Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-02
THE SUMMER CAMPS
Orders to Troops issued by
Maj. Gen. Wade.
LONG PRACTICE MARCHES
Cavalry at Fort Myer to Go to Mt.
Gretna.
ARTILLERY TO CHICKAMAUGA
Gen. Grant to Command the Former
Post and Gen Bubb the Latter
To Break Camp in September.
ARTILLERY TO cHICKAMAUGA

Maj. Gen. Wade. commanding the Atlantic
Division. has issued series of orders re-
garding the participation Of the troops In
that division in the joint encampments at
Mount Gretna. Pa. and at Chickamauga
Park. Ga. Mai. Gen. F. D. Grant is as
signed to command at Mount Gretna and
Brig. Gen. John w. Bubb to command at
ChickamauRa Park. Col. P. F. Harvey as
sistant surgeon general: Capt. James A. Lo-
gan, Jr, comrnissary, and Maj. T. D. Kele-
her, paymaster. have been ordered to re-
port to Gen. Grant at Mount Gretna for
duty. Mai. H P. Birmingham. surgeon:
Capt Preston Brown. paymaster and Capt.
F. +. Pomroy. commissary. and First Lieut..
A. l.. Fuller. Signal Corps. are assigned to
duty at Chickamauga Park.
Troops Assigned to Mt Gretna.
The following troops will proceed to Mount
Gretna on the dates Indicated:
Headquarters and one squadron 18th Cav
airy, Fort Myer. Va. July r.
Headquarters. band and eleven troops
10Th Cavalry. Fort Ethan Allen VT. July -
One battalion Field Artillery (23d and 9th
Batteries). Fort Ethan Allen, VT, July L.
Headquarters. band and twelve companies
9TH Infantry Plattsburg barracks n v
July Ii.
Headquarters, band and one battalion 18th
Infantry Fort Jay. N. Y, July 10.
One battalion. 18th Infantry, Fort Porter
N. Y, july II.
One battalion. 18th Infantry Fort Mag
ara, N. Y, July TO-
Headquarters. band and two battalions
23d Infantry. Madison barracks. N. Y,
July TO-
One battalion sd Infantry, Fort Ontario,
n. Y. July 10.
The cavalry and field artillery designated
will march approximately two hundred and
nifty miles upon leaving their posts before
reaching Mount Gretna or entraining for
that point. the infantry approximately two
hundred miles.
The following route is prescribed for the
18th Cavalry:
Headquarters and one squadron 18th Cav
airy, to Gettysburg, Pa. for encampment
with the National Guard OF the state OF
Pennsylvania from July q to IS next thence
to march to Mount Gretna.
Upon the termination of the enca mpment
all organizations will leave the encampment
for their proper stations not later than Sep
TENDER 30. The same parts of the routes
accomplished by marching by each organ
ization in proceeding to Mount Gretna will
be covered by marching by the same or
ganization returning to its station, excepting
that of the headquarters and one squadron,
18th Cavalry. which will march returning
through Reading. Norristown. Lancaster
Columbia and York Pa. and Baltimore. Md
The Chickamauga Park Camp.
Regarding the encampment at Chicka-
manga Park, Gen. Wade issued the follow
ing orders
The 18th Cavalry, being in garrison
near the camp site to which it is assigned,
will make marches of approximately two
hundred and fifty miles before and after
the encampment. For this purpose 1t will
march from Fort Oglethorpe, July 7, next,
for Knoxville, Tenn; from Knoxville 1t
will proceed via Clinton to Hartman
encampment. After the encampment Il
will make a march of approximately two
hundred and fifty miles over such route
as may be selected by the regimental COM
mander.
The 18th Infantry, will march from Fort
Mcpherson. Georgia, July IL. next, over
the following route, viz: to Buckhead How
ell Mills Pace Ferry at Chattahoochee
river, Marietta, Kenesaw, Allatoona Emer-
son. Gainesville; from Gainesville. a side
trip to Etowah river, crossing at Free
Bridge, thence to McGinnis, Euharlee. NAL
bone to Gainesville: from Cartersville TO
Cass station, Kingston, Adairsville, Nc
Henry to Calhoun from which point a
Side trip will be made of about seventeen
miles via Redbud, Crane Eater and return
TO Calhoun; from Calhoun to Dalton, Ring
goid' TO encampment in Chickamauga Park.
The regiment will return over the same
route by marching after the encampment
The battalion of Field Artillery, Sd and
4th Batteries. Major David j. Rumbough,
Al Emery corps, commanding, to march
from Fort Myer to Salem, Va. from which
point 1t VIII proceed by rail to Lyle sta
ton, thence by marching to the encamp-
ment In Chickamauga Park. The battalion
Will return after the encampment to its
proper station by rail from Lyle station
10 Salem. Va, from which point 1t will
march to Fort Myer. Virginia
All organizations designated, will arrive
at the encampment on or before July %.
next 80
Upon the termination of the encamp-
ment all organizations will leave the en-
campment for their proper stations not
later than September 80, 1906"