The record-union., 1898-07-25
AT CHICKAMAUGA.
Four Batteries Of Light Artillery
Start for Porto Rico

CH1CkAMAUGA (Ga). July 2i-Al-
though General James F. Wade as
sumed command at Camp Thomas yes
terday as the successor of General
Brooke, he has not selected q location
for his headquarters. General Wade's s
staff SO far as made up is as follows:
Major w. Z. Almer Adjutant General: I:
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Wheeler,
Chief Quartermaster; Lieutenant Col
onel John Van Horne, Chief Surgeon;
Lieutenant Charles c. Ribble. Judge
Advocate; Captain j. B. Foraker, AS
sistant Adjutant General; Lieutenant
Colonel F. d. Baldwin, Inspector Cen
eral: Lieutenant Colonel George
Squires, Chief Signal officer; Captain
Lloyd c. Griscon, Assistant Quarter
master and Aide de Camp; Captain
Jay Cook, Third Commissary; Lieuten-
ant Reed, Aide de Camp and Acting
Ordnance officer; Lieutenant J. P,
Wade, Aide de Camp; Major Charles
j. Allison, Engineer Officer.
General Wade will carry forward the
work at the park without making any
significant changes in the plans as they
now exist.
The only movement in connection
with the Porto Rican expedition was
four batteries of light artillery, as fol-
lows: Battery A of Missouri, Battery
A of Illinois, Battery B of PeensyI-
vania, and the Twenty-seventh Indi-
ana Battery. These batteries broke
camp at 6 o'clock this morning, march
ing to Rossville, where they took trains
for Newport News. Each of the four
batteries had six guns, 100 horses and
mules, and from 40 to 115 officers and
men. Battery A Of Illinois was COM
manded by Captain Phil Yeager, the
Twenty seventh Indiana Battery by
Captain c. Burtis, Battery B of Penn
sylvania by Captain A. Z. Hunt, and
Battery A of Missouri was command
ed by Captain F. NJ Humboldt.
The Third Brigade of the First Divis-
ion of the First Corps will be the next
to leave Camp Thomas, and will prob
ably get away tomorrow or Tuesday
General Wade, it was authoritatively
stated tonight, received orders at a
late hour this evening to rush this
brigade to Newport News as promptly
as possible. The brigade consists of
the First and Third Kentucky and the
Fifth Illinois.
1t is the understanding that the First
Brigade of the Second Division will be
the next to follow. According to the
present plan, regiments will continue
to go out as fast as practicable until
the First Corps is exhausted.
1t was raining most of the day at
Camp Thomas, and the regiments
spent the day quietly. The usual SER
vices were conducted throughout the
park.
One hundred and sixty-two patients
belonging to the volunteer army We're
removed to-day from Leiler Hospital to
a special train and taken to Mcpherson
Barracks Hospital at Atlanta. Owing
to the limited supply of surgeons and
medical assistants at this point, it has
been deemed best to send those who
have so far recovered as to be able
to be safely moved to other points
where they can be cared for, and at
the same time make room in the Leiler
Hospital for the sick who are now in
the division and regimental field hos
pitals.
The knights of Pythias lodges of this
city have Joined in a movement to
establish a hospital in this city for the
care of sick members of the order who
are in the volunteer army at Chick
amauga Park. The hospital will be
opened this week Several physicians
of the city, members of the order, have
offered their professional services
Pythians in all parts Of the country
are required to contribute. Contribu-
tions may be sent to DR.. E. B. Wise,
Chattanooga.