General Orders

GENERAL ORDERS, WAR DEPARTMENT,
No. 52.

Washington, March 19, 1904. The accompanying tables, exhibiting the results of rifle, carbine, and pistol firing of the Army for the target year 1903, and the comparative proficiency attained by the different organizations, are published for the information of the Army. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:

ADNA R. CHAFFEE,

Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff.
OFFICIAL:
W. P. HALL,

Acting Adjutant General.

MAY 1 Recd

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

Pistol firing.

Collective rifle and carbine firing.

Total per

cent at all

ranges.

Individual rifle and carbine firing.

800 yards. 1000 yards.

600 yards.

Department.

Volley fire, per cent

of possible score. Fire at will, per cent

of possible score. Volley fire, per cent

of possible score. Fire at will, per cent

of possible score. Volley fire, per cent

of possible score. Fire at will, per cent

of possible score.

Number present not

firing.

Expert ritlemen.

Number firing.

Sharpshooters.

Second-class men.

First-class men.

Third-class men.

Marksmen.

Figure of merit.

Number firing.

Fire at will.

Volley fire.

464 1,723 38 23.3 2,033 38.2 37.7 31.0 35.6 23.9 28.9 31.0 35.8 33. 4 28.38 64.4 23.7 60.7 1

1, 419 49.2 59.7 35.3 43.922.2 28.5 34.9 49.1 41.9 40.1 1 11.7 26.1 33.98
915
418
248 725 -- 28.0 898 49.5 06.1 37.5 40.9 26.0 30.8 37.9 42.6 40.2 34,1 662. 25.8 41.2 6
489 1,318 47 29.0 1,849 48.4 57.0 38.7 42.2 26.5 29.9 37.8 13.1 40.4 34.75 68.1 23.9 41.0
810 2,071 52 32.5 2,750 49.8 46.4 37.0 73.6130,4 36,2 40.6 45.4 42.6 38.2 2 61.1 43.2 56.5| 4
382

824 66 27.8 966 40.2 17.8 34.8 34. 4 27.4 31,1 31.1 37.7 37.8 33.67 62.5 20.4 68.03 4711,098 3,073 343 39.7 4,126 49.8 66.3 36.4 13.126.7 15.0 37.8 14.6 11.038.2 366,937,2,60,61 2 297 725 14 31.9

1,013 47.2 02.034.3 12,5 28.1 31.9 36,5 43,2 39,9 35,9 4160,229.9 46.115

2, 389
1, 701 18
1,084 11
2, 187 4 31 97
3, 406 14

06
1,427

4 47 4,921 5 144 130 1,210 2 22 30

California
Colorado
Columbia
Dakota
East
Lakes.
Missouri
Texas.

69

18, 325 58 349 600 1,808 1, 206 11, 401 GOC 31.3 15,064 46.661.6 36.6 11,1 20,6 | 31,8 36,3 12,7 39.0 30.4 -- 59,7 28,8 49.0

Army -----

TABLE 2.--Summary of the rifle, carbine, and pistol firing of the military posta of the United States, for the year 1903,

Coursee. Order in Army.

21 168 ---- 22.3

6 16.0 4 19.0

181 25.631.8 24. 7 28.1 12.9 21,2 21.0 27.0 24.0 23, 1 68 68.0 47 29.0 29.8 24.831,9 24,1 22.7 25.9 28.1 27.0 21.5 60 68,0 93 29.3 24.2 18.2 24.7 24.3 31.2 23.9 188 24.3 20.228.5 21. 6 22. 745 39.9 14.4 27.6 34.1 24.0 29.6 30.5 36.0 33.2 28.1 53 62.0 23.0 42.5 32

591 45.9 51.0 42. 1 52.230.4 39.1 39.5 47.4 43.4 33.3 39 65.0 65.0 401 43. 1 41,5 28.0 31.620.3 23. 4 30.5 32.2 31.3 25.6 56 48.0 24.0 36.0

8 54.7 642.3

showing general figure of merit and order in the Army.

