The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-13
TENNESSEE MEN
VIEWED BY TWO
MAJOR GENERALS
Assigned to the Old
California Camp.
WILL MARCH BEFORE MILES
BIG PARADE AT THE PRESIDE
THIS MORNING.
Five Regiments of Volunteers, Be
sides the Regular Artillery, in
Line at the Golf
Links.
WILL MARCH BEFORE MILES
BIG PARADE AT THE preside
THIS MORNING.

To be home in time for Thanksgiving is
the principal thought of the men of the
Tennessee Regiment, and the first care OF
its colonel was to have an early date set
for the muster out of his men. The date
so far decided upon is the 23d inst, and
officers and clerks and mustering-out Of
ficials will work with a will with that
date in view.
The regiment reached camp yesterday
after running the gamut of enthusiasm
from the Folsom street dock to the Pre-
sidio gate When the men left the trans
port and were lined up on the wharf they
were addressed first by ]. Wesley Gaines,
one of Tennessee's Congressman; Ad1u-
tant General Brandon, who is here repre-
senting the Governor of Tennessee, and
Mrs. Ada Van Pelt. The Tennessee dele
cation of welcome was there, too, and
between speeches and congratulations the
ladies Of the delegation decorated the SOL
diers with wreaths and flowers and filled
their pockets with good things to eat.
The Tennessee Regiment had the dis
! tinction of being reviewed by General
Miles. He accompanied General Shafter
to the reviewing stand at the corner of
Bush street and Van Ness avenue and
watched the regiment as it marched past.
On arriving at the Preside the command
was assigned to the camp formerly occu-
pied by the California regiment. The
men were given straw for their mat
tresses and their baggage followed them
into camp without much delay, so by
night they were all comfortable.
There are TWO vacancies in the compile
ment of regimental officers, both Of them
surgeons. They will probably be filed by
the time the regiment is mustered out,
for it is entitled to be mustered out with
all the officers 1t brought into the ser
vice.
There will be one Of the biggest parades
ever given in this department this morn
ing; General Miles, weather permitting,
with the exception of the Forty-sixth In
fantry, which will make its way to the
transport Pathan while the others are
marching over the hills. There will be
over 1000 troops in line
The parade will form on the hill near
the south gate of the Preside and close
to the golf links The south gate is where
First avenue enters the Preside. On the
right of the line will be the battalion of
the Third Artillery stationed here, all
foot batteries. Next to that in order
ty-eighth, Forty-ffth, Forty-second,
Troop G of the Sixth Cavalry and Light
Battery of the Third Artillery. The
formation will be "regimental columns of
Masses or the regiments in columns of
companies at close intervals, and abreast
of each other. To form the regiments in
line would spread the line over a mile and
a half, SO the deeper formation had to be
chosen.
Colonel H. B. Freeman. Twenty fourth
Infantry, commandant of the Preside,
will be in command, and First Lieutenant
McNair, ordnance officer of the post, will
act as assistant adjutant general. First
Lieutenant Eltinge. Sixth Cavalry, will
act as Colonel Freemans aid. General
Shafter will be accompanied by his staff
and General Miles will have with him
Colonel Michler, his aid, who is travelling
with him.
The Forty.-sixth regiment is under or
ders to sail for the Islands to-day. 1t will
leave the Preside this morning about
o'clock if the weather be not inclement.
Lieutenant E. w. Mumford of Company
of the Forty-ffth Infantry was ordered
before the examining board early last
week. He has been notified that the
board will report him physically and men
tally capable Of performing the duties Of
his rank.
James A. Conroy of Company G Of the
Ninth Infantry died at the general hos
pital yesterday.
There have been no further serious
symptoms among the men of the Forty
second regiment who were poisoned last
Saturday. All who were sent to the hos
pital are well on their way to recovery,
and there will be no fatal cases. A board
of inquiry is now looking into the matter
to ascertain If there be any blame, and If
so. to whom it attaches