New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-28
A REGIMENT WITH \ HISTORY
RECORD OF TEE 90 INFANTRY. NOW IN
CAMP AT CHICKAMAUGA.

v1rLps-GOy ERNOE TAYLOR TENDERS
HIS SERVICES TO THE PRESIDENT.
icy TELEGRAPH THE Tnlpuxrl
c,at,anooga. Tenn. April 27--From early
s.7.n til the setting of the sun the soldiers at
Car,n Thomas have been kept busy to-day
n.r,s IN squads, companies and divisions have
,o, ,he order Of the day. and will he kent I'D
continually hereafter
number Of troops arrived to-day and they
.nl continue TO come FOR three or four DAYS
batteries and r. I'd Artillery stationed at
ssn Francisco. arrived at o'clock this morn
i,r The detachment consists of about one
hundred and ninety men and officers
Troop Z. Of tho 1st Cavalry. stationed a, For,
Sill Oklahoma, arrived this afternoon ba,-
.ery Of heavy artillery from Baltimore arrived
io-nieht, and was at once transferred going
direct 20 Fernandina. Fla
The 10Th Infantry will leave ST Louis TO-
r,sh,. and arrive in Chattanooga some time TO-
morrow The 10Th is from Fcrt Sherman
Idaho ard points IN the Department Of Colo
rado
To-day large quantity Of mail arrived for
General Nelson A. Miles but was kept at head
quarters pending instructions from Washing
ton. This afternoon the War Department or
6ored the mail sent 10 Washington
NOT 10 MOVE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
To-Day f contract for some canned goods and
other supplies was placed with local firm. and
enough contracted for TO supply the men for
one month. Ii is almost a settled fact that no
movement will be made on Cuba from the
army now at Chickamauga for several weeks
10 come.
To-day the dead body Of soldier was found
under the Chattanooga. Rome and Southern
Railway trcstle. in Chattanooga Creek The
dead had a terrible cash in his head. and
had been murdered or fallen from a train: in
his pockets was s145 Later the body was
identified that Of Private Dahl. OF Company
G. "a Infantry.
The Signal Corps has established headquarters
ard is awaiting the arrival Of its balloon
from New-York Many fraternal greetings are
taking place among the older soldiers. and men
are meeting that have not met before in thirty
years.
The Presidents call TO arms gathered the Cd
Cavalry together for the first time in th!rtythree
years. Six troops Of the regiment came 70 this
point OF mobilization from Fort Riley, Kansas:
Two troops from Fort Logan near Denver, and
two troops from Fort Wingate. NewMexico.
ONE OF THE OLDEST REGIMENTS OF THE
ARMY.
The I'd Infantry is exciting the admiration Of
all visitors to Chickamauga. and Of all the Of
fcers and soldiers in the Army. The regiment
IS of the Oldest in the service. and has an
Interesting and heroic history. 1t enlisted
under Colonel John Dowdy in 1871. gathering
recruits from Massachusetts. Connecticut,
Delaware. Maryland and Virginia II had its
first baptism Of fire az ST. Glars defeat 1t
was afterward with Mad Anthony Wayne,
when he beat the Indians OF the newly opened
Northwestern territory. under Little Turtle at
the battle OF Falling Timber. in 1874
Then It served on the frontier until me open
gagged in the South under General Jackson. In
1896 II participated In the Black Hawk war,
and in 1899 in the against the Semnoles.
Its record in the Mexican War was par
ticularly gallant one. 1t took part in all OF the
battles Of that war after Monterey, and went
with General Scott on his inch by-inch march
70 the palaces Of the Montezumas
In the gold excitement in lS49 II was In
California, and remained in that State until
1856. serving in Indian wars and border trou-
bles up and down the coast from Yuma 10
Puget Sound. II went to Carlisle Penn in
] 1886 and thence TO the DakOtas where II took
part IN several minor campaigns against the
Sioux.
In the Civil War IT saw its first active service
al the engagement Of Willow Creek. IN Mis-
souri,. General Lyon. who commanded In that
battle. at the time captain OF Company y.
and Acting General OF Volunteers. The
regiment was transferred 10 the Last early
enough 10 participate in the battle of Bull Run,
where il did much 10 cover General McDoweils
disastrous retreat TO Washington It served
with the Army Of the Potomac. and took part
OF
Cold Harbor At that time It numbered only
s. men out Of the former force Of 400 and was
consolidated into a company. and served until
Appomattox as a provost guard.
After the war IL was stationed in the South
IN the reconstruction days. In 1871 II was sent
20 washington Territory to fight the Nez Perces.
its later history has been uneventiul except for
the rather unimportant service in the war against
the Sioux which illuminated in the massacre al
Wounded Knee.
Colonel John c. Bates. commanding the rcei-
rnent is A grzzled veteran who served with the
1lth Infantry in the war
GENERAL BROOKE TO SPEAK AT a DINNER
on Friday nigh, General Brooke will leave
his headquarters on the field. and with his staff
will spend the night In the city where General
Brooke Will speak at the annual banquet ~ the
Young Mems business League. responding 70
the toast Of The United States Army" He and
his staff will he the guests Of honor.
system 81 telegraphc communication Is
icing arranged from one part Of the field to an
other Governor Taylor will soon be in camp
with the Tennessee troops here.
To-cay ne rendered his services to President
Mckinley in the following telegram;
Nashville April p.
William Mckinley, President Of the Oniten
S'ates Washington. d. G.
tender nv services 10 command the Tennes-
sre volunteers. have called them 10 ieaVe
:heir v.ves and mothers and l feel It my duty
- FGG lE"!f on me il'4N' ''""' 49,
ccftsion al earliest convenience.
HD2ERT l. TAYLOR Governor % Tennessee.
Scvoral members o. Governor Taylor's stan
received word that ne would report with the
Middle Tennessee regiment for duty as soon
es he heard from President Mckinley. Major
J. p. Fyne was to-day appointed recruiting o.
for far The volunteer army in this section
si1 local companies. and volunteer company
tro,n lockwood. went into camp here to-day
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tween Fort Wood and Orchard Knob. whore Gen
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