The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-01
TO SOUTHERN DEAD
Dedication of Monument
at BuII Run. Movements
of Troops.
nv the Associated Press.)

Headquarters Camp, Gainesville,
Va Aug. 30.-General Corbin today
evod Sentember 10 as the date for
holding the final review of the twenty
five thousand troops to participate in
the annual manoeuVerS OF the army,
ana Wellington, Va, as the place for
Welding the review. This decision WaA
reached after the broad, sloping acres
adjoining the railroad track at Wei
fngton had been inspected by the &c
eral. accompanied by Colonel Knight
a member of his staff. The inspection
trip was made in an automobile and
the headquarters of General Grant at
Manassas was visited before the return
was made to headquarters camp.
The review is to be a spectacular
feature of the manoeuverS and great
preparations are making by the South
ern Railway to transport large crowds
from Washington and the East.
The inspection trip to Division
Camp No. l, was entirely satisfactory.
General Corbin is laying special en-
phasis on the lesson to be learned by
the militiamen regarding proper camp
sanitation, the entertainment of troops
and the proper laying out of the tented
field. The traclzage facilities provided
at the camp furnish excellent oppor-
tunity Of transportation facilities and
this object lesson is not to be over
looked as a part of the benefit of the
man euVers.
Today troops of cavalry and COM
panieS of infantry were everywhere
present in the Vancouver zone. IheSe
practice marches are being made a
part of the daily program of the two
camps. In the meantime, the stan ana
brigade officers of both Generals
Grant and Bell are familiarizing them
selves with the roads and lay Of the
country, for strategic purposes.
Monument Unveiled.
Troops of the United States army,
General Corbin in command and GEN
eral Bell. commanding the Seventh
Cavalry, participated in the dedication
Of a monument to the memory CHthe
Confederate dead of the first battle OF
I'Bull Run at Groveton today. me
principal address was delivered by
Governor Montague. General COrbin
spoke briefly, and J. b. 'McCabe, OF
Leesburg, also participated in the eX-
| ercises. Troops of cavalry conVefged
at Groveton from Thoroughfare, Man
| assas. and Gainesville. over every road
! leading to the place soldiers equippec
! for war were to be seen. The eXer-
| ciseS at the monument were simple
| They began at II o'clock with prayer
| by Chaplain NeWsom, of the Seventh
| Cavalry. The unwilling was done by
the Bull Run auxiliary Daughters OF
! the Confederacy. assisted by the Ma
masses auxiliary and the eighth chap
| ter of the same organization as Wen as
| the women's auxiliary of X. e. Lee
| Camp. Mrs. James e. Alexander pre-
siding. Music was furnished py inc
| Seventh Cavalry band.
| Governor Montague reviewed the
| splendid fighting qualities of the CON
! federate troops as displayed iii ina
| Bull Run battles. This devotion u
duty and splendid courage he SAID, was
the only redceming feature of war
l. and this was the lesson which the cui-
tivation of the memory OF the deao
| of that day should teach.
| General Corbin identified hlmself
| as q Virginian, congratulated the state
ON its dead heroes ana the living gen
| tIemen and the United States army for
| the privilege of learning lessons OF
warfare on the historic ground to the
| end that the injunction of George
| WASHINGTON might be carried out:
an time of peace prepare Tor war
| The practice march of General Bell 5
| troops from ThOroughfare was de-
| clared to be satisfactory. rive di-
! visions were dispatched this morning,
over as many roads, and all reached
their destination at precisely the pro-
posed time. 1880 o'clock.