The herald., 1898-05-17
the VOLUNTEER ARMY
MoB1LIZED WITH UNEXPECTED
EASE AND SPEED
ALMOST TEN THOUSAND MEN
Mustered In and Reviewed at the
Chickamauga Camp on Forty-
Eight Hours Notice
Associated Press Special Wire

ASSOCIATED ffesS special Wire
CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK.
Ca, May 16.-The war department has rea.
son to be gratified at the dispatch and the
ease with which the volunteer army ts be-
ing concentrated. Within 4S hours from
the time the order was issued for the mo-
bilization at this point of state troops ale
ready mustered into the regular service.
$500 men. representing six great states.
have reported to General Brooke, In COM
mand Of the department Of the lakes. head
quarters here. General Brooke has al
ready reviewed the majority of the com.
panies, and is gratifled at the splendid ap-
pearance of the men.
The transportation facilities from Chat.
tanooga to the park have been SO thor.
oughly arranged that the regiments an
they come in are promptly transferred. 70
that without any confusion they are as
signed to their camp, draw their supplies
and get out Of the way for the next ar.
rivals.
The Third Illinois infantry reported to
General Brooke at o'clock this afternoon.
The regiment is composed of 1927 men and
Officers, in command Of Colonel Fred Ben.
nett.
The Fourth Ohio infantry arrived at the
park at noon. The regiment is in COM
mand of Col. A. B. Colt, and is composed
of twelve companies, 1880 men and OFFICERS.
The Fifth Illinois infantry, Colonel ]. F.
Culver commanding, arrived at Chatta-
nooga, at 8 p. M, and reported at the park
at noon. The regiment has 1175 men and
officers.
The One Hundred and Fifty-seventh In
diana infantry, Colonel George M. Stude-
baker, commanding, arrived here at 6
o'clock. Eleven hundred men and officers
comprise the regiment.
The Fourth Pennsylvania infantry ar.
rived at 3 o'clock and reached the park
about o'clock. The regiment has only
eight companies. 700 men and officers. Col.
D. B. Case is in command
The Fourth is a famous regiment, and
has figured in all the defenses of the state
against lawlessness and strikes. They
were at Homestead in 1899, the Hazleton
strike in 1897, and the Reading railroad
strike in 1877. They are good marksmen,
the majority being sharpshooters.
The Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh
Indiana batteries from Indianapolis and
Fort Wayne, 1875 men each, arrived tonight
and will remain in their cars over night.
The Second Wisconsin infantry arrived
at Chattanooga tonight.
Capt. Rockwell. in charge Of the ord
nance department, complains that the CON-
manders of nearly all the volunteer regi-
ments so far arrived have failed to cons
ply with the order directing them before
leaving their state encampments to notify
the department at Washington as to their
needs in the way of uniforms, ordnance,
ammunition, etc., and states that there will
be some delay in equipping such regiments.
as he can do nothing until he received the
reports from the various commanding off,
GERS, when he will make the necessary
acquisitions.
Major Gen. Brooke today issued his first
general order looking to the reorganization
of the volunteer army. This order assigns
Major Gen. James H. Wilson of Delaware
to command the First infantry division Of
the provisional army corps, to be composed
of three brigades of four regiments each.
Almost simultaneously the second order
was issued, assigning Brig. Gems A. Burt,
c. E. Compton and H. w. Lawton to COM
mand the brigades under Gen. Wilson IN
the order named. t
The First regiment Of the Third Wiscon-
sin and Fifth Illinois have been assigned to
the First brigade, under Gen. Burt Tie
Third Illinois and Fourth Ohio were as
signed to the Second brigade under Gen.
Compton. The organization will proceed as
rapidly as troops are reported to Major
Gen. Brooke's headquarters.