New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-11
TROOPS TO MOVE FROM CAMP THOMAS.
ONE DIVISION TO GO TO KNOXVILLE AND ONE TO
LEXINGroN-OTHER MEN WILL MARCH
TO MOL MAINS

Chattanooga. Tenn. Aug. 10 (SpecaD.-The SEQ
rotary Of War has directed that division Of
the First Army Corps be moved 10 Knoxville
Tenn. and one TO Lexington. Ky. General Breck-
inridge received permission TO select the divisions
for each place. Immediately upon receipt Of the
news he for General Royal T. Frank and
gave him his choice of remaining ranking
division comma nder az Chickamauga going to
Lexington Knoxville. General Frank selected
Chickamauga. Thereupon General Brecknridge
ordered General Sanger take the Third Division
to Lexington and ordered the Second Division TO
Knoxville under command of General Mckee. He
himself will remain and command the Chicka.
manga camp.
General Mckee comma nds the Second Division
In place OF the late General Roland.
The Second Division consists OF the following
regiments: Thirty-frst Michigan. list West vir-
ginia. 9th Ohio. l5sth Indiana. ID Ohio. 18th Min
nesota and lst Georgia. The l6)th Indiana from
this division has already gone. The Third Division
consists of the 18th Minnesota, 5th Pennsylvania,
sth Massachusetts, i2th New-York 2lst Kansas,
list New Hampshire. Cd Missouri and 9th Pennsyl.
vania The list South Carolina out OF this division
has gone. This leaves two vacancies. which may
be supplied with regiments from other divisions
and corps. and may not be- General Breckenridge
The other troops viii be taken to the mountains.
as orisinaiy intended The movement cI g!il not
ridge this afternoon. General Breckinridge has
strongly recommended 10 the War Department
er no and "a MoKnsy 20 visit
Thomas. and they replied that they would come II
possible. General Breckenridge asked them to
s s for r. to s na sc Of
tary Alger by the first OF next week. in case they
can come. which will be before the movement be-
General Breckenridge said this afternoon that Il
a veXatious problem just what TO do with
the soldiers TO keep them contented and that he
that these exercises should be conducted In close
proximity Camp Thomas. Only the 18th Regi-
OF the New-York troops will go. All others
are looking forward to their outing In the noun
tains
A land company owning property Waldens
Ridge, in the Cumberland Mountains has offered
to the Government the use OF five thousand acres
OF North Chickamauga Creek. where there Is water
in abundance, The road to the top Of the ridge 10
and therefore the wagons OF the Army will have
difficulty In making the trip without extra
horses The distance is from twelve. to fifteen
miles north OF this city. near the famous bunting
has been accepted. and the Secretary OF War has
approved the idea OF these marches. as BENG both
heahful and stimulating to the men while they
are waiting here for orders.
Several offers Of land OH Lookout Mountain are
being considered to-day, and other offers are made
In the direction OF Rnggold, Ga. and along the
tice marches may be taken up by the hrst OF next
week and kept up all the summer u the troops are
not called away sooner The soldiers are enthu-
siastic over the prospect or marching somewhere.
and are not particular about the destination, SO
long as they get away from the dismal routine os
camp life.
and Charleston Tenn. 10 map out the routes to b
taken by the regiments on the march to these
points. 49,.
tanooga to-day. and later went down to the Park,
where he was the guest Of Colonel Bills and the "a
Nebraska Regiment.