The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-21
AT CHICkAMAT
Third Regiment Nicely Settled and
Second will be Soon-Be-
gin to Drill.

Third Regiment Nicely Settled and
Second will be Soon-Be-
gin to Drill.
Chickamauga Park Ga, May LIS Spe-
cial. The Second Wisconsin regiment is
now on the ground at Camp Thomas and
by tomorrow will be settled. 1t arrived at
Chattanooga last night and was carried to
Chickamauga this morning. The regiment
is assigned to the Third brigade. Brig
Gen. Lawton commas ding, and it is asSo-
Ciated with the S.Attenth PENNSYLVANIA
and the One Hundredth and Fifty-scventh
Indiana regiments. Another regiment will
be added later.
The three sections of the train carrying
the Second ran into Chattanooga last
night not more than half an hour apart,
the second section coming in first. having
passed the first section at Nashville. Tie
trip was made without accidents of any
kind or incidents of special interest From
Terre Haute down the demonstrations ac-
corded to the Third on its journey were
repeated. At some of the stations girls
handed bouquets to the boys through the
windows and some of them discovered
notes attached to the flowers. to form the
basis of possible romancec.
When Col. Born found that his rcGi-
ment was to be held in Chattanooga all
night he ordered the men taken out for
exercise and they paradcd the streets iii
squads under charge of officers. They
were very quiet and made no disturb
ances of any kind 1t was expected that
they would be moved to Camp Thomas
at very early hour. but it was 9 o'clock
before the first section started. by |
o clock they were all on the ground ready
to be marched to their camp.
Col Born reported to Gen. Brooke and
learned that he was assigned to Gen.
IaWton'S brigade, which is attached To
the first division commanded 10y Maj
Gen. Wilson. While the orders were be
ing read the men We're allowed to he in
the shade on the hill whore Gen. Rose
Grams had his headquarters III the battle
of thickamauga. At noon they formed
into line and marched to the location of
their camp on the west side Of the La
fayette read opposite Poe field, where
Gen. Wilson has his headquarters.
There was the usual delay about the
delivery of the baggage and some of tn"
boys will have to sleep without covering
tonight.
The two Wisconsin regiments are in
the same division, but their camps are Il
mile or more apart. The first brigade is
now complete and is composed of the
Third Wisconsin. the Fifth Illinois the
first Ohio and the First Pennsylvania.
1t IS said around general headquarters
that all of the volunteer troops will be
brought to Chickamauga before being
sent South, in which event the First Wis
coHsin Will get orders before long to fol
low the other regiments Il is said that
in consequence of Gen. Brookc's appoint
ment to command the Department Of the
Gulf the headquarters of the depart
mcnt Will he transferred to this place.
The Third Wisconsin now has its camp
in shape and is ready to begin the work
OF drilling. 1t will have its first parade
this evening.
There was 50 much delay in the d"Iiy-
cry Of the baggage belonging TO the
Third regiment that the boys could not
get their tents up and they wcrc obliged
to blvouac last night. 1t was warm and
pleasant and they did not suffer any.
Tho Third IS winning no end of praise by
its soldierly behavior. The regular of
fcerS pronounce it the finest volunteer
regiment that has yet arrived. and from
Gen. Brook" down they are plea ~rd with
1t. brighten. Burt, in command of the
brigade to which II Is assigned. is loud in
his praise of il. lie says that il has
shown wonderful degree of proficiency
and that It's equipment surplSsed that Of
any national guard company ne had ever
seen. He said that he was surprised at
the thOrouchnesS of its oquipmcnt and
for the men themselves he declared that
they acted like regulars.
'NoIIlt fINdIlplHi iUlPill was lrIf hrrIESp
the two Wisconsin regiments could not l."
brigadcd together. \ rule has been mado
that two regiments from the same state
shall not be placed in the same brigade.
and no exception Will he made to the rulo.
Speaking about the matter. Gen Burt
said that if the Second Wisconsin rcgi-
mCnt was equal to the Third he was only
sorry that he couldn't have ii in his bri-
gade.
The camp of ti,. Third is on a spot par
tcularly Interesting because il was the
scene of the hottest fighting on the part of
the Wisconsin troops in the battle Of
tmckamauga. 1t Is on the eastern edge
of what was known as iIclly's field,
where a large number Of Badger trouDS
We're engaged. \ heavy strip Of wood
borders the field and the boys are campe,l
in among the trees. Some regiments are
located in the open fields. where il is hot
ter than Cuba Is supposed to be- and the
Wisconsin boys are lucky to get into the
shade.
The field makes an excellent place H..
their drills The tablet marking the spot
where Gen. Starkwoathcr had his head
quarters is directly in front of the rcgi-
mental headquarters and behind the head
quarters are two or three Wisconsin mon
umcntS. including those marking the .p,t
whore Gen. Hohart's and Col. RinCham'S )
command were engaged. The many mon
umcntS in the neighborhood give the hoys
something to interest them when thov arc
not at work. There are no men in the
Third who were engaged al Chickamaugl.
but there are several who fought with th"
Army of the Tennessee Col Moore was
at NaShyiIle. Stone River Murfrpqshorn
and other places, aud Lieut-CoI. Parker
took part III the battles around thattauaD-
ga. To them this section of the state *
fraught with in crest and they tell some
interesting stories about their experiences.