The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-27
Fifteen Regiments Now En-
camped at Chickamauga
Ordered to Prepare For Imme-
date Departure to Cuba.
TO START WEDNESDAY
Scores of Locomotives and Hun
dredS of Cars
Are in Waiting to Take Them
to Tampa.

Chickamauga Park, Tenn, June 81
At Camp Thomas today all interest
centers in the preparations of Is of the
regiments to get away to Cuba. The
work of supplying all the needs of these
regiments began yesterday afternoon
continues rapidly today and such good
progress is being made that each one of
the Is is expected to be fully supplied
by tomorrow noon. 1t is not known just
when the movement will begin, as Gen.
Brooke, as yet has issued no orders
except the one for immediate prepara-
tions. The indications are, however,
that the first to go will get out We'd
nesday.
The two railroads leading from here
to the Florida coast have been prepar-
ed for emergency orders for some time.
They have scores of locomotives and
hundreds of cars in waiting and can
handle the men rapidly. The Is regi-
mentS under orders are the best trained
and best equipped at the camp. They
are the Eighth Massachusetts, Six
teenth Pennsylvania, First West Vir-
ginia, Fifth Illinois, Sixteenth Indiana,
First New Hampshire, Fourth Ohio,
Thlrty-hrst Michigan, Third Wisconsin,
Second Wisconsin, Fifteenth Indiana
Fourth Pennsylvania, First Georgia and
Twelfth New York.
Gen. T. L. Rosser, recently appointed
a brigadier general from Virginia, yes
terday reported to Gen. Brooke for as
s1gnment in the first corps. The gen
eral was assigned to command the
third brigade of the second division,
first army corps, under Gen. Poland.
Gen. Rosser took immediate charge of
his brigade, relieving Col. Van Dusee of
the Fourteenth Minnesota who has
been commanding the brigade as senior
colonel for several weeks. This brig
AIDE is made up of the First Pennsylva-
MIA, Fourteenth Minnesota and the Sec
ond Ohio
Capt. George Stang of the Royal Nor
wegian artillery, having spent three
weeks at the park, as the representa-
tive of the Norwegian government be-
ing CHARTERED with the Twelfth Mime
sofa regiment, left yesterday for Tam
pa. Capt. Stang has received permits
sion from Gen. Miles to accompany the
next expedition to Cuba.
The mail facilities at the park have
lately been added to in a very material
way by a well perfected system inaug-
urated by the various regimental Off
GERS. Each regiment has established a
postofice. appointed a postmaster and
fixed regular office hours. One or more
carriers are appointed from each regi-
ment. A regular schedule has been
adopted and these carriers go to and
fro between the postOffice and their re-
SpectiVe commands twice day, having
regular hours for arriving and depart
ing. In this way all regiments have a
double daily mail service, and all first
class mail is delivered
Since the adoption of this plan, there
has been less complaint and tt e soldiers
generally are gratified with the postal
accommodations.
The second division, first army corps,
General Poland commanding, has re-
ceived 100000 rounds of ammunition.
This ammunition will be given the first
and second brigades, which are in
Guided in. yesterdays order. According
to the figures of General Poland this
ammunition will furnish each man in
the command with about As rounds of
ammunition, while they should have
about $50 rounds. 1t is expected they
will receive a further supply before any
effort to move is made.
An inspection of all the guns in the
first division, third corps, was held yes
terday and the regimental officers are
sending in their reports today. The re-
ports show that nearly all the guns are
in good condition, but that quite
number are still needed in each regi-
ment.