The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-18
THE VOLUNTEERS.
Arrivals at Chickamauga - Sixth
Army Corps Organized.

Chickamauga National Park, Ca,
May f7.-At 6 o'clock this evening II
regiments of infantry, one of cavalry
and five OF light artillery, 1900 men
all told, had reported to General
Brooke, in command of the Chicka-
manga army. The different regiments
have been provided with camping
grounds. tents and equipments as
rapidly as possible and the historic
battlefield begins to present proof of
what the United States can do in the
way of assembling a volunteer army.
General Brooke this morning COM
pleted the assignments for the first di-
vision of the Sixth provisional army
corps. Major General James II. Wilson
commanding. as follows:
First Brigade-Brigadier General a.
S. Burt; First Ohio, Colonel Hunt
Third Wisconsin. Colonel Martin l..
Moore; Fifth Illinois, Colonel ]. S.
Culver.
Second Brigade-Brigadier General
=. i. Compton; Fourth Ohio, Colonel
A. B. Colt; Third Illinois, Colonel
Fred Bennett; Fourth Pennsylvania,
Colonel D. 3. Case.
Third Brigade-Brigadier General H.
w. Lawton, Pennsylvania, Colonel
Huling; Second Wisconsin, Colonel c.
A Born; One Hundred and Fifty
seventh Indiana, Colonel George NJ
StuQeDdker.
The Third Pennsylvania, the crack
Philadelphia regiment eight companies
OF b59 officers and men. arrived here
this afternoon. Colonel Robert Ralstcn
Is in command. The Third presented
line appearance. They were hand
somely uniformed and fully equipped.
The Sixteenth Pennsylvania, eight
companies, and about 500 officers and
men, arrived this morning at O'clock
ont o
Huling. This command was uniformed
and provided with arms.
The Thirty-frst Michigan infantry, u
companies, 1,d22 men and officers, arriv-
ed this morning. The regiment is in
command of Colonel Gardner
The First battalion, First Ohio light
artillery, arrived at noon on one train,
consisting Of 400 officers and men, in
der command of Major Charles T. At
well. They are thoroughly equipped
with camping outfits, uniforms and side
arms, but viii be equipped with field
guns by the ordnance department
here.
The One Hundred and Sixtieth Indi-
ana, Il companies, 1,060 officers and
men. arrived this evening. The regi-
ment is commanded by Colonel George
w. Gunder. The regiment is only par
TALLY uniformed, but is equipped with
arms. They remained in their cars to-
night
Brigadier General W. H. Lawton to-
day received orders to report TO Tampa,
and Colonel Wilson J. Huling of the
Sixteenth Pennsylvania being the Sc
Nor officer in Camp Thomas. was as
signed to the Third brigade of the First
division.
General Brooke, who was transferred
to the Department of the Gulf, will re-
tain his headquarters at Chickamauga-
General Wade, who has been assign
ed to the Third army corps, will report
TO General Brooke tomorrow. 1t is eX-
pected that General Wilson's corps viii
have been completed by Wednesday
evening or Thursday morning. There
is scarcity of brigadier generals for
the provisional army, and General
Brooke viii appoint brigadiers for his
provisional army from the ranking Off
GERS of the various regiments, as they
report for duty
The One Hundred and Fifty-eighth
Indiana infantry arrived at Chattanoo-
ga at 8 o'clock tonight. The regiment
has 1,O92 officers and men. and is com
manded by Colonel Harry r. Smith
The Second Ohio infantry arrived in
Chattanooga at $3.50 o'clock. The regi-
ment has II companies, SIS officers and
men, and is in command of Colonel J.
A Kuert.
The First West Virginia infantry ar
rived at $50. The regiment has u COM
panies, 1,011 officers and men, and is in
command OF Colonel Spillman.