The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-27
THE ARMY REGULATED.
Regular and Volunteer Troops Formed
Into Brigadcs and Corps.

TAMPA, FLA, May 26-The forma-
tion OF all the regular and volunteer
troops massed in Florida into corps, di-
visions and brigades, was completed TO-
day in a general order issued by Major
General Shafter, commanding the Fifth
Army Corps.
The Fifth Army Corps which viii
probably be the first to land on Cuban
soil, is made up entirely Of regulars,
with the exception Of two regiments OF
volunteers at Lakeland. the Seventy~irst
New York and Second Massachusetts.
The Fifth Corps also embraces the cav
airy division. composed of the First ani
Tenth regiments ut Lakeland and the
Third. Sixth and Ninth at Tampa, under
command Of Major-General Joseph
Wheeler The artillery brigade, under
command Of Lieutenant W. j..
Randolph. and the signal corps, IN an
about 1900 men. The Seventh corps.
under command OF Major-General F1tz-
hugh Lee. embracing the volunteer
troops al Tampa. five regiments IN an
and the troops at Jacksonville. or be-
tween eight and nine thousand men,
The general order reads as follows
Headouarters OF the United states
forces. Tampa. Fla, May 26. 1873.
General order No Il. pursuant 10 IN
structons from the War Department, the
following is the assignment to the tlIth
and Seventh army corps:
"Fifn army corps. Major-General w. l''
shafter, United States volunteers 0oii-
manding. =,
"First brigade, Brigadler-GeneralW w. R
Kent. United State volunteers Vol"
manding. CT
sixth United States Infantry SIX
teenth United States Infantry. Seventy
first New York Volunteer Infantry.
"second brigade Colonel j.. Pearson
Tenth Infantry, commanding; Ientn Uni
ted states Infantry: Twonty-frst United
States Infantry; Second United STATES
Third brigade. Colonel A. T. Smith,
Thirteenth Infantry. commanding; IhI
teenth United states Infantry, Nih,n
United states Infantry IWehly-louIlh
United States Infantry.
second division. Brigadier-General A.
r Chaffee. United states Volunteers
commanding: First Brigade. colonei a
Van Horne. Eighth Infantry command
ing: Eighth United states Infantry
Twentv-second United states Infantry,
second Massachusetts Volunteer lnian-
try III,
Fourth Infantry comnangirls Itirls I-nite5 -tie1
lnlLNW OlrA'r 49,
states Infantry, Twenty-ntth Ohi'eo
States Infantry. =. .s..o..
Third Brigade-Colonel j. \, andrews,
Twelfth Infantry commanding-Iw Iweitta
United states Infantry Seventh United
States Infantry, seventeenth Ohiteu
States Infantry. .,
"Seventh Army Corps-Maior-Gene
Fitzhugh Lee, United States Volunteers
commanding 80, ~
First Division, Brigadier-Goneral II. ~.
Hawkins United States Volunteers, COM
manding.
First Brgade-Colonel Charles An
thonv Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
commanding-Third Ohio Volunteer lnian-
try. Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, sec
ond Georgia Volunteer Infantry
Second Brigade-COlOnel William NC
Gurrin Thirty-second Michigan Volunteer
Infantry, commanding - Thirty-second
Michigan Volunteer Infantry, First tlori-
da Volunteer Infantry.
Second Division. Brigadier General y.
S. Burt. Il. S. Volunteers. commanding.
1.-THE First Brigade TO be commanded by
the senior colonel, Second Illinois NOlun-
teer Infantry: First North Carolina Vol
untccr Infantry Regiment.
Second Brigade Colonel d. Y. Jack
son. Fiftieth Iowa Volunteers command
ing. Fiftieth Iowa Volunteer Infantry;
First Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
'All organizations not herein provided
for Will report TO the commanding gem
Cral of the Fifth Army Corps"