St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-29
classification Of Corps at the
G. A. R. Eneampment in
the Nations Capital.
Groups Of Tents, Properly
Marked, to Be Erected on
the Great Mall.
Dedication Of the Grounds to
Be Attended by Many
High Dignitaries.
Difficulties in Obtaining Rep
aration for OutrageS on
Americans in Turkey.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The question
of classification of corps at the coming
grand encampment Of the q. A. X. in
Washington, which was a very confusing
one, has been settled. The committee
on reunions for the encampment has de-
vised plan of holding all the reunions
On the great mall lying between the
White house and the Washington mon
ument. Upon this will be erected
groups of tents for all the old corps of
the army and for the navy. There will
be headquarters tent for each corps,
and in line behind it smaller tents for
brigades. The corps tent will be dis
tinguished by the familiar old badges.
Every veteran arriving in the city will
go to his corps headquarters, and there
be directed to his brigade tent. The
following is the classification of the
corps adopted by the committee:
First CorpS-All those who served in
the First corps in any time from its Or
ganization in March, 1862, and while it
formed part of the Second corps i'll the
last year of the war.
Second Corps-All those who served
in the Second corps at any time.
Third Corps-All those who served in
the corps at any time, including the
time it formed part of the Fifth corps.
Fourth Corps-All members Of the
Fourth corps of the Army of the Cum
berland at any time, including those
who had previously served in the Twen-
tieth and Twenty-tirst corps of that
army prior to its consolidation into the
Fourth corps.
Fifth Corps-All who served in the
organization at any time during its his
tory.
Sixth Corps-All who served in the
corps at any time.
Seventh Corps-All who served west
of the Mississippi and north of the Red
river.
Eighth Corps-Including that corps
and the Army of West Virginia.
Ninth Corps-An who served in that
corps at any time.
Tenth Corps-All who served in that
corps or the Department OF the South.
Eleventh CorpS-All who served in
that corps.
Twelfth Corps-All who served in that
corps.
Thirteenth Corps-All who served in
that corps as organized Oct. "a. 1862. or
at any time thereafter.
Fourteenth Corps-All who served in
that corps as organized Oct. "a, 1862, or
at any time thereafter.
Fifteenth Corps-All who served in
that corps as organized Dec. Is. 1862, or
at any time thereafter.
Sixteenth Corps-All who served in
that corps as organized Dec. Is, 1862, or
at any time thereafter.
All the regiments who served in
the Army of Tennessee, and who were
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signed to the sixteenth corps. This i'll
cludes all the 100-days regiments called
out IN 1864 to do garrison duty and pro-
tect lines of communication.
Seventeenth Corps-All who belonged
to the corps as organized Dec. Is, 1862,
or at any time thereafter.
Eighteenth Corps-All who belonged
to the corps as organized Dec. %, 1862,
or at any time thereafter. This includes
Casey's division of the fourth corps and
Pray's division OF the seventh corps of
the Army of the Potomac, all the troops
in the Department. of Virginia and North
Carolina.
Nineteenth Corps-All who belonged
to the corps as organized Jan. 5. 1868. or
at any time thereafter. This includes
| all who served at any time in the de-
partment of the Gulf.
Twentieth corps will mean all corps
as organized April 4, 1864, by consoli-
dating the Eleventh and Twelfth corps,
and includes all those who served in
that corps thereafter.
The place of the Twent ty-first corps
has been taken by the provisional corps,
Army of the Cumberland. which will
include all regiments in the Army of
the Cumberland not definitely assigned
to any corps.
Twentysecond Corps-This will in
clude all troops occupying the defehses
of Washington, and all regiments, bat
teries, etc, of the Army of the Potomac
which were not assigned to corps.
Twenty-third Corps-This includes
all served in that corps and the ne w
Army of the Ohio, except the member s
of the Ninth corps.
Twenty-fourth Corps-This will in
clude ali who served in the corps as Or
ganized Dec. 8, 1864, or at any time
thereafter. Also all colored troops
Mississippi river and the Allegheny
mountains will form an organization
called the colored troops of the military
division of the Mississippi.
The Cavalry Corps, Army of the Poto-
mac-Includes all the cavalry in the
| army of the Potomac.
Cavalry Corps, Western Army-In-
cludes all the cavalry in the armies of
the Ohio. Cumberland and Tennessee.
Navy-Inciudes all who served afioat.
either as sailors, marines or in the Mis-
siSSippi marine brigade.
Artillery Brigade, Army of the Poto-
mac-ThlS will include all those who
served in the artillery of the Army of
! the Potomac.
Engineers-Thisw will include all those
! who served in the engineers, signal Sery-
| ice, as scout, telegraphers on military
railroads, etc. Each of these services
will be g1ouped together under its own
| chairman.
Prisoners IF War-All soldiers, sailors
or marines wEo fell into the hands of
| the enemy.
DedicatOfY Programme.
The ground will he dedicated under
the name Of Grand Army place, on
Monday, the 18th inst. Yhe president of
the United States, the vice president,
the supreme court, cabinet officers, COM
mittees representing the senate and
house of representatives, the major
general commanding the army and the
rear admirable of the navy will be pres.
ent with the commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army. There Will be a grand
parade prior to the ceremonies. The
regular soldiers and sailors stationed in
the vicinity of Washington, the district
militia and the department. OF the Pc.
tomac and Sons Of Veterans will appear
in line.
The following assignments, for re.
unions have been made by the commit.
tee on reunions for the army corps com,