The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-26
A BLO0DLESS BATTLE
Thrilling Military Spectacle on
Chickamauga Field.
A REAL FIGHT STARTED
ACTUAL POSSIBILITIES ARE BUT
NARROWLY AVERTED.
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Was Shot
In the Face-Nearly Forty Thous-
and Men Now In Camp-ohio Eas
Furnished the Most Troops-Great
Quantities Of Supplies.

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Quantities of Supplies.
Chickamauga National Park, Ga,
May 25.-The sham battle of Chicka-
manga park this morning. in which
three brigades of General Wilson's first
! army corps participated, was one of the
most thrilling military spectacles that
| has been witnessed since the civil war
After seven hours of almost continu-
Gus maneuvering, in which was exeIn-
plified almost every phase of military
tactics, General A. S. Burt, command
ing the First brigade, was outclassed
| by the Second and Third brigades,
which were pitted against him.
At o'clock this morning, the call
to arms was made. The First brigade.
General Burt commanding, composed
of the First Ohio, Fifth Illinois and
Third Wisconsin, was posted at Nc
Farland's Gap under orders to hold
the gap if possible, and if impossible.
to retreat in coed order. Against the
First brigade were the Second and
Third. The Second was commanded by
General Compton, composed Of the
Fourth Ohio, Third Illinois and Fourth
Pennsylvania, and the Third, COM
manded by General Hulings and COM
posed of the Sixteenth PENNSYLVANIA
One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indi-
ana and Second Wisconsin.
The maneuvering was determined
from the start and during the progress
of the mapeuYers, portions of the COM
mands were scattered to various parts
of the field Here a company would
charge and put to retreat a detached
squad of the opposing commend, else
where skirmisher lines were thrown out
and at times driven back. AS timbered
sections were reached, skilled move
ments were made to gain shelter of the
trees. Repeated charges were made
against General Burt's front, only to
be CALAMITY repulsed. The doughty
commander had lost none of the spirit
that characterized him upon the same
field when it ran red with the carnage
of actual battle a third of a century
ago.
At last, Generals Compton and HUI
ings decided upon a combined front
and flank attack. The Second brigade
attacked the front while the Third was
thrown to General Burt's right flank.
Right calamity was the new movement
met by the First, but at last. the Third
succeeded in out-fanking the First
and gained the rear, cutting off General
Burt's retreat.
!. At 11:o1 o'clock the battle was
declared to have been won by General
Compton and Hulings.
A REAL CASUALTY.
A serious casualty occurred in the
progress Of the battle. Lieutenant
Batty, of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania,
in command of d squad was surrounded
by company c, of the First Ohio regi-
ment and was ordered to surrender
Instead of surrendering, Lieutenant
Batty ordered a bayonet charge While
at close range, a member of the Ohio
command shot directly at Lieutenant
Batty, the charge striking him in the
face and neck, infiicting painful and
serious injuries. Both eyes were badly
injured and the vision may be de-
stroyed. Bad blood was engendered by
the incident and the men rushed to-
gether. 1t was only by the GOODNESS
and presence of mind of the officers
that bloodshed was averted.
NEARLY FORTY THOUSAND.
By actual count the number of men
now in Chickamauga park is 1854
There are 80 regiments of infantry, two
of cavalry and three batteries of ar
tillery. Ohio has furnished the greater
number of men. She has six regiments,
with 5,32S, men on the field. Pennsyl-
vania ranks next. She also has six
regiments, but slightly smaller num-
Der of men.
AS far as equipment is concerned,
the army will be ready to move on
Cuba within Is days. Captain Rock
well, chief ordnance officer OF the army,
states that he has received notice that
ample equipment will arrive during the
next few days. A half million rounds
of ammunition have already arrived,
and the balance of the equipment VII
come as fast as the roads can haul it.
The row of stands, restaurants, etc,
located just outside the park, near the
battlefield station, is assuming large
The row is known as the
Midway" and is literally patronized.
Two theatres are in course of con-
struction.
A corps of the Red Cross society is
now being organized in Chattanooga
for service in the camp. The Womels Z
club of Cincinnati has donated chapel /.
tent to the First Ohio infantry.
Forty cars of provisions arrived in
today. About 25,0eO
pounds were sent to the park yesterday. /
in the park and in the city.
The two New Hampshire boys put on
the rock pile by the city officials for
ladies few days ago, will /
be released. as it is believed /
they have been sufficiently punished. !
The Second Iowa passed through the
city this morning over the Southern |
en- route for Tampa.
The Eighth regiment, New York in /
fantry. 1000 men, under Colonel Henry !
Chauncey. jr.. arrived this morning.
This regiment is the Oldest military i
in the United States, hav-
ng been organized in 1873.
he ssco--u DIVISION OF 100000 ra-
tons is being received and distributed !
H.
first requsition of 10000 rations hav-
ing beer consumed. Corsignments are
coming from Chicago at~the rate of 20
carloads 0 day. 1t is estimated that
he 100000 rations will provision an
army OF $4,000 for 90 days.
Major G. Shiba, of the japanese army,
arrived here today, to study American
military tactics and conditions of army
fife in this country Major Shiba re-
ported at once to General Brooke at
Camp Thomas, and will be made an
honorary member of his staff.
Censorship at Tampa.