Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-25
WAR PREPARATIONS.
The Governors Of States Will Be Called OF
for Troops Today.

years 10 manifest tUelT martial strength
this time the call being upon a united
people to go forward to battle. with a for
eign foe The secretary Of war created
a new army corps. The two acts, taken
together, with other news of Saturday
showed that the regular army will soon
move on Cuba, and tnat meanwhile the
volunteers will be equipped and drilled
The Presidents proclamation, while act
ually issued. was not certified to the Gov
ernors of the states and territories, and
will not be until Monday. The reason is
two-fold. In the first place, the war de-
partment desires to avoid destroying the
present organization of the National
Guard, which is to be called into service
first.
The Guard regiments aHe composed of II
| companies. and, being Differed more nu-
| merously than the regular army regi-
ments, would have to be changed to cor
| respond to the army organization in or
der to comply with the law as 1t exists.
| The pending Hull bill, however, provides
| for meeting just such an emergency and
| permits the use of the National Guard
as organized. This consideration Is more
| important than would appear at first,
many of the National Guard have volun-
| teered only under condition that they may
| serve as now organized.
| The second consideration which infiu-
| certificate Of the call until Monday Is a
| desire to make such adequate arrange
ments can be completed by the quar-
termasters and commissary department
for transportation and fleeing the large
number of men called for. This is no light
task as the volunteers must be taken by
the government at a certain point in ev-
cry state where they are to be collected
by the Governors
kilograms have been coming from al
most every section Of the country to Sec
rotary Ager, from Governors and militia
officers. conveying information as to the
length Of time, surprisingly short in many
cases. that would be required by them to |
gather their forces for muster
The men. as fast $ mustered in by reg |
ular army officers in the various states |
Will be brought to one Of three great de- |
pots namely. Washington, Richmond and |
Atlanta. where they will be organized to I
meet the requirements of modern army
tactics. The fact that Richmond is named I
as one of these points is taken i'll some
quarters az an "videnc" that Fitzhugh
Ice is 10 receive e volunteer commissions |
either as one Of the four major generals
one of the nine brigadicr generals pro-
Nided for in the volunteer bill. for il Is
believed that 1t was largely at his in
stance that Richmond was selected as |
one OF the points of concentration.
In anticipation nf the certification OF |
The Presidents caD. Il vast number OF
kilograms an letters have begun to flow
III on Secretary Aiger, Offering the ser
vices of the senders as volunteers i'm the
army. So numerous are these conmuni-
ta ti'1 tt!al IN" seGretafy mas heen
people that such communications should
bo directed to the Governors of their re
spcctive states and territories. as he had
y" authpr!ty uildet the raw 10 accept
The formation Of a ~arand Army corps
in the department Of the South, with
headquarters at three Gulf ports. Is an
{ NiueHGt ihat me soH"Iiltlenl Is 70 move ,
regular army itaNihg tne volunteers 9nst
G"iied i"r 70 De disciplined ana worked
Ihio Sh Az fpri4 tulS u.s. M the cam
laiSH. ~" loiiidl ot"Si ~ Tue creation
o. tiiiS ifdII ARMY d!Nlsloti' ISSUED AT
the war department at the close OF office ,
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l,.ii's Ds o' the NiinS' A"Jut'h'
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BY direction of the secretary of war
/ h. following orders OF the President are
published for the information and guild
ance of all concerned:
1.-THE 1 NEED States troops assembled
in the Chickamauga National Park. will
for an encampment to be known as Camp
George II. Thomas. and will constitute,
an army corps. under the l
OF Mai. Gen. John r. Brooke. ,
The corps will consist of one division of ,
one division of infantry and one
brigade of light artillery. The cavalry {
and infantry divisions will each be com 5
posed of not more than three brigades
consisting Of three or more regiments
each. The artillery brigade will be COM
posed of two batteries each comprising I
five batteries The corps commander I
will assign the senior officers present for .
duty with each army to the command
of divisions and brlgades. {
"2-The infantry regiments concentrated |
at New Orleans La. Mobile Ala, and {
Tampa Fla. are constituted divisions un- ,
der the command of Brig. Gen. William
r. Shafter Brig. Gen. John j. Coppnger |
and Brig Gen. James +. Wade respec-
lively The division commanders will form ,
their divisions into brigades and assign \
the senior officers present for duty to l
them.
by command of
NAL GEN MILES"
..t1 q copprN Ad;n,o,, ca,a,o1r l
The people OF the listriGt OF Coiumhia !
VIII see a great many SolulerS at tle pc ,
ginning OF next "eeh- ~ aNectloh ot
me Presiieht. the ehtlre Natloh3l 1uaru
OF the Ilslflct lsoo Stlons, mas ottIl or
dered INTO camp MONDAY morning; AZ
soldiers rome. uliuer Ile command OF
Brig. Gen. Harris Inc buard VIII not ne
Directly III IN" service q Tue 1liltu
states SoNernhlei'' "ut, peinS ~ ttfiip
ana fuliS equipped ana afIneu' VIII ne II.
q poSltloh Ior instant service III case Vi
demand.
w ME IL Is t0e purpose Oh lUt war ut- | I