The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-12
ORNAMENTAL SOLDERING

Ollckamacge, June LINE event OF To-
day at Chtckamauga was the execution OF
General Fred Grants battle problem In
this problem there were number Of new
and difficult maneuvers and IL was
watched with great interest by thousands
OF officers and men. The maneuvers were
all well carried out according 10 General
Grants excellencly conceived plan and the
fact was demonstrated that many OF them
would be very useful in actual conflict
The battle began .. o'clock and was
concluded before noon.
There was two columns in the forma-
ton. The first, consisting Of the First
Vermont. Taird Tennessee and Eighth
New York regiments. were commanded
by Colonel Clark Of Vermont and was
formed along the Vineyard road.
The second column. consisting Of the
Fourteenth New York. Second Nebraska
and First Missouri. under command OF
Colonel Charles ]. Bills Of Nebraska,
formed on the Thedford road and up the
first till the two columns met, when the
struggle was begun in earnest. When this
was finished General Grant threw the two
columns together to ward of supposed
attack from some direction OF which ne
was supposed TO have knowledge in ad-
vance
General Grant was highly pleased with
the way in which the maneuvers were
executed. as were also General Brooke
and all the other officers present.
Governor Hastings and staf Of Pennsyl-
vania. went to the park at an early hour
and spent the day witnessing the sham
battle. inspecting the Pennsylvania troops
and driving over the field. They VIII re-
main several days.
The first Kentuck infantry, 1900 officers
and men, under Colonel John 3. Castle
man. arrived at the park this morning.
This regiment IS comparatively well
armed uniformed and equipped and Is
The best organized which has yet come
from Kentucky. The number OF Ken
lucky troops now on the field is 1900.
The employees in the quartermaster's
department under Captain Zalinski were
paid yesterday and today. The amount
paid was about $1,000
Uniforms for the First Mississippi were
distributed today. Guns for the regiment
are expected in a few days. The work
OF uniforming the Second Kentucky was
completed today. Surgeons began vacci-
mating The men of this regiment this morn
Ding. Uniforms were issued to the First
South Carolina regiment today. The Sec
ond Nebraska is undergoing vaccination
today.
All regimenta1 camps are now well sup
piled with drinking water. The pipe lines
from Crawf1sh Springs nave been COM
pleted and the water is on.
The fine driveways through the park are
being literally cut to pieces by thousands
Of wagons and must be given attention a.
once. The park commissioner viii prob
ably put a large force at work on the
roads during the next few days.
number Of recruiting officers left Tor
home states this morning. Under the late
recruiting order the full complement for
a company OF infantry Is 1o6 men; for a
troop Of cavalry 100 men; for battery OF
light artillery 173 men: for q battery Of
heavy artillery 80 men.
The health OF the camp continues 10 be
good and the authorities are encouraged
20 believe that there will be very little
serious sickness among the men The
ouartermaste-'s and commissary depart
ments have settled down 20 routine work
and the receipts Of provisions are about as
they have been during the past few days.
There are still large number Of reg
men.s partially or totally lacking uni
forms.