The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-23
AT CHICKAMAUCA
A Steady Stream of Troops
Pouring Into Camp.
Many Arrivals Wear Bouquets
From Admiring Ladies.
CAMP GEO. III. THOMAS
Maj. Gen Brooke Has Christen-
ed the Old battle-ground.
Col. Reynolds From Ft. Riley
Made Brigade Commander.

| Chattanooga, Tenn, April est is
now camp George H. Thomas. Major
| General Brooke has issued formal or
| ders so naming the Chickamauga park
| rendezvous of the United States troops,
| and henceforth until the park is de-
| serted by the boys in blue, it will be
| known by that name.
The number of troops in camp has
been increased by about 5000
Fifteen train loads of infantry, caval-
ry and artillery arrived during yester-
day and were conveyed as rapidly as
possible to the park. The troops are
now arriving so fast that the railroads
are experiencing some difficulty in hand
ling them properly.
Nearly all of the Fort Sheridan troops
wore flowers which had been pinned on
their coats between Nashville and Chat
tanooga by admiring ladies, but they
were minus brass buttons, taken in re
turn
Major General Brooke will make his
headquarters on the field, the location
being on the east steeple of Lytle Hill
and not far distant from where General
Wilder of the federal forces was killed
during the battle which gives the park
its name.
Quartermaster General Lee will also
make his headquarters at the grounds.
The increased strength of the artil-
lery companies from four to six pieces
necessary the purchase of about 500
b rises, and this fact is giving General
Lee a great deal of trouble. He has
spent a great deal of time in an I'M
availing effort to find suitable animals.
Sunday promises to be a gala day at
Chickamauga. Every railroad running
into Chattanooga will run excursion
trains, some of them from points 300
miles away.
The hotels are already thronged with
strangers.
Col. A. K. Reynolds, who has arrived
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 bri-
gade.
The artillery, which has been divided
into two brigades, has been placed in
command of Major Dillenback, the SEN
ior 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
mand of Col. Randolph.
Twelve train loads of cavalry, artil-
Iery and infantry, all from western
points, arrived in Chattanooga yester-
day and as fast as possible were sent
to Chickamauga and unloaded.
Before midnight almost as many more
will have arrived. The Twelfth infan-
try, from Fort Niobrara, Neb., COM
mand of Col. Charity" Adams, which
was intercepted at NASHVILLE, on It's way
to Mobile, was among the first arrivals
This body of troops was quickly fol-
lowed by Companies T and K, First
cavalry, and Companies A, c, D, F. G
and H, Sixth cavalry, from Fort Riley,
Kan, $50 men and 80 officers in COM
mand of Col. A. K. Arnold.
Their troops and their horses and
camp equipage occupied six trains.
Maj Gen. Brooke said today that
the Seventh infantry from Fort Logan,
the Eighth infantry from Fort Russell,
the TWenty-fourth infantry from Fort
Douglass, and the Sixteenth from Forts
Sherman and Spokane and Boise bar
racks all on the way to New Orleans,
had been intercepted and would proba-
bly, be sent to Chickamauga. With the
infantry heard from yesterday and that
already on the grounds here, this will
make ten full regiments of infantry at
Chickamauga, swelling the number of
troops there to nearly 10000 men.