Artillery

Battery4 guns.
Regiment6 Batteries.
1 Ammunition Column.
Brigade2 Regiments.

UNITED STATES

The organization of the army of the United States is on different lines from that of other armies.

No higher formation than the Regiment exists in peace, but it is understood that the following is the organization contemplated in war.

Infantry

Company3 Officers, 128 men (in 2 Platoons).
Battalion4 Companies, under a Major.
Regiment3 Battalions, or 1,600 men, under a Colonel.
Brigade3 Regiments, or 4,800 men.
Division3 Brigades.
Army Corps3 Divisions.

Cavalry

Troop3 Officers, 100 men (in 4 Platoons).
Squadron4 Troops, 400 men, under a Major.
Regiment3 Squadrons, or 1,200 men, under a Colonel.