The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-20
A SCENE OF sPLENDoR.
Gen. Breckinridge's Command o. -
900 Men Pass I'm Review at
Camp Thomas.

Chickamauga, Chattanooga National
Military Park. Ga, Aug. ls.-Rarely In
the history of great nation whose
tendencies are toward peace and not
war, is there an opportunity for such
display of military splendor as that
witnessed al Camp Thomas Wednes-
day. The occasion was that OF the re-
view of Gen. Breclinridge's entire COM
mand, including cavalry, artillery and
infantry. together with the ambulance
companies from the respective divi-
sions and the signal corps. Fully $4,000
soldiers passed the reviewing stand be-
tween 0:45 n. m, the starting hour, and
noon. The day was an ideal one for so
great an event. The throng OF
spectators, variously estimated at from
80 900 TO 10000. that lined the crest OF
Snodgrass hill from one end 10 the 9th
er OF the far-reaching Dyer field, found
its position early in the morning and
waited anticipating the pageantry
that was approaching
The wonder e all minds that had
given the matter any thought from n
military standpoint was that we'll
trained and disciplined army could
have been made from raw men within
three months time. Experienced mil
itary men thought IL wonderful and
yet marveled not at the possibilities
OF American young manhood. The
formation was effected by divisions,
each brigade and each regiment keep
ing its assigned place in the division.
All or the commands formed in line
Of regiments. In column of masses.
The first formation of the infantry
was to the west OF The Lafayette road
the right resting on the Mullins road
| Brig Gen. Franks division, the first OF
the Third corps formed to the left OF
the Mullins road, after which Gen
Frank assumed command Of the army
1 for the review. The Second division
/ Third corps, commanded by Brig. Gen
/ Compton. formed on the left of Gen
] Franks division. The Third division
First corps. commanded by Brig. Gen
Sanger, formed on the left OF the Third
corps. The Second division, First
corps, commanded by Gen. Mckee
formed ON the left OF Gen. Sanger's di
| NiSlon. 10 the ltlt OF TINS DIVISION was
the signal corps. On the reviewing
stand with Gen. Freckinridge were his
brother. Gen. w. C. y. Breckenridge. ot
Kentucky; Gov. Atkinson. OF Georgia
Maj. Wester, military Representative,
OF Sweden. and Capt. Abigaard, repre-
senting the Norwegian government
The following organizations partici
| nntaI In the rov;a,..
First Illinois cavalry. Third United State,
volunteers. Artillery: Four Ohio batteries
a and u Georgia batteries. Twenty-eighti
| Indiana battery. Infantry: Third Tennes
see, Eighth New York, Second Massachu
sets. Sixth United States volunteer. FRS
| Missouri, Fourteenth New York. First Ar
kansas. Second Kentucky. Ninth New
York, Second Arkansas. Fifth Missouri
First Maine, Fifty-second Iowa First Mis-
sissippi, Twelfth Minnesota, Fifth Penn
sylvania. Twelfth New York. Eighth Mas
sachusetts, Twenty-first Kansas, Nlnti
Penn sylvania. First New Hampshire, Sec
ond Missouri, Thirty-first Michigan. FRS
Georgia. Fourteenth Minnesota, Second
Ohio. First Pennsylvania. one Hundred
and Fifty-eighth Indiana, Sixth Ohio. FRS
| West Virginia, signal corps.