Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-09
ASSEMBLING POINTS
Where the Volunteer Troops Will Be
Concentrated.
TWENTY-FIVE REGIMENTS COMING
Grand Reserve to Be Formed
Here.
GEN. CoPPINGER's ARRIVAL

| troops, which are being mustered into the
United States service, are to be sent, Sec
| retary Alger today furnished The Star with
me following statement showing the des-
tination of the volunteer troops. The list
is subject to correction in the future.
| 1t will be noticed that, generally speak
| ing, three points of concentration are to
receive the greater number of troops. 1t
appears that the purpose of the depart
ment In making the assignments was to
divide the volunteer forces in such a way
| as to be available for three distinct pur-
poses.
Inc first regiments raised in each state
mustered in and found ready for service
are to be sent to Chickamauga for tempo
rary stay there to be clicked into shape"
and thence are going to Tampa, Mobile,
Galveston. New Orleans and other points,
| preparatory to embarking for Cuba
The second division of regiments go to
Washington, where they are to form
| grand reserve, ready to reinforce the Gu
| pan army at any moment, to m an the coast
defenses or for other purposes. The third
division is to remain for the present in the
states in which the organizations are mus
tered, subject to call for duty in the Philip
pines or for general reserve purposes Pos
sibly they may never be called upon to
leave their native states.
The official list is as follows:
10 Washington, d. C.-District of CO.
iumbia, one regiment of infantry; Arkan-
sas, one regiment Of infantry; Illinois, t.yo
regiments of infantry; Indiana, one regi-
nent or infantry and one light battery of
artillery; Iowa, one regiment of infantry:
hansas' one regiment of infantry; Ken
tucky, one regiment of infantry: Massachu-
ore regiment of infantry Minnesota. one
regiment of infantry; Missouri, one resi-
ment of infantry; Nebraska, one regiment
OF infantry; New Jersey. one regiment of
infantry: New York, two regiments of in
1antry; Ohio. one regiment of infantry and
enc light battery of artillery; Pennsylvania.
four regiments of infantry and one troon
OF cavalry; Tennessee, one regiment of in
fantry; Texas, one regiment of infantry.
virginia, one regiment of infantry: W;a
consin' one regiment of infantry; Wyoming.
one battalion of infantry; North Dakota
one battalion of infantry
10 camp George H. Thomas. Chicka-
n-auga-Colorado. one regiment of infantry.
iiiihois' Two regiments of infantry one light
battery OF artillery and one regiment of cav
alry' INDIANA, two regiments of infantry and
one iisnt battery of artillery; Iowa one re-i-
hieht OF infantry; Kansas one regiment of
iiii'huy' hehtucky, one regiment of iu-
i'htry ana one troop of cavalry; Mary
iaho' one regiment of infantry; Massachu-
se'ts' one regiment of infantry; Michigan.
TWO regiments of infantry; Minnesota one
regiment of infantry; Missouri. one repi-
nent of infantry and one light battery.
Nebraska, one regiment of infantry: New
Jersey, one regiment of infantry: New
fork, four regiments of infantry:
NORTH Carolina, one regiment of in
lahtry; Ohio, three regiments of infantry,
three batteries light artillery and eight
troops OF cavalry; Pennsylvania, six regi-
ments of infantry; South Carolina. one bat
TALON of infantry; Tennessee, one regi-
ment of infantry: Vermont. one regiment of
infantry; Virginia, one regiment of infan-
try; West Virginia, one regiment of infan-
try: Wisconsin, one regiment of infantry.
North Dakota, one battalion of infantry;
South Dakota. one regiment OF infantry;
Idaho, one battalion of infantry.
To San Francisco, Cal.-California, two
regiments OF infantry and two batteries
heavy artillery; Oregon, one regiment of
infantry; Washington. one regiment of in
fantry; Idaho. one battalion of infantry;
Utah. two light batteries of artillery and
one troop of cavalry.
To San Antonio, Texas-Texas one regi-
ment of infantry; Arizona, two troops
cavalry; New Mexico, four troops cavalry:
Oklahoma, one troop cavalry; Indian ter
ritory. two troops of cavalry.
To New Orleans, La.-Arkansas, one regi-
n ent or infantry; Louisiana, one regiment
OF infantry; Mississippi. one regiment of
infantry.
To Mobile, Ala.-Alabama, one regiment
of infantry.
Tc Tampa, Fla.--Georgia, one regiment
of infantry.
To department commanders for coast
defense and reserve-Alabama. one repi-
ment and 1 battalion of infantry; Califor-
MIA. two battaliors of infantry and two
batteries of heavy artillery: Connecticut,
one regiment of infantry, two batteries
Of heavy artillery and one battery light
artillery; Delaware, one regiment of in
fantry; Florida, one regiment of infantry:
Georgia, one regiment of infantry and two
batteries of light artillery: Illinois, three
regiments of infantry; Indiana, one regi-
ment OF infantry; Iowa. two regiments of
Infantry; Kansas, one regiment of infan-
try; Kentucky, one regiment Of infantry
and one troop of cavalry; Louisiana. one
regiment of infantry: Maine. one regi-
menf of infantry and one battery of
heavy artillery; Massachusetts,, two reei-
ments of infantry and one regiment of
heavy artillery: Michigan, one regiment of
infantry; Minnesota. one regiment of in
fantry; Mississippi. one regiment of infan-
try; Missouri two regiments Of infantry;
Montana, one regiment of infantry: New
Hampshire. oEe regiment Of infantry; New
Jersey, one regiment cf infantry: New
York. six regiments of infantry and two
troops OF cavalry; North Carolina one bat
ta'ion and one regiment OF infantry; Ohio.
four regiments Of infartry: Pennsylvania,
tive regiments of infantry. two batteries
light artillery and two troops of cavalry.
Rhode Island. one regiment Of infantry;
South Carolina, one regiment OF infantry
and one battery Of heavy artillery; Ten
nessee. one regiment OF infantry: Texas,
one regiment OF infantry and cne regiment
Of cavalry; Virginia, one regiment Of I'm
fantry; Wisconsin. cne regiment cs infan-
try; Maryland, two battalions OF infantry.
Gen. CoprinEer Arrives.
In obedience to orders, MAJOR Gen. John
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