Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-03
Troops to Be Taken by General Wade
to Porto Rico.
PROVISIONAL DIVISION DESIGNATED
Order Issued at the War Depart
ment.
TWENTY THOUSAND MEN

Major General Wade, who is to lead the
second body of reinforcements to General
Miles, was at the War Department today
in earnest consultation with the officials of
the staff bureaus, endeavoring to hasten
the arrangement for the dispatch of his
expedition 1t was announced at noon
by the Secretary that these troops would
be started from Newport News just as soon
as the transports could be assembled there
and take on their supplies. Col. Hecker,
in charge of the transportation is devoting
his whole time now to this expedition and
expected to complete today the arrange
ments for chartering the American line
steamers Harvard and Yale. General Wade
is extremely desirous to get to the front
with his men before hostilities cease, and
Secretary Alger is indulging him in this
matter, probably with an eye to the stimu-
lating effect Of such wholesale military
movement upon the pending peace negotia-
tions.
he 1st Ohio Cavalry, now at Tampa, will
form part Of the next expedition to be sent
to the assistance of General Miles in Porto
Rico.
The 9TH Illinois Regiment of Infantry,
commanded by Col Culver, according to an
order just issued, will be sent to Porto
Rico. The 5th was a member of Gen.
Grants brigade, ard last week was di-
rected to hold itself in readiness to rein
force Gen. Miles, but had to give way to
the 160th Indiana. Gen. Grants brigade
is still at Newport News awaiting trans
portation, and 1t will be increased by the
addition CT the 9Th Illinois, making four
regiments in all. The brigade will prob
ably start by the end of the week.
Troops Assigned to the Expedition.
general order was issued this after
noon assigning the troops of the provis-
ional division to be sent to Porto Rico at
once to reinforce Gen. Miles. The assign
ment is apportioned so that every state not
already represented at the front shat, be
represented. Eighteen regiments are in
cluded in the order, making abou, 2o.001
men in All. The 9TH Illinois regiment will
go as an independent organization. The
order is as follows:
War Department
Adjutant Generals Office.
Washington, August ., 1898.
General Order No =
The commanding officers of the following
regiments, United States Volunteer Infan-
try, will report to Major General j. F.
Wade, United States Volunteers, War De-
partment, Washington. d. c., by telegraph,
for instructions and orders:
First Rhode Island, 1st North Carolina,
1st New Hampshire 1st New Jersey, I'd
bama, 1st Vermont, 1st West Virginia, 1st
Connect tut, Sd Tennessee, 22d New York,
1st Arkansas, SD Iowa, Sd Virginia, 1st
Delaware and 1st Maryland.
These regiments will be organized into
brigades follows:
First Brigade-1st Rhode Island, 4th Mis-
souri,, 22d New York.
Second Brigade-1st North Carolina, 1st
Alabama, 1st Arkansas.
Third Brigade-1st New Hampshire, 1st
Vermont, sd Iowa.
Fourth Brigade-1st New Jersey, 1st West
Virginia, Sd Virginia.
Fifth Brigade-2d Texas, 1st Connecticut,
1st Delaware.
Sixth Brigade-1st Maine, Sd Tennessee,
1st Maryland.
Major General Wade, United States Vol
unteerS, is by direction of the Secretary of
War, assigned to command of these bri-
gades, and will conduct them to Porto
Rico. On his arrival there he will report to
Major General John r. Brooke, L. S. A.
for duty with the forces under the imme-
date command of the major general COM
manding the army.
These regiments are detached from the
corps with which they are now serving for
this campaign only, at the termination of
which they will be returned to their re-
spective CORDS They viii be accounted for
on all returns as on detached service.
On completion of this service Gen. Wade
will resume command of the Sd Army
Corps.
By order of the Secretary of War.
(SigneO H. C. CORBIN,
Adjutant General.