The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-16
THE ARMY OF INVASION.
1t Will Be Accompanied by Gen. How
ard and Other Noted EvangeIists.

ard and Other Noted Evange1ists.
TAMPA, Fla, May 15.-When the United
States troops at Tampa embark for Cuba
they may be followed soon after by some
of the famous evangelists in the United
States General o. O.. Howard u. S. A.,
retired, now an evangelist, arrived at Tam
pa to-day accompanied by Major D. w.
Whipple. A movement was recently in
augurated by D. L. Moody having for its
object the sending of noted speakers to the
various rendezvous of the soldiers, and to
hold meetings for their spiritual instruc-
tons. General Howard and Major Whipple
have visited Chickamauga. Atlanta and Mo-
bile. AS most of the regiments here are
without chaplains. the sending to Cuba
of several noted divines to work among the
soldiers is contemplated. 1t is hardly prob
able that they will accompany the soldiers
when the expedition moves out, but once
the army is settled in Cuba and the cam
paign against the Spanish forces is fairly
on evangelical work will be actively be-
gun. General Howard and Major Whipple
spoke at the Tampa Heights camp grounds
tonight.
Two regiments of infantry-the Eighth
and Twelfth-arrved from Chickamauga to-
day and went into camp in West Tampa.
They were accompanied by Brigadier Cen
eral Guy v. Henry, who commanded the
Second Brigade of infantry at Chickamauga.
These two regiments make total of nine
teen regiments, sixteen of infantry and three
of cavalry, now in camp ready for the move
on Cuba, Most of these regiments have
been largely augmented by recruits during
hundred men are now carried in each regi-
mept. In the three batteries of artillery
are $50 men. With the engineer and signal
corps there are about l40O0 troops of the
United States army now here.
The carrying capacity of the transports
at Port Tampa are altogether inadequate
Ia a q n n
more than 5000 troops and 1900 horses and
mules could be loaded on the ten boats
be sent away on very short notice, as all
supplies have been put on board and every
thing made ready for a hurried embark
alton. A party of about 125 recruits from
distributed among the various regiments.
DR.. Lemon, a well-known physician of
navy during the war with China, is among
the number. DR.. Lemon, who enlisted as
private. brought with him number of
Major Webb Hayes, quartermaster of the
Fourth Ohio Cavalry, arrived here to-day to
arrange for camping grounds for his regi-
ment, which has been diverted from Chick
amauga to Tampa. Just where the volun-
teer regiments will be located has not as
yet been fully determined upon. Some of
them will probably go into camp in the old
Fort Brooke reservation, where the Florida
State Guards about 1900 in number, have
already established themselves.
General orders for the organizing of the
army of invasion into several brigades will
be issued from headquarters tomorrow.
gades, the infantry into four brigades and
the artillery into one brigade A battalion
of engineers Is also formed. The First Bril-
gade of cavalry will consist of the Third
Sixth and Ninth regiments, ali eflcaamped
at Tampa. 1t will be commanded by Briga-
der General s. s. Sumner. The Second Bri-
gade of cavalry, to consist of the First and
Tenth regiments. now on their way to Tam
pa from Chickamauga, will be commanded
by Brigadier General S. B. NJ. Young. The
infantry will be brigaded as follows:
First Brigade, Brig. Gen. Jacob j. Kent
commanding, will be composed of the Sixth
Eleventh, Twenty-second and Twenty
Second Brigade. Brig. Gen. J.. S. Poland
commanding-Ninth, Thirteenth, Seven
tenth and Twenty-frst regiments.
Third Brigade, Brigadier General Guy V.
Henry commanding Eighth, Twelfth,
Eighteenth and Twenty-fourth regiments.
Fourth Brigade, Brigadier General A. R.
and Seventh regiments.
The light artillery brigade, made up of
the Second c and F of the Third b and f
of the Fourth and d and F of the Fifth
will be commanded by Lieutenant Colonel
w. j. Randolph. The battalion of engineers.
consisting of Companies and u. will be
commanded by Captain James S. Lusk. The
order Will go into effect at once.
Major General J. F. Wade. accompanied
by his aids. left tonight, ostensibly on "A
tour of inspection of the East Florida coast,
The trip is said to he for the purpose of
selscting suitable camping grounds for the
th@dsands of volunteer troops which will
soon begin to pour into the State. General
Wades party will visit st. Augustine. Palm
Beach, Miami and other places available
for the concentration of troops. st. Angus
tine is said to have been favorably consd-
cred in this respect The harbor there is
deep enough for the accommodation of
transports of medium draught and the
harbor defenses at that point are said to
be complete 1t is probable that several
thousand volunteer troops will be located
there.