“The Assistant Adjutant-General, 5th Army Corps, Tampa, Florida:
“Sir,—Replying to your letter of June 1,1898, in reference to Gatling Gun Detachment, I have the honor to submit the following report:
Guns, men, and equipment required for a 4-gun detachment:
Guns. Serg. Corp. Priv.
Total required: 4 5 4 28
On hand: 4 2 0 10
Required: 3 4 18
The gun crews thus organized will give most effective service for the detachment.
Ammunition: Each limber carries 9,840 rounds cal. .30. Four limbers, 27,360; necessary reserve, 32,640; total, 60,000.
Tentage: Two conical wall-tents for enlisted men; one ‘A’ wall-tent for officer.
Camp equipage, in addition to that on hand in Gatling Gun Detachment: one buzzacot, small; four mess-pans, one dish-pan, one coffee-mill.
Blanket-roll complete; revolver with 50 rounds per man; waist-belts and entrenching-knives.
“It is recommended that Priv. Butz, ‘G’ Co., 13th Infantry, Corp. Robert S. Smith, ‘C’ Co., 13th Infantry, and Serg. Weigle, 9th Infantry, be members of the detachment; and that detachment be taken from 9th Infantry, which has some well-instructed men.