Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-06-26
FOUGHT A HOT SHAM BATTLE.
Gen. Grant Well Pleased With the
Work Of the Volunteers.

Work OF the Volunteers.
Troops Astir Early-A Second
Demonstration Of a Battle Prob
lem-One Column Occupied a
Tower and was Attacked by An
other Column-The Defenders
Held the Fort in the Face OF a
Skillful Assault.
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 25.-The
event of to-day at Camp Thomas, prac-
tically the event of the week, was the
second demonstration of Gen. Fred
Grants now noted battle problem. AS
early as 4 o'clock the regiment COM
posing the Third Division of the First
Corps, Gen. Grants command, were
astir, and by $50 all the men had
their breakfast and were in line.
The first column, composed of the
First Vermont, Eighth New York and
the Third Tennessee, under command
of Col. o. d. Clark, after maneuverine
secured possession Of the observation
tower at the northeastern corner OF
the park and prepared to hold it. The
second column, composed of the Four
tenth New York, Second Nebraska
and First Missouri, commanded by
Col. Charles j. Bits, arrived short
time after and began vigorous at
tack. The attack was a superb one,
the most skillful tactics being en-
ployed. The first column, in posses
sion Of the tower, held it's position well,
however, and the attacking column
failed to dislodge it.
THE FIRING WAS CONTINUOUS
and the battle had very much the APP
pearance Of the real thing. Gen.
Grant expressed himself as well pleas
ed with the work done Thousands of
soldiers and civilians watched the con-
test.
The War Department at Washington
is now sending here large supply OF
officers warrants" These documents
are sent direct to the commanding Of
ficers Of rhe various regiments, and
are to be made out as commissions for
the non-commissioned officers. The
warrants are in the shape of regular
commission and give non-commis-
stoned officers the authority to COM
mand in the event their superior Off
GERS are killed or disabled while in bat
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termined the rank Of the non-commis-
stoned officers according to the length
Of service. AS there are number OF
non-commissioned officers in each reg
iment the date Of appointment is taken
into consideration. For instance, If an
officer was appointed January l, and
another appointed on January 2, the
first appointed would take rank and
command in the event of an emergen-
cy.
Major Nye, commissary of subsis-
tence of the Chattanooga depot, re-
ceived fourteen cars of provisions to-
day from Chicago. In this train there
were ten cars of ctnned corn beef, two
cars of canned salmon, one car OF rice
and one car Of beans. The canned
goods constitute what is known as
travelling rations" of the kind that
will be used extensively by the troops
while
EN- ROUTE TO CUBA.
Major Nye is receiving this variety OF
rations in large quantities at present.
Yesterday Major Nye shipped fifteen
cars of provisions to Chickamauga
Park, and more will be sent to the
camp on Tuesday next.
Gen. Fred Grant has issued the fol-
lowing very timely order to the First
Division, Third Corps: ''All soldiers
of this command, when on pass between
the park limits or on duty at the
various headquarters, are prohibited,
when without blouse, from wearing
suspenders over their blue shirts. Sol
diers are also admonished that when
they are granted the privilege OF pass
beyond the park limits, they are ex-
pected to be attired In clean and SOL
diery manner, and especially those Wis
ting the adjoining cities and towns
should constantly keep their blouses
buttoned when worn. 1t is made the
duty of officers and non-cOmmissioned
officers to report to their respective
regimental commanders the name of
any soldier disregarding these injunc-
tons and, over and above ALL 1t Is
expected that officers and non-cOmmis-
stoned officers will, at all times, check
and admonish any soldier misbehaving
himself within the park, or in the
streets of the cities"
To-day Is another extremely warm
one. not relieved by any considerable
breeze.