The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-16
THE ARMY OF INVASION
ORDERS FOR ITS 0RGANIZA
TON BEING PREPARED


Effective at Once-CompOsitiOn
and Commanders of the Various
Brigades Designated - Move
ments of Troops From Various
Sections Toward the Front.
TAMPA, Fla, May 15.-General or
hers for the organization of the army of
Invasion into several brigades will be
Issued from headquarters tomorrow.
The cavalry will be divided into two
brigades, the infantry INTO four bril-
gades, and the artillery into one
brigade.
A battalion of engineers is also
FORMED.
The first brigade of cavalry will con-
sist of the Third, Sixth and Ninth regi-
ment, all encamped at Tampa. 1t will
be commanded by Brig. Gen. S. S.
Sumner.
I The second brigade of cavalry to con-
eist of the First and Tenth regiments,
now on their way to Tampa from Chat
tauooga, will be commanded by Brig.
Gen. S. B. NJ. Young.
The infantry will be brigaded as fol-
lows:
First Brigade-Brig. Gen. Jacob Kent COM
manding, will be composed of the Sixth
Tenth Twenty-second and Twenty-fourth
regiments.
Second Brigade-Brig. Gen. j. s. Poland
commanding. Ninth. Thirteenth, Seven
teenth and Twenty-frst regiments.
Third Brigade-Brig. Gen. Guy V. Henry
commanding Eighth, Twelfth, Sixteenth
and Twentyfourth regiments
Fourth Brigade-Brig. Gen. A R. Chaffee
commanding First Second Fourth and
Seventh regiments.
The light artillery brigade, made up
of batteries f and X, of the First; A
and +, Of the Second; and F, of the
Third; Is and F, of the Fourth, and D
and f, of the Fifth, Will be commanded
by Lieut.. Col. w. ]. Randolph.
The battalion of engineers corps, con-
sisting of Companies C and E, will be
commanded by Capt. James. The or
der will go into effect at once
When the United States troops at
Tampa embark for Cuba they may be
followed soon after by some of the IA
nous evangelists in the United States.
Gen. o. o. Howard, U. S. A, retired
now an evangelist, arrived at Tampa
today, accompanied by Maj. D. W.
Whipple.
a movement was recently inaugu-
rated by D. L. Moody, having for its
object the sending of noted speakers
to the various rendezvous of the SOL
diers and to hold meetings for their
spiritual instruction. Gen. Howard
and Maj. Whipple have visited Chick
amauga, Atlanta and Mobile.
As most of the regiments here are
Without chaplains, the sending to Cuba
of several noted divines to work among
the soldiers is contemplated
Two regiments of infantry, the
Eighth and Twelfth, arrived from
Chickamauga today ard went into
camp in West Tampa They were
accompanied by Brig. Gen Guy ":
Henry, who commanded the Second
brigade of infantry at Chickamauga
These two regiments make total of
nineteen regiments, sixteen of infantry
and three of cavalry, now in camp
ready for the move on Cuba. Most of
these regiments have been largely aug
mented by recruits during the past
three weeks, so that close to 700 men
are carried in each regiment. In the
three batteries of artillery are $50 men.
With the engineer and signal corps,
there are about $4,000 troops of the
United States army now here.
Maj. Webb Hays, quartermaster of
the Fourth Ohio caSalry, arrived here
today to arrange for camping grounds
for his regiment, which has been di-
verified from Chickamauga to Tampa
TAMPA, Fla, May 15.-Maj Gen. J.
F. Wade, accompanied by his aides, left
tonight ostensibly on a tour of inspec-
tion Of the east Florida coast The trip
is said to be for the pup Sc of select
ing suitable camping ground for the
thousands of volunteer troops which
viii soon begin to pour into the state
Gen. Wade's party will visit ST. Au-
gustine, Palm Beach, Mainf and other
places considered available for the con-
centration of the troops.
NEW ORLEANS, La, May 15-Four
troops of the Sixth cavalry arrived to-
night and four more will reach here to-
morrow morning. Maj. Whitesides is
in command.
The First regiment of volunteers will
be mustered in by morning and will be
prepared to leave for Tibee at once, al
though the soldiers have not received
their equipments.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 15.-This
afternoon and tonight, the Third and
Fifth regiments of Illinois volunteers,
and the Third regiment of Wisconsin