The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-11
MARCH OF The TROOPERS
Capt. Harry Barbour's Company Get
ting Ready for Their Long Ride.
Plan Of the Routeand Camping Places
Provender for Menand Beasts.

Every man in Capt. Barbour's troop of
cavalry is now busy getting in shape for
the practice march, which begins on the
18th instant, and the captain himself and
bis two lieutenants have but little time To
devote to their regular business, because
of the numerous details which 1T is rec
essary to have attended 10 previous to the
trip, in order to have things work with the
same regularity and military precision that
characterize a cavalry troop of the Reg
ular Army.
Another very busy man at present, al
though not in Washington, is Lieutenant
Rennie. of the Sixth Battalion, who
has been travelling over the route
TO be taken by the troops as Captain
Barbour's representative. While this Of
ficer is not now member of the company,
be looks upon it as his baby, as it was he
who first gave the members their first
course CONSTRUCTION.
Lieut.. Rennie, from experience gained
from the regular Army, is thoroughly con-
versant with all the details of such a
march. aud, realizing this fact. Capt.
Barbour detailed him to travel over the
proposed route, select camps, make con-
tracts for necessary supplies, etc A
Times correspondent was fortunate enough
to travel with Lieut.. Rennie from this city
TO Winchester, and is therefore able to
give some information as to the camps and
other details.
The first days march to Fairfax viii be
in all probability over a very dusty or very
muddy road, a distance ofeig hteenmiles, and
IL the day is such one as last Sunday, the
members Of Troop "A' win have a march
that would try an old regular, and VIII in
all probability find it necessary To take
their meals standing up for the next two
days. The camp VIII be made on top OF a
hin, beautifully situated on farm belong
ing TO Mr.. Rumsey, with running water in
plenty for the stock
The troop viii have to carry oats with
them to this point, as none can be had in the
vicinity, but hay can be bought at SO per
ton. Fine fresh beef win be supplied at
about seven and one half cents a pound, and
milk and eggs can be had in abu ndance.
The second days march viii be to
Battleview, the beautiful residence of Mr.
W. II. Brown, who has kindly granted
Capt. BarbOur's command permission TO
camp on his lawn, with a beautiful and
historical grove of trees as a background
This VIII take the troop to point one and
one-half miles from Gainesville, to which
point oats viii be shipped from Washing
ton and hauled fro mthere to camp. Mr..
Brown viii furnish baled hay at S12 per ton,
and meat can be had at the same rate as
on the preceding day.
''Battleview' is so named because of its
situation, which permits a lonely view of
the ground on which both the battles
OF Bull Run were fought From Battle
view the column will march to Warrenton
via Gainesville, over an excellent road,
until within about three miles of the
latter town, when the horses hauling the
wagons VIII have hard and long pull 10
the top OF the hill, on which Warrenton
lis so beautifully situated. Here again a
most lovely camp viii be had in q grove
belonging 10 Mrs. William johnson, within
a few hundred yards Of the center of the
town.
FRESH beef viii cost about g cents a
pound in Warrenton, and ice, milk and
all other delicacies can be had at reasonable
rates. Here also the thirty troopers, for
who ever heard OF q trooper that was not
thirsty win strike a town where local
option" does not prevent the sale of nice,
cool beer, mint juleps, etc. However, it
has been limited that Troop A viii at all
times on this march be able to secure such
luxuries, local option or no local option.
Instead OF making only n short march
from Warrenton TO Marshall, as at first
contemplated. but which was discovered
to be impracticabIe. the troop will take
up its march on the 18th TO Markham, a
distance of twenty-three miles, the last
eight miles of which are over q rough
and billy road. On the Goth Front Royal
viii be reached over very billy road, but
over most beautiful and picturesque
country, crossing the Blue Mountains at
Thoroughfare Gap.
On the 21st Strasburg viii be the
camping ground, for which a suitable
grove has been selected. The nineteen
miles to Winchester on the 22d will
be Travelled over the splendid Valley Turn
pike Road, the only Objectionable feature
being the levying of toll at four toll
gates. AT Winchester the troop win be
received with open arms, and viii no
doubt be sorry when Boots and Sad
dies is sounded and it becomes neces-
sary for them to start on the homeward
march.