The state herald., 1898-10-14
ORDERS TO THE ARMY
ITS REORGANIZATION EFFECTED
Three Corps Di.bandcd and Mary General
Ohicers Discharged Plans for Occupy
Ing Cuba-Camps In he south.

new army corps and designating varl-
GUS points where the troops shall ne
stationed.
The Third. Fifth and sixth corps are
discontinued The First, Second ana
Fourth corps recognized. They are 10
be commanded respectively by Major
Generals Breckinridsc, Graham ana
Wheeler. The headquarters Of each
corps will be: First corps, Macon
Georgia: Second corps, Augusta, Geor-
gia; Fourth corps, Huntsville Ala
bama.
The next order gi-cs Instructions 10
officers designed to secure good accom-
modatlons for the llen ana closes MS
follows:
''It will be borne in mind that the
troops who are to occupy the camps
herein provided for are to be prepared
and held in readiness for service In
Cuba. They may T. ordered TO that
island on short note, either by regi-
mcnts or by brlgads
The War Department to-day issued
the long expected oder for the honor
able discharge from the volunteer ser
vice of the United states of three ma
jor generals and tvcnty-siN brigadier
generals of volunteers.
This heavy reduction was made nee
essary by the fact that the volunteer
army itself has already been reduced
by fully 30 PER cent. and there is con
seuucntly no duty remaining for these
officers to discharge. The officers who
were promoted from the regular army
,,.ttt q. ,bnt, Intips Tho
list is ms follows:
Major Generals John Coppinger,
October 13, 1s0S: Hamilton $. Hawk
ins. November 30, 1898; Jacob II. Kent,
30 1898.
Brigadlcr generals, 20 take effect De
tobcr 81, 1898 Francis l.. Guenther,
Alfred l.. Bates, George l.. Gillespie
Lucius +. Hubbard, james X. Watles,
Charles l.. Mattocks. Mark w. Sheafc,
James H. BarLley. Joseph w. Plume,
Thomas l.. Rosser. Joseph IL. Hudson.
Brigndier generals. to take effect No
vcmber 30. 1SaS-John |. Rodgers. An
drew $. hurt, Peter q. Haines. George
A. Garrctson. Henry NJ. Duiiield, ia
cob Il. Babcock. Roy Stone, Wallace
4. Randolph. Henry Carroll. Edward
J.. Pearson. John ii. Page. William NJ.
Wherry. Charles ID. Niele, Aaron ).
Daggott. John II. Patterson.
Brigadier generals--Alfred Il. Bates.
George l.. Gillespie, John Il. Babcock
and Peter Haines will continue their
present duties.
The War Department has com
pletcd Its plans for the departure of
the second expedition of troops 10 gar
rison Cuba.
The first division Is already under
orders and should he started within
few days from the southern ports
near their camping grounds. The
first division starts under command OF
General Carpenter, who
commands the cavalry brigade COM
posed of the Seventh and Eighth
United States cavalry.
II IL the intention of the War De-
partmont that Major General Wade,
now president Of the military evacua.
ton commission. shall command the
entire force Of United States troops
assigned 10 duty in Cuba, but he will
scarcely take active command until
he has completed his duties with the
The second division will comprise
all the troops now under the com
mnnd of Major General Fitzhugh Lee.
These troops are stationed ut Jack
sonvillc and the force comprises the
following regiments. all volunteer
troops:
Second, Fourth and Ninth Illinois
Infantry, Rhode Island. Sixteenth In
fantry. Second Louisiana infantry.
Sixth Missouri infantry, Third Ncbras-
In infantry Organs reglmenD. First
North Carolina infantry. Second
South Carolina infantry. First Texas
infantry, Fourth Virginia infantry
and the Second Volunteer cavalry.
The general orders which viii be is
sued to this division are to begin the
the last OF this month. or
ms soon thereafter as practicable. The
Indications are based ON the proceed
ings OF the military commission at
Havana, that the troops Will be sent.
not In n body. but IN small regimen.
inl and brigade commands. and that
these viii be landed first on the west.
crn const and perhaps In pnrt on the
south. probably nj Batnbano.
The nnimatlng purpose ls To reduce
the chances Of hostile cinshlng he.
tween the retiring Spanish troops aud
the Incoming American forces. by
keeping back the latter until the
Spnnlnrds have been dcported.
About ihc time The movement Of the
Lee command begins, troops now In
the middle states win move toward
the southern camps. which have been
selected by the sclwan board. lying
In Georgia, South Carolina and Ala.
bamn. This VIII result In the aban.
donmcnt OF camps NJ Mlddlctown,
Pennsylvania. Lexington, Kentucky.
nnd Knoxville.
The southern rnmpR nrc 10 bo laid
out In the best form. with all the Im.
provcmcnis that the experience of last
summer has shown 10 he advisable
Wherever permanent buildings will
conducc 10 The comfort nnd health OF
the troops they must he erected, nj
though the commanding officers are
10 keep In mind nt NIL times the pro.
prlcty " avoiding cnervntion Of the
men 10y keeping them too closely In
doors and AWAY from camp life.