The times., 1898-11-04
THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION.
Preparing to Move the Troops to


Cubs.
The War Department has perfected ar
rangements for the formal occupation of
Cuba in accordance with the Administra-
tion's program already given in The
Times.
The preliminary orders were issued yes
terday afternon by Gen. Miles and coun-
tersigned by Adjt. Gen. Corbin.
The army of occupation will be COM
posed Of three army corps. the First.
commanded by Maj. Gen Wilson: the
Second. in temporary command of Mai.
Gen. Young. now at Camp Meade. Pa.
and Gen. Ff;zhugh Lees corps. the Sew
enth. now being moved from Jacksonville
TO Savannah
The First Corps will embark for Cuba
FIRST and Will garrison the Department OF
Matanzas. The Second and Seventh Corps
VIII be stationed in Havana city and prov
inee but detachments win be sent from
there to other portions of the island.
The War Department having been noti-
fied that the Spanish forces in Puerto
Principe and Nuevitas were evacuatinr
those places and that their evacuation
would be completed by November 22 IL
was decided to send the first regiments OF
American troops TO the points named.
Accordingly. supplemental order was
issued as follows and posted yesterday
afternoon:
Headquarters OF tee Army
Adiuisnt GenerzPs Ofsce
Washington, November 3 lsos
The Secretary of Mar directs The following A.
signinent os rrcots:
HeSdauar+rrs a,f ,..o...
United States Cavalry and the Thi:d t;e1rgi,
Volunteers to Neuyitas, Cuba
SIX troops Of the Eighth United States Cav
Puerto Principe.
The regiments will be prepared al once for
emnarsation. The quartermaster's department
VIII furnish the necessary transportation and the
subsistence department will arrange for the nes
essary ration-. The command Will be equipped
and rsiioned for ninety days. The quartermastar's
department will arrange 10 supply this command
with the necessary wagon transportation for use
az then new station The surgeon general will
make provisions for hosp;ial and medi al suppIie-
B'igadi.r General l. II. Carpenter, United
States Volunteers. "a assigned 70 command these
troops, with headquarters at Neuyiias
The cavalry brigade, composed of the Seventh
United States and the Eighth United States
Cavalry. Is Discontinued The Seventh United
States Cavalry Is assigned TO the First Army
Corps. and the Eighth United states Cavalry TO
the Second Army Corps
The Fifteenth United States Infantry IS dstaeh.
ed from the Fourth Army CORPS The infantry
brigade composed OF ihe Third Georgia Volunteers
and the Fifteenth United States Infantry Is de
signa5ed as the Second Brigade. Third Division,
Second Corps.
Upon arrival Of the Second Corps in Cuba the
usual reports viii be made 20 the headquarters
OF that corps by the commanding general Of this
brigade.
So much Of general orders Ieg a. assigns ths
Second Brigade, Third Division, : r1nd Corp to
Athens, Ca, i revoked
Tls aft of Cen ,aru@uter-S h 1yfV fon-
sist OF the following officers:
Capt John T.. Mcmahon, assistant sdiutaut gen
eral OF volunteers, adiutaHt general; Capt. VIII
liam K Alexander, assistant quarIefma-ter Of
volunteers. qrarteTlnaster. Capt- william ".
Loveland, eomnlisssry Of subsistence Of volunteers
comrrissary; Asi. William +. De NeidInIB tinted
States volunteers, surgeon by command Of
II. c. cORBIN. Adiutant Gene-a.
1t is proposed to extend the occupation
of Cuba from time to time as the Span
ish evacuation proceeds IT is intended
that the troops named in The above or
der will sail from Savannah Ca. on or
about November Is. The quartsrmaster
generals department announces that
there are fourteen transports owned by
the Government now available in the
south Atlantic for carrying The soldiers
to Cuba
1t is approximated at the War Depart
ment that the Cuban army OF occupation
will number 5000 men. Many commits
sary and quartermaster officers and en-
listed men have been ordered TO Savan-
nah, where active preparations are
already in progress for the occupation
Vast supplies are being accumulated
there and a number of advance ship
ments will be made between November
10 and December l.