Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-01
A FULL QUOTA FIRST.
Gov. Scofield Gets Instructions
Regarding Volunteers Wiscon-
sin is to Furnish

OH - ~ L CI !liSAs
Madison, Wis, May 3d. Special. j
The following telegram was received at
the executive office from Adjt.-Gen. Cor
bin today:
Washington. D. c.. May 29.--To the Gov
ernor or Wisconsin, Madison, Wis: Under
the hlst call for 12500O men it was contem-
plated that the number Of original OrganiZa-
lions called for should have the maximum
strength stated below. But on account of
additional organizations having 70 be ac-
cepted this maximum had to be reduced to
elghty-one enlisted men per company. The
maximum above contemplated is lOG en-
listed men per company Of infantry and 100
200 per he1vy battery, 1926 of all grades
per regiment of infantry, consisting Of
three battalions Of four companies each.
The secretary of war bids me say that
it is now the wish of the President to APP
ply in accordance with law so much of the
second call for 5000 as may be necessary
TO MI organfzat lions already i'll service from
your state to the, maximum Just stated
Recruiting officers will be detailed to make
and superintend, under army regulations,
enlistments for this purpose Of the number
OF men wired you May 81 Please name
one or more competent field officers of the
respective regiments already in service
from your state to be detailed under orders
from the war department for this duty.
Fl. G. CORBIN, Adjutant-GeneraI.
The following letter from Gen. Board
man to Gov. Scofeld was received at the
executive office today from Jacksonville:
arrived here this morning at $40 O'Clock
and Immediately went out to the camp,
which is located about mile and a half
from the business part of the city and just
ut the terminus of the electric line. The
ground is perfectly fat, but partially wood
ed with yellow pine, which looks much
like our NOrways, and is in most places
covered with weeds and some brush. The
soil is sandy, but not enough to be dusty
or anything in fact like our Camp Douglas
soil in that after 4 heavy rain q wa
drains off quickly. For drill purposes it is
not good in the sense that parades and all
snowy work are nearly out of the question,
though they are held after a manner. But
for practical field work and conditions like
those under which the troops will fight
they are good. An abundance of excellent
water from the city WaterwOrkS is pped
to the grounds and the bathing facilities
good. The officers and men of the
First thus far are, in excellent condition:
There is practically no sickness and all
seem cOntentcd and ready for anything that
may happen. The only thing needed seemed
to be some cots, pals, Washdishes. etc, for
the hospital. which [ at once bought, and
the two tents, which you have sent. The
regiment is by all odds the best-drilled dis
cplined and equipped of any in the ground
and army officers praise their work highly.
If the people of Wisconsin could know the
amount Of genuine praise our state troops
are receiving they would be even more
proud Of them than they are now. The of
ficerS and men, too, fully appreciate the
way in which the state is looking after
their welfare. The weather here is fine,
the mornings and evenings being cool, and
even at midday, with the mercury at from
"a to %, it is comfortable in the shade
1t is a good thing you furnished our troops
with tents, and it is a good thing the First
came here instead of going to Tampa.
From Chattanooga came the following
telegram from Gen. Boardman:
No men in the Second are seriously sick.
The regiment is still crowded for tentage.
Twelve more 1OX12 tents could be used to
good advantage. Nothing else is needed
hospital are all recovering I leave here
at 1:15 p. m; reach Chicago $40 a. m
Tuesday.
Twelve tents were shipped to the Sec
ond regiment by express today by order
of Gov. Scofeld
Washington, D. c., Clay 30.-TSpeciaI.1
The decision of the war department to
fill up all organized regiments to war
footing before mastering in new ones
means that at least 80 per cent of the
soldiers who enlist from Wisconsin and
Minnesota under the second call for
troops will be assigned to volunteer regi-
ments at Chickamauga and Florida and
to those regiments which have been or
dered to the Philippines
Adjt.-Gen. COrbin has not made up any
schedule as to troops to be called for
from various states and will not do so
until organized regiments are filled It
IS generally understood. however, that
where lists are made up the artillery
companies from Wisconsin and Mime
sofa, as well as Il cavalry company from
Minnesota, will be taken into the service.
If this course is followed it is not like
~ that full regiment of infantry will
be organized in either state