The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-15
Rifles and Other Equipments for
tributed Probably This Week.
DEATH OF INDIANA SOLDIER
REMAINS OF HAMILTON PAUL
SHIPPED TO WARSAW YESTERDAY.
Swords Presented to the Officers of
Col. Smiths Regiment and Captain
Curtis's Light Artillery Battery.

CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ga, June IA
| 1t is stated that orders were received to-
| day from the department that fifteen of the
best equipped regiments in General Brooke S
army be designated for movement to the
| front 1t is understood that fifteen of the
regiments are to be taken from the camp
to make up the expedition which will go to
Porto Rico No informa ion would be given
out at General Brooke's headquarters as to
which regiments would be selected for this
expedition, very few being sufficiently
equipped at this time for actual service.
Captain Rockwell of the ordnance depart
ment, stated to-day, however, that he had
received notice that rifles and other equip
ments needed were on the way to this point
sufficient to fit out twenty-five regiments
and he expects the consignment will begin
arriving by Thursday. Everything is being
done at this point to prepare the men for
service that can be done and supplies are
being distributed as rapidly as they arrive.
Two troops of the First Kentucky Cavalry
to-day received their supply of horses and
these will be distributed to the men to-mor-
row. 1t is stated that these two troops will
be assigned to Colonel Grigsby's command
Of trough riders" which lacks that num-
Der of men of being complete.
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hundred-and-sixtieth Indiana Regiment,
died suddenly this morning of congestion Cf
the brain. He was taken i'll last Sunday.
The remains were shipped to Warsaw, Ind,
the dead mans former home for interment.
Corporal Ralph E. Warden, of Company
B, Twenty-first Kansas, of Syracuse, Kan,
died at 2:30 this afternoon of meningitis.
rhe remains were shipped tonight to Syra-
cuse.
General Grant, who has been in Chatta-
| nooga and on Lookout mountain on leave
since Saturday, returned to his post to-day
much improved in health He has not yet
been assigned to any command in the First
Corps, though the order for his transfer has
been received. 1t is stated that Colonel
Bliss, of the Second Nebraska, will take
provisional command of the First Division
of the Second Corps as soon as General
Grants transfer becomes effective.
RECRUITS EXPECTED SOON.
Reports received at Camp Thomas from
the recruiting officers sent out a short time
ago show that several thousand more men
can be expected here in the near future. On
the arrival of these new men a considerable
reorganization must take place in the
army. The present organization is thor
| oughly satisfactory, but changes to accom-
| modate the newcomers will be necessary.
| There are now two army corps at Camp
| Thomas and another will be established
| soon.
The First Division of the First Army
| Corps includes three brigades. In the First
| Brigade are the First Kentucky, the Third
| Wisconsin and the Fifth Illinois. In the
| Second Brigade the Fourth Ohio, Third
| Illinois and Fourth Pennsylvania. In the
| Third Brigade are the Sixteenth Pennsyl-
| vania, the Second Wisconsin and the Third
Kentucky. In the First Brigade of the
| Second Division are the One-hundred-and-
| sixtieth Indiana, the Thirty-first Michigan
and the third place is vacant. In the Second
Brigade are the Sixtieth Ohio, One-hundred-
and-fifty-eighth Indiana and the First West
| Virginia. In the Third Brigade are the
| Second Ohio, the First Pennsylvania and the
| Fourteenth Minnesota. In the First Brigade
of the Third Division are the First South
| Carolina, the Twelfth Minnesota and the
| Fifth Pennsylvania. In the Second Brigade
are the Eighth Massachusetts, the Twenty
first Kansas and the Twelfth New York.
In the Third Brigade are the Ninth Penn
| sylvania, the Second Missouri and the
First New Hampshire.
InThe First Brigade of the First Division
of the Third Army Corps are the Four
the third place is vacant. In the Second
Brigade is the Second Nebraska, the sec
ond and third place being vacant. In the
Third Brigade are the Third Tennessee, the
First Vermont and the Eighth New York.
In the First Brigade of the Second Division
are the Second New York, the Ninth New
York and the First Arkansas. In the
Second Brigade are the Fifth Missouri
(second place vacanD and the Second Ar
kansas. In the Third Brigade the
First Maine, the Fifty second Iowa and
the First Massachusetts. The Third Brigade
is yet vacant
The nine batteries of artillery are brigad-
ed under General Willeston. but have not
yet been assigned to either army corps or
division.
The Sixth Army Corps is the next one to
be established. This corps will likely be
encamped on Mission Ridge, near Green
Lake.
Every effort is now being made to furnish
the Camp Thomas troops with the neces-
sary equipment for field service, and Col
Rockwell is exerting himself in the way of
equipping the that they may be
ready to leave for the front at a moments
notice Major Nye. who is in charge OF
the commissary supply department, has
now on hand a sufficient amount OF pro-
visions to supply all the soldiers for thirty
days.
A hard rain and windstorm played havoc
with many of the camps last night. Scores
of tents were blown down and hundreds
were rushing in every direction hunting
shelter Many young trees in the park were
bl&Yn down and ruined. This morning the