The record-union., 1898-06-12
AT CHICKAMAUGA.
The Battle Problem Of Gen. Fred
Grant Executed.

CHICKAMAUGAN NATIONAL PARK
Ga), June 1.-THE event of to-day
at Chickamauga was the execution of
General Fred Grants battle problem.
which comprises number of new and
difficult maneuverS, and was watched
with great interest by officers and men.
The maneuvers We're all well carried
out according to General Grants ex-
cellently conceived plan, and the fact
was demonstrated that many of them
would be very useful in actual conflict.
The battle began at o'clock and was
concluded before noon.
There were two columns in the for
nation. The first, consisting of the
First Vermont, Third Tennessee and
Eighth New York regiments, was COM
manded by Colonel Clark of Vermont,
and was formed along the vineyard
road. The second column, consisting
of the Fourteenth New York, Second
Nebraska and First Missouri, under
command of Colonel Charles ]. Bills of
Nebraska, formed on the Bedford road.
On the first hill the two columns met,
when the struggle was begun in earn
est. When this was finished General
Grant threw the two columns together
to ward off a supposed attack from
some direction of which he was sup
posed to have knowledge in advance
General Grant was highly pleased
with the way in which the maneuvers
were executed, as were also General
Brooke and all the other officers pres
ent. &
Governor Hastings and staff Of Penn
sylvania spent the day witnessing the
sham battle, inspecting the Pennsylva-
MIA troops and driving over the field.
The First Kentucky Infantry, 1,3OO
officers and men, under Colonel John
II. Castleman, arrived this morning.
The number of Kentucky men now on
the field is 5000. The Second South
Carolina Infantry is scheduled to ar
rive this evening.
The driveways through the park are
being cut to pieces by thousands of
wagons. The Park Commissioner will
probably put large force at work on
the roads during the next few days.
A number of recruiting officers left
for home States this morning Under
the late recruiting order the full COM
plement for company Of infantry is
lO6 men, for a troop of cavalry JOG
men, for a battery of light artillery 113
men, for a battery of heavy artillery
200 men.
The health of the camp continues to
be good and the authorities are encour-
aged to believe that there will be very
little serious sickness. There are still
large number of regiments partially
or totally lacking uniforms.
A new postoffice, or, rather, a distrib-
uting station of the Chattanooga office,
has been established and is now in
charge of twenty-one postal clerks. The
business handled by this station to-day
was 10000 letters received and dis
tributed, not to speak of papers and
packages.
The famous First Kentucky Regiment
arrived in Chattanooga at 6 O'Clock. and
reached the park at noon. The regi-
ment is the first to reach camp with its
full quota Of men, the number on the
muster rolls including officers, being
1850. The regiment is commanded by
Colonel John b. Castleman, an ex-Con-
federate veteran. who was one of Nor
gan's most trusted staff officers.
General Grant to-day received orders
from General Brooke to report to the
First Corps headquarters for assign
ment. 1t is believed that he will be
given brigade in the first division OF
the First Corps, which it is thought
will be the next contingent to be or
dered to the front