The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-27
SOLDIERS ABOUT ALL HERE.
THE TWO DIVISIONS NOW WELL
ESTABLISHED IN SAVANNAH.

10 AOme IO-OAy-H
ment of the Corps Rather a Matter
of Speculation, Gen. Keifer Says.
Will Depend on the Development
of Affairs in Cuba-Gen. Has
brOuc<'s brigade Arrives and Is
in Camp on the ThunderbOIt Road.
The Daily Routine of the Soldier
as Ordered From Headquarters.
with the exception of the last battalion
of the Fourth Illinois Regiment, which
constitutes the provost guard. practically
all of the Seventh Corps is now in Savan-
nah that viii be here for the present.
The Fourth Virginia and sForty-ninth
Iowa Regiments, which, with the Sixth
Missouri, constitutes the Second Brigade
of the Second Division, both reached the
city last night by the Florida Central and
Peninsu,ar Railroad Some of the trains
came in during the afternoon, while the
other sections did not reach the city until
some time after dark.
With these two regiments came Gen.
H. c. Hasbrouck and his headquarters.
Gen Hasbrouck is in command Of this
brigade. and win establish his headquar
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bolt shell road just to the southwest of
the Avondale tract. Gen. Hasbrouck heads
The list of lieutenant colonies in the regu-
lar army, his command being the Fourth
Regular Artillery. He is well remembered
In Savannah, having been here for some
months a member OF the court martial
before which Capt. o. NJ. Carter was
tried.
When the last battalion of the Fourth
Illinois, in command of Col. Andel, arrives
this morning, the movement of troops to
Savannah viii stop for awhile The Sixth
Missouri, as stated In the Morning News
yesterday, will remain in Jacksonville to
look after the hospitals and whatever gov
eminent property has been left there. AS
the men in the hospitals recover they will
either be sent to Savannah to join their
regiments or furloughed and sent home to
recuperate. 1t may be several weeks be-
fore the Missouri regiment comes.
Mai. Gen. J. Warren Keller, who has
assumed command of the corps during
the absence of Gen. Lee, has his head
quarters at the De Soto, but sleeps out
at the headquarters of the First Division
on Dale avenue. Gen. Keifer, who is just
from Washington, was asked yesterday if
anything had developed there with refer
ence to the future movements Of the
corps.
There is no specified time" he said,
"for the corps to move to Havana. 1 am
satisfied that Gen. Lee will be sent to
Cuba just as soon as he can get there.
He will have TO wait of course until the
evacuation takes place, but by that I do
not mean that every Spaniard must first
be sent out of the island. The fact that
some Spanish troops remain there longer
than expected viii not, 1 think, interfere
with our going. Just now there can be
nothing but speculation as to the time
when we will go, and my belief is that
nobody knows anything about it, and that
it depends on the development of affairs
in, Cuba. The authorities in Washington,
however, all seem anxious to get the Unit
ed States troops into Cuba just as soon
as possible"
Gen. Keller said that the assignment of
staff officers of the corps, divisions and
brigades is expected to arrive by to-
days mail from Washington. The order
has already been formulated, and is prob
ably now on its way here. This order
may not make many changes, Gen. Keifer
said, but would simply assign the staff
officers permanently under the reorganiza-
ton. There will, however, be one or two
changes. and some few of the officers may
be mustered out. The officers are anxious
ly awaiting the arrival of this order
since they are desirouS of knowing just
how they are going to stand.
Gen. f. V. Greene established his head
quarters just to the north of the regimen
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Thunderbolt road
The signal corps has about COMPLETED
the lines of communication between the
corps headquarters at the De Soto and
the division headquarters of both divis-
ions on Dale avenue and the Thunderbolt
road. Telephones have been put in with
a central station at the camp of the sig
nal corps. which is located just back of
Collinsville. The wires have been strung
along some of the city poles, and others
have been put up where needed
The camp of the First Division on Dale
avenue is now in excellent shape Every
regiment is well fixed, and ready now for
the daily routine of a soldiers life The
division parade ground, which is located
just to the west of the camp of the First
Texas regiment has been about cleared
off, and the afternoon dress parades may
be seen there every day but Saturday and
Sunday
Inc olNiSlOuS dAii htlSAneS OF the CORPS
are formed as follows. Gen Keifer COM
handing the First Division and Gen
Greene the Second:
First Division-First Brigade: Brig. Gen.
Lloyd Wheaton. L. S. ", commanding:
First Texas Volunteer Infantry. Second
Louisiana Volunteer Infantry Third Ne
braska Volunteer Infantry; Second Brit
gade: Brig. Gen. H. r. Douglas. U. S. ",
commanding: Ninth Illinois Volunteer In
fantry Second South Carolina Volunteer
Infantry, Fourth Illinois Volunteer Infan-
try.
Second Division First Brigade.
Brig. Gen. Edward B. Willis
ton, U. s. v, commanding; One Hun.
bred and Sixty-irst Indiana Volunteer
Infantry, Second Illinois Volunteer Infan-
try First North Carolina Volunteer In
fantry; Second Brigade: Brig Gen. H. c.
Hasbrouck, U. s. ", commanding; Fourth
Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Forty-ninth
Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Sixth Missouri
Volunteer Infantry
There is a cavalry brigade attached to
the corps, but it has been left at Hunts
vile. and will remain there until further
orders. 1t is expected that this brigade