Omaha daily bee., 1892-08-29
VETERANS. REUSIoN Ar WASHINGTON


Arrangements of Particular Corps Perfect
ing Against the National Encampment.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug 2s.-The CON-
mittee on reunions for the twenty-sixth ma
tlonal encampment OF the Grand Army of
the Republic has decided to group all the re-
unions together on the ground known as the
"White lot' south of the white house.
Aroupd the cllipse will be stationed head.
quarters cents for each corps of the navy
and ex-prisoners of war organizations. In
the rear OF these tents will be others for
each brigade in the corps. There will be
large tents for the reunions of corps.
The following has peen tho arrangement
into corps for reunion purposes:
First Corps-All those who served in the
First corps at any time from its organization
in March, 1862, ana 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-Ail those who served in the
Thiro 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 Cumberland at any
time, including those who had previously
served in the Twentieth ana Twenty-tirst
corps of that army prior to lts consolidation
into the Fourth corps.
Fifth Corps-All VINO served in that organ
Ization at any time during its history.
Sixth Corps-All who served in that corps
at any time.
Seventh Corps-All 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, wha served in that corps
or Department of the South.
eleventh Corps-An who served in that
corps.
Twelfth Corps-All who served in that
corps
Thrteenth Corps-Al who served in the
corps as organized October "A, 1852, or any
time thereafter.
Fourteenth Corps-All who served in that
time thereafter
Fifteenth Corps-Au who served IN that
corps as organized December IS, 1852, or any
time thereafter.
Sixteenth Corps.-All who served in that
corps as organized December Is, 1862, or any
timc thereafter.
ALI. the regiments which served in the
Army of" the Tennessee and were not
definitely assigned TO any corps will be as
signed TO the Sixteenth corps This includes
all the l00-duy regiments called out IN 1861
to do garrison duty sad protect lines OF
communication. 90 s~'
Seventeenth Corps--All who belonged to
the col ps as organized December Is, 1862, or
at any time thereaitsE
Eighteenth Corps-All who belonged to
the corps as organized December "a 1862 or
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 De-
partment of Virginia ana North Carolina.
Nineteenth Corps-All who belonged to
the corps as organized January 5. 1863 or at
any time thereafter. This includes all who
served at any time iD the Department of the
Gulf
The Twentieth corps will mean the corps
as organized April 4. 1864, by consolidating
h Ty t,,I,, a
all those who served in chat corps there
after.
The place of the Twenty 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 10 any corps.
Twenty second C0rpsr-All the troops oc-
cupying the defenscs of Washington and all
regiments, batteries, etc, of The Army of
the Potomac which were not assigned 10
corps.
Twenty-third Corns-All who served IN
that corps and the new Army of the Ohio,
except the members of the Ninth corps.
Twenty-fourth Corps,-All who served in
the corps as organized December 8, 1864,
under the command Of General Ord.
Twenty fifth Corps-Ail who served in the
corps as organized December 3, 1854, or at
any time thereafter; also all colofed troops
east of the Allegheny mountains The col
ored troops serving in the country between
| the Mississippi river and the Allegheny
mountains will form an organization called
! the "Colored Troops of the Military Division
of the Mississippi"
Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac
Includes all the cavalry in the Army OF the
Potomac. ,t
Cavalry Corps, Western Army-Includes
| all the cavalry In the Armies of the OHIO,
| Cumberland and Tennessee.
Navy-Includes all who served ahoat,
| either as sailors, marines or in the Missis-
( sippi marine brigade
Artillery Corps, Army OF the Potomac
Includes all those in the Army of the Poto-
| mac who served in the artillery.
| Engineers-Includes all those who served
| iI the engineer corps signal service as SCOUTS
| or spies, telegraphers military rail-
| roads, etc. Each of these services will be
| grouped together, upder its own chairman.
| Prisoners OF War-All soldiers, sailors or
marines who fell into the hands of the
enemy.
The Fourth corps OF the Army of tho Poto-
mac, the Seventh corps. commanded by
| Generals Wool aud DIX, and tue Twentieth
| and Twenty first corps OF the Army of the
| Cumberland were unavDidably ignored. All
the regiments in the old Fourth and Seventh
| corps went into other corps OF the Army of
| the Potomac or the Army Of the James, and
nearly all those in The Fourteenth and
| Twenty-first corps became part Of the newly
organized Fourth corps, lAll will therefore
| be fully represented.
The ground will be dedicated under the
| name of Grand Army Place on Monday, Sep
| tember 10, when the president OF the United
| States, the vice president, the supreme court,
cabinet officers, committees representing the
senate aud house Of represent tatives, the
| major general commanding the army aud the
rear admiral of the navy, will be present
| with tho commander-in-chieJ OF the Grand
| Army. There viii be,a grand parade prior
| to the ceremonies. heiregular soldiers an d
sailors stationed in The sionily OF Washing
ton, the district militia and Department OF
1 the Potomac and Sons Of Veterans will an