How Grouped:
- Mobile Army.
- Coast Artillery.
Mobile Army:
- For offensive operations against enemy and so requires maximum degree of mobility.
- Basis of organization the division, a self-contained unit composed of all necessary arms and services.
Coast Artillery:
- Permanent fortifications for defense against naval attack.
- Semi-permanent fortifications for protection of permanent from raiders.
- Organization of mobile troops to prevent landing of enemy.
Military Information.
Essential:
- To enable War Department to estimate equipment and size of force necessary.
- To enable commander properly to estimate the situation in the field of operations.