The record-union., 1898-05-16
They Will be Drilled and Instructed
by Trained Officers.
Impression That Any Particular Corps viii
Have Advantages in Being
Sent to the Front Is
Erroneous.

ing over the situation last evening
with General Miles, Adjutant General
Corbin and the heads of the supply de-
partment, the Secretary Of War made
an order for the assignment of volunteer
| troops now being mustered into the
service of the United States, and desig-
mated 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
ment. 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 un-
der trained officers, as it is the intention
that 1t shall be in every instance. The
officers to organize the troops into bri-
gades and divisions will be determined
upon very soon, and will be ordered to
| stations accordingly.
| The impression that seems to obtain
| that any particular corps or camp will
have superior advantages in being sent
to the front is erroneous. The distribu-
ton of troops was made up on the lines
of transportation and supplies. The
supply departments will have a depot
in each camp which can be more read
rendezvous in their several States. In
| addition to the camps named the troops
that will report to the commanding
General of the Department of the East,
amounting to about one army corps,
will probably be encamped at some
point on long Island This. however,
has not been fully determined, but
camp on the seacoast, with the best
shipping facilities both by rail and sea,
will be selected; and as soon as deter
mined the troops assigned to the De-
partment Commander will go into camp
there under his supervision.
At the close of work yesterday at 6
O'Clock the total number of troops mus
tered was $1,000. Taking into consider
alton the careful physical examination
to which these men have been sub
jected, the progress has been rapid.
The following order has been issued:
with the approval of the Secretary
of War, the following assignment of
troops is ordered by the Major General
commanding the army.
II. H. CORBIN,
"Adil1fant General
To Camp George H. Thomas, Chicka-
mauga, Ga.-Arkansas, two regiments
infantry; Colorado, two troops cavalry;
Illinois, three regiments infantry, one
battery QighD artillery, one regiment
cavalry: Indiana, three regiments in
fantry, two batteries artillery; Iowa,
three regiments infantry; Kansas, one
regiment infantry; Kentucky, two reg
iments infantry, two troops cavalry:
Maine, one regiment infantry; Mary
land, one regiment infantry; Massachu-
setts, one regiment infantry; Michigan,
two regiments infantry; Minnesota,
two regiments infantry; Mississippi,
one regiment infantry; Missouri, three
regiments infantry, one battery Qight)
artillery; Montana, four troops caval-
ry; Nebraska one regiment infantry;
New Hampshire, one regiment infan-
try; New Jersey, one regiment infan-
try; New York. six regiments infantry,
two troops cavalry; Ohio, four regi-
ments infantry, four batteries Oight)
artillery, eight troops cavalry Penn
sylvania, seven regiments infantry,
three batteries 0ighD artillery; South
Carolina, one regiment infantry; Ten
nessee, two regiments infantry; Utah,
two troops cavalry: Vermont one regi-
ment infantry; West Virginia, one reg
iment infantry; Wisconsin. two regi-
ments infantry; Wyoming. one troop
cavalry; District of Columbia. one regi-
ment infantry; North Dakota, two
troops cavalry; South Dakota, five
troops cavalry; Idaho, one troop cav
airy; Nevada, one troop cavalry To-
tai, So regiments infantry, II light
batteries artillery, / regiment and 80
troops of cavalry
To San Francisco-California, two
regiments infantry, two batteries
(heavy) artillery: Colorado, one regi-
ment infantry: Kansas, one regiment
infantry: Minnesota, one regiment in
fantry: Montana. one regiment infantry;
Nebraska, one regiment infantry; Ore
gon, one regiment infantry; Utah, two
batteries Oight) artillery; Wyoming.
one battalion infantry; North Dakota,
two battalions infantry: South Dakota.
one regiment infantry; Idaho, two bat
talions infantry.
regiment infantry.
To New Orleans-Louisiana, one reg
iment infantry; Texas. two regiments