The evening times., 1898-05-12
CAMP 1T MUhsOh's HILL
Orders Have Been Placed for the
Delivery Of Supplies.
THE TROOPS THAT ARE COMING
The Work Of Putting the Tented
Field I'm Condition for the volun-
teers Goes Merrily FOrward-The
Traet Compri>es Fourteen Thou
sand Acres.

The near approach of the time when
the troops assigned to assemble at this
city will begin to arrive has caused
lively hustle in the quartermaster and
commissary generals bureau at the
War Department.
Everything has been done to facilitate
the work of preparation. and the exact
site Of the camping ground has not only
been determined upon, but large orders
have been placed for the delivery Of
supplies at once.
Capt. NJ. C. Martin, Of the quartermas-
ter generals department, and Capt.
Seyburn. Of the staf Of Gen. Miles, had
charge of the work Of selecting the site.
The first reconnoiter was made by Capt.
Seyburn. who spent several days during
the early part of the week ''going over"
the entire stretch Of country from Fort
Myer to Falls Church and beyond. Num-
sons Hill. about two miles southeast Of
Falls Church, at first seemed to him
to be the best site. He conferred with
Capt. Martin, with whose engineer an
other reconnoiter was made yesterday,
resulting in the selection of splendid
tract of A,00o acres of land about one
and one-haif miles southwest Of Falls
Church. and about seven-eighths of a
mile south of Dunn Loring.
The tract is known as "Wcodburn Ma
bell. of Virginia. from whom the ground
will be rented by the Government ac-
cording to the usual methods OF acquir-
ing Government camping grounds.
The average elevation of the entire
tract Is 800 feet, according to the sur
veys of the Topographic Bureau. The
surrounding country is lower, and the
drainage good.
Another OF the important considerations
that led to the selection of Woodburn
Manor was the facility Of approach, both
by rail and road.
The Washington and Round Hill branch
of the Southern Railroad runs parallel to
the entire northern picket line of the
camping ground at the distance of a mile.
The nearest station of the road to the
camp Is Dunn Loring- All troops will be
dlsemoarked from the trains at this sta
ton. Terminal facilities in the way of
switches, sidings and other necessary
tracks are being placed at the station al
Dunn Loring by the engineer department
OF the Southern Railroad. The quarter
master generals department has also
commenced the erection of Temporary
sneds at the station. As the troops ar
rive they will leave their trains at Dunn
Loring and march down what is known
as Gallows Road to the camp.
An order for about 800 ARMY wagons has
oeen placed with number of West yir-
gfnia, Maryland and Ohio firms. Another
order for the immediate delivery of a.0s
mules Tor Army wagons has been placed
at 81. Louis. Chains harness and other
supplies have also been ordered in large
quantities They will probably arrive be-
of fh.
tion VIII also be established at Dunn Lor.
ing with every possible facility for the
transmission of messages.
Inc commissary generals department
has called for bids for food supplies IN
last thirty days. These bids will be op.,n
ed In Baltimore on May Is In the mean
,,me an necessary supplies will be pur-
chased as needed
The Headquarters of the general COM
manding the troops of the camp will be
In the old Campbell Mansion near the
northern entrance of the camp. This en-
trance will be on the road running from
Falls Church to Mills Cross Roads. The
Old mansion Is near the confluence of two
streams which form the head waters of
Holmes Run. The camp selected is di-
vided into two parts by the stream Tents
will be pitched along the west bank and
along part of the east bank of the stream
Most of the tents will be on the west side
however for the reason that the east end
of the camping ground is very thickly
wooded
The official assignment of troops to the
camp is about twenty-eight regiments
distributed as follows:
District of Columbia-One regiment of
infantry.
Arkansas-One regiment of infantry.
Illinois-Two regiments of infantry.
Indiana-One regiment of infantry and
one light battery of artillery.
1owa-one regiment of infantry.
Kansas-One regiment of infantry.
Kentucky-One regiment of infantry.
Kentucky-One regiment of infantry.
Massachusetts-One regiment of infan-
try.
Michigan-One regiment of infantry.
Missouri-One regiment of infantry.
Nebraska-One regiment of infantry.
New York-Two regiments of infantry.
New Jersey-One regiment of infantry.
Ohio-One regiment of infantry and one !
light battery of artillery.
Pennsylvania-Four regiments of infan- !
try and one troop of cavalry.
Tennessee-One regiment of infantry.
Texas-One regiment of infantry.
Virginia-One regiment of infantry.
wisconsin-One regiment of infantry.
Wyoming-One battalion of infantry. /
North Dakota-One battalion of infan- 4
try.