The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-19
ARMY Of VOLUNTEERS
Ninety-five Thousand Have Been
Mustered In.
CHICKAMAUGA ARRIVALS
OVER EIGHTEEN THOUSAND ARE
NOW IN CAMP.
No Sign of An Early Invasion of
Cuba-Forces at Chickamauga to
Be Organized Into Two Corps of
Three Divisions Each-No Second
Call For Volunteers.

Washington, May 1S.-Reports re-
ceived at the adjutant generals office
up to IL o'clock tonight indicated that
$4,000 volunteers had been mustered
into the service of the United States.
Chickamauga National Park, Ca,
May 1S.-Two infantry regiments ar
rived today, and one battery, making,
at o'clock today, in camp at this point,
volunteer army of II infantry regi-
ments, one cavalry and five batteries
of light artillery, in all is, 100 officers
and men.
The First Pennsylvania infantry ar
rived at Chattanooga at o'clock. The
regiment is composed of ten companies
149 men and officers. Lieutenant Colo
mel j. l.. Good is in command. The en-
tire regiment is from Philadelphia
Battery A, st. Louis light artillery,
Captain F. NJ. Humboldt commanding,
arrived at o'clock a. m. They had no
field guns, but will be equipped with
six 3.2-inch, breech-loading Hotchkiss
rifles and 40 head Of horses at the
park. The men are all uniformed hand
somely.
The Sixth Ohio infantry reached here
at o'clock tonight, remaining in their
cars. The regiment is composed of II
companies, SIS officers and men, and
Mackin.
General Brooke announced today that
in accordance with the orders from the
president, the volunteer troops would
be organized at Chickamauga as fol-
lows: Two corps of three divisions
each, each division to be composed of
three brigades, and the brigades TO be
composed of three regiments each.
The First division of the first provis-
iOnal cOrnS has baaO cOuouIatad
noted in these dispatches yesterday,
and has been assigned to Major Cen
eral James II. Wilson. The organiza-
ton of the Second division began with
the early arrivals of today. Colonel
A. K. Arnold has been named as the
provisional commander of the division
and the First brigade has been filled
as follows: Colonel Robert Ralston of
the Third Pennsylvania, provisional
brigadier; Third Pennsylvania, Thirty
first Michigan and the One Hundred
and SiXtieth Indiana.
Second brigadier general to be named
Sixth Ohio, One Hundred and Fifty
eighth Indiana and the First West
Virginia.
Third brigade brigadier to be named
Second Ohio, First Pennsylvania; the
next regiment to arrive will fill up the
division.
The Fourteenth Minnesota infantry
arrived at 1880 o'clock tonight in Chat
tarooga, and remained over tonight in
their cars in the railroad yards. The
regiment had LOO officers and men, and
is commanded by Colonel a. Vanduze.
Four companies, were without uniforms
They We're supplied with arms and
tents. and ten days rations.
The First Illinois infantry arrived at
10 o'clock, two miles out from Chatta-
nooga, and remained on a siding.
Captain Wright, of the commissariat, !
20 cars of provisions today, and
now has plenty to fed the army for !
some time Uniforms, equipments and |
general supplies in immense amounts |
are en- route. The work of organization |
under General Brooke's directions, con- |
tinues rapidly.
Washington, May 1S.-There is a good (
deal of talk at the war department to- /
day of the possibility of an early issue /
by the president of another call for .
volunteers, but careful inquiry tends to |
warrant the statement that it is at /.
least premature, and that no further
call is likely to issue until the aggre- /
gate number of soldiers already called
for have responded, and have been duly
equipped for service. This last matter,
the equipment of the new troops, is the
main source of delay, and promises to
become even worse in the near future