Omaha daily bee., 1898-05-17
RUSHING TO CHICKANACCA
Volunteers Are Gathering in the Camp
Vacated by Regulars.
OVER EIGHT THOUSAND ARE NOW THERE
Train Loads Are Coming from All Di-
rectiOns. but They Are Being
Handled with Comparative
Ease and PrOmptness.

CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK, Ca,
May 16.-The War department has reason
to be gratified with the dispatch and ease
with which the volunteer army Is being
| concentrated. Within forty eight hours
from the time the order was issued Tor
| the mobilization Of state troops, already
mustered into the regular service, at this
| point, $500 men, representing six great
states, have reported to Major General
Brooke, in command Of the Department OF
the Lakes, headquarters here. The soldiers
have been moved not only rapidly, but with
out delay or accident of any kind.
General Brooke has already reviewed the
majority of the companies and is gratified
at the splendid appearance of the men.
The transportation facilities from Chatta-
nooga to the park have been so thoroughly
arranged that the regiments, as they come
in, are promptly transferred. so that without
any confusion they are assigned to their
camp, draw their supplies, and are out of
the way in time for the next arrivals.
The Third Illinois infantry arrived at
Chattanooga in three sections over the
Nashville G. Chattanooga railroad, and did
not reach this point to report to General
Brooke until o'clock in the afternoon. The
regiment is in command of Colonel Fred
Bennett, and is composed of twelve COM
panies, 1907 men and officers.
The Fourth Ohio infantry arrived at Chat
tanooga at $3.50 and reached the park at
noon reporting Immediately to General
Brooke. The regiment Is in command ol
Colonel A. B. Colt, and composed Of twelve
companies, 1880 men and officers.
The Fifth Illinois infantry, Colonel ]. r
Culver commanding, arrived in Chattanooga
at o'clock a. m. and reached the park al
noon, reporting at once to General Brooke
The regiment has twelve companies, III;
men and officers.
The One Hundred and Fifty-Seventh In
diana infantry Colonel George M. Stude
baker commanding, arrived at this point a
6 o'clock. Eleven hundred men and officer,
comprise the regiment.
The Fourth Pennsylvania infantry arrived
at 8 o'clock and reached the park about
o'clock. The regiment has only eight com
panes, 700 men and officers. Colonel D. b
Case Is in command.
1t IN II Famous Regiment.
The Fourth is famous regiment and hai
figured in all the defenses of the stat
3 against lawlessness and strikes. 1t was a
, Homestead in 1892, the Hazelton strike il
e 1897 and the Reading railroad strike il
Y 1877. 1t is composed of good marksmen, tn
4 majority being sharpshooters.
b The Twenty and Twenty seventh In
a diana batteries from Indianapolis and For
d Wayne, under Captain James B. Curtis an
;. Captain l.. T. Ranke, 125 men each, ar
rived at o'clock tonight and will renal
in their cars over night. They came with
out horses OF guns and will be equippe
: here.
Captain Rockwell, in charge of the ord
nance department, complains that the com
manders Of nearly all the volunteer regi
ments so far arrived have failed to compl
with the order directing them before leav
D. ing their state encampment to notify tn
i department at Washington as to their need
s in the way of uniforms, ordnance, ammuni
S ton, ETC., and states that there will be som
e delay in equipping such regiments as h
u can do nothing until he has received tn
l. reports from the various commanding OF
n ficers as to their needs when he will max
;. the necessary acquisitions.
d Major General Brooke today issued hi
first general order, looking to the reorgan
It ization Of the volunteer army. This orde
l, assigns Major General James H. Wilson
e Delaware to command the First infantry d
G vision Of the provisional army corps, to /
e composed Of three brigades of four reg
ments each.
= Almost simultaneously the second ordt
IS was issued, assigning Brigadier Generals
s S. Burt. c. E. Compton and H. w. Lawto
: to command the brigades under Gener,
l. Wilson in the order named.
% The First Ohio, Third Wisconsin and FIT
J. Illinois have been assigned to the fir
brigade under General Burt. The Third
le linos and Fourth Ohio were assigned
g the second brigade under General Compton
le The organization will proceed as rapid
1t as troops are reported to Major Gener
is Brooke at headquarters.