The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-04-28

Notwithstanding the efforts put
forth by the citizens of Oakland and
the land owners hereabouts ably as
sisted by Senator McComas and Rep
resentative Pearre, to have the troops
Of the United States Army and the
militia of the various states rendezvou
this fall on land lying along the
Ioughiogheny River west of Oakland
which was inspected upon three oc-
casions by army officers, announce
ment was made Tuesday that the
fall maneuvres will occur on the his
toric battlefield of Bull Run. thus
settling the question so far as Oakland
| is concerned.
In commenting upon the decision of
the War Department in making this
selection, a Philadelphia paper SAYS:
Bull Runs historic battlefield has
been selected as the place where the
autumn military manoeuvers are to
be held. These are to take place in Sep
| TENDER and are to be on a scale much
| larger than was ever before attempted
in the East.
| "Official announcement that the old
| Virginia battle ground has been
selected was made Tuesday by
Colonial H. O. s. Heistand. Adiutant
General of the Division of the Allan
| tic.
1T planned to assemble there early
! in September ten thousand of the reg
ulars, the division including infantry,
artillery and cavalry. Letters address
ed to the Government of twenty-five
states have been mailed inviting par
ticipation or the part of the militia of
those States. The letters explain that
the pending appropriation will meet
the expenses of no more than eight
cen thousand guardsmen, and that is
desired to fill the contingent on the
bases of relative strength. The Gov
eminent is to bear all the expenses of
transportation and subsistence and to
give regular army pay to all militia
officers and men during the peroid of
the maneuvres."
In his letter to the Governors Gen
eral COrbin says in part:
1.-The allotment to be made from the
appropriation now pending will meet
the expenses of not exceeding eight
cen thousand organized militia under
! pay for not exceeding fifteen days"
The period covered, than by the
joint instruction, including the time
spent by the organizations of militia in
travelling to and from their camps,
will not exceed fifteen days
Although marking the first conflict
of the Civil War and later the scene
of another battle, bloodier and more
dramatic than was the first, the field
! of Bull Run-or Manasses-as they
call it in the South, is not a park or
Government reservation like Gettys-
burg and Chickamauga. The old
battle field, which extends ten miles in
one direction and five in another, is in
private hands. The owners are farm
ers, and from these the Government
has obtained a lease for the period
covered by the manoeuyres. The
fields are under cultivation, but the
been gathered before the time set for
the meeting of militiamen and regu-
| lars. AS further concession to the
! owners it was promised that the army
would purchase, as far as possible, its
needs in the way Of forage for the
| horses from the farmers of that vicin-
ity. Details have not yet been work
ed out, but the general plan is to have
some high rank officer of the army
command the regulars and assign 9TH
! ers of high rank to the command of
the guardsmen. The two will then
meet as opposing forces, with umpires
to judge the result.
General Corbin, as commander of
the Division of the Atlantic, will be
! in general command.
The States which have been invited
to send guardsmen are Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, District of Col
umbia, West Virginia, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi and Texas.
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