The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-07
ANOTHER SHAM BATTLE.
First Division of the Third Corps
About 10000 Men, Engaged.

About 10000 Men, Engaged.
CHICKA MAUGA PARK, Ga, June g.
Another big sham battle was the event of
to-day at Camp Thomas. The battle was
between the regiments composing the First
Division of the Third Corps. About ten thou
sand men participated. This division, which
is commanded by Brigadier General Fred
Grant, is doing unusually hard work and is
rapidly becoming proficient in all branches
of military training. Regimental and COM
pany drills are keeping the men of other
divisions employed.
The officers, one and all, from General
Brooke down, are now congratulating them
selves on the excellent appearance of all
the camps and the perfect success of the
sanitary precautions and the remarkable
healthfulness of the men in the camp. 1t
is matter of most favorable comment that
in an army of more than 10000 men there
should be such little sickness, especially in
view of the fact that the change made
by the men in climate, diet and water has
been so radical General Brooke and the
officers of his staff have omitted no par
t1cular necessity to make the park model
place in the way of healthfulness Every
thing is in smooth working order and the
men are becoming thoroughly satisfied with
their conditions.
The supply depot has now over million
rations and has provided ample and suit
able storage room for from 1900 900 to g.
100000 more if it should be needed. Every
thing in this department is in capital work
ing order.
Another trainload of mules and three car
loads of horses arrived Yesterday The
mules were turned over to-day to the regi-
ments without their full quota of teams.
The work of remodeling the Park Hotel,
ing pushed rapidly. The building will be
completed In a few days and all the army's
sick will be moved there.
Colonel j. Bills of the Second Nebraska
VINO was recently placed in command pro-
Vlslonally of the First Brigade, First Divis-
ION. Third Corps, has established his head
quarters Just opposite those of Gen. Grant.
Colonel Bills has selected Captain Charles
n. wilson, as acting adjutant; Elgn NJ.
Lattlmer commssary and l.. T. Hall,
quartermaSter.
annoyed greatly by the misleading and ut
terly false reports being sent out from this
point by special correspondents touching the
hc3lthfulness of the camp. Out of the AZ, 900
men now in the army here there are not a
half dozen serious cases of sickness and
the men are now getting the regular allow
ance. Men are not getting Delmonico meals
but they are getting the EeSt and freshest
soldiers diet to be had. The commissary
in charge of the depot % subsistence in
Chattanooga has also been annoyed no lit
tie by the false statements sent abroad that
the department has been unable to secure
storage sufficient for the supplies and that
that is the reason the men are mot being
properly fed Contrary to this statement
there are now already in depot here over
one million rations and ample room for five
million more has been provided for if need
ed. There is not the slightest ground, there
fore, for reasonable complaint among the
troops here If their commissaries and quar-
termasters know their business and attend
to it.
Captain Rockwell chief of the Ordnance
Department, received notice to-day that the
Columbia arsenal would be able by the lat
ter part OF the present week to supply IL 900
sets of equipments per week, and that he
now expected to have the army fully
equipped within a very short time. He re-
ceived to-day field guns for the following
light batteries: Twenty-seventh and TWEEN
ty-elghth Indiana. Fourth Ohio and the
First Missouri, and the full equipment for
the First pennsylvania is pow in the rail-
road yards at Chattanooga and VIII be dis
tributed to-day. These batteries are now full
ly equipped and will now undergo daily
drills. The remaining equipments for the
FIRST Ohio Cavalry have been shipped and
will arrive Wednesday or Thursday The
of horses and ii is expected that by the end
of the week IL will be ready to move 10
Tampa the understanding being that they
ere to go there soon they are equipped.
An unfortunate difficulty occurred to-day
between William Chumley private of Com
pany NJ. Second Arkansas, and Cook George
Watts. of the same company. 1t seems
Chumley complained of the biscuit he re-
ceived and he and Watts quarreed Each
seized a piece OF firewood and each struck
the other simultaneously. Watts was struck
squarely on the top of the head and his
skull was badly fractured and il is ex-
pected that he will die. Chumley received
a blow on the side of the head which
jury Chumlev is under guard and Watts
is i'm the hospital.