The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
THEY Go TOMORROW
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TWO REGIMENTS AT CAMP MOUNT
GETTING READY TO LEAVE.
Men of the Observation-Disclosures
Ninth Expect to Break
Camp Early.
VOLUNTEERS FOR GUARD DUTY
EACH REGIMENT WILL LEAVE A
SQUAD OF SIXTY MEN.
The One-Hundred-and-F tn
Has n Quiet Day-ReceptiOn
to DIR. Christensen.

The men of the Observation-Disclosures fifty
ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry will leave
for their homes tomorrow morning
Colonel John L. Barnett said yes
terday that the order furloughing the
men would be issued this morning
and will be for the period of thirty
days, commencing on Sept. IT and expiring
on Oct. II. On the latter date officers and
enlisted men must report for duty at Camp
Mount or be classed as deserters and be
dealt with as such. This, of course, does not
include the sick, who must send the certifi-
cate Of O. reputable physician stating that
they are unable to come Reveille will be
sounded half an hour earlier tomorrow
morning so that the men can prepare and
leave at o'clock. Colonel Barnett's regi-
ment would have been able to leave this
morning had it not been for the wet weather
and the inability to secure lumber on which
to place the tents after they are taken
down. Colonel Barnett ordered that all the
tents shall be thoroughly dry before before
being removed and they must be placed at
least one foot above the ground when stored
away. This morning the guards will be in
structed not to allow the men to pass out
of camp without written permission from
the captains of their companies as several
important orders will be issued and it will
be necessary to have the men in camp to
finally close up all business matters con-
nected with the regiment before being fur
Laughed. A camp guard of sixty men will
be left. 1t is the opinion of the officers that
enough volunteers can be secured to remain.
Captain Morris, of Company E, Browns
town; Lieut. Mccormick, of Company NJ,
indianapolis, and Lieut.. Binford, of Com
pany III, Bloomington, have volunteered to
take charge Of the camp guard.
The men will be allowed to take along
with them their guns, knapsacks, haver-
sacks, canteens and meat cans The train
will consist Of several sections. Those COM
panies who travel over the same route will
comprise one section.
HEALTH OF THE REGIMENT.
Major Surgeon Standard, of the One-hun-
dred-and-ffty-nin Regiment, says the
health of the regiment is very good. Only
twelve men reported at sick call yesterday
morning and only three were excused from
duty. This is considered a fine showing
when the disagreeable weather in which the
regiment arrived is remembered Private
Dorsey, of Company K Princeton, and Pri-
waite Davis, of Terre Haute who are in the
state hospital at Camp Mount, were much
improved yesterday and will probably be
able to accompany their companies home
tomorrow. An order was issued yesterday
appointing William H. Giffert, of Brazil
Ind, hospital steward in place of Harry X.
Langdon, who is i'll with typhoid pneumonia.
Private Giffert has been a member of the
hospital corps and is a graduate of medi-
cine.
To-day Quartermaster Chrisman will issue
to Colonel Barnett's regiment five hundred
pounds of fresh beef and five hundred loaves
OF bread. The men have an abundance of
eatables on hand to last them for several
days. The friends and relatives of the boys
having brought many boxes of food to
them and consequently many of the men do
not report at mess call. Wednesday evening
Senator Charles w. Fairbanks gave a din
ner to the officers of Colonel Barnett's regi-
ment. The senator's home was very beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion in patriotic
colors and flowers. Colonel Barnett and
about thirty-five of the officers of his regi-
ment were present.
Colonel Barnett is very thankful to the
Soldiers Aid Society, Mrs. W. E. English.
Miss Kurfiss and Mrs. Ritter for the sumner
that was given to his regiment The Off
GERS and men Of the One-hundred- and-fifty-
ninth Regiment are very much pleased with
the reception they received from the people
OF indianapolis and say they have been SUM-
pned with everything that could be de-
sired.