The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-10
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TO BEGIN THIS MORNING
RECRUITING TO BRING BATTERY A
UP TO STANDARD.
Three officers and Twelve Privates
Arrive to Recruit for Colonel
Barnett's Regiment.

This morning at 8 o'clock Lieut.. Edward
Johnson and Corporal Henry A. Palmer, of
the Twenty-seventh Indiana Battery will
begin enisting recruits for Captain Curtis's
company now at Chickamauga. The work
will be done at the companys armory. AS
soon as ten or twelve men have been en-
listed they will be sent TO Chickamauga in
charge of the most competent of their own
number. Lieut.. Johnson yesterday morning
called on Adjutant General Gore and re-
ceived a copy of general order No. 81, June
!, of the War Department, which contains
a column of detailed instruction relative to
the work of enlsting recruits. Beside this
Lieut.. johnson received from the adjutant
general package of enlistment blanks IN
der the general order referred to the recruit
ed men are to be sent to the front in squads
of ten or twelve When that number have
been enlisted, the War Department will be
notified and Adjutant General Corbin will
direct the recruiting officers to apply to the
quartermaster in charge of the district
(Lieut Peterson) for transportation for the
men, coffee money, and money for other
necessary incidental expenses The men are
to be sent to Chickamauga without arms
or equipments and will be provided with all
necessities as soon as they reach the field
AS stated yesterday, the recruiting officers
have the power of quartermasters and en-
ploy their own physicians to make the ex-
aminations. Yesterday Lieut.. johnson cast
about for a physician to make the examina-
ton. 1t is not believed that Lieut.. johnson
and Corporal Palmer will have to remain
here more than week or ten days.
Under the order referred TO Lieut. Peter
son has the right to provide temporary
quarters for the recruiting officers. In the
case of Lieut.. johnson nothing of this kind
will be necessary, as the recruiting will be
done al the armory of Battery A, corner of
old Seventh street and Senate avenue About
forty young men, all eager TO enlist, turned
up at the armory yesterday morning under
the impression that the work was to begin
then. In the afternoon there was half that
many waiting. Preference will be given to
the former members of the artillery who
were turned down" when the size of the
company was reduced. number OF them
have since enlisted for service in the regular
army at the office of Captain Black. 1t was
said yesterday that there are not more than
a dozen available men who were turned
down before.
Things are likely to be delayed at Fort
wayne wher Captain hanke undertakes to
recruit his men He left here at midnight
Wednesday expecting to find orders await
ing him at his home. 1t seems from general
order NO. 81. under which all recruiting off,
GERS are to operate. application for blanks
must be made to Adjutant General Gore
Inc latter has on hands the recruiting
blanks for Captain Ranke which were for
Warded TO him with the infantry blanks
from washington Captain Ranke called on
colonel wilson when he was in the CITY
but was informed that the Governor had no
instructions for him. 1t did not occur 10
the captain TO call on the adJutant general