The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-22
UNITING TIE ANIl
On southern Plains.


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49, ~.c. ,n.c ceru., :. f.hsra ayn.nrs
= !. NOE YET eersa,n whether any rex.-
nens, neusd<s fhoup mentioned win come
herr :. II i. u,derstnoA Il d not thu IN
,erttou h. rec,is~ ,he infan,rv vao haye
already reached their sourneen rendexyos..
ar h.vs - nearby reached ,here that .t,,rr.
ing them h~cx vou,d erta1 an exsra los
q tina HUT IN ,roon. th.s hav, nat nm
ceeded that far GA their Journey Win be
brought here. No reasons for this sudden
chang. ~ r,..ne :. ra~.,s. tn n,.c;r.r =,
the regular troops were vouchsafed 1t
headouaxterx II Is believed. however. thar
facilities Tor the accounodatiou az the
Southern camp grounds oe such large
bodies Of troops q It was q first con-
tsmpla,ed sending ere inadequate ut pres-
emit
The work Of forming an army n
Chickamauga began IN earnest to-
day. All nig,t onr 4 larxe force
cf laborers here were kept busy
building extra s.detracks and chutes
for the unloading Of the cavalry horse.
wagons and artillery.
The first regiment "a reach thu ground.
today was the sixth cavalry. which ar
rived last night from For Nver rh.v
went into camp near Mullen Springs. and
were followed soon after by HIGHT haf.srv
=. First artillery, seyenty-0ye men. In
command df Capt. Capron. Not a moment
was lost In unloadins the xune ana ca..-
sons. Everything moved with thu rs~u.
sarfty Of machine. and Al fast as the
trains were unlcaded they m.aa ~.v -.
new arrivals
MAI. Gen. Brooke paid h. ar.t wish :.
the Chickamauga ground today ana a..
companied by Adit. Gen. novr,or a.
star officers, Cant. Rich..a. .na M.
Lieut.. Dean. All In I'M, ,,,,o-. -
through the beautiful, park. He s+av.h
there moet Of the day. directing N. No..
ments of the men ana se,ect,r. a..
Ing grounds Of the difYeren, r.s,r,.n,. :.
they reached the park
Two tra.us With corra,,a
Il. H.
ing the day over the Southern Ra,,v.v
from Fort Hamilton. N. Y NJ Tim.
lost in Chattanoo<a Ro,h .r.;n
switched on 10 the f,biclau,uc, .~.,..
and carried immediately 70 The nark p.,
torres b. d. and q NJ ,na E,,.s .-..,
expected in C.ha,tanoo~a la. 80 -.
noon. These troons win a,.o h. hro,,.,.
to the park to unload the arranaar,s,,,.
there now being so comn.e.e that !, -
not necessary 10 unload IN tia r..,a...
nooga yards.
Although a plan for the p,ae,nr Of the
troops has not vet been determines pro,
% far Is the cavalry il concerned n w.s
decided by Gen. Brooke today that ali
the batteries Of artillery which win 10
placed at Chickamauea Tan An rrr,h.-
viii be located at the north end of the
park, near Snodgrass hill. Around this
location some of the most desperate f,rht.
ing Of the chickamauga campaign in San.
TENDER, 1863. took place. This was the
location of Gen. Thomas brigade.
Battery F, OF the First artillery. from
Fort Monroe. $50 men and six field pieces.
commanded by Capt. Taylor. which ar
rived last night. were sent out to the park
during the day and were located near the
north end OF the park, close to the Fifth
artillery. The first artillery Il one OF the
oldest In the service. It was drst organ
lied in l77s
BY night nearly I,5oo of the 5000 cavalry
and artillerymen who have been ordered
10 Chickamauga were encamped on tina,
battlefield Late this evening the number
already encamped there was swe,led by
the arrival OF attachments OF the Second
artillery and the First cavalry.
BY tomorrow night 1t 10 expected that
iarse proportion Of the troops now on
their way TO Chickamauga will have ar
rived.
Maj. Gen. Brooke today put Maj. Dilien-