The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-16


transportation through the quarIermaster's
department Troops will be provided with
thirty days field rations and necessary
camp equipage. You will give the necessary
orders for the execution of the move
ments Of the troops In your department, as
indicated above. Acknowledge.
BY command of Major General Miles.
III. C. CoRBIN. Adjutant General"
A copy of the above was also sent to the
commanding generals Of the following de-
partments: The Department of the Gulf,
Atlanta, Ga: Department of Colorado,
Denver; the Department of California, San
Francisco; the Department Of Missouri,
Omaha, Neb.; the Department of Dakota,
st. Paul, Mimi; the Department of the
Lakes, Chicago.
DIVISION COMMANDERS.
Secretary Alger also selected, the COM
manders of the divisions of the arm that
are to assemble to the places named, all
in the military branch of the government.
For the division at New Orleans. Brig. Gen.
w. B. Shafter, now at San Francisco in
command of Ahe Department of California.
was designated; for that at Tampa, Brig.
Gen. j. f. Wade now in command of the
Department of the Dakotas, at st. Paul,
Mimi. for Mobile, Brig. Gen. J. J. Cop
pinger. who is on duty in command Of the
Department of Missouri, at Omaha, Neb.,
while for the post at Chickamauga, Maj.
Gen. j. r. Brooke, in command of the
Department of the Lakes, with headquar-
ters at Chicago, was chosen, These Of
ficers have authority to take with them to
their new commands their entire staff of
officers and a quartermaster. The latter,
however, presumably will proceed to their
prospective assignments for the purpose of
making all necessary arrangements for
camp grounds and many other require
ments incident to the presence and opera
tions Of any army. 1t is expected that
short-notice advertisements inviting pro-
posals for all camp necessaries and grounds
will be issued in the local newspapers with
a view to having everything in readiness
for the army when it arrives.
The command of the army will devolve
upon Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, who is
now at the head of the military branch of
ters. it is said, probably will be at Atlanta
of the Department of the Gulf is now To-
Gated General Miles's permanent head
quarters will depend entirely upon the ext
gencies of the situation and the develop
ments of the campaign. He will leave the
city soon for his new duties.
Following are the present stations and
commanders of the cavalry, artillery and
infantry regiments ordered to the South ac-
ccrding to the latest army directory: First
Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kansas, Col. A. X
Arnold; Second Cavalry, Fort Wingate N
Nj, Col G. G. Hunt; Third Cavalry, Fort
Ethan Allen, VT, Col. s. b. NJ. Young;
Sixth Cavalry, Fort Meyer, Va, Col. S. S.
Sumner; Ninth Cavalry, Fort Robinson,
Neb., Col. d. Perry; Tenth Cavalry Fort
AssInaboine. Mont Col. G, v. Henry
The artillery regiments from which
the light batteries are to go South are To-
Gated as follows: First Artillery, Sullivan's
island, S. c., Lieut. Col. j. B. Rawless;
Second Artillery, Fort Adams, r. l., Col
A. c. M. Pennington; Third Artillery, Angel
island, Cal. Col. M. p. Miller; Fourth Ar
tillary, Washington, d. c., Col. F.. L.
Guenther; Fifth Artillery, Fort Hamilton
N. Y, Col. j. l. Rodgers.
First Infantry, Presidio, San Francisco,
Col. Z. Miles; Second Infantry, Fort Keogh
Mont, Col. j. c. Bates; Third Infantry
Fort Smelling, Mimi, Col: j. II. Page;
Fourth Infantry. Fort Sheridan. ILL.,. Col.
r. H. Hall; Fifth Infantry, Fort McPher-
son, Ca, Col. II. c. Cook; Sixth Infantry
Fort Thomas, KY, Col. M A. Cochran;
Seventh Infantry Fort Logan Col, Col. D.
w Benham; Eighth Infantry, Fort d. A
Russell, Wyo., Col. ]. j. Vanhorn; Ninth
Infantry, Madison Barracks, N Y, Col. w.
B. Powell Tenth Infantry, Fort Reno, O.
r., Col. e. p. Pierson; Eleventh
Infantry, Jefferson Barracks, Mo-.
Col. 1. d. Russy; Twelfth Infantry,
Fort Niobrara Neb., Col. j. N. Andrews;
Thirteenth Infantry Fort Porter, N. Y,
Col. A. T.. Smith; Sixteenth Infantry. Fort
Sherman, Ida, Col. II. A. Baker; Seven
teenth Infantry, Columbus Barracks, o.,
Col. J. S. Poland; Eighteenth Infantry, Fort
Bliss, Tex, Col. d. Van Valzah; Nineteenth
Infantry, Fort Wayne, Mich, Col s. Sny-
der; Twentieth Infantry. Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, Col. III. S. Hawkins; Twenty-1rst In
fantry Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y, Col
Il. Klein Twenty-second Infantry, Fort
Crook, Neb.. Col, c. A. Wikoff; Twenty
third Infantry, Fort Clark, Tex, Col S.
OVenSn1nc, IWenLy-IOurLn infantry, Il HOFI
Douglass, Utah, Col j. +. Kent.
Three regiments of infantry and four OF
cavalry are not included in the mobilization
orders, for the reason that they are either
great distance from the center of opera
tions, are needed in the section of the coun-
try in which they are located or are already
in location where they can be readily
summoned
General Miles said that under the present
distribution Of the army it would hardly be
possible to assemble more than twelve thou
sand or fifteen thousand soldiers in FLORIDA
under the orders issued to-day. The artil-
lery regiments are already distributed on
the coast for the occupation of various
forts and batteries This action is believed
to Indicate a policy on the part of the adj
ministration for large naval and military
demonstrations in the vicinity of Cuba,
with a view to the immediate enforcement
of the action of Congress for the termina-
ton of the troubles in Cuba.
Stir at Fort Mcpherson.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 15.--The order of
the War Department sending the infantry
to the coast and the cavalry to Chicka-
mauga created considerable stir at army
headquarters here. Adjutant General Hall,
in the absence of General Graham, issued
the necessary instructions tonight. Com