The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-19
NO CHANGE At LEXINGTON
16OTH INDIANA REGIMENT MAY
WINTER IN KENTUCKY.
Col. Gunder Notified of the Change of
Plans When He Arrived at His
Home in Marion, Ind.
Correspondence of the Journal.

reorganized and now consists of two divi-
sions, with two brigades in each division,
thus cutting the Seventh Corps down to
twelve regiments. The One-hundred-and-
sixty-frst Indiana has been given the first
place in the First Brigade of the Second
Division. On the arrival of the corps in
Savannah, Colonel Durbn, who has been
acting brigadier general of the First
Brigade in the Third Division, will be
returned to the command of his
regimen the ne-hundred-a and first
Indiana. The Seventh Corps received orders
to move TO Savannah, Ca, ten days ago.
but this order was later countermanded to
allow the war investigating commission to
visit the camp and take testimony. A per-
manent camp will be established in Savan-
nah and be maintained so long as the move
ment of troops between the United States,
Cuba and Porto Rico is necessary.
The One-hundred- and sixty first will leave
here soon and will take with it all it's tent
flooring and movable lumber, such as that
contained in the stables, quartermaster's
building. guardhouse, etc. The garbage
burner, established by Lieutenant Colonel
Backus, has proven a splendid success and
will be sold to the Third Division hospital
President Mckinley has sent a request to
Colonel Durbin for a photograph of his
garbage burner and also of the promoter
of it.
A hospital train left here Friday evening
with a number of patients out of the Third
Division hospital, taking them to Old Point
Comfort, Va. where they will receive better
attention than it was possible to give them
here.
The Jacksonville Light Infantry, which
has been stationed at Huntsville, Ala,
rived home last evening and was given a
rousing reception by its friends. The One
hundred-and-sx band had the
honor to lead the parade that marched
through the business streets of Jackson
Vile and conduct the boys to their homes,
as it were After the soldiers had all been
disposed Of the Indiana musicians went to
the Windsor Hotel bandstand and, under
the direction of Chief Musician Tony Mon
tani. gave a farewell concert, the last to
be given in Jacksonville by the Seventh
Army Corps The concerts, which began
during last June, have been very popular
and have been managed by Major Russell
3. Harrison.
Major Harrison left this morning for
Savannah, Ga, where he will establish
quarters for the provost guards and arrange
other details connected with his depart.
ment preparatory to the establishment Of
Major Megrew, commanding the second
battalion, of the observation-disclosures iXty
first, Is president of the summary court.
and also president of the Third Division
court. Out of the nine cases tried before
him in the Third Division court, judgments
in seven of them have been sustained and
the other two have not yet been published.
Major Smith returned to camp yesterday
after an absence in Indiana of one week.
Captain Lewis c. Baird of Company r,
is away on ten days furlough visiting
his family in Jacksonville.
Captain Olds. of Company A, is expected
to return to-day from Chicago where he
has been visiting his parents.
Lieutenant James Wilson. who has been
detailed at the Third Division hospital for
the past few weeks, has been returned to
his regiment.
Major Peterson mustering-out officer for
the Seventh Army Corps, has returned to
his command of the third battalion.
The last review of the Third Division was
held the 10th of this month.
The wife and little daughter Of Lieutenant
Fitch, of Company M, who have been visit
ing here for the past week. have returned
home to LaWrenceburg.
A recent boxing contest between Chaplain
Beiderwolf and Sam Cohn was well at
tended, and the boys claim the honors for
their chaplain.
Lieutenant Percy WEIGH of Company B.
has been appointed inspector general of
sinks In the One-hundred-a nd-sixty- first
Indiana Regiment.
BandmaSter Tony Montani is being kept
very busy making preparations for his de-
parture to Savannah.
Lieutenant Jackson, of Company d, left
for Client, KY. last evening, and from there
will go to Madison The lieutenant will be
absent ten days.
Lieutenant II. H. Owens, of Company K
was to have been appointed adjutant gen.
eral of the Third Division, but the reor-
ganization Of the Seventh Corps knocked
him out: much to the disappointment of the
young lieutenant.
Quartermaster Sergeant Homer Ogden. of
Company e. returned Friday from Jeffer-
sonville. where he spent ten days with his
parents and friends.
Miss Molie c. Ward, a graduate of Engle-
wood Union Hospital in Chicago, came here
some time ago to nurse her brother. Lieu
tenant John r. Ward, of Company /. Her
brother soon recovered sufficiently to return
to his home in MONTICELLO Ind, and Miss
sixty-frst Indiana Regiment a volunteer
nurse in the regimental hospital. Miss Ward
is veritable angel among the sick and the
boys say their medicine tastes much better
when administered by her. Miss Ward will
go with the regiment to Cuba.
Private Fred Schroeder. of Company A,
died last Friday, and his remains were sent
home to Hammond last evening.
John III. .Freer, of Company A, has been
pital here to Old Point Comfort, va. Pri-
vate Albert Malik. of Company A., conva-
les malarial, has been transferred to
Phillips, of Company f. has been trans
ferred from the Third Division hospital to
the convalescent hospital at Old Point Com
Corporal Randolph j. Hovey, of Company
b, has gone to Mount Vernon, Ind, to at
tend his sisters wedding, and Private Bayes,
of the One hundred-and-fifty- Indiana,
has been transferred to Company B, of the
One hundred-and-siXty-
Private Weissinger. of Company 3. who
has been at his home, in Mount Vernon. on
a thirty -day sick furlough, has been granted
an additional twenty days leave of absence
Private Robert McGinnis of Company L.,
has returned from thirty days leave of
absence.
Private .. D. Babcock. of Company L.
who was granted a twenty days leave of
absence, that he might go home and get
married, has returned TO his company his
wife remaining with his parents at Babcock
Station. Ind.
Private William H. Akers, of Company
l.. who was sick in the division hospital.
and sent home on furlough, has returned
to duty. Privates Long and Mulch, of Com
pany l.. were discharged from the division
hospital to-day. Privates Warren H. Nixon
and James E. Hunt. of Company L. were
sent TO Old Point Comfort Friday TO re-
cuperate.
First Lieutenant Peterson of Company
L, is somewhat under the weather.
The War Department has granted an adj
ditional thirty days' leave of absence to
Private Ed Henderson, of Company K, who
was sent home some time ago on a thirty
day sick furlough.
Prvates Rooms and Weaver of Company
e. have been discharged from the hospital
and returned TO quarters.
Corporal william Z. Rayborn, of Company
-, who was too sick TO travel at the tinye
his regiment left Camp Mount. has returned
to his company.
Privates BENJAMIN r. Hargrove, Morton
Q. Strong, Riley Robinson and William HILL
OF Company ID, have returned from thirty
days leave of absence.
Sergeant Major Starr, who was severely