The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-04
War Department Orders Brooke to
Select Five BriGades and Rush
Them to the Front.
LOADING THE TRANSPORTS
REINFORCEMENT FASTENED ON
THE BOATS AT TAMPA.
Col. Studebaker's Regiment May BE
with General Shafter Be.
fore Next Sunday.

MILITARY TdTk, Gd., July 0-lO-Qdy was an
other quiet Sunday at the park. The sun
poured down intensely hot, but the presence
of good breeze was source of great re-
lief from the heat. The regiments all spent
the day quietly in camp, except that some
of the troops, by permission, went on the
mountain to spend the day.
Later in the afternoon an order arrived
to General Brooke from the War Depart
ment to designate about twenty thousand
men for Immediately departure to the south,
and at once there was great excitement and
hustle in the camp. General Brooke de-
clined to make public the order, but it is
understood that he has selected the First
Division of the First Corps and two bri-
gades of the Second Division to be moved
at once. The First Division is composed of
the following regiments:
First Brigade-First Kentucky, Third
Wisconsin, Fifth Illinois.
second Brigade-Fourth Ohio, Third Illi-
nois, Fourth Pennsylvania
Third Brigade-Sixteenth Pennsylvania
Second Wisconsin, Third Kentucky.
Second Division-First Brigade-Thirty-
first Michigan, One-hundred- and -sixtieth
Indiana. First Georgia.
Second Bngade-Sixth Ohio, One-hundred-
and-tifty- eighth Indiana First West Vir-
ginia.
The regiments of the First Division were
inspected this evening, and are ready to
move. They have been kept busy since the
order to prepare for the field came a week
ago. getting rid of their excess of equip
ment and clothing, and it will require very
little time to break camp and depart.
In anticipation of this order, the railroads
nave Deen accommodating cars at this point
for week. The sdings and switchyards
or the Southern and the Western & At
lantic railroads are crowded with Pullman
cars. 1t is stated tonight that there are
thirty trains of twenty cars each on the
tracks here ready to transport troops The
regiments will embark at Rossyille and
Ringgold to insure speedy transportation. as
was done when the regulars were moved
south, and it is thought by the railroad au-
thorlties they can move the twenty thou
SAND men in two days. 1t is understood at
this hour that three regiments will move
tomorrow morning.
Inc payInasters were scattered through
various regiments and were paying off the
troops as rapidly as possible Quite num-
Der OF regiments have received their pay
ana 1t Is probable by Tuesday or Wednes-
DAY all the troops will have been paid. The
~AAooAiS oCiH5 pstlu the regiments is running
UP surprisingly high and it looks as if it
would average about 5000 to- the regiment.
The highest amount paid to any regiment
yet was paid to the Fifth Illinois. which
received $4,000. The Third Illinois and
some other regiments received about SIS 900
each. The First Pennsylvania received $40
600 and the Fifth Pennsylvania $4,000.
Captain Rockwell, chief ordnance officer
and Colonel Lee, chief quartermaster, have
about completed the immense task assigned
to them of equpping and preparing the
First Corps for active field service Cant
Rockwell distributed rifles as follows to-
day: Fourth Pennsylvania, 424; Fifth Penn
syivania, 424; Ninth Pennsylvania, 5O4; Six
teenth Pennsylvania, 425; First Missouri.
4oo Rifles were also handed out for the
Third Wisconsin Regiment. In addition to
guns these regiments received various other
articles of equipage.
Colonel Lee has distributed many wagons
and mules among the regiments of the First
Corps and has them now provided for, hav-
Ing disposed of wagons and mules by the
train load during the last few days.