Collective rifle and carbine firing.

Total per

Individual rifle and carbine firing.

cent at all 800 yards. 1000 yards. ranges.

Pistol firing

600 yards.

Posts

Number firing.

Expert riflemen.
Sharpshooters.

First-class men.

Second-class men.

Third-class men.
Number present bot

firing.

Marksmen.

Figure of merit.

Number firing.

Volley fire, per cent of

possible score Fire at will, per cent

of possible score. Volley fire, per cent of

possible score, Fire at will, per cent

of possible score. Volley fire, per cent of

possible score. Fire at will, per cent

of possible score.

Collective figure of merit.

General figure of merit.

Volley fire.

Fire at will.

Order in Army.
Average per cent dis-

mounted course.
Average per cent

mounted course.
Average per cent two

Department of California.
Alcatraz Island.
Benicia Barracks
Fort Mason
Fort McDowell.
Ord Barracks.
Presidio (Infantry Canton-

ment).
Presidio
Department of the Colorado.
Fort Apache ---
Fort D. A. Russell..
Fort Douglas.
Fort Duchesne

Nort

BB21

.6 45.4 50.1 30.5 35.749,8 50.8 50.352. 5 67.4 16.0 41.7 34 47.6 30.742.3 18.7 23.431.1 | 34.1 32.637. 27 17.903.8 10.8 12.4 73.1 31.7 46.1 45.0

56.5 2 28.0 28.0 58,6 44,3 43,7 36.2 65.01 44.9

40.6 19 21,4 21.4 42

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.

2

8

10 35

Fort Grant
Fort Huachuca
Fort Logan.
Fort Mackenzie
Fort Washakie
Whipple Barracks
Fort Wingate -----

11 29.8
132. 3
12 28.3

23.0

41.1
2 36.8

54.1

73 53.4 73.5 23.758,9 17.3 24.2 31.5 62.2 41.8 35.833 57.8 31.4 44.6 31 48 38,9 56.2 43.2 41.8 20.1 21.5 34.1 39.8 36.9 34.6 36 61.4 40.4 52. 4 22 377 40.1 61.6 24.9 27.1 12.5 19.6 25.8 36.1 30.9 29,6 47 19.1..- 19.1 43 118 48.0 43.2 20.6 27.4 16,7 22.0 28.430.9 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 65.3 25. 2 40.2 37 56 41.8 58.3 35.1 38.8 24.2 23.0 33.1 36.735.2 35.5 34 No pistol firing. 33 77.8 78.8 / 62. 6 09.7 31.3 39.4 67.8 62, 660.2 67.1 172, 437,956, 1

1 2 14

--

Individual rifle and carbine firing.

Collective rifle and carbine firing.

Total per
cent at all

ringes.
600 yards. 800 yards. 1000 yards.

Posts

Number firing.

Expert ritlemen.
Sharpshooters.
Marksmen.

First-class men.

Second-class men.

Third-class men.

Number present not

firing.

Figure of merit.

Number firing.

Volley fire, per cent of

possible score. Fire at will, per cent

of possible score. Volley fire, per cent of

possible score. Fire at will, per cent

of possible score. Volley fire, per cent of

possible score. Fire at will, per cent

of possible score.

Fire at will.

Volley fire.

Department of the Colorado

Continued.

Department of the Columbia.

Boise Barracks.
Fort Davia ----

Michael
Fort Walla

se Wull

areas

20.0
31.6
13.9
2N, 8

44 69.0 40.9 31.0 47.7 | 18. 19.737.0 36.
8747. 58.6144.0 43.7 20. 38.737. 3
61 63.0 34.0 27, 30, 22.4 23.4 34. 4 29.
487 52.6 62.0 42.8 32. 434. 141. 1146
21941.1 101.7 138 139,9 17,6 | 24.831.6 17.

6 28.2 62 69.8 ----169.8 16

No pistol firing No pistol fring 40-04 0

Knjige