Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-24
cHIcKAMAUGA ARMY MOVING,
General Brooke and stan ON for FOR
to Rico and Troops VIII
Follow.

CHICKAMAUGA PARK, GA, July g.
The most momentous event of the war
so far as the army at ChickamauSa park
is concerned, occurred this afternoon, when
General Brooke and staff LETT camp
Thomas for Newport News on their way
TO Porto Rico. The expectation OF the
event has kept the men in the army keyed
up TO a high pitch Of patriotic hopes Tor
several weeks, the rumor that the move
ment was TO take place having long been
current The arrangements for the de-
parture of General Brooke and staff were
concluded by noon to-day. His train was
made I'D at Battlefield station and was
composed of one private car for General
Brooke two Pullmans and one baggage
car. The party was made up of the FOL
lowing members of General Brookes s
staff:
General N. V Sheridan. chief of staff;
First Lieutenant James T. Dean, Four
teenth infantry. A. D. c.; Lieutenant
Charles W. Castle, acting A. D. c.. Lieu
tenant Colonel Richards, adjutant general;
Lieutenant Colonel P. D. Nrooms, inspector
general: Lieutenant Colonel G. W. Geoth-
ais. chief engineer; Lieutenant Colonel r.
Huidkoper. chief surgeon: Lieutenant Col
onel James Rockwell, Jr-, chief ordnance
officer; Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. Sharp,
chief commissary; Lieutenant Colonel j. NJ
Carson, chief quartermaster: Lieutenant
Colonel Edward Hunter, judge advocate;
Major ]. A. Glassford. chief signal officer;
Captain William. assistant quartermaster;
Captain Campbell, assistant quartermaster
Major C. E. Mason, medical inspector.
General Brooke and his entire staff were
dressed In their new kharh uniforms. and
they made a most impressive display as
they entered the.cars. The excitement at
tha nark was great and every soldier who
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