The age-herald., 1898-08-04
FIRST ALABAMA
 ID PORTO RICO The Birmingham 1'9ops May
 Yet Sng}'|z AdeT' ORDER ES:x EPS:Ssx' YESTERDAY Designating the Regiments Which Will
 Accompany Wade. DETACHED FOR CAMPAIGN ONLY And on Return Will Again Join Their
 Respective Corps.
And on Return Will Again Join Their
 Respective Corps.
ALABAMA BOYS WERE JUBILANT
When They Learned That They Hay Yet Have an Opportunity for De- - ing Some Fighting for the
 Stars and Stripes.

Washington, Aug. 3.-An order was is- sued-to-day designating the regiments which will be sent as an expeditionary force to Porto Rico. Among the regi- ments included is the First Alabma, now stationed at Miami, Fla The full text of l the order is as follows: m.-
 War Department, Adjutant- Gssnnerai or manding officers of the following re.i- ments, United States Volunteer Infantry, : will report to Major-General J. F. Wade. | U. s. -, war department, Washington, by telegraph for instructions and orders: First Rhode Island. First North Caro- lima, First New Hampshire, First New Jersey, Second Texas, First Maine Four th Missouri, First Alabama, First Vermont First West Virginia, First Connecticut, Third Tennessee, Twenty-second New York First Arkansas, Fifty-second Iowa, Third Virginia, First Delaware, First Maryland.
 These regiments will be orgarized in o brigades as follows:
 First Brigade-First Rhode Island, Fourth Missouri, Twenty-second New York.
 Second Brigade-First North Carolina, First Alabama, First Arkansas.
 Third Brigade-First New Hampshire, First Vermont, Second Ohio.
 Fourth Brigade-First New Jersey, First West Virginia Third Virginia.
 Fifth Brigade-Second Texas, First Con- nectcut, First Delaware.
 Sixth Brigade-First Maine, Third Ten nessee, First Maryland
 Wade to Command
 Major General Wade, United States vol- unteers, is by direction of the secretary of war assigned to command of these brig ades, and will conduct them to Porto Rico. On his arrival there he will report to Major General John R. Brooke, United States army, for duty with the forces under the immediate direction of the major-general commanding the army.
 These regiments were 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 corps. They will be accounted for on all returns as on detached service.
 On completion of this service General Wade will resume command of the Third army corps.
 By order of the secretary of war.
 H. c. CORBIN, Adjutant-General.
 Where the Troops Are Tho present stations and routes to be taken of General Wade's command are as follows:
 First Alabama, First North Carolina and Second Texas have been ordered frcni Miami to Jacksonville and will sail direct or from Fcrnandna.
 First Arkansas, First Maine, First New Hampshire, Third Tennessee First Yer mont, First West Virginia and Fifty-s,c- ond Iowa are at Chickamauga and will sail from Newport News.
 First Connecticut, First Missouri First New Jersey, First Rhode Island and Third Virginia are at Fort Alger, Va, and VIII go from Newport News.
 First Delaware, now in De aware, prob- ably will sail from New York
 First Maryland, at Fortress Monroe, vii sail direct
 Twentysecond New York, now at Fo.t Slocum, will sail from New York.
 The Fifth Illinois is not in the list, bat will sail with Wades expedition, ord rs having been sent in direct last night. The First Ohio Cavalry, now at Tampa will form part of the next expedition to be sent to the assistance of General M.Iss in Porto Rico.