The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-22
ON TO CHATTANOOGA
Railroads are Pouring in Troops From
All Quarters


st. Louis. April 22-Three trains came
in today over the Burlington road, hav-
ing on board the eighth infantry. Coli.
J. Van Horn. commanding The troops
come from Fort Russell. and are bound
for New Orleans Soon after reaching
here the entire command was trans
ferred TO the Mobile & Ohio and the
journey south continued
Chattanooga. Tenn. April 22-Soon
after the arrival Of the Fort Riley cav
airy, three trains with companies c
and G OF the First cavalry 30 men, in
command Of Col c. D. VieIe and bat
terry 7, Fifth artillery. commanded by
Capt Grimes, all from Fort Sheridan,
Ill came in over the Nashville Chat
tanOoga and St-Louis road The troop
ers took breakfast in the cars and were
then switched out to the battlefield and
unlOaded-
Devils Lake. N. D. April 22-The
whole town was at the station at mid
night when the train bearing the de-
layed companies Of the Tenth cavalry
passed through; Gen Cook. post G. A
hand was aroused from its slumbers
and soon came upon the platform and
began playing national airs The depot
building was bedecked with bunting
Chattanooga Tenn. April 22-Work
of organizing the United States troops
centering at Chickamauga into brigades
and divisions in order. as Gen Brooke
expressed it. to place them on a war
footing in the most effective manner .
has been begun. The cavalry and artil-
Iery formations have already been com
pleted The infantry regiments Of
which greater number than was sup
posed even by Gen Brooke yesterday.
will rendezvous at Chickamauga, will
be organized into brigades as fast as
they arrive Camping grounds for two
brigades Of cavalry have been selected
and occupied by the troops already
here
Col A x Reynold. who arrived to-
day at the head Of his command from
Fort Riley. Kan. was placed at the
head Of the First brigade OF cavalry. he
being the senior officer of the ground
Col G. Hunt Of the Second cavalry has
been placed in command of the Second
brigade The artillery, which has been
divided into two brigades, has been plac-
ed in command OF Maj Dillenback- the
senior officer present. until the arrival
Of Col. Randolph and Major Lancaster,
when the latter will assume command
Of one brigade, both to be under COM
nand of Col Randolph Twelve train
loads Of cavalry. artillery and infantry,
all from western points, arrived in Chat
tanOOga today and as fast as possible
were sent to Chickamauga and unload
ed
Before midnight almost as many more
will have arrived The Twelfth infantry.
from Fort Niobrara- Neb-. in command of
Colonel Charity Andrews, which was in
terCeptsd at Nashville on its way TO Mo-
bile. was among the first arrivals This
body of troops was quickly followed by
COMPANIES A. c. D. F. G and H. sixth
cavalry from Fort Riley. Kan. $50 men
and 30 officers in command of Colonel A
K Arnold
These troops and their horses and camp
eQuipage occupied six trains
Major General Brooke said today that
the Seventh infantry from Fort Logan, the
Eighth infantry from Fort Russell. the
Twenty-fOurth infantry from Fort Doug
lass and the Sixteenth from Forts Sher-
man and Spokane and Boise barracks all
on the way to New Orleans had been in
IerCeptsd and would probably be sent 10
Chickamauga. swelling the number of
troops there TO nearly 1000 men