The age-herald., 1898-08-18
GRAND REVIEW
 AT CAMP THOMAS Forty-four Thousand Men Were
 in Line. REGIMENTS LEFT THE CAMPS At Daybreak in Order to Keep From De- laying Formation of Brigades and Divisions Grand Display of
 Military Splendor.
REGIMEN TS LEFT THE CAMPS

Chickamauga National Park, Aug. IT, Rarely in the history of a great nation whose tendencies are toward peace and not Har, is there an opportunity for such a display Sf military splendor as that wit messed at Camp Thomas today.
 The occasion was that of the review of General Breckinridge's entire command, in- cluding cavalry, artillery and infantry, to- gether with the ambulance companies of the respective divisions and the signal corps. Fully A,O0O soldiers passed the re- viewing stand between 9:45, the starting hour, and noon. The day was ideal one.
 The throng of spectators. variousy es- timated at from 30,OO0 to 60,00O, that lined the crest of Snodgrass Hill from one end to the other of the far reaching Dyer field, found its position early in the morning.
 Most of the regiments left their respective camps at daybreak in order not to be late and hinder the formation, which was effect ed by divisions, each brigade and each reg iment keeping it's assigned place in the divl- sion.
 The first corps in marching from camp, kept well to the north. The third corps moved north on the Lafayette road and thence west to the place of formation. All of the commands formed in line of regi- ments. The first formation of the infantry was to the west of the Lafayette road. the right resting the Mullins road. Brigadier-General Franks division, the first of the third corps, formed to the south of the Mullins road, after which General Frank assumed command of the army for the review. The second division, third corps, commanded by Brigadier-General Compton, formed on the left of General Franks division The third division, first corps, commanded by Brigadier-General Sanger, formed on the left of the third corps. The second division, first corps. commanded by General Mckee, formed on the left of General Sanger's division. To the left of this division was the signal corps.
 In the formation on the field, the in fantry regiments massed as there were, faced Snodgrass hill, and the reviewing stand and by this manoeuver most of the infantry had an opportunity to see a DOT tion of the column pass in review.
 On the reviewing stand with General Breckinridge were his brother, General W. c. P. Breckinridge, of Kentucky; Governor Atkinson, of Georgia; Major Wester, mili- tary representative of Sweden, and Cap- tain Abigaard, representing the Nor wegian government.
 The procession began at 9:45 a. m. It was led by the cavalry in walk. Colonel Grigsby. commanding the cavalry brigade, dIu HIS StdlI were tHe uTSC to pass the stand. After passing the reviewing officers Colonel Grigsby and staff turned out of the column to the right, Colonel Grigsby taking a position on the right of the re- viewing officers, while his staff occupied a position in the rear of General Breckin- ridges staff. As the different organizations passed by the division, brigade and regi- mental commanders and their respective staffs took a similar position by the viewing stand, each commander again joining his command as it passed the re- viewing officers. Following the cavalry G ne the artillery brigade, commanded by NJ 'ar Atwell, then the infantry in the or Ger of its formation. The cavalry passed by troops and the artillery by batteries. The infantry passed in columns of com panies with arms at support, and taking the double quick time when well past the reviewing officer. In order to shorten as much as possible the time required for the army to pass in review the companies not only passed en masse, but were separated from one another by a distance of only eight paces, while the distance between regiments was reduced to one-third the ordinary distance. Each regiment marched to camp upon leaving the field except the cavalry and artillery, which circed around and concluded the review by passing the reviewing stand the second time.
 The day passed without an accident and the immense throng of people who wit messed the spectacle left the park with a broader and more exalted view of Ameri- can prowess and greater conception of thsar coa1ntry's greatness and glory.