The age-herald., 1898-05-17
AGAIN GATHERING
 AT CHICKAMAUGA Volunteers Being Rapidly MaSsed at Old Battle Ground. GEN. BROOKS IN. COMMAND He Is Highly Pleased With the Splendid Ap- pearance of the Men-Major General
 Wilson on the Scene-Trans-
 pertation Facilities.
 

Chickamauga National Park, May 16.- The war department has reason to be gratif1ed at the dispatch and ease with which the volunteer army is being concen- trated. Within .forty-eght hours from the time the order was issued for the mobiliza- tion of state troops already mustered into the regular service at this point, $500 men, representing six great states, have report ed to Major-General Brooke, in command of the department of the lake, headque sters here. These soldiers have been moved not only rapidly but without delay or accident of any kind. General Brooke has already reviewed the majority of the companies and is gratiffed at the splendid appearance of the men. He has, he says, never seen finer set of young men, soldierly in bear ing and appearance. .se
 The transportation facilities from Chat tanooga to the park have been so thor oughly arranged that the regiments as they come in are promptly transferred so that without any confusion they are assigned to their camp, draw their supplies and are out of the way before the next arrivals. Major-General Wilson, who arrived Sun day is taking keen interest in the arrivals. General Brooke and his staff have had the camping ground laid off and arranged so as to accommodate the largest number or men without crowding either as to quarters or drill grounds. The Third Illinois infantry arrived at Chattanooga and did not reacn this point to report to General Brooke untl 2 o'clock in the afternoon The regiment was in command of Colonel Fred Bennitt, Lieutenant-Co Colonel A. F. Fisher, Major k. A Jackson, Major W. A. Schand and Major B. Guy, Adjutant-Captain A. D. Bowen.
 Ohio Infantry
 In, tions arrived at Chattanooga at 8:30 over the Cincinnati Southern and reached the park at noon, reporting to General Brooke. The regiment is in command or Colonei A. B. Colt. The Fifth Illinois infantry ar rived at Chattanooga at 3 a. m. over the Nashville, Chattanooga and St Lotus, reaching the park at noon J. F. culver IS in command of the regiment
 The One Hundred and Ffty-seventh h. diana. infantry arrived at this point at o'clock in four sections in comand or Coio- mel George M Studebaker, and Lieutenant Colonel w. T. May.
 The Fourth Pennsylvania infantry ar rived in three sections at Chattanooga at o'clock and reached the park about in the morning in their cars. The regiment is in command of Colonel D. B. case anu Lieutenant- Colonel c. T. O'Neili. The Fourth is a famous regiment and has ng- ured in all the sdefenses of the state against Iawlessness of strikers. They were at Homestead in 1882; at Hazleten in lSsI ana the Reading railroad strike in lSSf. Iney are fine marksmen,s the malorlty peihs sharpshooters.
 The Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Indiana batteries under Captain J. 5. Cur lis and Captain l.. T.. Rank. arrived at o'clock and remained in their cars over night. They brought 125 men each. They came without horses and guns and Will be equipped here.
 Somewhat Negligent
 Captain Rockwell, in charge of the ord- nance department complains that the com manders of nearly all the volunteer regi- ments so far arrived have failed to com ply with the order directing them pelore leaving their state encampments to notify the department at Washington as to tnelr needs in the way of uniforms, ordnance ammunition etc., and he states that there will be some delay in equipping such regi- ments Major r-General Brooke today issued his first genral order looking to the reor- ganization of the volunteer army This or der assigns Major-Genera J. H. Wilson, or Delaware to command the first Infantry division of the principal army corps to pc composed of three brigades of four regi- ments each.
 Almost simultaneously the second order was issued assigning Brigadier-General A. s. Burt, c. E. Compton and H. W. Law tin to command the brigades under General Wilson in the order named.
 The First Ohio, Third Wisconsin and Fifth Illinois have been assigned to the First brigade under General Burt. The Third Illinois and Fourth Ohio were as- signed to the Second brigade under General Compton. The organization will proceed as rapidly as troops are reported to Major General Brooke's headquarters.
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