The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-11-10
THE OCCUPA4ION0FC Cuba
First Order For the Movement Of In.
ted States Troops Issued.
GEN. CARPENTER TO COMMAND.

Eighth Cavalry, Fifteenth Infantry, and
Third Georgia Volunteers to Ladek IN,
Cuba About November 22-Nuevitas
and Porto Principe to be Gsrrisoned
by Our Soldiers-Reason for the Orderi
WASHINGTON, D. C. (Special) al).-Secretary
Ager has issued the first order looking to
the military occupation OF Cuba by the
United States troops. The order was issued
only after very careful consideration OF the
reports of the military officers now In
Cuba. and OF the Hecker Board and other
expert Commissioners which have been in
the field.
The plan looks to the occupation of'two
points to begin with, namely, Nuevitas and
Porto Principe, but the occupation will be
extended as rapidly as the Spanish evacua7
tion proceeds. The Government is to be-
gin at once, but according to the calcula-
tions Of the Department it will be scarcely
feasible to make the first landing before
November %.
Headquarters of the new corps, which
has been created for the purpose OF begin.
ming the occupation will be at NuevitasI
under the command OF General l.. H. Car.
peuter. He was In command OF the cav;
airy brigade, composed Of the Sixth and
Seventh Cavalry, at Huntsville, Ala. The
order is Us follows:
THE Headquarters OF tine six troops Of
the Eighth United States Cavalry and the
Third Georgia Volunteers will be at Nue.
vitas' .
.Six troops Of the Eighth United States
Cavalry and the Fifteenth Infantry to Porto
Principe
"The regiments will be prepared for en-
barkation at once, and the Subsistence De-
partment will arrange for the necessary ra-
tions. The command will be equipped and
rationed for sixty days.
"The QuartermGster-Ge Generals Depart
ment will furnish the necessary wagon
transportation for use at their new sta
tions.
1.-The surgeon-General will make provi-
sion for hospital and medical supplies.
"Brigadier-General L. Il. Carpenter,
United States Volunteers, Is assigned to.
command these troops with headquarters
at Nuevitas.
"The cavalry brigade composed Of the
Seventh and Eighth United States Cavalry
Is discontinued The Seventh is assigned
to the First Army Corps and the Eighth to
the Second Army Corps.
"The Fifteenth United States Infantry is
detached from the Fourth Army Corps, and
an infantry brigade created, composed OF
the Third Georgia Volunteers and the FIJI
teenth United States Infantry, and desig-
mated as the Second Brigade, Third Divi-
sion, Second Corps"
Nuevtas Is seaport at the eastern end
on the northern shore of Cuba. Porto
Principe is located In and about the central
portion OF the province OF the same name.
This general order has nothing to do with
the assumption of control Of the island by
the United States, no change being made
from January l, the date agreed upon.
1t was explained at the War Department
that this first movement of troops to Cub"
was ordered in advance Of the date orig
ally intended, for the reason mat the Spl
ish Evacuation Commissioners had uneA
pectedly notified the American Commission
that they intended to evacuate Porto Pfin-
cipe on the 22d of the present month. Con-
sequently, it became necessary to have
United States troops on hand. in Cuba to
replace these Spanish forces to maintain
order and protect life and property. 4