The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-28
THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT.
Complete List of the Entries for the
Competitive Drills.
The Meeting of Manufacturers and Merchants
Last Night to Prepare for the pageant
of the Harvest Home"
ENcAMPMENT PREPARATIONS.
Three Thousand Soldiers To Be in Attend
ance-The Programme.

surpass anything of the kind ever before held in
the country. The grand success of the exnlbi-
ton last year demonstrated to the world the su-
perior advantages of indianapolis for national
gathering of military forces to fairly test their
merits, and this year the entries in the compet'-
tive drills in infantry, artillery and cavalry
number more than sixty, embracing nearly
5000 men, and including several of ule most
famous crack organizations in the country. In
the drills last year the Southern States were
most largely represented, but this year
there will be larger and more
equal representation of the Eastern, Western
and Southern States The preparations for the
great event are literally measured for the occa-
zion, and the executive committee has now for
several weeks been in daily consultation. Those
who were surprised at the success OF last year
will BIZ astounded at the magnitude of the exhi-
bition this year. and with a prospective view 1t
may be added, that the growth of what promises to
be distinguishing holiday feature of Indiana Will
be continuous. Among the infantry and cavalry
companies and artillery batteries which have al
ready formally entered for the different COM
petitive drills are the following:
LIST OF ENTRIES.
Chicago-First Regiment Cavalry, Illinois Ma
| tional Guards, Lieutenant-colonel ID. Weter
commanding; Troop A, First Regiment Cavalry,
Illinois National Guards, Captain D, NJ. HicK-
I,
| tional Guards, Captain II. T. Miller
Cleveland First Troop Cavalry, Ohio National
Gu ards, Colonel Harris.
Columbus, Ind-Columbus Light Artillery,
Lieutenant W. D. Stansifer Company X, First
Regiment Indiana Legion, David Newsqn;
Rockford Rifles, Captain I. Fl. Lawler.
Sandusky, O.-SixJeenth Regiment Ohio Ma
ti9nal Guards Captain G, NJ. Reyes.
TOedo-Fourth Battery Light Artillery Ohio
National Guards, Captain o; j. Hopkins; Toledo
ment, Ohio National Guards, Major Henry s
Bunker.
Louisvlle-Battery A, Kentucky State Guards,
Lieutenant John Il. Mansis; Louisville Light Ar
| tillery, Captain C. f. Huhlen.
New Orleans-Battery B, Louisiana Field Ar
tillery, Captain H. A. Despomnies; Crescent Ri
| fles, Captain Harry Allen.
ST. Louis-Battery A, St. Louis Light Artillery
(aso Gatling gun squad), Captain P. H. SKIP
worth; Treadway Rifles, Captain c. D. Comfort;
| Company 9, Third Regiment, Missouri National
| Guards, Captain NJ. Fetz
| Mobile, Ala.--Mabile Rifles.
Nashville-Hermitage Guards, Captain G. c.
Kirkpatrick.
Observation-Disclosures Light Infantry, Te-
cumseh Rifles, Richardson Zouaves Indianapolis
| Light Artillery.
vansville-Evausville Rifles, Captain Jacob
| Messick; Smith Gavitt Cavalry, Captain Thomas
| E. Garvin, jr.
Waterloo, Ind.-waterloo Rifles, Captain r.
| Yves. Mcbride.
Rockville Ind.-McCune Cadets, Captain Gin
| ton Murphy; Rockville Battery, Lieutenant
| Francis L. Stevenson.
| tain John T. Yarnell.
South Bend.-south Bend Light Guards, Cap
| tain E. B. Reynolds.
| Richmond-J. f. Miller Grenadiers, Captain
| George W. KoOnuZ
Terre Haute-McKeen Cadets, Captain NJ. N.
| Smith; Dick Thompson ZOuvaes, Captain Charles
| F. Felter Terre Haute Light Artillery Captain
| T. Rushw worth.
Washington, D. C.-washington Light Infan-
| try, Col W. @. Moore
Peru. Ind-Peru Light Infantry Captain We'll
come Rice.
| Tala Ind -Taha
| NJ. Powell.
Knightstown = Knightstown Light Guards
| CAPTAIN o. E. Holloway.
Valparaiso valparaiso Blues, Captain Aaron
| W. L. s.e
Washington, Ind.-Peabody Rifles, Captain
| Hale Clark.
worthington-worthin Guards Captain
| A. s. Helm
Russiaville Ind.-Russiavile Light Infantry.
Elkhart-Elkhart Guards, Captain John Vogel
| tain Thomas s. Writ.
Paris Ill.-Paris Light Infantry, Captain J.
| W. Vance,
Butler-McAllster Battery, Captain John H.
| Ocker.
POrtland-Portland Cavalry Captain c. NJ
| Shanks
Springfield, n.-Governors Guards, Captain
Rock Island-Rodman Rifles, Captain Harry
Able.
FIRST VETERAN REGIMENT INDIANA LEGION.
Company A, Terre HauIe. Captain Robb P.
Davis
Company B. South Bend Captain John Hughes
Company G. Lafayette, Captain Patrick Flynn
Company ID, Covington, Captain Robert c.
Nelson.
Company F, Kokomo, Captain Asher c. Ben
nett.
Company G, Elknart, Captain James R. Gore
Company H. Delphi. Captain Lewis Gross
Company I, North Vernon, Captain Pleasant
@. McGannOn.
Company X, Columbus, Captain David New
som.
1t is expected that more companies will enter
during the next week.
Extensive preparations in tine matter OF
decorations and illumiEations are being made
by the business men of the CITY, Charles Lauer
has promised to make as fine an illuminative dis
play in front of his place of business as the gas
company can put up. The gas company will
build double triumphal arch at the intersection
of Washington and Meridian streets, extending
across the streets diagonially from each corner
The arch will be surmounted by an eagle. and
the whole will be brilliantly Illuminated with
gas. The Nominations on the night of the in
dustrial parade will be a very grand scale.
ORDER OF THE WEEK.
The executive committee yesterday completed
an outline of the programme for the week,
which is as follows, although the details are yet
to be arranged by General Carnahan:
The troops Will begin to arrive in camp on Sat-
urday, Aug. IL. On sunday there will be relig-
ious services and dress parades. On Monday,
the 18Th federal salute at sunrise, formation of
camp completed, artillery and cavalry c0mpetl-
tive drills, national salute at nOOn ZOuave and
Indiana infantry competitive drills, regimental
drass parade, evening gun.
Tuesday, 14-Federal salute at sunrise. artl-
cry and cavalry drills continued Gatinggun
prize drill for the Gatli ng-guu company silver
cup, infantry prize drills continued, national sa-
lutte at noon, completion of the zouave drill reg
mental dress parade, evening gun.
Wednesday, Aug Is, "Old Soldiers Day.
Federal salute at sunrise, competitive prize drill
of the First Indiana regiment complexion of the
linn m drill md rafnu
all the old regiments ana batteries of the war of
the rebellion, exhibition of the Indiana battle
Il aDs reuciOn of over 900 Grand Army nosta of