Huntsville gazette., 1892-09-03
G. a. r. ENCAMPMENT,

Information of Interest to Veterans who
Attend the Twenty Sixth National En-
,ampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic in MISUNDERSTANDING
OF Army Corps Reunions.
WASHINGTON, Aug 30-The commit
tee of reunions for the Twenty-sixth ma
| tional encampment of the G. A. r. has
decided to group all the reunions to-
| gether on the mall known as the
white Lot, south of the White House.
| Around the clipse will be stationed
headquarter tents for each corps, for
| the navy, ex-prisoners of war and other
| organizations. In the rear of these
| tents will be others for each brigade in
! the corps There will be large tents
for the reunion of corps. The arrange
ment into corps for reunion purposes is
as follows:
| First Corps-AIl those who served in the
| First corps at any time from it's organization
| in March 1862, and while it formed part Of
| the Second corps in 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
| Third corps at any time including the time ii
| formed part of the Fifth corps.
Fourth Corps-An members OF the Fourth
| corps OF the army of the Cumberland at any
time including those who had previously served
| in the Twentieth and Twenty first corps Of that
army prior to its consolidation into the Fourth
corps.
Fifth Corps-An who served in that organi-
| Zation at any time during its history.
Sixth Corps-All who served in that corps at
any time
Seventh Corps-An who served west of the
Mississippi; and north of the Red rivers.
Eighth Corps-Including that corps and the
| army OF West Virginia.
Ninth Corps-Al who served in that corps at
any time.
Tenth Corps-All who served In that corps or
the department of the south.
Eleven Corps-All who served in that corps.
Twelfth Corps-All who served in that corps
Thirteenth Corps-An who served in the corps
as organized October 2 1882 or at any time
thereafter.
Fourteenth Corps-An who served in that
| corps as organized October "a, 1862, OF at any
time thereafter.
Fifteenth Corps-All who served in that corps
as organized December is, 1882, or at any time
| thereafter.
Sixteenth Corps-All who served in that corps
IS organized December Is, 1862 or at any time
| thereafter.
All the regiments which served in the army
Of the Tennessee and not definitely as
signed to any corps will be assigned to the Six
| teenth corps. This includes all the hundred
day regiments called out in 1864 TO do garrison
| duty and protect lines of communication.
Seventeenth Corps-All who belonged to the
corps as organized December Is, 1892 or at any
| time methereafter.
Eighteenth Corps-All who belonged to the
| corps as organized December "a. 1862, at any
time thereafter This includes Casey's division
| OF the Fourth corps and Pecks division Of the
| Seventh corps of the army of the Potomac. and
all the troops in the department of Virginia and
| Moth Carolina.
Nineteenth Corps-Al who belonged to the
| corps as organized January g. 1853 or at any
time thereafter. This includes all who served
| at any time in the department Of the Gulf.
The Twentieth corps will mean the corps
| organized April A. 1862 by consolidating the
| Eleventh and Fourteenth corps, and Include all
who served in that corps thereafter.
The place of the Twenty first corps has been
taken by the provincial corps. army Of the
| Cumberland, which will include all regiments
| of the army of the Cumberland not definitely
| assigned to any corps
Twenty second Corps-This will include all
the troops occupying the defensss of Washing
| ton, and all regiments batteries, etc, OF the
| army of the Potomac which were not assigned
| to corps.
Twenty third Corps-This includes all who
| served in that corps and the new army OF the
| Ohio, except the members Of the Ninth corps.
Twenty fourth Corps-This will include all
| who served in the corps as organized December
| 3, 1864. under the command ot Gen. Ord.
| Twenty fifth Corps This will include all who
served in the corps as organized December B.
1854 or at any time thereafter, Also all colored
troops east of the Allegheny mountains
The colored troops serving in the country be-
| tween the Mississippi river and the Allegheny
mountains will form organization called the
"Colored Troops of the Military Division Of the
| Mississippi"
The Cavalry corps, army of the Potomac. in
cIudes all the cavalry in the army OF the Poto-
| mac.
Cavalry corps, western army, includes all the
| cavalry in the armies of the Ohio, Cumberland
and Tennessee.
Navy includes all who served afoat, as well
| as sailors marines or Mississippi marine brig
| ade.
| Artillery Corps, Army OF the Potomac-Ths
| will include all those in the army of the Poto-
mac who served in the artillery.
Engineers-Thfs will include all who served
| In the engineers, signal service, scouts or
| SPIES as telegraphers military railroads, etc.
| Each Of these services will be grouped together
under it's chairman.
| Prisoners of War-All soldiers, sailors or
| marines who fell into the hands OF the enemy.
The Fourth corps OF the army Of the Po-
| tomac, commanded General Wool and Dix, and
| the Twentieth and Twenty first corps of the
| army of the Cumberland were unavoidably
! ignored All the regiments in the old Fourth
| and Seventh corps went into other corps Of the
| army of the Potomac or James. and nearly all
| these in the Fourteenth and Twenty hrst
| corps became part Of the newly created Fourth
corps. All viii, therefore, be fully represented.
The ground will be dedicated under
| the name of Grand Army Place" on
Monday, September 10.
! The president Of the United States,
the vice-president, the supreme court,
cabinet officers, committees represent
ing the senate and house of representa-
tives, the major general commanding
| the army and the rear admiral of the
| navy will be there, with the command
er-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 Potomac and
Sons of Veterans will appear in line
The following assignments for re-
! unions have been made by the com
mittee on reunions for the army corps
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