Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-09
FIRST TROOPS OFF.
SAsra'S Command Sails from Tampa
for Santiago.
SOyE $4,000 MEN In ALL.
Fifth Corps Strengthened by Forces
Belonging TO Lee.
,NpENG BY RDAY.
s,pday Next, Probably, the stars
md stripes VIII Re Floating Over
.,c southeastern Cuba Metropolis
and Cer,era's squadron.

Last Wednesday, one Of General shaf-
,.-s aides posted on the bulletin-board
.. reldouarters a copy Of the official or
dep FOR the troops TO be ready for i'm
mediate departure.
AZ the same time. a notice was put on
tss board for newspaper correspondents
y..aing TO so with the army to report to
Lieutenant Miley at noon Thursday.
General Skaters order was as fol-
lows:
headquarters of the Fifth Army Corps,
Tampa. Fla. May 81, 1895.
General orders. No. 5-The following
t-s5rs will hold themselves in readiness
20 move Immediately on board trans
ports. upon notification from these head
quarters:
.l. The Fifth Army Corps.
..z The battalion of engineers.
.1. The detachment Of the signal
corps.
"4. Five squadrons Of cavalry, to be
selected by the commanding general Of
ths cavalry division. in accordance with
Instructions previously given.
o.. -Four batteries of light artillery, to
BE- commanded by major, TO be selected
by the commanding officer Of the light
artillery brigade
"a Two batteries Of heavy artillery, to
Be selected by the commanding officer of
the siege artillery battalion with eight
s.see-guns and eight feld-mortars.
-. The battalion of engineers. the in
fantry, and cavalry Will be supplied with
80 pounds Of ammunition per man.
EXTRA RATIoNs.
"S All troops will carry, in addition to
the fourteen days field rations now on
hand, ten days travel ratons.
"9. The minimum allowance of tentage
and baggage, as prescribed in General
orders, 81, A. G. o., current series, will
be taken.
10. in addition to the rations specified
in Paragraph S of this order, the chief
commissary will provide sixty days field
rauons for the entire command.
IL. All recruits and extra baggage-the
latter 10 be stored, carefully piled and
covered-win be left in camp in charge
Of a commissioned officer, 10 be selected
by the regimental commander. Where
there are no recruits available, the neces-
sary guard only will be left.
10. Travel rations will be drawn at
once by the several commands, as indi-
Gated in Paragraph S.
by command Of Major General shafter.
"E. J. MCLERNAND,
Assistant Adjutant- General"
The Fifth Army Corps includes only
two volunteer regiments-the Seventy
first New York and the Second Massa-
chusetts. In the corps are about 12.ooO
men. In the other branches Of the ser
vice the number Of men ordered to go is
about 5000 The whole strength Of the
first invading force is, therefore, about
1860 men.
TROOPS BELONGING TO LEE.
on saturday night General Shafter is
sued an order transferring to his corps
an the volunteer troops in Tampa and
vicinity. except the Georgia and Florida
regiments. to his command, taking there
by many regiments properly belonging 10
General Lees corps. This was done, of
course. 70 strengthen the invading force.
Following is a copy of General Skaters
order.
Headquarters Of the Fifth Army Corps,
Tampa, Fla, June 4, 1898.
General orders, No. IL
4 provisional division, Brigadier-Gene-
raj simon Snyder. United States Volun-
teers. commanding. is hereby organized
a. follows. and assigned temporarily to
The Fifth army corps:
First Brlgade-Brigadier Guy V.
Henry. United States Volunteers, com
handing.
"Thirty-Second Michigan Volunteer In
fantry.
Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Fifth Ohio Infantry.
Second Brigade -Brigader l.. II. Car
penter. United States Volunteers, COM
manding:
second New York Volunteer Infantry.
First District Of Columbia volunteer
Infantry.
Fifth Maryland Volunteer Infantry.
Third Brigade -Brgadler-General r.
Il. Hall. United States Volunteers, com
handing:
First Ohio Volunteer Infantry
zone hundred and nfty-seventh Indiana
Volunteer Infantry
Third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infan-
try
by command OF Major-General Shat
ter.
"E J. McLERNAND.
Assistant Adlutant General"
WHOLE STRENGTH. S,OOp MEN,
This addition 10 the Fifth Army Corps