The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-04-23
MILES ISSUES FIRST ORDER |
GIVING DETAILED DIRECTIONS
FOR MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
TO MOBILIZE AT CHICKAMAUGA.
Secretary Alger Selects the Commanders
of the Various Divisions Affected
by the Order.

The following is Major General
Miles order, issued at Washington
Friday, giving in detail the directions
for the movement OF troops as decided
upon:
Adjutant Generals Office, Washing
ton, D.. c., April Is, lS9S.-Com-
handing General, Department of
East, Governors Island, New York.
With Abe approval of the Secretary of
Wharf.-The following regiments of
cavalry and light batteries of artillery
are relieved from duty at their present
stations and will be ordered to pro-
coed to Chickamauga Park, Ga.
Cali the light batteries of the First,
Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth regi-
ments of artillery and the First, Sec
ond, Third, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth
regiments of cavalry.
"The following regiments of in
fantry are relieved from duty at their
present stations and will be ordered to
the following points:
'"To New Orleans, La: The First,
Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth, Sixteenth,
Eighteenth, Twenty-third and Twen-
ty-fourth.
"To Mobile, Ala: Second, Third,
Tenth, Eleventh, Nineteenth, Twenti-
eth and Twenty-second.
"To Tampa Fla: The Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth, Ninth, Thirteenth, Seven
teenth and Twenty-frst.
"The commanding general, depart
ment OF the Colorado, will detail q
company Of the Fifteenth infantry to
proceed to Fort Wingate and take sta.
ton at the post. The posts from
which the whole garrison is withdrawn
one officer and a detail Of two men
from each company will be left in
charge of the post. All transporta-
ton will accompany the troops.
"The necessities of the post from
which all public transportation is
Withdrawn will be provided with hired
transportation through the quarter
masters department. Troops will be
provided with thirty days field rations
and necessary camp equippage. You
will give the necessary orders for the
execution of the movements Of the
troops in your department as indicat-
ed above. Acknowledge.
III. @. CoRB1N, Adjutant General.
"By command Of Major Gen. Miles"
A copy Of the above was sent to the
commanding generals of the following
departments:
The department of the Gulf, At
lanta, Ga.
The department Of Colorado, Den
yer, Col,
The department of California, San
Francisco, Cal.
The department of Missouri, Oma-
Ina, Neb.
The department of Dakota, st. Paul,
MINI.
The department of the Lakes, Chi
cago, Ill.
Secretary Alger also Immediately
selected the commanders Of the divis-
ions Of the army that are to assemble
at the places named, oil of whom are
well known for their service in the
military branch OF the government.
For the division at New Orleans,
Brigadier General w. B. Shatner, now
ct San Francisco, in command Of the
department of California, was desig.
mated.
For THAI at Tampa, Brigadier Gen
eral j. F. Wade, now in command of
the department Of the Dekotas, at st.
Paul, MINI.
For Mobile, Brigadier General ]. j.
Coppinger, who is in command OF the
department of Missouri, at Omaha,
Neb.
For the post at Chickamauga, Major
General J. r. Brook, in command of
the department OF the lakes, with
headquarters at Chicago, was chosen.
These officers have authority to take
with them to their new commands their |
entire staff of officers and a quarter
master. The latter, however, presum.
ably will proceed to their prospective
assignments for the purpose OF making
necessary arrangements for camp
grounds and many other requirements
i, o;1o,t IN tho nresence of an army,