Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-05
ARMY OF CUBA.
Three Army Corps Will Soon
Occupy the Island.
lst Corps at Cienfuegos, I'd and 7th
Corps at Havana.
Maine Batteries Are in 7th Corps Under Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee.

| Washington, NOV. "A general OrdeI
| was issued, today, designating the
troops for CUBA. 1t is as follows:
THE secretary of war directs that
the following troops be held in readi-
ness to proceed to the island Of Cuba,
and to occupy the stations herein de-
signated, the movement to take place
from time to time under instructions to
be communicated hereafter:
| First Army Corps. headquarters at
Cienfuegos. First Division headquar-
| tiers at Cienfuegos.
First Brigade headquarters and one
| regiment of infantry at Santa Clara,
two regiments of infantry and the 7tn
| United States Cavalry at Cienfuegos.
Second Brigade headquarters and
| two regiments of infantry at Trinidad,
one regiment infantry at Sancti Spiri
| tus.
| Third Brigade headquarters and one
regiment of infantry at Sagua la
Grande one regiment infantry at Pla-
cetas and one regiment infantry dis
tributed between Remedies and Caiba-
rien.
Second Division headquarters at
Matanzas; LIST and Sd Brigades and the
lUln IU1leu States AdSdHy dl
zas. Second Brigade at Cardenas.
Second Army Corps headquarters at
Havana First and I'd Divisions at
Havana. Third Division headquarters
at Mariel. First Brigade. headquarters
and one regiment of infantry at Pinar
del Rio; one regiment infantry at Ma
riel one regiment infantry at Guam
ala.
Second Brigade headquarters and one
regiment infantry at Nuevitas; one
regiment infantry at Puerto Principe:
six troops Sth United States Cavalry ut
Puerto Principe; six troops Of the sih
United States Cavalry at Nuevitas."
Seventh Army Corps. headquarters
at Havana. First and I'd Divisions at
Havana; I'd and 9Th United States
Cavalry at Havana.
The I'd Regiment of United States
Artillery will be assigned to the eth
Corps prior 10 departure from the
United States. The batteries will re-
tain their present stations until noti-
fed to prepare for embarkation for
Havana, four light batteries to be
hereafter designated will be assigned
as follows: Two to the garrison OF
Havana and two to Matanzas.
The I'd. 9Th and 10th United States
Cavalry will remain with the 4th
Army Corps until detached for en-
barkation.
Corps commanders are charged with
the preparation of their commands for
these movements. The quartermaster
general will make timely arrange
ments for the transportation, not only
Of the commands. but the necessary
impediments. Hospitals will. as far as
possible. be provided in advance of the
arrival of the troops. Subsistence TO
meet the needs of the above services
will be fully provided.
BY command of,
MAJOR GENERAL MILES.
(Signedl H. c. GOBLIN, Adjt. Gen.
No provision is made regarding the
It'll Corps now at Huntsville, under
command of Gen. Wheeler, although in
lime it may be sent to Cuba. The LIST
Corps is under command of Major
General James H. Wilson. and the 7th
under Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. The I'd
Corps is under temporary command of
Sen. Young. but there is a possibility
that when it reaches Havana. Gen.
Wade, now on the Cuban military
commission, will be assigned to com
nand it.
Advices from the Cuban military COM
mission. today. are to the effect that the
Spanish evacuation of Porto Principe
will take place earlier than the 22d, and
that it will be desirable to send the
troops designated in the order issued,
yesterday, as early as the 18th. The
transport Chester will probably sail from
Savannah on the Sth with the 18th Infan-
try, which is to go to the town of Puerto
Principe. The Sth Cavalry and Sd Geor
ria will soon afterWard follow.