48.3 43.3 49,6 46.2 34.6 37 70.6 70.6 6
328 02.059.729.4 46.0 28.4 37.0 46.5 47.0 41.739.1 24 61.942.6 62.2 23

65.2 65.2 19
304 44.6 / 47.4 35.5 45.0 26.232.4 35. 4 41.6 38.5 39.9 21 No pistol firing.
393 57.8 71.1 44.0 49.7 42.3 48.0 48.3 66.3 62.3 40.0 20 No pistol firing.
200 45, 466.6 29.0 46.7 30.6 32.8 35.0 48.7 41.845.2 8 58.5138.0 60.1 24
191 51.5 54.847.3 66.2 36.6 36.945.3 49.3 47.5 46.3 6 No pistol firing.
100 52.3 42.6 32.0 33.9 29.6 35.6 46.2 37. 4 41.8 39.1 23 No pistol firing
211 48.4 64.5 41.3 65.7 35.0 35.2 41.3 61.8 46.6 40.8 18 No pistol firing.
166 47.7 | 63.7 33.5 43.1 21.9 25.7 34.3 40.3 37.4 31.6 40No pistol firing.
612 43. 4 44.5 27.9 34.9 18.7 22.5 29.4 34.7 32.0 27. 1 54 69.249.2 54.6 21

No pistol tiring.
52 53.2 48.0 42.3 49.3 31.4 32.7 42.3 43.3 42.8 36.6 30 No pistol firing.

Department of the Lakes.
Fort Brady-
Columbia Arsenal
Columbus Barracks.
Fort Sheridan
Fort Thomas ------
Fort Wayne

99
62
307
590
161
208

Department of the Missouri.

Fort Crook.
Jefferson Barracks..

481
479

12338 84 335 10 2 / 39 122 / 306

6 26.4 33 26.7

414 38.340.3 31.4 32.0 20.8 25.9 30.2 32.7 31.4 28.9 60 68.9

68.9 7 421 | 52.7151.429.8 35.5 22.4 28.9 35.0 38.6 36.8 34.2 38 60.8 32.9 46.81 26

17

63

464

38 23.3

418
76 248
218 489 1,348

46 38.2
28.0
47 29.0
356 810 2,071 52 32.5

165

4,921 5 144 130

382
471 1,098
1,210 2 22 30 134 297

824 66 27.8
3,073 343 39.7
14 31.9

725

8 4 31 59

149

239

1,723

915 725

TABLE 1.-Consolidated annual return of rifle, carbine, and pistol firing of the United States Army for 1903.

Department.

California
Colorado
Columbia

Dakota

East.

Lakes.
Missouri.

Texas...

Army.

Number firing.

Individual rifle and carbine firing.

Expert riflemen.

Sharpshooters.

Marksmen.

2,389

1,701 18 1,084 11

2, 187 3,406 14 1,427 4

First-class men.

Second-class men.

Third-class men.

Number present not

firing. Figure of merit.

Collective rifle and carbine firing.

Number firing.

600 yards.

Volley fire, per cent

of possible score.

Fire at will, per cent of possible score.

800 yards. 1000 yards.

Volley fire, per cent of possible score.

will, per cent of possible score.

Fire

Volley fire, per cent

of possible score.

Total per
cent at all
ranges.

Fire at will, per cent
of possible score.
Volley fire.

Fire at will.

Pistol firing.

Collective figure of merit.

General figure of merit.

Average per cent dis

mounted course.

Order.

cent

per mounted course. Average

Average per cent two

courses.

Order.

2,033 38.2 37.7 31.0 35.6 23.9 28.9 31.0 35.8 33.4 28.3 8 64.4 23.7 60.7 1

1,419 49.2 59.7 35.3 43.9 22.2 28.5 34.9 49. 1 41.9 40.1 1 41.7 26.1 33.98 898 49, 5 b6. 1 37.5 40.9 26.6 30.8 37.9 42.6 40.2 34.16 62.7 25.8 41.2 6 1,849 48. 4 57.0 38.7 42. 2 26.5 29.9 37.8 43. 1 40.4 34. 7 5 58.1 23.9 41.0 7 2,750 49. 8 46.4 37.0 6. 6 30.4 35. 2 40.6 45.4 42.6 38. 2 2 61.1 43.2 56.5 4 966 40.2 7.8 34.8 34. 4 27.4 31. 134. 1 37.7 37.8 33. 6 7 62.5 20.4 58.0 3 4, 126 49.8 55.3 36.4 3.1 26.7 5.0 37.8 44.5 41.0 38.2 3 66. 9 37.2 60.5 2 1,013 47.2 02. 0 34.3 42.5 28.1 34.9 36.5 43.2 39.9 35.94 60.2 29.9 45.1 5

18, 325 58 349 500 1,808 4, 206 11, 404 606 31.3 15,054 46.5 51.5 35.6 41. 1 26.5 31.8 36.3 42.7 39.6 35.4 59,7 28,8 49.6

showing general figure of merit and order in the Army. TABLE 2.--Summary of the rifle, carbine, and pistol firing of the military posts of the United States, for the year 1903,

Collective rifle and carbine firing.

