Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-28
TROOPS At TAMPA
General Lee Brigades the
Seventh Corps.
ANNOUNCES A Il HIS sTAFf
Volunteers Poorly Equipped but Conn
manders Ordered to Report at Once.
Needed by Their Men. May
Move to Jacksonvills.
(By Telegraph.)

TAMPA, FLA. May 27-Major Cen
y eral Lee issued an order today for the
Il brigading OF troops at Tampa and
& Jacksonville embraced in the seventh
K army corps. The order made no
Z changes from General Skaters gener-
\ al order of last night.
W. Brigadier General Guy v Heny will
& take command of the first division and
Brigadier General A. K. Arnold of the
second division The organization az
the corps will be completed in later or
ders as other volunteer regiments ar
rive and go into camp Thu, VIII NOT
De Tor several days. as the corps will be
made up of twenty-seven regiments
when completed. while only q third of
this number are now in camp here and
at Jacksonville. 1t Is ordered that the
general officers Of the troops already in
camp select their aides from the OH
GERS belonging to ther respective com
mands.
The condition or some of the volun-
teer regiments is sadly deficient ms re-
CARDS arms and clothing anu 80 urgent
y have become the requirements in this
respect that no supplies Will he issued
to the regular troops until the volun-
teers are equipped and in readiness for
actual field duty. The lack of arms
especially hns been sadly felt. Volun-
teer brigade commanders have been
5 ordered to report to the chief quarter
master at once the tentage. clothing,
and means Of transportation on hand
and what is required and to the chief
ordnance officer the character ana
quality of arms on hand and what is
needed for complete equipment. The
wants OF the volunteer regiments will
be filled us fast as reports are made.
Major General Lees staff was an
nounced today as follows:
Personal stan--First Lieutenant AL
Eerson Sartoris. first regiment yoi,ln-
teer PnRinaorS. EsirSt ,iH,l ,,e
hugh Lee, Jr.. first regiment volunteer
engineers: First Lieutenant Carlos
Carbonet, first regiment volunteer en-
gineers.
Corps stafr-I.ieutennnt Colonel ]. II.
DorSt, assistant. adjutant general;
Captain r. f. L. Niche, assistant ad-
jutant general Lieutenant Colonel w.
R. Livermore, chief engineer: Lieutcn-
ant Colonel Curtis Guild. Jr.. inspector
general: Lieutenant Colonel J.sN Nor
rison. deputy judge advocate general:
Lieutenant Colonel l.. NJ Mn.ls. chief
surgeon; Lieutenant Colonel c. l.. MIL
Ter. chief quartermas,er; Lieutenant
Colonel O. +. Wood chief cominiss;lry
Pending the arrival of Lieutenant
Colonel Miller, Lieutenant Co,one
Wood Is appointed acting chief quar-
terlnaster of the seventh corps and
rily assigned to duty as chief ordnance
officer Of the seventh corps.
The First Florida regiment Of vol
nnteers, which has been camped on the
old Fort Brooke reservation, broke.
camp today and marched to the new
volunteer camp at Palmetto Beach
where the Thirty-second Michigan
Third and Fifth Ohio and Second Geo.
gta are located. This. however. is but
q temporary arrangement for the con
centration of the volunteer troops.
General Lee is pleased with his camp
ground, which Is really the most favor
able around Tampa, having plenty of
shade and water. but all the available
room for troops in that locality Is now
utilized and there is no room for drill
Ing purposes.
Should there be no immediate NOV
ing out of the regular troops, III which
case the volunteers would occupy the
old camping grounds. 1t is very prob
If not at Tampa then at some other
point. Both Jacksonville and Miami
have been considered in this respect.
The availability Of Jacksonville es-
pecally as Il rendezvous point for the
thousands of volunteer troops yet I.
arrive has. it is understood. been under
discussion and General Lees visit OF
inspection to the Florida metropolis
may ultimately result in the establish
ment of the headquarters of the sew
enth army corps at that point All this.
Of course, is contingent on the time or
movement towards Cuba .#...