The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-01
THE EASTERN OHIO REGIMENT
FROM CAMP CH1cAiarAUGA.

I
CAMP GEORGE II. THOMAS, Chick
amauga, Ga, May 29.-There are now
in camp forty-two infantry regiments.
seven batteries OF light artillery and
two regiments OF cavalry, all told A.
304 soldiers, in addition to the large
army OF officers and employees in the
commdssary and ordnance departments.
and by the end Of theGweek It is est
mated that there will be II forty-fout
regiments Of infantry In camp. enough
to complete the Third army corps.
The first sham battle that our regl-
ment has taken part in came off Satur-
day morning, May Is. Company NJ was
made the firing line of the West Viz
ginia volunteers, and after making
several brilliant charges against the left
wing Of their opponents succeeded in
driving them from their position and
capturing several prisoners. The bat
tie was between the three brigades OF
the second division Of First army corps,
General Poland commanding. The bat
tie was witnessed by General Breckin-
ridge and staff. They all appeared to
be well pleased with the manoeuvers.
The volunteers did some excellent work,
according to General Breckenridge's
statement. The commands participant
ing in the battle were: &a@
First brigade, Colonel Gardner:
Thirty-first Michigan, Third Pennsylva-
MIA, 160th Indiana.
Second brigade. Colonel Smith; First
West Virginia, 15Sth Indiana, Sixth
Ohio. The First West Virginia regi-
ment was In command Of Colonel Spill
| man, with Major Shaffer as commander
Of the Third battalion.
Third brigade, Colonel Van Duzee:
Fourteenth Minnesota, Second Ohio,
First Pennsylvania.
The defense, or Third brigade, repre-
scented. force marching to Alexander
bridge, and held O small strip of woods.
Colonel Gardner. commanding the at
lacking forces, was informed that
Colonel Kurtz's forces was passing up
the Brotherton road, en- route to the
Alexander bridge. Colonel Gardner was
ordered to take his brigade and inter-
cept the force and destroy It. After
accommodating the enemy, Colonel Card
ner called for the Second brigade, Colo
mel Smith, OF the 15Sth Indiana, COM
manding. He arranged the brigade for
attack, and Colonel Gardner moved for
ward with his whole force, swinging his
left to the front. so as to envelope or
enclose Colonel Kueret's right and rear.
He made q flank attack and captured. O
battalion. The force in front drove
Colonel Kuert's sldrnishers back into
the front. Colonel Gardner having ac-
complished the instructions given him,
signaled his men to cease firing, assem-
bly, was sounded, and the troops gath
cred for the march to their respective
| camps. 49, Ats
After the regiments had reached their
respective camps, Generals Brecken-
ridge and Poland assembled the regi-
| mental and brigade commanders and
the mistakes Of the morning were
pointed out and discussed. All Of tho
officers expressed themselves as well
pleased with the manoeuvering, al
though there were many gluring err
rors to be seen by the well-trained SOL
der. -.
The facilities for handling mail for
| the great volunteer army ut Chicka-
manga park have been reduced TO q
! splendid system. All the mail for the
army Is received and distributed from
two mail cars which are stationed on
the siding near Battlefield Station. A
large number Of postal clerks have been
placed In charge Of receiving and dis
patching the mall. The system adopted
Is to put the mall for each regiment in
q separate sack, ard in this way It is
| distributed to each separate command.
About $4,000 pieces OF mail are received
daily, and an equal amount Is Dispatch
| ed, making O grand total of 100000
pieces handled daily. ] expect this Is
larger amount than Is received ut the
| Wheeling postofllce daily.
The West Virginia volunteers seem
| to stand the hot weather much better
than most of the other regiments, In
the sham battle Saturday quite num-
Der Of men from other regiments were
overcome by heat, and had to be re-
moved from the field by the ambulance
| corps. while not one OF the West Vir-
glnla boys had to fall out OF the line
from this cause. 81
II Is announced In camp TINT the reg
iment win receive Its pay duo from the
state Tuesday, and the boys are in a
more cheerful mood over tho prospect.
Our regiment ID the: only one In tho
whole army that hasn't q reglmental
flag. I'VE have not n. flag Of, any kind
Is the state OF West Virginia going to
allow her regiment to be the bob tall
Of the army?
The Second regiment OF Ohio has been
presented by the w. c. r. u OF that
L stn tn with In Itapt M tob !,