The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-30
THE WASHINGTON ENcAMPMENT

of the Republic has decided to group al
the reunions together on the mall known
as the White Lot, south of the White
House. Around the ellipse will be station
| ed headquarters tents for each corps, fol
the navy, ex-prlsoners of war and other
orga nizations. In the rear of these tents
will be others for each brigade in the
corps There will large tents for the re-
union of corps. The arrangement into
corps for reunion purposes is as follows:
First corps-All those who served it the
| First corps at any time from its organiza-
| tion 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 al any time.
| Third corps-All those who served IN the
| Third 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 Cumbe
land 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-All who served in that
organization at any time during its
| history.
| 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-All 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 the
corps as organized October 2, 1862. or at
! anv time thereafter.
Fourteenth corps-All who served in that
corps. as organized October 81, 1862 or at
| any time thereafter
Fifteenth corps-All who served in that
corps, as organized December is, 1852, or
at any time thereafter.
Sixteenth corps-All who served in that
corps. as organized December Is, 1862, or
at any time thereafter. All the regiments
which served in the Army of the Tennes-
see. and were not definitely assigned to
any corps, will be assigned to the Sixteenth
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, 1862
or at any time thereafter.
Eighteenth corps--Ali who belonged to
the corps as organized Dec. a, 1862, or at
any time thereafter. This includes Casey's
division of the Fourth corps and Peck's
division of the Seventh corps OF the Army
of the Potomac, and all the troops in the
department of Virg inia and North Caro-
lima.
Nineteenth corps-All who belonged to
the CORPS as organized Jan. D, 1883, or at
any time thereafter. This includes all who
served at any time in the department OF
the Gulf.
mi. Uuon+i.+b oorpc will poaaD tho corps
as organized April 4, 1862, by consolidat-
ing 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 provisional corps, Army
of the Cumberland, which Will Include all
regiments of the Army OF the Cumb beriand
not definitely assigned to any corps.
Twenty-second corps-This will include
all the troops occupying the defenses of
Washington, 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
Dec 3, 1864 under the command of Cen
eral Ord.
who served in the corps as organized d De-
cember 3, 1864, or at any time thereafter.
Also, all colored troops west of the Allie
ghany mount2ns.
The colored troops serving in the country
between the Mississippi river and the Alle-
ghany mountains will form an organiza-
ton called the "Coiored Troops of the
Military Division of the Mississippi"
The cavalry corps, Army of the Potomac,
includes all the cavalry in the Army of the
Potomac
Cavalry corps, Western Army, includes
all the cavalry III the armies of the Ohio,
Cumberland and Tennessee.
Navy includes all who served afoat, as
well as sailors, marines or Mississippi
marine brigade.
Artillery CORPS Army of the Patomac-
This will include all those in the Army of
the Potomac who served in the artillery.
Engineers-Tbis will include all who
served in the engineers. signal service, as
scouts or spies, as telegraphers on military
railroads. etc. Each or these services will
be grouped together under its chairman.
Prisoners of war-Ali soldiers, sailors or
marines who fell into the hands OF the
enemy.
The Fourth corps of the Army of the Po-
tomac commanded by Generals Wool and
Dix and the Twentieth and Twenty-frst
corps of the Army of the Cumberland
were unavoidably ignored. All the reg-
meuts in the old Fourth aud Seventh
corps went into other corps of the Army OF
the Potomac or James, and nearly all
those in the Fourteenth and Twenty-firSt
corps became part of the newly created
Fourth corps. All will, therefore, be fully
represented.
The ground will be dedicated under the
name OF Grand Army Place on Monday,
Sept 49, The president of the United
States, the vice president, the supreme
court the cabinet officers, committees rep
resentug the senate and house of repre-
sentatives the major general command
ing the army and the rear admiral OF the
navy will be present with the commander
iu-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 Wash
ington, the district militia and the de-
partuent of the Potomac and Sons of Vet
Grams will appear in line.
The following assignments for reunions
have been made by the committee on re-
unions for the Army corps composing the
Army OF the Tennessee: 18th A c., Thurs
day, 2:30 in Meade tent; 14th A. C., Thurs
day, . p. M; 10th A. c., Thursday, $50 p
m, and for the reunion OF the Army or the
Tennessee in the Grant tent on Thursday
a3 o. m This tent will have a capacity
of / 600 persons, and if the day is fair the
sides will be raised so that as many can
attend the meetings as can come within
hearing of the speaker. 1t is believed that
this army meeting will be one OF the
largest "a therings of the occasion. The
committees Of all these army corps are CO.
operating to make ali these meetings a
GRAND success