The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
FIFTH ILLINOIS STARTS.


! regiment Of infantry, commanded Goy
| Colonel Culver. according to an order 1ust
/ issued. will be sent 20 Porto Rico 1Ne
/ Fifth was member of General Grants
/ brigade and last week was directed 10 hold
! itself in readiness 20 reinforce General
Miles. but had 10 give way 10 the one
/ Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana. enGeral
Grants brigade Is sdn at Newport News
awaiting transportation and It Wi. be in
creased by the addition of the Fifth Nil
noIs. making -four regiments IN all.
Chickamauga, Aug. 3,-The Fitch Nil
nois infantry. after numerous disappoint-
ments. finally got away toward the scene
! of action today.
The action cf the war department IN
sending the Fifth Illinois to the front has
| caused n1uch comment IL the camp The
reason for this action Is not stated here.
The rivalry among the regiments remain
ing here to be included IN the next order
70 move is becoming highly interesting
The officers OF each regiment are bringing
all possible pressure to bear on the war
department, and the officials Will doubt
less have much trouble an making Eheir
selections. Senators. representative and
with the war department are being called
upon 20 help the regiments Of their states.
/ One regimen IS said TO have sent out dur
/ ing the last p hours over 200 kilograms
| skiing assistance TO influence the war de-
/ partment
! The continuous rain OF the past ten days
at Camp Thomas has resulted in a gen
! eral desire to change camps and the regi-
/ ments are. as rapidly as they can get per
/ mission. moving their camp 70 new loca-
tons The daInpnes Of the wooded terri
/ tory has made the open fields look quite
/ inviting and the result "a that already q
/ number Of regiments have pitched their
/ tents in the open fields and now have the
/ fun benefit OF a generous sunshine
/ Many OF the regiments tina; have not
moved and probably wall not move at this
/ time. nave been spurred up by the rain
/ to put their camps IN better sanitary con-
/ d.ious. AS a result gravel walks have
/ been constructed and as far 81 81 Jas been
+ practicable. floors have been laid IN the
/ tents ~ the men. The soldiers o. are
! camp are energetic and vslI. II they re-
/ main IN the park be provided with many
/ Of the comforts common 10 American
/ homes.
A movement Is now on foot 70 invite
( Secretary % War AlFer % visit camp
+ Thomas and me invitation wfG likely be
/ forwarded and strongly pressed dR-lug .he
/ mex; few DAYS
Brigadisr General :. s Poland. who has
/ been seriously OF for the paat several
I weeks. has been taken 60 Ashey.Is y =
/ l. = hoped ne VIII regain MS health IN a
snort time and 10 able % resume com
mand OF the Second division. 39st corps.
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pcrarly 81 command of the division hut
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