Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-05-27
THE SECOND To
LEAVE TOMORROW
START FOR TAMPA TO BE
MADE ABOUT NOON.
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
Nav %. 1898.

w ASHlNGION, ~. W,
May %, 1898.
Colonel ]. G. Baker, Second Vir'
GINA United States Volunteers,
Richmond, Va;
BY direction of the Secretary OF
War, you will proceed at once with
your regiment to Tampa, Fla, and
report to commanding general there.
Upon receipt of this order you will
at once communicate with the Quar-
termaster-General at Washington for
the necessary transportation, and
with the Commissary General at
Washington for ten days field rations
the necessary travel rations, and
coffee money.
Telegraph day Of departure to COM
handing general at Tampa, Fla; also
to this office, specifying amount OF
tentage and ammunition taken with
you. Acknowledge receipt,
II. c. CoRBIN,
Adjutant-General.
Col. Baker received the above
Telegram Monday afternoon. He
at once communicated with the
Qusrtermaster-General telling that
officer the regiment could leave on
Wednesday. The Quartermaster
General replied that arrangements
had been made with the Atlantic
Coast Line to carry the soldiers to
Tampa, The Quartermaster Genl'
said en- agent ofthe company would
call upon Col, Baker, to confer with
reference to the hour Of departure.
This conference will be held this
morning. 1t is expected the soldiers
will leave between II and | o'clock.
Col Baker will march his regiment
down to the Union Depot. Lee
Camp of Veterans will turn out in a
body to see the soldiers off. No doubt
lhore will be great outpouring to
bid the boys goodbye.
Col. Baker received a telegram
from Savannah asking that he wire
the hour his regiment would arrive
in that city,
TEN DAYS RATIoSs.
A telegram reached Lieut. enant
Price, L. S. A., from Washington,
directing him to make arrangements
for supplying rations, etc. Lieutenant
Price went at once to work. 1t will
require fifty cars to move the regi-
ment and all the stores, baggage,
tentage, etc, belonging to the same.
Besides sleeping accommo dstious in
Pullman cars for forty.fve officers, it
will require a sufIcient number Of
cars to carry 976 men.
Late yesterday afternoon Governor
Tyler issued an order by which Com
pany i. Second Regiment, Of Ports
mouth, Captain Owens commanding,
has been transferred to the Third
where it will take the
place of Company NJ. now held by
Captain MssuFier's company, former
ly Company +. ofthe First Regiment.
Under the new arrangement all the
four companies of the First Regiment
who have volunteered and who are
commanded by Captains Bos sioux,
Shaokleford, Russell and Masprier,
will be portions of the
Second Regiment.
THE cOLoNRL's ORDER.
Soon after receiving the telegram
from Washington, Colonel Baker had
an order posted which contained the
the following:
l. Private Joseph B. Hartman is
hereby transferred from Company G.
Second Regiment, to Company D of
the regiment.
2. Captains of the regiment will
hold their companies in readiness to
leave here tonight or tomorrow.
3. Second Lieutenant Hogan, of
Company f. is detailed as ordnance
officer and is to report to Captain
the quartermaster of the
e giment at once.
4. Private Andrew S. Brooks, of
Company |, is transferred to Com
Dany H. and is to report to his COM
Dany at once.
When the orders had been posted
Which gave the men the first intima,
ion of their expected departure for
Florida it spread like wildfre all
'Yer camp and the news was received
With great enthusia SIN. All the men
If the second Regiment were relieved |
rom all sorts ofcamp duty for to-