The evening times., 1898-05-25

part concerning early bed going. He
leaves Lytle. Ga, for Camp Thomas at
o'clock in the morning, which means tina,
Col. Astor must rise not later than 5:3t
o'clock or go of without any breakfast
He gets a snatch of lunch at a little res
taurant in Lytle, and Is in the saddle the
greater part of the day, riding behind
Gen. Breckenridge as he inspects and re-
views brigades and divisions. He reaches
Chattanooga on the return trip at
o'clock IL he is fortunate, and then takes
a hearty supper.
Col. Astor is evidently trying to make
himself a good officer, and IL he sticks
to it as he has begun, may do credit to
himself and his family.
1t is a common remark that the drills
of the Empire State boys are as good as
can be seen at camp, and the boys are al
ready beginning to look like regulars
The Second New York and the First Dis
trict Of Columbia. one Of the crack regi-
ments of the camp. drilled in the same
field this borning. Both manuevered like
veterans. and were complimented by Ma
jor Gen. Wade, who will be their COM
mander.
There was some complaint at the camp
of the Fourteenth New York about the
food, the men being kept on travelling ra-
tions for several days after their arrival.
Quartermaster Lee today provided the
troops with a good store Of the best in
dhis shop. and no more grumbling will be
heard The neglect of the regiment was
not through malice. by any means, but
because the quartermaster was over.
whelmed with work.
Two regiments arrived at camp today,
the First Vermont and the Third Tennes-
see. The Northern and Southern boys
will be brigaded together in the Third
CORPS One can hardly imagine that a
whole regiment OF men can be lost. but
such is the vastness of the camp with its
40, 600 men. 1t Is no easy matter to find a
certain regiment.
Standing on the east slope of Lytle Hill.
near Gen. Brookes headquarters. only a
few scattering tents can be seen, but the
woods beyond are full Of soldiers. II you
want to see a New Yorker though, you
have to walk or ride about six miles from
the railway station. So big is the camp
that a regiment Of one State can't tell you
where to find another regiment Of the
same State.
Coming and going. out on the Lafayette
Road the light artillery at the end Of the
park nearest Chattanooga is first seen.
Two miles further. just south Of the Kel-
ly Field the searcher comes to the First
Infantry camp on the left Of the Boule-
ward. He has come to the First Brigade
of the First Division of the First Corps,
made up OF the First Ohio, Third Wiscon-
sin and Fifth Illinois. The Second Brig
AIDE. made up Of the Fourth Ohio. Third
Illinois and Fourth Tennessee, comes next
as one drives south. The third Brigade
Is composed OF the Sixteenth Peunsylyan-
ia. Second Wisconsin and Seventeenth
Indiana.
BY the time the Brotherton road Is
reached, at least three and a half miles
from the start. only one-third of the
corps is accounted for. Two miles to the
vicinity Of Jays Mil lie the camp of the
second division. contituted as follows:
First Brigade, Third Michigan. Third
Pennsylvania and 1soth Indiana: Second
Brigade. Sixth Ohio, 15Sth Indiana and
First West Virginia: Third Brigade, First
Illinois. Twelfth Minnesota and Fifth
Pennsylvania.
Retracing our steps about half way to
the Lafayette road, the Preston Smith
Shell monument Il reached. near where
the Third division Is settled down In a
city OF tents. Here Is the camp Of the