The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-27

1t VIII Probably Get Away from
Chfckamauga This Morning.

CIICKAMAUGA PARK, Ga, July 26.-
The movement of troops from Camp
Thomas is now not such an easy task since
the regiments have been thoroughly equip
ped and provided with their wagon trans
portation. For this reason they necessarily
go out much slower than they came in. The
Third Brigade of the First Division, First
Corps, General Fred d. Grant, commanding,
received orders early this morning to strike
tents and pack up for immediate departure.
This brigade consists of the First Kentucky,
Fifth Illinois and Third Kentucky, the
third battalion of the Sixteenth Pennsyl-
vania being attached. The First Kentucky
was to have loaded it's effects and be off
for Newport News, the destination of the
brigade, at noon to-day, but the task of
loading the wagon train required several
hours more than was calculated on and the
regiment did not get away from Rossville
until tonight. The Fifth Illinois is under
orders to leave camp at o'clock tomorrow
morning, accompanied by the third battal-
ion of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania, the lat
ter under command of Lieutenant Colonel
Rickars. The Third Kentucky will leave
camp at o'clock tomorrow morning.
There was not a happier man at Camp
Thomas to-day than General Grant He
has all along been very anxious to get to
the front and he has the utmost confidence
in his ability to make a record that will do
honor to the memory of his illustrious
father.
7. s. Shunks chief engineer Of the Second
Division, First Corps, is now lecturing the
commissioned and noncommissioned officers
on the art of constructing hasty field forth
fications The officers are deeply interested
in this important feature of the service and
are gaining many valuable points from
Major Shunkss clear and forcible talks.
Major Nye, commissary OF subsistence Of
the Chattanooga military supply depot, has
shipped eighty cars of provisions to the
park during the last forty-eight hours.
Judging from these heavy shipments 1t
would appear as though more troops would
shortly arrive at the park. Major Nye has
not received any orders up to the present
writing to provide travel rations" for
troops that going to leave the park.
lumbia, Tenn, to-day.
An enormous quantity Of letter mail is
postof1ce. All of the soldiers mail goes
to this office and all civilian mail is sent
to the Lyle, Ga, regular postoffice. At
the Chickamauga station branch over $780,
COO letters are handled each day. This in
cludes both the incoming and outgoing
mails requiring force of seventeen clerks
to distribute and make up the mails. In
addition to these letters an average of 25,050
mail packages, including papers, boxes
ETC.. are handled each day. This makes up
over 200 sacks of paper mail every twenty
four hours. The mails are now being re-
ceived and dispatched without delay and
much credit is due the postal authorities.
Dr. G. NJ. Drake, former chief surgeon
of the Southern Railway has been trans
ferred from the Third Corps to take charge
of the First Division, First Corps. hospital.
There are a number of patients in this hos
pital left by the commands which are now
en- route to Porto Rico.
Troop M, First Illinois Cavalry. from
Chicago, has been named by General Wade
his guard of honor The guard will go
on duty as soon as General Wade decides
on the location of his headquarters