The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-20
INDICATIVE OF WAR.
The ARMY TO BEcoNcENTRATED IN
THE SOUTH.
Mobilization orders-sir Regiments Of

Mobilization Orders-si1 Resin ents OF
Cavalry, TIVE uty-two OF Infantry and Five
Light Artillery Batteries to Move as
Once,
Decidedly the most warlike step
taken by the war department in pre-
pairing for the possibility of an en-
counter with Spain was inaugurated
Friday when orders were issued for
thu concentration at four points in the
South of six regiments of cavalry,
twenty two regiments of infantry and
the light batteries of Eve regiments Of
artillery. At Chickamauga there will
be ak .egiments of cavalry and the
light batteries Of five regiments of ar
tillery; at New Orleans, eight regi-
ments of infantry; at Tampa, seven
regiments of infantry, and at Mobile
seven regiments Of infantry. Since the
civil war no sucn proportion of the
army has been robilized, and the
movement itself is the best evidence Of
of the gravity of the situation as look
ed upon By the President and his ad-
visers.
The following is Major General
Miles's order, giving in detail the di.
rections for the movements decided
upon:
Adiutant Generals Office,
Washington, April Is, 1898.
Commanding General, Department of
the East, Governors Island, N. Y.
With the approval OF the secretary
OF war the following regiments of cav
airy and light batteries of artillery
are relieved from duty at their present
stations and will be ordered to proceed
to Chickamauga Park, Ga:
al the light batteries Of the First,
Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth reg.
iments of artillery and the First, See.
ond, Third, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth
regiments OF cavalry.
The following regiments of infant
~ are relieved from duty at their
present stations and will be ordered
to the following points:
To New Orleans, La: First, Sew
enth, E ghth, Twelfth, Sixteenth,
Eighteenth, Twenty third and TWea-
ty.fourth
To Mobile, Ala: Second, Third,
Tenth, Eleventh., Nineteenth, Twsn.
tieth and Twenty.second
To Tampa, Fla The Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth, Ninth, Thirteenth, Seven.
teenth and Twenty first.
The commanding general, depart.
ment of the Colorado, viii detail q
company Of the Fifteenth infantry to
proceed to Fort Wingate and take
station at that post. The posts from
which the whole garrison is with
drawn one officer and a detail OF two
men from each company will be left
in charge Of the post. All transporta-
ton will accompany the troops.
The necessities of the post from
which all public transportation is with
drawn will be provided with hired
transportation through the quarter.
masters department. Troops will ba
provided with thirty days. field ra-
tions and necessary camp equippage.
You will give the necessary orders
for the execution of the movements
of the troops in your department as
indicated above.
Acknowledge.
By command of Major General
Miles.
(Signed.) E G. Corbin,
Adjutant General.
The command OF the army will de.
volve upon Msjo General Nelson 4.
Miles, who is now at the head of the
military branch of the government.
His temporar.- headquarters, it is said,
probably will be at Atlanta, where
General G-sham. woo has command
of the Department of the Gulf, is now
located. General Miles's permanent
headquarters will depend entirely
upon the ezigencies of the situation
and the developments of the campaign.
He will leave the city sooa for his new
duties.