The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-17
MOVE TO BE MADE AT ONCE
Twenty Eight Regiments ana rive Bat-
teries Involved Cavalry aud Artii-
Iory to co to ChicisamauSa and
Infantry to New Orleans,
Mobile and Tampa
other Assignments

six regiments OF cavalry, twenty TWO
regiments of infantry and the light
batteries OF five regiments Of artillery.
At Chickamauga there will be six
regiments of cavalry and the light
batteries OF five regiments of artil-
lery; at New Orleans, eight regiments
Of infantry; at TAMPA, seven regi-
ments of infantry, and at Mobile,
seven regiments Of infantry.
Since the civil war no such proper
tion of the army has been modified,
and the movement itself is the best
evidence Of the gravity of the situa-
tion. as looked upon by the President
and his ad visers. The determination
10 rendezvous the troops in the South,
where they can be acclimated to the
cond itions Of more tropical latitude,
has been under consideration by the
President and his ca abinet for some
time. 1t was not until yesterday,
however, that the President, in view
OF the en- Dormous expense which will
be entailed, felt justified in taking
this step.
The orders as finally given contem
lluL- Aht movements VI NipPlia W. viz
places indicated as follows:
To Chickamauga battleleld-The
First, Second, Third, Sixth, Ninth and
Tenth regiments of cavalry and the
light batteries of fvo regiments Of ar
tilery.
To New Orleans-The First Sew
enth, Eighth, Twelfth, Sixteenth,
Eighteenth. Twenty third and Twen-
ty.fourth regiments OF infantry
To Mobile-The Second, Third,
Tenth, Eleventh, Nineteenth, Twen-
tieth and Twenty regiments OF
infantry.
To Tampa-T,e Fourth. Fifth,
Sixth, Ninth, Thirteenth, Seventeenth
ard Twenty first regiments Of infan-
try
The department has 50 distributed
the twenty two regiments of infantry
at convenient places on the Gulf that
they will be accessible for Transports
ton TO Cuba. Proposals have been in
vited from the steamship companies
for chartering vessels to the govern
ment for this work.
Secretary Alger also selected the
commanders of tho divisions of the
army that are TO assemble TO TIA,
places named, all of whom are well
known for their service in the mili-
tary branch of the government For
the division at New Orleans, Briga
der General W. b Shafter, now a
San Francisco in command OF the de
lpartment of California, was desig
nated; for that at Tampa, Brig adiel
General J. t. Wade now in command
OF the department Of the Dakotas, a
st Paul, MINI. for Mobile, Brigadier
General J. J. Coppinger, who is OF
iuty in command of the department
of Missouri, at Omaha, Neb while 70
the post at Chiekamauga, Major Gen
eral j. B. Brooke, i'm command of tn
department of the Lakes, with head
quarters at Chicaq o, was chosen.
The command of the army will dc
volye upon Major General Nelson A
Miles, Who Is now st the head of tn
military branch OF tho government
His temporary headquarters it
said, probably will DO at Atlanta
where General Graham, who has CON
mand OF the department OF the Gull
is now located General Miles pei
manent head quarters will depend en-
tirely upon the exigsneies of tns stu
alton aud the developments of th
campaign. lie will leave the cit
soon for his new duties.
The following are the present stations an
commanders of the cavalry, artillery an
/ s.H.
according 10 the latest army directory
o First cavalry, Fort Ril-y kan, Colonel Z
X. Arnold. Second cavalry, Fort Wiugau
~ ~. Colonel q. q. Hunt Third cavalr
10 Ethan Allen, VI, Colonel = B Nouui
q s 9Th cavalry, Fort Meyer Va, Colonel /
- S Sumner, Ninth cavalry Fort Robinso
Ncb colonel ID Perry Tenth cavalry. 30
Z | Assiuahone, Mont, colonel o. v HcnrY
. The artillery &c iments from which N
light batteries are 10 20 60 South are loca ate
as fOuowt; First artillery sullivan
, Island. s. C.. Lieutenant Colonel j. B Ra,
a less Second artillery. Fort Adams, X
| colonel A. q. M Pennington, Third an
tulcry, Angel Island. Cal, Colonel &C.
Miller Fourth artillery. Washington. ID
| Colohol H. l. Gueuthcr; Fifth aruller
. Fert Hamilton. n. a., Colonel / Rol ger
l The infantry regiments ordered 10 MOI
are stationed as tollowsi
n First infantry Preside, san Francisc
p Miles. Second infantry, Fort Kcog
i Mont. Colonel j. G Bates; 1hird tniautr
a / Fort Smelling. MINI, Colonel j IL PaE
K. Fourth infantry Fort sheridan IN, ca
onel r. d. Hail Fifth Infantry Fort NJ
i Pherson. Ca. Colonel IA IA Coos, SIX
a infantry Fort Thomas Ky, Colonel NJ
Cochran; Seventh infantry Fort Loga
= Col. colonel Ia w. Benham; Eighth &
8 fan ~ fort ID A. Russell, WYo, Colon
, J J Van Horn Ninth infantry Maiisl
= BARRACKS. a. y. Colonel w. ID Powc
p Ten Infantry Fort Reno, o r., Colonel
j. Person; Eleventh infantry. jeiiers
barracks. Mo. COloucl l. ID Russy; Twclt
infantry. Fort Niobrara. Neh Colonel
h n Andrews Thirteenth infantry ~
:, porter. s., golonel A H. smith s,
tecnth infantry Fort sherman, ldah
II Colonel n ~ Tbeaker Seventeenth infa
a try Columbus barracks, ohio, Colon
J. - Poland. Eighteench infantry, ~
y Bliss. Texas Colonel ID Van Nalzah; Min
/. 10 "a IN infantry Fort Wayne, Mich, c,
u ouel s snyderi Twentieth Infantry, 70
4 Leavenworth. Kan, Colonel III = Hawkln
Twenty-hrst infantry. Plattsburg barracl
l. n ". Colonel X Klein; Twenty second 4
Il fantry. Fort Crook. Neh, Colonel {. A. W
kon Twenty third infantry Fort Car
r Texas colonel ovenshine Twenty-four
v infantry, Fort Douglass Utah, Colonel j.
Kent.
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