The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-26
MORE REdIMENTs NAMED.
The Muster-Out Roll Is Rapidly
Growinr. Longer,

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Glowing Longer.
The War Department. yesterday posted
the following list of regiments and troops
to be mustered out of the volunteer
army:
Three Louisiana Light Batteries.
Two Rhode Island Batteries.
Two Iowa batteries.
Two Oregon Batteries.
One Wisconsin Battery.
Two troops Kentucky Volunteer Cav
airy.
Light Battery A, Missouri Light Ar
tillery
Twenty-seventh Light Battery. Indiana
Artillery.
/, Light Batteries A, B and C, Pennsyl
vania Volunteer Artillery.
Fourth Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry.
Sixth Regiment Illinois Infantry
Second Regiment Wisconsin Infantry
I several of the troops and regiments in
this list have not left their State camps
during the war. The others are nearly all
now in Porto Rico.
me Following telegram was sent to Gen.
wheeler. at Camp Wikoff. last night, re-
sarding the release of two more regt-
ments, the Seventy-first New York and
the Second Massachusetts:
'Adjutant Generals Office Washington
Commanding General Camp Wikof
Leave of absence to the officers and
burroughs for one month is hereby grant
ed the Seventy-frst New York Volunteer
infantry and Twenty-second Massachu-
setts Volunteer Infantry. You will desig-
nate an officer TO receive and receipt FOR
the property of the regimental officers
ana company officers of these two regi-
ments. On the expiration of thirty days
the Seventy-first New York will report
at camp Black. Hampstead, l.. l., and
the Second Massachusetts to South Fra
mingham for muster out. Care should be
taken TO have the regimental and COM
pany records carefully boxed and sent
10 these stations to await the reassem-
bling at expiration of leave of absence
and furloughs."
! Both of these regiments have expressed
desire to be mustered out. They have
| had friends interceding to the same end.
| The regiments are composed largely of
| business men and others who are anxious
| to get out of the army They are both
| regiments that saw service at Santiago.
! The other regiments and troops that
were listed yesterday are most of them
| in the State camps. which they have not
! yet had a chance to leave. Several are
now in Porto Rico.
| An order has been sent to Gen. Miles
| directing him TO send to the United States
| at once such regiments of his command
] as can be spared from the garrison force
| in Porto Rico Discretion is given TO the
commanding general in the matter of de-
Gliding how large a force shall be main
! ,tained in the island as the War Depart
| ment relies implicitly on his persona
! knowledge of the situation
| The list already designated now in
| cludes about 1900 men. The Adjutan
Generals office has not received return:
from the various organizations as yet
/ but makes this estimate from the pre-
| yious knowledge Of their strength.
| The breaking up of the several camp!
| of volunteer troops has necessttated a re
assignment of the volunteer medical corps
| and the following details are announced
To Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, n. "
| Maj Ira c. Brown. Mai. Simon p Kra
mer, Mai Samuel w. Kelley
To Santiago de Cuba-Maj. John G. Da
Wis, now on duty at jefferson Barracks
Mo-; Maj. John ]. Archinard, now OF
duty at Jacksonville.
/ To Chielxamauga Park-Maj. Charlie
| Adams. Mat Oscar Lesseure, Maj. Johl
L. Macumber. Mai. John E. Woodbridg
and Acting Assistant Surgeon D. II
Lamb.
To Camp Meade, Middietown. Pa--Maj
David c. Peyton. Also the following act
ting assistant surgeons U. s. A: D. n
Grealish, Buffalo; Frederick II. Mills
Buffalo; H. NJ. Miley, Chambersburg. Pa
To Ponce, Porto Rfco-Acting Assistan
Surgeon A. o. Ames.
To Camp Alger-Acting Assistant Sur
geon Francis R. Percival.
First Lieut.. Charles ]. Bailey will re
turn to the University Of Vermont, Bur
lington, Vt. and resume his duties as pro
fessor of military science and tactics.