The Meeker herald., 1898-10-15
ORDERS TO THE ARMY
INSTRUMENTATION EFFECTED
Omcer4 Discharg ed-PlAns Tor OccnPy-
Ing Cuba-Ca IN ps In the Routh.


Washington, d. c., Oct IA general
order was issued to-day organizing
new army corps and designating vari
Gus points where the troops shall be
stationed.
The Third. Fifth and Sixth corps are
discontinued The First, Second and
Fourth corps reorganized. They are tO
be commanded respectively by Major
Generals Breckenridge, Graham and
Wheeler. The headquarters of each
corps will be: First corps, Macon,
Georgia: Second corps, Augusta, Geor-
gia; Fourth corps, Huntsville, Ala
bama.
The next order gives instructions to
officers designed to secure good accom-
modations for the men and closes as
follows:
1T will be borne in mind that the
troops who are to occupy the camps
herein provided for are to be prepared
and held in readiness for service in
Cuba. They may be ordered to that
island on short notice. either by resi-
ments or by brisades."
The War Department to-day issued
the long expected order for the honor
able discharge from the volunteer ser-
jor generals and twcnty-siX brigadier
generals of volunteers.
This heavy reduction was made nee
essary by the fact that the volunteer
army itself has already been reduced
by fully 80 per cent. and there is con
sequently no duty remaining for these
officers to discharge. The officers who
Were promoted from the regular army
will return to their former duties. The
list is as follows:
Major Generals-John Coppinger
October IL. 1898; Hamilton S. Hawk
ins, November 30, 1895; jacob +. Kent,
November 80. 1898.
Brigadier generals, to take effect DC
tober 81. 1S9S-Francis l.. Guenther,
Alfred i. Bates, George l.. Gillespie.
Lucius +. Hubbard, James II. Watles,
Charles +. Mattocks. Mark w. Sheafe.
James II. Barkley, Josebh w. Plume.
Thomas l.. Rosser. Joseph X. Hudson.
Brigadier generals. to take effect No
vember 80, 1S9S-John l. Rodgers, An
drew $. Burt, Peter G. Haines, George
A. Garretson. Henry NJ. Duffield. Ia-
cob b. Babcock, Roy Stone, Wallace
f. Randolph. Henry Carroll. Edward
p. Pearson. John II. Page, William NJ.
Wherry. Charles ID. Viele. Aaron s.
Brigadier gencrals-Alfred Il. Bates.
George l.. Gillespie, John b. Babcock
and Peter Haines will continue their
present duties.
The War Department has conf
pleted its plans for the departure of
the second expedition of troops to gar
rson Cuba.
The first division Is already under
orders and should be started within a
few days from the southern ports
near their camping grounds. The
first division starts under command OF
Brigadier General Carpenter. who
commands the cavalry brigade com;
posed of the Seventh and Eight
United States cavalry.
1t is the intention of the Wnr7De-
partment that Major General Wade.
now president of the military evacua-
tiOn commission, shall command the
entire force of United States troops
assigned to duty in Cuba, but he will
scarcely take active command until
he has completed his duties with the
commission.
The second division will comprise
all the troops now under the COM
mand of Major General Fitzhugh Lee.
These troops are stationed at Jack
sonville and the force comprises the
following regiments, all volunteer
troops:
Second. Fourth and Ninth Illinois
infantry. Rhode Island sixteenth in
fantry. Second Louisiana infantry
Sixth Missouri infantry. Third Nebras-
ka infantry BTyans regimenD. First
North Carolina infantry. Second
South Carolina infantry, First Texas
Infantry, Fourth Virginia infantry
and the Second Volunteer cavalry.
The general orders which will be is
sued to this division are to begin the
movement the last of this month"; or
as soon thereafter rs practicable. The
indications are based on the proceed
ngs of the military commission at
Hayana. that the troops will be sent.
not in body. but in small regimen
tai and brigade commands. and that
these VIII be landed first on the west
ern coast and perhaps in part on the
south. probably mt Batabano.
The animating purpose is to reduce
the chances of hostile clashing he
tween the retiring Spanish troops and
the incoming American forces. by
Keeping back the latter until the
Spaniards have been dcported.
About the time the movement of tho
Lee command begins. troops now in
the middle states will move toward
tie southern camps. which have been
selected by the Schwan board. lying
In GeorGin. South Carolina and Ala
bama. This will result in the aban-
donment of camps Il; Middletown.
pennsylvania. Lexington, Kentucky.
and Knoxville.
The southern camps are TO be laid
out III the best form. with all the i'm.
provements that the experience of last
summer has shown to be advisable.
wherever permanent buildings will
conduce to the comfort and health d
the troops they must be erected. al
though the commanding officers art
to keep in mind at all times the prc
priety Of avoiding enervation of the
men by keeping them too closely ID