The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-05

All Volunteers at Camp Thomas Eager
for Active Service.


CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Aug T. - The
making up of the force to go with Major
General Wade to Porto Rico has served to
show how very anxious the volunteers at
Camp Thomas are to reach the front The
list of regiments designated had hardly re-
ceived circulation in the camp at this place
until hundreds of volunteers not included
in the regiments to go had made application
to be transferred from their own regiments
to those scheduled to proceed to the front
There are hosts of soldiers here who while
they are attached to the regiments with
which they We're mustered, would gladly
join any regiment in order to get to the
front This is accounted for in the main
on the high ground of American valor,
which has manifested itself conspicuously
in the army of volunteers. They are not
willing to return home to be dubbed tin
soldiers" and there are few, if any. who
will not be sadly disappointed if the war
does not afford new opportunities by which
they will be called to do battle.
Thus far none of the regiments at Camp
Thomas designated as a part of General
Wade's expeditionary force has been or
dered to the front, although such orders
have been expected hourly. The only order
of this nature received from Washington
to-day was one directing the signal corps,
under Colonel Squer. to proceed to New
port News. where it will report to General
Wade. The corps will leave for its destina-
ton Saturday morning.
Major Hopkins assistant adjutant gem
eral, and Major Reed, surgeon OF the United
states army, who were sent here by order
of Secretary Alger to inspect Camp Thomas
as to its sanitary conditions, pushed their
work vigorously to-day. They found the
division hospitals in excellent condition gen.
orally, and while nothing has been gwen
out evidently pleased with the ex-
cellent sanitary conditions
The paymasters were busy to-day inspect
ing the pay and muster rolls of the various
regiments and seeking information on GER
tain mooted questions. No money was paid
out to-day. 1t is expected that the work
of paying off will be entered into heartily
tomorrow, the regiments likely to be or
Gered to the front being paid first.
There was q review of General Mattock' 8
brigade the Third of the Second Division of
the Third Corps. this afternoon in the field
opposite the Vineyard House. The brigade
is composed of the First Maine Fifty-sec-
ond Iowa and the First Mississippi. These
regiments are among the very best at the
park and the review was one ofthe most
interesting events of the day
Brig. Gen. William J. Mckee command
ing the First Brigade, Second Division First
Army Corps, has been assigned to command
the Second Division, First Corps in the alb
sence of Brigadier General Poland, who has
been sent to Asheville with a view of re-
gaining his health. General Mckee has
Poland was accompanied to Asheville by
Major Charlton, surgeon, and Lieutena Mt
Wrenn, his chief aid.
Major Mitchell third battalion Four
teenth New York, now under arrest, must
be tried by court-martial ordered by the
corps commander, and now that General
Wade has gone the trial is again put off
The papers he is charged with signing
when he should not have done so, were not
regimental documents.
Colonel Lee chief quartermaster, will soon
take a needed rest. The colonel has been
a hard worked man, but now there is a lull
in his department and he will have
chance to get away
General Frank, First Division, Third
Corps, to-day issued a helpful order con-
corning the study of practical hygiene
Every soldier in the division was furnished
with a copy of a little palnrhet called the
Hygienic Manual. prepared by Col. Charles
Smart, chief surgeon u S. A, and an order
each regiment of the command shall be di-
Vided into squads and shall be placed under
on-cOmmissioned officers who will each CAV
read part of this manual until the soldiers
are Individually advised as TO its practical
contents and the benefits 10 be derived
from observation of the principles rules and
regulations laid down therein. This is done
by recommendation of Captain Henry H.
Hart. chief surgeon of the brigade, who
believes much good will accrue therefrom.
The issue has been raised as TO wneLner
army officers have right to order a search
of a private residence for a soldier who is
absent from his command without leave.
An instance of the kind has occurred in
CHATTANOOGA Lieutenant Colonel Mimms
commanding the First Vermont having
sent detail of ten men under lieutenant
to search a private residence for Private
Garretson, who was reported as being
shielded in the residence referred to and
deiying arrest. The family of the searched