The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-11
VETS OF MANASSAS
ON THE WAY HOME
BATTLE SCARED WARRIORS
LEAVE THE SCENE OF THEIR
HARD CAMPAIGNING.

Many of the Wounded Are Nursing
Sore Feet-These Hurts Were Not
GrievOus, But Were Enough to
Win Many of the Soldiers Exemp-
tiOn From the Parade and Review
That Formed the Final Feature of
the ManeuVers.
Corps Headquarters, Gainesville, Va,
Sept. 1O.-With their fighting at an
end, the contesting Blue and Brown
armies were on dress parade to-day.
They lined up in columns on an ex-
panse of sloping ground at yelling
ton, Va, midway between Manassas
ad Gainesville.
Lieut.. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee. chief
of staff, was the reviewing officer. He
took up position facing the column
in its center on the crest of the slope.
To his left was the Blue army. and
to his right the Brown. Gen. Corbin,
commander of both forces. sat on his
horse beside Gen. Chaffee. Back of
them were the foreign military at
taches, visiting governors and other
distinguished visitors. Still further
back was a reviewing stand filled with
spectators and along the whole front
of the line. which extended over a
mile, were other sightseers.
The infantry. in four columns to each
brigade, was arranged one behind the
other. Behind them was the cavalry,
artillery, hospital and signal corps, an
engineers brigade train. army sup
ply wagons. etc.
Were Cheers for Bell.
The troops were in line by o'clock
and half hour later the reviewing Off
Ger rode on to the field with Gen. Cor
bin. his staff and guests. The men
presented a surprisingly good appear
ance after their four days of night and
day campaigning. This was accounted
for by the fact that all of those in both
camps, who were in any way indisposed,
were examined by surgeons and given
certificates excusing them from the re-
view. 1t is estimated that more than
10000 men were excused in this man
ner.
AS soon as Gen. Chaffee took his
place, the right of the Blue column
moved to the front and marched past
the reviewing party and then off the
field to the rear. The formation was
in close columns, and the entire First
division passed before the troops, head
ed by Gen. Bell. came forward. The
review occupied nearly three hours,
xrrac l,.r Fav
drill by the Seventh Cavalry.
Not since the Spanish War have so
many regulars and militia troops been
in review.
The victory of the Brown army yes
terday was still fresh in the minds of
the troops of the Second division. and
when Gen. Bell and his staff rode be-
tween the columns of his men, he was
given hearty cheers. When he headed
his army in the review and when he
wheeled off to join the reviewing party
with his staff, the populace Joined in
the ovation. Dixie" was the tune
played most as the bands passed the
reviewing point. The Fifth Massachu-
setts Band played Yankee Doodle"
two New York regiments played "on-
ward Christian Soldiers" and another
marched to THE Bowery."
Got An Idea of Campaigning.
The maneuvering has been of a bril-
liant order. and the movements of
each side have been executed with
great military precision. Although
troops and officers are tired out. they
have very vivid idea OF actual cam
paigning, which is one Of the objects
sought. The entrainment problem.
which also is one of the important les
sons Of the maneuvers. has already
begun.
The Maine and Massachusetts, troops
are on their way home. having been
entrained Immediately after the review
at Wellington. Va. This work will
continue tomorrow at each camp and
the militia will all be out Of camp by
Monday morning, If not earlier The
large number OF tracks supplied by
the Southern Railway at Thorough
fare and Manassas makes the entrain-.
ment a speedy operation. The line of
the Southern Railway between Man
assas and Washington already is fill
ed with troop trains and the soldiers
are singing and firing their remaining
blank cartridges as they ride home.