The record-union., 1898-04-22

| of all the regiments which have not
already gone by Chattanooga ordering
them to proceed here at once. Ar
arrangements were also entered into with
| the different railroads centering at this
point for the prompt moving to Chat
tanooga of the infantrymen who ar
rived at junction points.
| The Twelfth Infantry. from Fort Mo
brara, Neb., on it's way to New Or
leans, was diverted at Nashville and
will arrive here late tonight. and will
be the first white infantry regiment to
be encamped on the Chickamauga bat
tlefield.
The Second Infantry, from Forts
Keogh, Harrison and Yates, Montana,
which passed through ST. Paul to-day
on the way to Mobile, will be diverted
at Nashville and come through to Chat
tanooga without stopping, probably
reaching here Saturday morning
The Nineteenth Infantry, from Forts
Bray and Wayne; the Twentieth, from
Fort Leavenworth Kansas, and the
Twenty second, from Fort Crook, all
bound for Mobile, were both COM
municated with, and by Saturday a
good-siZed army will have gone into
camp at Chickamauga 1t is not yet
certain whether any regiment besides
those mentioned will come here. as it
| is understood it is not the intention to
recall the infantry who have already
reached their southern rendezvous, or
have so nearly reached there that turn
ing them back would entail an extra
| loss of time. But all troops that have
not proceeded that far on their journey
will be brought here No reasons for
this sudden change of plans as regards
the placing of the regular troops were
vouchsafed at headquarters. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that facilities for the
accommodation on the southern camp
grounds of such large bodies of troops
as it was at first contemplated sending
| are inadequate at present.
! The work of forming an army at
IChickamauga began in earnest to-day.
All night long large force of laborers
here were kept busy building extra
| side tracks and chutes for the unload
ing Of the cavalry horses, wagons and
artillery. The first regiment to reach
the grounds to-day was the Sixth Cav
airy, which arrived last night from
Fort Myer. They went into camp near
Mullen Springs and were followed soon
after by Light Battery E, First Ar
tillery. seventy-five men, in command
Iof Captain Capron. Not moment was
lost in unloading the guns and cais-
sons Everything moved with the reg
Iularity of machine. and as fast as the
trains were unloaded they made way
for new arrivals.
Major General Brooke paid his first
visit to the Chickamauga grounds to-
day and accompanied by Adjutant-
General Boynton and staff officers, Cap
tain Richards and First Lieutenant
Dean, all in full uniform, drove through
the beautiful park. He stayed there
most of the day, directing the move
ments of the men and selecting the
camping grounds of the different regl-
ments as they reached the park.
By night nearly 1,50O of the 5,OOO
cavalry and artillerymen who have
been ordered to Chickamauga were en-
camped on that battlefield. Late this
evening the number already encamped
there was swelled by the arrival OF
detachments of the Second Artillery
and the First Cavalry. By tomorrow
night it is expected that a large proper
ton of the troops now on their way
to Chickamauga will have arrived.
Maior-General Brooke to-day put
Major Dillenback in command of the
artillery at Chickamauga, while Colo
mel S. S. Sumner of the famous Sixth
Cavalry, took command Of the cavalry
forces.
The news of the ordering of the North
Atlantic squadron to Havana created
good deal of commotion among the
soldiers, who discussed eagerly the
prospects of early orders for departure
to the seacoast. Among the officers
good deal of quiet satisfaction was
manifested. 1t was apparently the
general opinion among them, however,
that no forward movement of the
Chickamauga troops would be given
for some time, as the gathering and
equipping of the large force of militia
necessary for the contemplated Cuban
invasion would necessarily consume
several days.