The times., 1898-05-11
THE ARMY Of VOLUNTEERS
Camp Thomas Enthusiastic Over
lis Expected Arrival.
AMERICAS CONQUERING Host
SO.0JO Men VIII Soon Join Their
Comrades on the Historic Camp
ing GFound-PreParation to RE-
cefve the Great Army Gen.
Brooke to CommDnd.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 10.-The coming
of the great army of volunteers is all the
talk at Camp Thomas and Chattanooga
is excited over the expected invasion.
Many of the officers think the volunteers
should begin 10 arrive this week as sew
eral regiments have now been mustered
in Adjutant General Sheridan. however
does not hold that view. He said today:
1--WE have no later information in re-
gard 10 the arrival of the volunteers than
that which reached US yesterday. The
notification which came from Gen. AL
ger. said that some $1,000 troops would be
mobilized here. Just now these troops
are being examined by army medical
men and mustered in. That kind of work
progresses slowly The present emer-
gency is not 50 great that the Govern
ment cannot be particular in regard to
the physical condition of its volunteers
The examinations are made at the rate
Of about twenty-five a day.
''I1 will take quite a while TO form an
army of l25,e00 men AT that rate do not
expect any arrivals of volunteers this
week. 1t viii be ten days before they be-
gin 70 arrive"
Gen. Boynton, of the Park Commission.
was busy today preparing for the recep-
tion Of the great army. Tonight he said:
The troops viii come from about four
teen or fifteen States. There wiz be 80 =
600 men. Thlrty-seven regiments of in
fantry, two regiments of cavalry and
nine batteries of light artillery These
troops VIII be coming as quickly as they
can be mustered into service.
Gems Fitzhugh Lee. Joseph II. Wheel
er and Wilson will command. reporting
70 Gen. Brooke. who viii be the ranking
major general
The purpose Of assembling this army
here is 70 organize 4 into corps, brigades
and divisions. The volunteers will b,
used 10 iill up the brigades of the regular
army now below a war basis in point OF
numbers. Three corps viii be here.
THE volunteers vii be camped in the
woods east of tine Lafayette Road Thi.
location viii place them along the bank.
OF ChickamaUga Greek where there is
plenty Of water for the men and horses
We have been preparing for the vOlun-
teeTs for some time and will now rUst
preparations. Mr.. Belts and myself have
been hunting everywhere for machinery
and pumps TO drill wells. We viii have
an abundant supply .Of water. The Parl
can in addition to the regulars easily ac
ccmmO1ate 5000 troops. The artillery
viii I presume. be stationed on tn,
gro'-Td vaCatei by the regular army"
The first consignment of equipments fol
recruits arrived yesterday and was dis
tribUted- Several small squads of volun
teers came in today. Two million ration
recently shipped 10 the provisional arm,
from Chicago have not yet arrived. TIL
new warehouse erected at Battlefield sta
tion viii be ready for their reception.
Sixty caissoRs arrived from the armor
at Washington this morning. They ar
intended for volunteer batteries. Their
are no batteries of artillery OF the regula
Army now here. Each division command
er of troops now here will appoint an act
ing ordnance officer. who will have charg
OF the division ammunition train. and o
all ordnance and ordnance stores tina
may be required for the use of the bri
gade and division headquarters. Troop
and company commanders will retain il
their command only such amounts Of am
munition as can be carried on the sol
diers person, 100 rounds of rife or car
bine ammunition and 36 rounds of revol
yer ammunition for each man of thei
maximum strength and they turn over {
the acting ordnance officer of the Tegi
ment for the battalion or squadron am
munition train 100 rounds or rifle or car
b.ne ammunition and 50 of revolver am
munitiOn and the remainder includin
ali blank ammunition. will be transferre
TO the acting officer of the division.
Acting ordnance officers of regiment
viii take charge of and be responsible fo
all ammunition belonging TO the battalio
or squad ammunition train.