Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-16

partmen, 10 move his command at once
to Chickamauga. The First will prob
ably leave Camp Tanner tomorrow
Milwaukee. May 1e-The first section
of the train carrying the Third regi-
ment, Wisconsin volunteers, left Camp
Harvey a few minutes before D. m
Saturday The regiment was moved in
three sections, which left about twenty
minutes apart. The Third regiment is
in charge OF Colonel Moore. The sec
ond regiment, Colonel Born command
ing, left Camp Harvey Sunday morning
for Chickamauga il a train comprising
three sections. The frst section pulled
out at Gas, the second at 1850 and the
third at 11:20. The troops are being
conveyed over the Chicago. Milwaukee
and ST. Paul railway as far as Chicago.
thence south over the same route as
taken by the Third regiment.
Island Lake. Mich. May 16-At mid
night yesterday the first section of the
train bearing the Thirty-first Michigan
volunteers left here for Chickamauga
park. The men carried three days
travelling rations and ten days field ra-
lions. The train was divided into three
sections, running twenty minutes apart
and was composed of tourist sleepers
But three days travelling rations were
carried, as the men expect the journey
to last out thirty EIGHT hours with stops
at Dayton, o.. and Somerset. KY.
Chickamauga National Park. May 16
The Third Wisconsin volunteer in
fantry arrived at Chattanooga in three
sections, fifteen cars each, at 2:20 o'clock
this morning 1,026 men and officers.
They remained in the city until morn
| ing and came to the park at o'clock.
The Third Illinois arrived at o'clock
and the Fifth at o'clock.
Island Lake, Mich, May 16.-All inter-
est conferred in the departure Of the Thir-
| ty-first Michigan volunteer infantry for
Chickamauga- which took place yester-
| Gay afternoon The route will be from
| this point to Tsetinit to Toledo, to Gin
| cinnati, to Chattanooga, ard thence to
| the rendezvous at Chickamauga. the
| trip occupying about three days. An
| enormous crowd saw the men eff.
| About the only work to be done in
| camp now is the fitting out of the re-
manning three regiments as far as the
| state can do 50. All tie men in camp
have been examined, and the companies
to come here have gone through the
| same process at their home stations.
Dies Moines, Ia, May 16.-The second
| regiment will be mustered into the
| United States service as the Fiftiett
Iowa volunteers. The war department
has been notified that the regiment viii
| he ready to leave Des Moines Tuesday
| Transportation contracts have beer
made to take the troops to Chicka-
| manga park. The First regiment vii
| lose it's chaplain, Rev. Thomas Z
| Greene, Of Cedar Rapids, today. DR.
| Greene is president Of the standing
| committee of the Episcopal church Of
Iowa and the direction Of the affairs Of
the church devolve upon him by thu
death of Bishop Perry until a new bish
CD is chosen. He has resigned, hayins
remained here to make farewell ad
dress at the Sunday services in camp
DR.. Greene has been chaplain of tn,
First regiment ten years and knows per
sonally every man in the regiment.
| Des Moines, Ia. May 16.-Great i'm
portance is attached to the orders from
Washington, making places for fou
regiments of Iowa volunteers. Hereto
fore only three regiments have beer
counted as going. The Second regimen
will probably be ready to leave mex
Thursday.