The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-27
THE 15sTH INDIANA.
Work of Recruiting Finished and the
New Members Drilling.

New Members Drilling.
Correspondence of the Journal.
CAMP THOMAS, Chickamauga Park,
Ga, June A-The new recruits of Compa-
MES B, c, F and 1 are in camp. Com
pany rs recruits came in Friday at noon.
Following are the names of the new re-
cruits:
Company B-L. Shrook, Lee r. Stock
berger, J. Thrush, j. TrickIe, La
Ware, c. Wenger, - Whittenberger Will
liam zellers, A. More, b. O. Jessen, f.
Jones, L. Alexander, VIM. Bonnell, G. w.
Bruce, N. F. Clark, f. Easterday, G. Ice,
Ed Jones, e. Jones, - Landauer, F. Nc
Kee, J. Now, - Nifong. c. Prev, c. Rut-
ledge.
Company C-Earl Aughe, William d.
Kern, Will C. Squires, Clarence j. McCarty.
Lawrence f. McCarty, Walter Sayles,
Charles Davis. John e. Smith, John C.
Fisher. Edward S. Coffin Cary A. Mattix.
William b. McCray, Arnold Cash, Charles
c. Stanley. Walter Beaver, Frank Worley,
Sweet Smith, Newell Yeomans, Frank Sur
face, Bert Dunbar, Jerry NJ Fall, Fred
Meeks, Joseph Caldwell, owen Nolan,
Joseph Emens, Walter Boxwell, Wilbur
Brown. John II. Opperman.
Company Frank o. Edwards, Ulysses
G. Pierson, William T. Welker Francis A.
Norris Hugh ]. Scott, Ed j. Lewis, Harvey
M. Platt, Ed II. Hurst, Roly G. Rinard,
Benjamin II. Chenowith John l.. Petro,
Emmet E. DAILY. William j. Clear, James +.
st. Myre, Stephen e. Hinshaw Daniel M.
Hill, Clyde w. Burres, Bruce A. Somer-
vile, Cyrus w. McProud, Waiter Cunning
ham, Frank Hollingsworth Elisha Flood,
Lawrence l.. Phelps, Harry Payne, William
r. Mann, OZro o. Sheppard, Jesse A. Ed
wards, John l.. Jones.
Company III. E. Mcdonald, Curtis D.
Hiner, Charles Burton, Amos Hall, Leslie
A. Cox, Walter Lowell, Harry Cottinghara
Homer B. Johnson. Albert Schlichter, How
ard Mikels Cecil Johnson, Elmer Brnson,
John Mace, Michael Morarity, Ome- VAIN
scott, Lon Oberlease, j. A. Beals Harvey
Casper, Walter Barron David Jump, Otis
Brattain, Robert Miesse, John II. Osborn,
Sylvester Caldwell, Arthur .. Small, Mer-
ton Bristow.
The recruiting officers have telegraphed
from Indianapolis that their work Is done
and that they will report at once. BY Sum
day the e-hundred-and-fif fifty-eighth will
have all her men and officers and will num-
ber all together 1926 men. there being fifty
offlcers-line, field and staff. There are 1,276
enlisted men and noncommissioned officers
in camp ready for duty, with the exception
of eight or ten who are in the division hos
pital The new men who came a week ago
are falling into the ways of a soldier, and
their Improvement in one week Is very
marked. They are rapidly learning the foot
movements, and as soon as their arms have
recovered from vaccination they will be put
to drilling with the piece
The work of equipment still continues, and
at this writing the last of the coats and
trousers and underwear have been issued
The old men have received their blouses.
trousers, leggings. shoes. underwear, hos
iery and hats complete. They also have
their Springfield rifles. The work of arming
and equipping the new recruits will be car
ried forward as rapidly as possible
The assembly tent is in position. The
tables and chairs are there and the boys are
very thankful for them. The tent is filled
at all hours with men who are writing let
ters-that is. at all hours except drill hours
Thursday night devotional exercises were
held in the tent. They we're led by Major
Torrey. of Chicago. Mr.. Bhk, of New York.
led the singing
This morning and this afternoon the ex-
limitations of noncommissioned officers Is be-
ing held the object being to determine who
are not fit to hold their positions Those
who cannot pass the examination will be re-
duced and new men appointed to their
places. The new recruits coming in will in
crease the number of corporals to twelve
instead of six, as before. These will be ap~
pointed by the company officers for period
of thirty days AT that time another exam
ination viii be held TO determine whether
these men shall hold their places Thoso
who fall will be reduced and other appoint-
ments made.
Captain Cox, Of Company |. from sheri.