The age-herald., 1898-05-25
First Division of First Corps Put Through
 Battle Drill.
SHAM BATTLE TO BE FOUGHT TODAY
On Snodgrass HilI-Trouble in Perfecting Post - office Arangements--TwciMaiI Cars and
 Sixteen Clerks Are Required
 to Handle the Matter.

Chickamauga National Park, May 24.- There are now S6OOO men of the volunteer army under tents at this point, and the officers of the army expect that by Satur- day night there will be 44,0OO
 The Third Tennessee, the first distinct ively southern troops to reach the park, arrived today under command of Colonel J. P. Fyffe. with 1905 officers and men. Lieutenant-Colonel Fyffe is one of the he- roes of the Coal Creek war, as 1t Is known in the south, Lieutenant-Colonel Coffman, a veteran of the civil war, having been mustered out in the federal army.
 The First Vermont regiment arrived at 8 o'clock, twelve companies, 1,OH officers and men, under command of Colonel o. D. Clark; Lieutenant-C Colonel J. H. Mimms.
 These regiments are assigned to the First brigade of the Third corps. The division will be completed by the Eighth New York. which will arrive tomorrow.
 The division as far as perfected Is as fol- lows:
 First brigade, commanded by Colonel Fred D. Grant, provisional brigader; Four teenth New York, Fifth Maryland and First Missouri. Second brigade, Colonel E. c. Hardin, Second New York, commanding; Second New York, Second Nebraska and First District of Columbia. Third brigade, commanding officer to be assigned; Third Tennessee, First Vermont and Eighth New York.
 Getting Down to Work
 The day at the park was unmarked by any incident except the battle drill of the First division of the First corps. The move ment was under the command of General Wilson and the men were put through the exercises in a very thorough manner. The regiments of the division have been in camp long enough to have become somewhat inured to the climate as well as to the work and the manoeuvres were characterized by great energy, accuracy and remarkable precision.
 General Breckinridge and staff today continued the inspection of the guns of the first corps in detail. He found the hos pital facilities still inadequate but fortun- ately there are very few sick to be cared for. He states that in very short time the hospital department will be in good condition. General Breckinridge today gave orders for a sham battle for inspection to- morrow morning. The two first brigades of the First division First corps will at- tack the Third brigade entrenched ca Snodgrass hill the attacking brigades to be in command of General Wilson and the defenders under command of their brigade commander. General Brecklnrldge stated tonight that he would be unable to complete his inspection at as early date as he ex- pected; that only small portion of the men had been equipped and prepared for war, but that this work was progressing as rapidly as possible. General Breckinridge thinks that in view of the fact that almost every regiment in camp had to be equipped almost completely the progress made was remarkable.
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 The government is having some trouble in perfecting its postoff1ce arrangements at this point Today 25,0Oo letters were sent out from this point and 40,000 were received in addition to which there were seventy five pouches of paper mail to distribute Two mail cars are required to haul the matter and sixteen clerks are kept busy at Lytle the park postoffice. Regimental post offices are being established and from these points mail for each regiment will be dis tributed. It is hoped in this way to re- lieve the strain on the poctoffice. Brigadier General J. s. Poland reported today to General Brooke and will command the Sec ond division of the First corps instead of General Arnold, ordered to Mobile. Major Sampel Reber, of the signal corps reported today for duty on General Wilson's staff.