The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-11
TO LEAVE CAMP THOMAS.
NEW ENCAArP1TENTS AT KNOxTIJLH
N AT LEXINGTON, XXI.

One Division VIII March TO Knoxville-Somo
Troops to Remain at Chicknmauga-
Paymnsters Continue Their Work-News
of the New York Regiments In the Camp.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Aug. 10.-The topic OF
chief interest to-day at tho park was the estab-
llshment OF two new camps. one at Knoxville,
Tenn. and the other at Lexington. Ky,
The Second Division. First Corps, will
march from here to Knoxville and 20 into
permanent camp there. The division while
there will probably be supplied with forage by
Col. Lee from Camp Thomas, At Lexington
there will be encamped the Third Division,
First Corps. The army there will be supplied
direct. Tit troops going to Knoxville win
march overland q distance OF 112 miles. Lex
inRton being more distant, tho division to go
there will be transported.
Since the death OF Gen. Poland. Brig. Gen.
Mckee commands the Second Division. First
Corps. which is composed Of the following regi-
ments: First Georgia, First Pennsylvania. Four
teenth Minnesota. Second Ohio. Sixth Ohio.
158th Indiana. First West Virginia, and Thirty
first Michigan. The Third Division. First Corps.
Gen. Sanger. IL composed Of these regiments:
Twelfth New York, Ninth Pennsylvania, Second
Missouri Twenty-flrst Kansas. First New
Hampshire. Eighth Massachusetts, Fifth Penn
| s~ylvania. and Twelfth Minnesota. One regi-
ment OF each OF these divisions is way from
\ the park, tn0 1OUIn 1nulaud lrOW Ln6 o6OOuu
Corps and First South Carolina from the Third.
The two divisions will 60 to their respective
new camps as soon "a proper camping facilities
are provided, probably in about eight days.
| The orders to the regiments to go to the new
camps say that they are to encamp at these
| places only temporarily. but It is hardly likely
that they will again be brought to the park.
Those regiments left here will likely remain
until called to duty or mustered out Of service.
Meanwhile the monotony Of the life at Camp
Thomas will be broken for them by practice
I marches OF from four to ten days duration.
| Gen. Frank. First Division. Third Corps. had
the privilege Of taking his command to either
Of the new camps. being the senior division
commander OF the camp. He chose for the
present to remain at Camp Thomas. Gen.
Breckenridge then decided that the Third
Corps should remain intact at Chickamauga.
and that the two remaining divisions Of the
First Corps should occupy the new camps.
The order was very popularity received by the
regiments that are to move. Gen. Breckin-
ridge has Just won the hearts OF the boys by an
nouncing that six men to a company will have
passes to Chattanooga instead OF only two.
This will greatly pacify the men. and there will
be much less disposition on the part Of the men
to run the guard line.
The Paymasters resumed work to-day and
made much more rapid progress than they did
yesterday. The Paymaster occupies q table in
the Colonel's tent, and the companies file past
in alphabetical order and receive their pay.
The staff and line officers are paid first. Only
seven regiments are being paid each day.
Major Smith expects to have the work com
pleted by Friday night or Saturday noon. Up
to tonight eighteen regiments had been paid.
This is about half the organizations here. but
as the batteries are much smaller than regi-
ments OF infantry, two or three Of these can be
paid In one day.
The reserve hospital. being built under the
direction Of Major Gordon and Major Arm
strong. will be in the form of a st. Andrews
cross. Another hospital Of similar design and
equal dimensions will be erected on ground
adjoining. The division hospital near by. that
OF the Third Division, First Corps. will remain
as it is. while the new hospital is to be In re-
serve. as that at Letter.
The Ninth New York is settling down to army
life in earnest again. and the officers have de-
cided to make the most OF the situation and to
add what they can to their comfort by organic
ing an officers stub. which will soon be in op-
Grafton. The Government is very slow in
equipping the regimental bands with instru-
ments. and the musicians Of the Ninth New
FORK are getting restless waiting for their COM
plement to come.
Major Parker of the Fourteenth New York
has been appointed sanitary Inspector OF the
park and has his work well under way. Capts
Donpelly and Neftel of the Eighth New York
are out with the First Division. Third Corps
Engineering Corps, mapping out a route for a
sixty-mile practice march for the division,
GGaPtt' AZTEC Aa6eas Al Il Mi feneine Fep nnd rant fe Tse nUrf +
Foley of New York secured leaves Of absence
to-day.