TROOPS ORDERED TO AND FROM THE BORDER
| UNIT | FROM | TO | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pack Train No.15 | Ft. Sam Houston | Harlingen | 9/1/15 |
| HQ, MG. Co. & Cos. B,D,E,F, & G, 26th Inf. | Brownsville | Harlingen | 9/5/15 |
| Field Hospital Co. No.5 | Texas City | Harlingen | 9/7/15 |
| 6th Cavalry | Texas City | Harlingen | 9/7/15 |
| 4th Field Artillery | Texas City | El Paso | 9/22/15 |
| 7th Infantry | Galvaston | El Paso | 9/25/15 |
| Prov. Wagon Co. No.1 | Texas City | Fort Bliss | 10/17/15 |
| Field Hospital No.3 | Galveston | Fort Bliss | 10/19/15 |
| Ambulance Col. No.5 | Texas City | Harlingen | 10/20/15 |
| Ambulance Col. No.3 | Texas City | Fort Bliss | 10/22/15 |
| Cantonment Hospital | Texas City | Fort Bliss | 10/22/15 |
| Co. I, 4th Infantry | Lyford, Texas | Olmito, Texas | 10/25/15 |
| 7th Infantry | Fort Bliss | Douglas | 10/30/15 |
| Prov. Wagon Co. No.2 | Texas City | Fort Bliss | 10/31/15 |
| HQ, 5th Brigade | Douglas | - | 11/5/15 |
| HQ, 2nd Prov. Bn. & Btrys. B & E | Brownsville | Fort Sill | 12/10/15 |
| HQ, 5th Brigade, 9th Cav. | Nogales | San Antonio | 12/11/15 |
| 7th Cavalry | Douglas | Philippines | 12/23/15 |
| 9th Cavalry | Douglas | Philippines | 12/26/15 |
| Cantonment Hospital | Fort Bliss | Discontinued | 2/10/16 |
| 1st Squadron 12th Cavalry | Mercedes | Galveston | 2/20/16 |
| 2nd Battalion Engineers | Ft. Sam Houston | El Paso, Texas | 3/12/16 |
| 23rd Cavalry | Ft. Crockett | El Paso | 3/13/16 |
| Field Hospital No.7 | Ft. Sam Houston | Columbus, N.M. | 3/13/16 |
| HQ, MG. Troops A,C,D, I,K, & L, 1st Cav. | Douglas | Philippines | 3/15/16 |
| 3rd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry | Ft. Sam Houston | Ft. Ringgold | 3/15/16 |
| 1st Aero Squadron | Ft. Sam Houston | Columbus, N.M. | 3/15/16 |
| 12th Cavalry | - | Columbus, N.M. | 3/16/16 |
| 11th Cavalry | - | Columbus, N.M. | 3/17/16 |
| 1st Squadron, 5th Cavalry | Ft. Sheridan | Columbus, N.M. | 3/25/16 |
| HQ, & Cos B, C, 1st Batt. 24th Infantry | - | Del Rio | 3/26/16 |
| HQ, & E,D, Troops, 5th Cav. | - | Columbus, N.M. | 3/27/16 |
Strength Return of the Southern Department for March 1916, shows troops on Border duty as follows:
Brownsville, Texas
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
3rd Cavalry; MG troop & 1st Squadron 4th Infantry
4th Field Artillery; Battery D
Harlingen, Texas
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
6th Cavalry
26th Infantry
Mission, Texas
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
Co. D, Signal Corps
28th Infantry
Fort Ringgold, Texas
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
3rd Cavalry; 2nd & 3rd Squadrons
Laredo, Texas
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Quartermaster Corps
6th Field Artillery; HQ 2nd Battalion & Battery E.
9th Infantry
Fort McIntosh, Texas
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
14th Cavalry; 3rd Squadron
Eagle Pass, Texas
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Quartermaster Corps
6th Field Artillery; Battery F.
17th Infantry
Fort Clark, Texas
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
14th Cavalry; HQ, Band & Troops F,G,H & M.
Magle Pass, Texas
Quartermaster Corps
14th Cavalry; Troop G.
Del Rio, Texas
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Quartermaster Corps
14th Cavalry; Troop D.
19th Infantry; 3rd Battalion
24th Infantry;
HQ, 1st Battalion & Cos B & C.
Marfa, Texas
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
14th Cavalry; HQ, 1st Squadron & Troops A,B,C & E.
24th Infantry; Cos A & D.
8th Cavalry; Troops I,K,L & M.
13th Cavalry; 1st Squadron
Fort Bliss, Texas
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
8th Cavalry
Camp El Paso, Texas
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Quartermaster Corps
4th Field Artillery
5th Field Artillery; Battery A.
7th Infantry
20th Infantry (less 1st Battalion)
Columbus, New Mexico
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Quartermaster Corps
12th Cavalry ( less 1st & 3rd Squadrons )
13th
Cavalry ( less 1st Squadron & Troop I. )
Base U.S. troops at Columbus, New Mexico
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
20th Infantry ( less 1st Battalion )
5th Cavalry ( less 2nd Squadron )
24th Infantry; Band, MG Co., & Cos F,K, & M.
Forces in MEXICO
Staff Corps & Post N.C. Staff
Hospital Corps
Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
1st Aero Squadron, Signal Corps
Engineers; 2nd Battalion (less Co. F.)
4th Field Artillery (less 2nd Battalion)
6th Field Artillery; Batteries B & C.
5th Cavalry ( less 2nd Squadron )
7th Cavalry ( less Band )
10th Cavalry ( less Band & Troop L. )
11th Cavalry ( less Band )
( To be continued )
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