Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-08
MANY GENERALS LESS.
Army Order Gives Twfnty-nine Theil
Honorable Discharge.
SANTIAGO FIGHTERS ON LIST
Another Order ReOrEnnizes the Army
Corps, Designating the New Conn
mnnders and Location of Corps
Henduuarters For the Winter.

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ment has issued the long expected order
for the honorable discharge from the
volunteer army Of the United States Of
three major generals and rs brigadiei
generals. This heavy reduction wai
made necessary by the fact that the
volunteer army itself has been already
reduced fully so per cent, and there II
consequently no duty remaining FOL
these officers to discharge. The ofncera
who were promoted from the regular
army will return to their former duties
The list follows:
Major Generals-John ]. Coppinger,
| Oct. 81; Hamilton s. Hawkins, Nov. 30;
Jacob r. Kent Nov. 30.
| l3rigadier Generals Ito take effect
| Oct. 31)-Francis l.. Guenther, Alfred
E. Bates, George l.. Gillespie, Lucius F.
Hubbard, James r. Waiter, Charles P.
Mattocks, Mark w. Sheafe. James H.
Barley, Joseph w. Plume, Thomas L.
Rosser, Joseph X. Hudson.
| Brigadier Generals Ito take effect
Nov. 30)-John I. Rodgers Andrew s.
Burt, Peter C. Hams, George A. Gar
etson. Henry M. Duffield, John B. Bah
| cock. Roy Stone, Wallace F. Randolph,
Henry Carroll Edward p. Peasson,
John Fl. Page, William M. Wherry,
Charles D. Viele. Aaron S. Daggett.
John II. Patterson.
Brigadier Generals Alfred r. Bates,
George l.. Gillespie, John b. Babcock
and Peter c. Hams will continue their
present duties.
New Army Corps.
A general order has also been issued
organizing new army corps and des g.
mating various points where the tr ops
shall be stationed. The Third, f fifth
and Sixth corps are discontinued the
First, Second and Fourth corps reor-
ganiZed. They are to be commanded
respectively by Major Generals 'Ercck-
inridse, Graham and Wheeler. The
headquarters of each corps will be-:
First corps, Macon. Ga; Second cops,
Augusta Ga, and Fourth corps, Hi ts-
vile, Ala. The full text of the ord Is
as follows:
BY direction of the secretary of war
the Third, Fifth and Sixth army corps
are discontinued, the First. Sec md ard
Fourth army corps will be re0rganized
and assigned to camps as below speCi-
fed:
~ 81 l-iF NoIiS SGHCI al
c. Breckenridge, u. S. ", commanding
headquarters at Macon>. First divi-
sion headquarters at Macon)-First
brigade (Atlant1), 31st Michigan. 18th
Tennessee and 9th Ohio; Second brigade
(Spartarsburg. S. c., ith Missouri. 5th
Massachusetts, and 201st New York:
Third brigade Columbia, s. CO. list
Rhode Island, I'd Tennessee and list
Delaware. Third division (headquar-
tiers at Athens, Ga. - First brigade
(Athens. Ga), 18th Pennsylvania, Sd
New Jersey and 202d New York; Second
brigade (Athens, Ga.), Sd Georgia and
22d New York.
Wheeler's Command.
Fourth army corps, Major General Jo-
seph Wheeler, u. S. v. commanding
headquarters at Huntsville, Ala.).
First division Headquarters at Hunts
ville) - First brigade (Huntsville), Sth
United States infantry and 1oth United
States infantry; Second brigade (Hunts-
ville), 10th United States infantry and
seth New York. Second division (head-
qua. ,-rs at Admission. Ala. First bril-
gade (Anniston). I'd United States in
fantry, 4th Kentucky and Sd Alabama;
sas, Sd Tennessee and 4th Wisconsin,
Cavalry brigade Huntsville),2 I'd United
States cavalry, 9Th United States caval-
ry and 10th United States cavalry; Sec
ond brigade (Macon), Sd United States
volunteer engineers, I'd Ohio and 9Th
Virginia; Third brigade (Macon) 10th
United States volunteer infantry and
It'll United States volunteer infantry
Second division headquarters at CO.
iumbus, Ca.)-Fi st brigade (Columbus),
LIST West Virgin a, 160th Indiana and Sd
Kentucky; Second brigade (Americus),
Sth Mas5dchuse ttS. 1c0;h New York
and Sd North Carolina; Third brigade
(Albany. Ca.). I'd Missouri, Sd Missis-
sippi and 1st Territorial United States
volunteer infantry.
Second army corps. Major General
w. NJ. Graham, Y. S. v, commanding
headquarters at Augusta, Ga.). First
division headquarters at Augusta)-
First brigade (Augusta). 10th Ohio, LIST
Maryland and Sd Michigan: Second bril-
gade (Summerville, s. c., 14th Penn
sylvania, Sd Connecticut and 9Th Ohio
Gattalion); Third brigade (Augusta),
18th Pennsylvania, Sth Pennsylvania
and 18th Minnesota. Second division
headquarters at Greeneville, S. C)-
First brigade (Greeneville), 2O3d New
York. I'd West Virginia and 4th New
Jersey; artillery battalion Owo batter
les, A and F. I'D attached to headquar-