The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-06

Two Brigades Ordered to Cuba, and
One Already on the Way.

Two Brigades Ordered to Cuba, and
One Already on the Way.
CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ca, July 81
There was another change of orders to-day
from Washington, renewing the order made
yesterday and rescinded later in the day.
Gen. James II. Wilson and staff are ordered
to proceed at once to Charleston, taking
with him the First and Second Brigades of
the First Corps, as reorganized by General
Brooke, as follows:
First Brigade-Gen. Oswald H Ernst
commanding: Third Wisconsin, Col. NJ. T.
Moore commanding; Second Wisconsin. Col
Charles A. Born commanding; Sixteenth
Pennsylvania. Col. Willis ]. Hulings COM
handing.
Second Brigade-Gen. Peter C. Haines COM
handing; Third Illinois. Col. Fred Bennett
commanding; Fourth Ohio, Col. A. B. Colt
commanding; Fourth Pennsylvania, Col. D.
B. Case commanding
General Wilson left this afternoon at
o'clock. accompanied by his staff The First
Brigade of General Wilson's division broke
camp this evening and marched to Ring
gold, where they will embark early to-mor-
row morning for Charleston. The Second Bril-
gade will leave in the morning, by the
Southern from Rossville.
Nothing was given out as to the movement
of any additional troops, but there seems to
be an air of expectancy about the headquar-
tiers of those regiments that have been thor
oughly equipped and there is a general be-
lief that there is to be a forward movement
at an early day of the entire First Corps.
Major II. c. Benson, formerly captain of
the Fourth United States Cavalry, has ar
rived at the park and reported for duty as
the inspector general of the First Division
of the Third Corps. His headquarters will
be at the headquarters of General Grant.
Major Hanson relieves Major A. M. Fuller,
OF the First Missouri, VINO was acting IN
spector general. Major Fuller will be acting
judge advocate of the division and inspector
| of small arms practice.
Senator Carter. of Montana, is guest of
Colonel Grgsby, in command of the Rough
Riders. Governor Jones and party, of Ar
| kansas, remained over to-day but will leave
| for home tonight,
| The quartermaster department is rush.
| ing full equipage to the First Corps. car
| load of rifles was received to-day and given
| out to the Fourteenth New York, Eighth
| Massachusetts and First Georgia. Forty
| eight boxes of equipage for the surgeons of
| the hospital corps were handed out, putting
the department in excellent condition.
REPORTED at General Brooke's headauarters.
| He was assigned to the command of the
First Brigade, Second Division, First Corps:
The Fourth Pennsylvania has received
| three additional companies, which came or
ganized and differed. The Ninth Pennsyl-
vania has received one additional company,
| and is to receive two more to complete its
new battalion.
The government paymasters required two
/ more days for paying Off at Camp Thomas.
| The First Corps has been paid throughout.
| The amount paid this corps is estimated at
| about 81, 500 600.
| The elegantly appointed hospital train re-
! Gently at Tampa will leave tomorrow with
one hundred sick from rom the First Corps for
in charge Of Major Richards assistant
| United States surgeon.