The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-24
ALIVE WITH TROOPS.
Chiclxamauga Park Now Svarming
with BIue-COated Soldiers.

Chickamauga Park Now Swarming
with BIue-COated Soldiers.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn, April 23.-The
organization into brigades of all the cavalry
regiments of the United States army CEN
tered at Chickamaugas National Park is now
complete. The following general order was
issued to-day by Major General Brooke:
1.-THE cavalry of this command is organ
lied as follows Cavalry. division, Colonel
A. K. Arnold, First Cavalry, commanding.
First brigade: First Cavalry Second Cav
airy Tenth Cavalry. Second brigade Third
Cavalry Sixth Cavalry, Ninth Cavalry.
The light artillery and infantry will be bril-
gaded in later order"
Fully three thousand regular troops are
now encamped at Chickamauga, the num-
Der to-day having been almost doubled The
soldiers arrived so fast that it was difficult
to handle them promptly. hardly an hour of
the day passing without two or more long
trainloads coming in The work of loading
the trains at the park was rendered doubly
difficult by rain, which fell at intervals all
day. On this account all drills were sus-
pended until Monday. After that time, how
ever army life will begin in earnest. 1t is
expected by that time that nearly all the
regular troops to be located at Chickamauga
as the cavalry and artillery divided into
brigades. OF the infantry there will prob
ably be three brigades of three regiments
each. Uncertainty as to the exact number
of regiments to arrive will prevent any ac-
ton in regard to the appointment of COM
manders until such time as the troops
actually on the ground. 1t is expected then
that Major General Brooke will assign the
senior colonies as brigade commanders, and
regimental and brigade drills will ebe had.
The Seventh Infantry, from Fort Hogan.
Col, which was reported as having arrived,
will not be in until Tomorrow.
Most of the troops getting in to-day were
from far Western points. Six companies
A, G, f, G, II and *, of the Ninth Cavalry
(colored) and Troops d and 1. of the Sixth
Cavalry about $50 men, all from Fort Rob-
inson Neb., were among the early arrivals.
The Ninth Cavalry are the famous Indian
fighters, who served with distinction.
Major General Brooke to-day moved his
headquarters from the Read House in Chat
tanooga, to Chickamauga Park. His camp
baggage and tents arrived yesterday and
were erected at the point selected, on the
east slope of Little hill; and. together with
his staff officers, Captain Richards and
Lieutenants Dean and McKenna, General
on the field. The work of unloading the
soldiers and their camp equipments as they
arrived at Chickamauga Park to-day pro-
ceeded under adverse circumstances. A
heavy rain fell during the night soaking the
fields and making the clay roads slippery
and in places so soft as to render difficult
the hauling OF the heavy army wagons with
their loads. But very little time was lost
on this account. AS fast as the troops ar
rived they were promptly assigned their
camping positions, their baggage unloaded
and tents erected.
A notable addition was made to the sol
diers at Chickamauga- to-day by the arrival
over the Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
Railroad of the Ninth Regiment of cavalry
of Fort Robinson. Neb., commanded by
Colonel Henry. This regiment is composed
exclusively of colored troops and has seen
as much hard service as any in the army.
Its rescue of the Seventh Cavalry and Light
Battery Il, First Artillery, at Pine Ridge
agency, during the Sioux uprising of the
winter of 1S90-91, was most remarkable, the
troops riding hundred miles through deep
snow between sunrise and sunset and COM
pletely surprising the Indians
Troop Fl, of the First Cavalry, from Fort
Sill, o. T., sixty men, in command of Major
OTCS, CdIn6 III DfSL the 4NdSllNllS Oldlld~
nooga &c ST. Louis, and were at once sent
out to the park. Later in the day the Sew
enth Infantry, from Fort Logan, Col, came
in. All day long trains filed with soldiers
kept arriving over the different roads, all
most blocking the yards at times, while
thousands of people on the streets and along
the railroad tracks cheered themselves
hoarse. With the last section of the Ninth
Cavalry came Companies d and 1, of the
Sixth Cavalry, from Fort Robinson, Neb
Light Battery F, Fifth Artillery, from Ty-
Ter island, had previously pulled in over
the Southern. Over that road also arrived
three trains with eight companies-A, B, c,
d, f, F, G and II, of the Eighth Infantry,
from Fort Russell. Wyo., five hundred men.
including twenty-four officers. band of
thirty pieces and i hospital corps, in COM
mand of Col Van Horne
BY nightfall the following additional
troops had arrived: Batteries and F,
Third Artillery, from the Presidio, San
Francisco; the Second Infantry, from Forts
Keogh, Harrison and Yates; Troops B and
]. Second Cavalry. from Fort Colorado;
Companies G, E, T and G, of the Third Cav
airy. from Fort Ethan Allen. VT; eight
troops OF the Tenth Cavalry, from Fort
Assnaboine; Troops A and ], First Cavalry
from Fort Hatachuta A. t., and Light
Battery B, Fourth Artillery, from jackson
Barracks. La.
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