The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-19
i, S, MASS|NC TROOPS
Immense Numbers Will Move
South Immediately.
GENERAL MILES, ORDER
TIE GREATEST MOVEMENT
SINCE THE CIVIL WAR.
WILL BE READY TO PLACE THEM IN CUBA
The War Department is Intensely Active, and
the Most WarIike Steps are Being
Taken.-Camps Being Selected
and Officers Chosen

the War Department in preparing for
the possibility of an encounter
with Spain was inaugurated to-day
when orders were issued for the con-
centrltiOn at four points i'll the South
of six regiments of cavalry. twenty-five
regiments Of Infantry and the light bat
terys of five regiments of artillery. At
Chickamauga there will be six regiments
of cavalry and the light battery of five
regiments of artillery: at New Orleans
eight regiments Of infantry: at Tampa
seven regiments of infantry and at
Mobile seven regiments of infantry.
Instructions to the commanding off
Gers Of the regiments ordered to move
were sent out late today with directions
To be put into effect as soon as possible.
It i the confident expectation of the Off
cal that the movement in come places will
begin tomorrow. The railroad facili-
ties. the officials say. are more than am
pie to meet the demands of the occasion
and no trouble Will be experienced in
mohiliZing this large body of men at the
places designated within Il reasonably
short space of time.
The following i Major General Miles
order giving III detail the directions for
the movements decided upon:
"-Adiutant Generals Office.
Washington. u. &. April IL. 1898.
Commanding General. Department of
the East, Governors Island. \. ",
with the approval of the Secretary Of
War:
The following regiments of cavalry
and light batteries of artillery are re-
licvcd from duty at their present sta
tons. and will lie ordered 10 proceed to
Chickamauga park. Georgia:
All the light batteries Of the 1st. 2nd,
Bird. 4th and 9th regiments of artillery.
and the 1st. 2nd. 3rl. 9th and 9th and
10th regiments of cavalry. The follow
ing regiments Of infantry are relieved
from duty at their present stations and
will be ordered to the following points:
/ New Orleans. La: The 1St. 18th.
Sth. 18th. 10th. 18TH. 23rd and 9th.
40 Mobile. Alabama: 2nd. Bird. 10th.
18th. 10Th, 10th and 22nd.
To Tampa. Florida: The 4th, 9TH,
9th. 9th. 18th. 18th and Dist.
The Commanding General. Depart
mcnt of the Colorado. will detail a com
Iany IF the 10th Infantry to proceed to
Fort WingatC. and take station at that
post. The posts from which the whole
garrison is withdrawn, one officer and
Il detail Of two men from zach company
will he left III charge of the post. All
trarsportation will ccomnan thc
troops.
The necessities of the post from
which all public transportation is with
drawn will he provided with hired
transportation through the Quarter
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