The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-01
ARMY OF ihV-0..N.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee Commands the Eeveg ia
Army Corps.

The formation Of all OF the regular
and volunteer troops massed in Flori-
de- into corps, divisions and brigades
was completed Thursday in general
order issued by Major General Shafter
commanding the Fifth army corps.
The Fifth army corps, which will
probably be the first to land on Cuban
soil, is made up entirely Of regular
troops with the exception OF two regl-
ments OF volunteers at Lakeland, the
Seventy first New York and Second
Massachusetts,. The Fifth corps also
embraces the cavalry division COM
posed of the First and Tenth regiments
at Lakeland and the Third, Sixth and
Ninth at Tampa under command OF
Major General Jos. Wheeler. The ar
1illery brigade under command Of
Lieut.. Col. ". F. Randolph and the
signal corps. in all nearly 49, men.
The Seventh corps under command Of
Msior General Fitzhugh Lee, en-
braces all the volunteer troops at
Tampa, five regiments in all, snd the
troops at Jacksonville. or between
5000 and 5000 men.
The general order reads as follows:
HesGq uarters United States Forces.
Tampa, Fla, May 26, 1898.
General Order Is.
Pursuant to instructions from the
war department, the following is the
assignment to the Fifth and SeYenth
army corps.
Filth army corps, Maj Or General ".
r. Shafter, United States volunteers,
commanding.
First brigade, Brig. Gan. W. R.
Kent, United States volunteers, com
manding-Sixth United States infant
ry, Sixteenth Z alted States infantry,
S=yenty-6rst New York volunteer
infantry.
Second brigade, Col. E. P. Pearson,
Tenth infantry, conmanding-Tentn
U. S. infantry, T|enty-frst .. s. in
fantry, Second .. s. infantry.
Third brigade, Col. 4. Z. Smith,
Thirteenth Infantry, com handing
Thirteenth . S. infantry, Ninth u.
S. infantry, GWanty-fourtn Q. s. in
fantry.
Second division, Brig. Gen. A. R.
Chafee, U. s. volunteers, command.
ing.
First brigade, Col. J. Van Horn,
Eighth .. s. infantry, Twenty second
.. s. infantry, Sacood Massachusetts,
volunteer infantry.
Second brigade, Col. r. e. Hall,
Fourth infantry, commanding
Fourth .. s. infantry, First .. s. III
tanry, Twenty-iftn =. S. infantry.
Third brigade, Col. j. n. Andrs rs,
Twelfth .. s. infantry, comm anding
Twelfth U. S. infantry, 5syentn
y. S. infantry, Seventeenth Q. 8. in
fantry.
Seventh army corps, Major General
Fnznugh Lee, .. s. Volunteers. COM
manding.
First division, Brig. Gan. q. E..
Hawkins, . 8. volunteers, com nand-
ing.
First Brigade, Col. Charles An!ho.
ny, Tnird Oaio infantry, command
ing-Tnicc Oaio volunteer infantry,
Ff!n Olio volunteer infantry, Second
Georgia volunteer infantry.
Second brigade, Col. William Nc
Guecrln, TnlrEy-sscond Michigan vol
unteer infantry, conmanding-rnirEy
second volunteer infantry, First Flor.
ida volunteer infantry.
Second division, Brig. Gan. A. S.
Burt, U. s. volunteers, commanding.
rhe Frs! brigade 20 be commanded
by the senior colonel-rWenty-s -second
Limbs volunteer infantry, First
Norm Carolina volunteer infantry.
S-cold brigade, Col. D. '. JACKSON
FfMe.h Iowa volunteer infantry,
commandlag-FlfEle.n Iowa volun-
!eecs infantry. First Wisconsin volun.
Leer infantry,
AL organizations not herein pro-
yidsd ior viii report 10 the command.
ing general Fifth army corps.
FIRST FIGHTERS FOR FOREIGN FIELD.
Depa;ture OF the Expedition TO the Philip
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