Evening journal., 1898-07-07
DELAWARE SOLDIERS EXPEDITION.
GENERAL WILSON SAYS HE DOES
NOT KNOW THE DESTINATION
OFF HIS TROOPS.

NO2 LA4NOW lulh 1HAo ll4NlAllJN
OF HIS TROOPS.
Chattanooga, July 7.-Orders for the
forward movement OF General James
H. Wilson and two brigades OF the
First Division Of the First Army Corps
were received at Camp Thomas Tues
day morning at 11.SO o'clock, and with
in few minutes afterward the work
of breaking headquarters camp was
begun. The orders were to send for
ward the same troops that were 10
have started the day before, when their
movement was suddenly checked in
order to have water transportation
ready for them on their arrival in
Charleston. Under these orders 5000
men are to go forward, and these in
clude the pick Of six regiments.
They carry forty days rations with
them and 500 rounds OF ammunition
per man, and take their camp equip
ments, but no wagons OF mules. No ar
tillery goes with the command. The
troops chosen are the First Brigade Of
the First Division under General Os-
wald H. Ernst, and the Second Bri-
gade under General Peter C. Haines.
General Ernst's Brigade consists Of
the Second and Third Wisconsin and
the Sixteenth Pennsylvania.
These three regiments are to follow
headquarters before midnight. General
Haines' command consists Of the Third
Illinois, the Ninth Ohio and the Fourth
Indiana. These men were to start
between midnight and morning. Major
General Wilson and 5000 men will be
embarked at Charleston on the Yale
and the Harvard. Their destination has
not been made public.
When General Wilson received his
orders he was informed that a train
for his headquarters stan and himself
would be ready at 1.30 o'clock AT that
hour he had broken camp and was a
the train. Loading the train took time
but at $50 O'Clock all was ready ant
THE train left for the coast.
General Wilson is the titular com
mander Of the unorganized Sixth Arm.
Corps, as well as the actual commando
OF the First Division Of the First Arm,
Corps, and ne takes with him a larg
etaff.
The train which bore General Wilso
TO Charleston was rather mixed. In tn
train were five carloads Of ammunition
the quarters luggage and the effects G
the Medical Corps under General Park
hill.
General Wilson talked freely OF tn
expedition before leaving. He said: o
do not know the destination of the e1
pedition or when the rest of the Fir'
CORPS will follow. ! am going ahea
to Charleston to arrange for the recea
tion of the troops there and hope
reach the coast in fifteen hours"
General Wilson then spoke OF th
short time in which the troops ha
prepared for their departure, contin'
ing:
1.-THE men and officers are in perte
condition, but all requirements as
equipment have not been FULFILLED. Th'
all have guns and ammunition, but
number Of articles necessary and IN
portant to soldiers are lacking. No be
ter command can be found; the m'
are all we'll seasoned and will stand Il
work"
A bystander remarked: "Gener
this move looks like business"
"Yhs," was the reply; "but it wou
look more like business If the emit
division we're to go now"
The full strength of the regimen
did not leave camp. Only men W
have had military experience and trai
ing and are in the very best Of heal
were permitted to leave. All perso
reported on the sick list were left
camp. The men are all in fighting tri
well armed and have plenty Of a
munition.
1t is generally believed that OIL
regiments will follow those order
away in quick succession.