The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-16
THE VOLUNTEERS.
Latest War Department Order as IL
Places of Rendezvous.

Latest War Department Order as to
Places of Rendezvous.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-After going over
the situation last evening with Gen. Miles,
Adjutant General Corbin and the heads of
the supply departments, the secretary of
war made an order for the assignment of
the volunteer troops now being mustered
into the service of the United States and
designated points where they will assemble
with the least possible delay This step was
rendered necessary from the fact that the
state authorities are very fast relinquishing
control of troops that are passing over the
muster line under the authority of the gen.
eral government. 1t became necessary to
assemble these troops at once, in order to
meet the problem of their subsistence, no
less than that of their equipment in the
way of arms, clothing, camp and garrison
equipage, to say nothing of the superior
advantage of drill and instruction under
trained officers, as it is the intention that
it shall be in every instance. Officers to
organize these troops into brigades and di-
visions will be determined upon very soon,
and be ordered to stations accordingly. The
impression that seems to obtain that any
particular corps camp will have superior
advantage over others in being sent to the
front is wholly erroneous. The distribution
Of camps was made on the lines of transpor-
tation and supplies. The supply depart
meats will have depot in each camp, which
can be more readily reached than the troops
could at their rendezvous in their several
States. In addition to the camps named
the troops that will report to the COM
manding general of the Department
of the East, about an army corps,
will probably be encamped at some
point en- Long island. This, however, has
not been fully determined. but a camp on
the seacoast with the best shipping facili-
ties, both by rail and sea, will be selected,
and as soon as determined troops assigned
to the department commander will go into
camp there under his supervision. At the
close of work yesterday at o'clock the
total number of troops mustered in was 65,-
coo. Taking into consideration the careful
physical examination to which these men
have been subjected, the progress has been
wonderfully rapid.
With the approval of the secretary of war,
the following assignment of troops is or
dered by the major general commanding the
army, through Adjutant General Corbin:
TO Camp George H. Thomas, Chicka-
manga, Georgia.
Arkansas-Two regiments of infantry.
ColOrado-Two troops of cavalry.
lllinOiS-Three regiments of infantry one
battery QighD artillery, one regiment of
cavalry.
Indiana-Three regiments of infantry, two
batteries of artillery.
lOwa--Three regiments of infantry
Kansas-One regiment of infantry.
kentucky-TwO regiments of infantry
two troops of cavalry.
Maine-One regiment of infantry.
Maryland-One regiment of infantry.
observation-disclosures regiment of infantry
Michigan-Two regiments of infantry
MinnesOta-Two regiments of infantry
Mssissippi-One regiment of infantry
Missouri-Three regiments of infantry
one battery of 0ighD artillery.
Montana-Four troops of cavalry
Nebraska-One regiment of infantry
New Hampshire-One regiment of infan-
try.
New Jersey-One regiment OF infantry.
New York-Six regiments of infantry and
two troops of cavalry.
Ohio-Four regiments of infantry four
batteries QghD of artillery and eight troops
Of cavalry.
Pennsylvania-Seven regiments of in
fantry. three batteries OighD of artillery
South Carolina-One regiment OF infantry
Tennessee-Two regiments of infantry
Utah-One regiment of infantry.
Vermont-One regiment of infantry
West Virginia-One regiment of infantry
Wisconsin-Two regiments of infantry
Wyoming-One troop OF cavalry.
District OF Columbia-One regiment of in
fantry.
North Dakcta-Two troops of cavalry.