The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-23
THE I61ST WILL MOVE
EXPECTED TO LEAVE CAMP CUBA
LIBRE FOR SAVANNAH TODAY.
Private Charles e. Letter, of Company
mental Doctors Back.


Correspondence of the Journal.
CAMP CUBA LIBRE, Jacksonville, Fla,
Oct 21-The first movement of troops to
Savannah was made last night, when bat
talon from the Fourth Illinois Regiment.
which has been on provost guard duty here
left for that city. Major Russell B. Har-
rison, provost marshal left with the first
train, and will begin his duties as provost
marshal in Savannah this morning. There
will be a movement of two regiments day
to Savannah till the entire Seventh Corps
shall be located there. The Ninth Illinois
and Second South Carolina will leave to-
day. and will be followed tomorrow by the
First Texas and Second Louisiana. The
Third Nebraska and One-hundred- and-six-
ty-first Indiana Regiments will leave Sun
day. The camp at Savannah has been
placed in excellent condition, with sewers
water mains and other conveniences. The
division hospitals will remain here for the
present, and it will probably be a month
before these institutions can be abolished.
Lieutenant Reynolds, of Company c, re-
turned to camp yesterday after being absent
fifteen days on sick leave. Ralph B. Rob-
inson Of Spencer Ind, and for the last five
years stamp clerk of the revenue office of
the Seventh district, is here visiting friends
and relatives, and will go with the One
hundred-and-sixty-f to Savannah. Mrs.
w l.. Twonsy, of Jeffersonville. arrived
here this morning to visit her son, G. w.
Twonsy, hospital steward. Mrs. Twonsy
will return home next Monday.
Lieutenant Kimmel, of Company F, who
is now suffering with yellow jaundice. The
lieutenant will probably be granted tif-
teen days leave of absence, in which event
he will visit his friends and relatives in
. DAYTON, O.. and Richmond, Ind.
Since Major Peterson returned to his COM
mand the officers school has been resumed.
Adjutant Tichenor returned Wednesday
from Princeton, Ind. Captain Baird, of
Company e, returned Wednesday from a
ten days leave of absence.
Lieutenant Anheir, of Company /, has re-
turned from a fifteen-day leave of absence.
Yesterday the band boys were issued Colt
revoIvers of AS caliber. Sergeant Sparks.
Of Company M, is on the sick list. Layton
w. Parkhurst of Company d, has been
promoted to the rank of first sergeant, to
fill the vacancy caused by the transfer of
Sergeant Harry Ks White to the signal
corps.
Campfire entertainments have been the
order for evenings the past week. Ser
Pickens, Walter, Hennesy, King. Payne
and Gilman of Company K. will return
Sunday from thirty days furlough. Pri-
waite Otto Klosterman, of Company e, left
yesterday for his home, in Jeffers0nville,
ON ten days furlough.
Corporal Henry NJ Hall, of Company L,
returned this week from thirty days fur
Tough Frank JOHANNA, of Company l.,
left yesterday for Union Center, Ind on a
thirty days Through
Private Charles E. Letter, of Company
L. died Monday night and his remains We're
sent to his former home, in Ohio. Sergeant
Arthur Brown accompanied the remains
home. Edgar r. Brazelton. of Princeton,
Ind, will be enlisted in the One-hundred~
and-sixty-first Indiana regimental band
William Heigar of Company F, has been
transferred to the convalescent hospital at
Old Point Comfort, Va Corporal NJ J.
Griffith and Privates Ed Arnold, George
MCGEE Chester Davis and George Adams,
of Company D, will return to camp Sun
day. L. E. w.