Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-18
BADGER TROOPS IN CAMP
Journey South was Over Historic
Battlefelds.
ARE AT CHICKAMhUGA
The Trip was Il Pleasant One and
Without Special InCideut-Camp
Nicely Located.

Chickamauga Park, Ga, May 10
Especial. 1.-The Third Wisconsin regiment
reached Camp Thomas this morning, the
first section arriving at Chickamauga at
$50 O'Clock. 1t had the honor to be the
second infantry regiment to arrive, the
first having been the First Ohio regiment
which arrived yesterday afternoon. The
First Ohio cavalry preceded the infantry
by several hours.
The three sections of the Wisconsin
train arrived in Chattanooga last night,
and on account Of the lack of room at
Camp Thomas laid in the yard all night
At $50 reveille was sounded and officers
and men had an opportunity to secure
breakfast before the start was made for
the park Al 6:30 the train pulled out
and in two hours it was at the park.
The fun OF fourteen miles took that time
because of the many stops that had to be
made for trains coming from the park.
The Wisconsin boys made record at
unloading. The Ohio troops had been in
all night and at s o'clock were not I'M
loaded. Five minutes after the WlscOn-
sin train stopped the cars were empty.
The troops were drawn up on the side OF
the track to await the other sections,
which came up in 4 little while 1mme-
diately upon his arrival Col. Moore re-
ported to Gen. Brooke, in command OF
the volunteer forces. The colonel re-
ported that he had Il full regiment
equipped with tentage and fifteen days
provisions; one battalion was on the
ground and the others could be unloaded
in five minutes after their arrival
Gen. Brooke was surprised and pleased
by Col. Moore's report. He had evident
~ expected the troops to be only partly
equipped and without tentage. He en-
planned to Col. Moore that he was not
sufficiently supplied with wagons and that
there would be some delay moving the
baggage to the camp when the location
had been selected.
The colonel was given permission to
move his battalion to Il convenient spot,
and as soon as the boys had been sup
piled with water they were marched to
a grove where they could rest in the
shade. The orders for brigading, camp
ing. etc, were to come later when the
whole regiment was on the grounds.
Private c. f. MCGOWAN of Co. D,
ManitOWoc. was taken sick and he and
Private Belts of the same company, sui
fering with the measles, were laid in the
shade on the depot platform until they
could be moved to the hospital.
Delay III Getting the Tents Up.
By II o'clock the last of the Third had
reached the camp and the boys We're all
gathered in the grove out of the blazing
sun. The freight failed TO arrive on time
the railroad facilities in the park being
very limited, and the tents could not be
put up. Col. Moore had expected to have
his command established in camp by noon
today at the latest. but the delay upset
his plans and it will be night before the
boys are settled.
The Third has been located on field
near Snodgrass hill, one of the incest spots
in the park. 1t is not distant from the
general headquarters and the railroad and
telegraph stations and will be very con-
venient 1t may be day or two before
the orders are issued for the brigading of
the regiment and nobody knows what reg
iments it will be associated with.
Regular army men on the grounds COM
plment the Wisconsin troops highly upon
the promptness with which they move,
even the regulars did not unload more
rapidly.
A Third man was taken sick this morn
ing and had to be sent TO ne hospital
He is a private, Joseph Bergous, of Co.
3, La Crosse, and he is threatened with
pneumonia, but his condition is lot Sc
rious.