Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles H. Allen Memorandum on the Naval Militia
Navy Department,
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,
Washington,
May 20, 1898.
MEMORANDUM.
The Assistant Secretary:
The following table shows the number of commissioned officers and the number of petty officers and enlistedmen in the regularly organized Naval Militia of the several states on January 1, 1898:
|
Com. ofcrs. |
P. O. & en. men. |
California |
41 |
380 |
Connecticut |
18 |
156 |
Florida |
28 |
186 |
Georgia |
16 |
225 |
Illinois |
48 |
523 |
Louisiana |
21 |
280 |
Maryland |
23 |
277 |
Massachusetts |
38 |
441 |
Michigan |
19 |
167 |
New Jersey |
26 |
378 |
New York |
48 |
472 |
North Carolina |
26 |
254 |
Ohio |
17 |
206 |
Pennsylvania |
18 |
216 |
Rhode Island |
16 |
130 |
South Carolina |
20 |
166 |
Virginia |
4 |
44 |
Total. |
427 |
4,501 |
Source Note: TCy, DNA, RG 313, Entry 109, vol. 8. Written on “OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY” stationery.