Department of California.

Alcatraz Island..

Benicia Barracks

Fort Mason

Fort McDowell.

Ord Barracks.

Department of the Colorado.

Fort Apache

Fort D. A. Russell.

Fort Douglas.

Fort Duchesne.

212

50
106
206

983

741

467

2181

236

5 16

21

168

4 3 43

4 16 85

812

45 128

115 61 191 715

7 43 161 530

69 370

7 21

9 12 51 7 15 36 250

58 41 54 150 74 1 115 45 67

96

5885

22.3

5 16.0
4 19.0
3 34.3

9 23.1

4 23.2

5 19.9

8 54.7

6 42.3

5 55.0

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25.6

24.0

68.0

9

8

68.0
70.0 6
66,0 11

31.8 24.7 28.1 12.9 21.2 21.0 27.0
23.1 58: 68.0
47 29.0 29.8 24.8 31.9 24.122.7 25.9 28.1 27.0 21.5 60 68.0
93 29.3 24.2 18.2 24.7 24.3 31.2 23.9 26.7 25.3 22.1 59 70.0
188 24.3 37.220.2 28.5 21.6 22.9 22.0 29.5 25.7 30.045 66.0
745 39.944.4 27.6 34.1 24.0 29.6 30.5 36.0 33.2 28,153 62.0 23.0 42.5 32

591 45.9 51.0 42.1 52.2 30.4 39.1 39.5 47.4 43.4 33.3 39.65.0
65.0 12
401 43. 1 41.5 28.0 31.6 20.3 23.4 30.5 32.2 31.3 25.6 56 48.0 24.0 36.0 40

141 55.5 66,6 45.4 50. 1 30.5 35.7 49.8 50.8 50.3 52.5 5 67.4 16.0 41.7 34 226 43.9 47.630.742.3 18.7 23.4 31.1 34.1 32.6 37.4 27 17.9 03.8 10.8! 44 201 60.8 95.8 42.4 73.1 31.7 46.1 45.0 71.3 58.1 56, 5 2 28.0 28.0 41 106 54,158, 6 44.3 43.7 36.2 55.0 44.9 50.8 47.8 40.6 19 21.4 21.4 42

Posts.

Presidio (Infantry Canton

ment). Presidio.

Individual rifle and carbine firing.

Number firing.

Expert riflemen.
Sharpshooters.
First-class men.
Second-class men.
Marksmen.

Third-class men.

firing. Number present not Figure of merit.

Number firing.

Volley fire, per cent of possible score

at will, per cent of possible score.

Fire

Volley fire, per cent of
possible score.

at will, per cent
of possible score.
Volley fire, per cent of
possible score.

Fire

Fire at will, per cent of possible score.

Volley fire.

Fire at will.

Collective figure of merit.

General figure of merit.

Order in Army.

Average per cent dis

mounted course.

Average per cent mounted course.

Average per cent two

courses.

Order in Army.

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73 53.4 73.5 23.7 58.9 17.3 24.2 31.5 52.2 41.8 35.8 33 57.

776

18.2 19.

31.4

19.1

48 38.9 56. 2 43.2 41.8 20.1 21. 34. 39.8 36.9 34.6 36 61. 40.4 52.4 377 40.1 61.5 24.9 27.1 12.5 19.6 25.8 36.1 30.9 29. 6 47 19. 1 118 48.0 43. 2 20.6 27.4 16.7 22.0 28.4 30.9 29.6 26.3 55 58.4 27.8 38.0 39 41 34.9 17.1 20.3 14.6 17.1 11.4 24. 1 14. 1 19.2 30. 1 44 55.3 25.2 40.2 37 55 41.8 58.3 35.1 38.8 24.2 23.0 33.1 36.7 35.2 35.5 34 No pistol firing.. 33 77.8 78.8 62.6 69.7 31.3 39.4 57.8 62.6 60.2 57.1 72.4 37.955.1

1

37.0 36.136.

28.461

TABLE 2.-Summary of the rifle, carbine, and pistol firing of the military posts of the United States, for the year 1903, showing general figure of merit and order in the Army-Continued.

Posts.

Department of the Colorado

Continued.

Individual rifle and carbine firing.

Number firing.

Expert riflemen.

Sharpshooters.

Marksmen.

First-class men.

Second-class men.

firing.
Third-class men.
Number present not
Figure of merit.

Collective rifle and carbine firing.