The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-24
CHICAMAUGA FILLING UP

Chattanooga, Tenn. April 2S-Major
General Brooke today moved his head
quarters from the Reade house in Chat
tanooga 10 the Chickamauga battlefield.
His camp baggage and tents arrived yes
terday and were erected at the point Sc
Iected on the east slope OF Lyle Hin.
and his staff officers. Captain Richards
and Lieutenant Dean. and General
Brooke entered into a life on the field.
The work of unloading the soldiers camp
equipments as they arrived at Chicka-
manga Park today proceeded under ad-
verse circumstances. A heavy rain fell
during the night, soaking the fields and
making the clay roads so slippery as 10
render difficult the hauling % the heavy
army wagons with their loads. AS fast
as the troops arrived they were rapidly
assigned their camping positions. their
baggage unloaded and the tents erected.
a notable addition was made to the sol
diers Chickamauga today by the ar
rival OF the Nashville. Chattanooga and
St Louis railroad Of the Ninth regiment
OF cavalry from Fort Robinson, Nebras-
ka, commanded by Colonel Henry. This
regiment Is composed exclusively OF col
ored troops and has seen as much bitter
service as any in the army. It's rescue
Of the eventh cavalry and light battery
+. First artillery. al Pine Ridge agency.
during the Sioux uprising Of the winter
Of 1ss0-sl was most remarkable. the
troops riding a hundred miles through
snow between sunrise and sunset aud
completely surprising the Indians.
Troop II. OF the First cavalry. from
Fort Sill o. T, sixty men. in command
Of Major Force came in over the Nash
Vile. Chattanooga and St Louis and
We're at once sent out 70 the park Later
in the day the Seventh infantry. from
more are expected before morning and
by tomorrow a good sized army vii be
under tents a. the park.
All day long trains filed with soldiers
kept arriving over the different roads.
almost blocking the yards at times. while
thousands Of people on the streets and
soug the railroad tracks cheered them
selves hosrse. The last section Of the
cavalry companies D and Of the Sixth
cavalry came from Fort Robinson. Ne
Nebraska, and Light Battery F from Ar
tillery Island. had pulled IN over the
Southern over that-road also arrived
three trains With companies A. =. c, d.
2. F. o. and II. Of the Eighth infantry.
from Fort Russell. Wyoming 20 nsu.
including "A officers. a hand Of = pgecez
and a hospital corps in command o. Colo
mel Van Horn.
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on their way 20 ChlokausauEa had A.
rived: batteries c and F. Third artillery
from the Preside. California: the Sec
ond infantry. from Forts KsoTh. Harri-
son and Yates. troops y and !. second
cavalry, from Fort Logan. Colorado.
companies Q. r. F and o q the Third
cavalry. from Fort Ethan Allen. Yer
mont: eight troops q the Tenth cavalry
from Fort Assirabalne. troops A and !
FIRST cavalry. from Fort Hgzrhacsa.
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