The Forrest City times., 1898-05-27

A GRAND REVIEW OF TROOPS
ana Interesting Military Dis piay at Chickamauga National Park Old Veterans Enthused.

| | 0HickAMAUGA NATIONAL. PARK. Ga May 24-Maj. Gen. James F. Wade uheii recently in command of the Fifth corps at Tampa. reported here yester- uay to ten. Brooke, having been as. signed oy the war department to the command of the Third corps now being | formed here. inc hrst division of the First army corps was reviewed yesterday by it's commander, Mai. Gen. James H. Wil. son and lnspector-General BrecIsln. ridge and staff, the latter carefully in. specting the lines and declaring him. self very well pleased with the appear. ance and conduct of the men on the field.
 Although no particular demonstra. tlon was made, yet it was a spec. tacuiar scene, made doubly interesting because it would go in history as the nrst great formal movement by large body of troops organized for the Amer. ican-Spanish war. It is, moreover. sad to be the first review of the kind had since the civil war.
 1t began in the cool of the day, be- lore nine o'clock. The three brigadea or the first division, nine regiments practically 5000 men, formed a line of battle the right resting north of ths historic Kelly field. Thence it ran a mile perhaps along the ridge, a portion o1 the command forming in the rear, a second line, as if for a reserve in an | assault.
 After the usual formal inspection of line, which took some time, the divi- sion formed and moved in column of fours, changing direction twice until on line parallel with Gen. Wilson, who sat on a magnificent horse in front of group of brilliant staff offi- cers.
 The lines were formed with re- markabler rapidity and precision. Then in a column of companies-that is, each company marching in line, one behind the other, the division ad- vanced in splendid form. It was a grand sight, and all the veterans in the camp enjoyed the unusual spec tacle.
 Each regiment in the line had a reputation to maintain and every com pany and individual was impressed with the necessity of doing the best possible. The result was singularly gratifying. The marching was as a rule in excellent time, the alignments accurate and the distances well-main- tained.
 Gen. Wilson expressed himself as de- lighted and very proud of the fact that the division when maneuvered to- gether for the first time should act so much like regulars and veterans. With the morning sun glanclng from pol ished arms and trappings and the sillSen Stars and Stripes and state flags waving in the breezes that came from Missionary Ridge, the sight was a glorious one and inspired the most enthusiastic patriotism in both specta- tors and men in line.
 The regimental and brigade drills begun yesterday in the First army corps will be prosecuted now with increas- ing activity each day. The men are being put through the manual and slower maneuvers as they may be able to stand. It is not intended to force them to severe work at present, the purpose being to inure them grad ually to work under hot sun.
 Inspector-General Breckinridge and staff, visited the park yesterday and inspected the camp of the first divi- sion of the First corps whichthey found to be in excellent condition. Sanitary conditions are to be improved.
 The First District of Columbia infan- try, Col. Harris, F companies, 9S2 otfi- cers and men, arrived yesterday fully equipped They complete the second brigade, second division, third corps.
 The Third Tennessee, Col. Fyffe, ar rived yesterday.
 The Fiftieth Iowa, Col. D. B Jack son, passed through yesterday for Tampa.
 The remains of George M. Walker, Co. D, First Missouri, who was killed in the railroad accident Saturday, were shipped to his family at St. Louis. The other injured men are do- ing we'll, no unfavorable symptoms having appeared.
 Gen. Brooke yesterday assigned the following as provisional commanders of the third division of the first corps: Gen. Wilson, first division; Col. Boble- ter. of Minnesota, second; Gen. Bates having been ordered to Mobile and Col. Van Duzen, of the Fourteenth Min nesota to command the third divi' sion. Gen. A. K. Arnold has been ordered to Mobile.
 A PRESENT TO UNCLE SAM.