Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-03

ARRIVE
AT CAMP
Thousands viii Participate
in the Bull Run Sham
Battle

ming of the great army maneuvers a
Manassas, Va. The regular troops tina
are to take part are already on tn
field. and the state militia will arriv
Saturday and Sunday Every state o
the Atlantic division, with the excep
ton of Mississippi, will be represented
The plans for the maneuvers hav,
been carefully worked out by officer
of the regular army, who have EN-
gagged on this duty for come time. Tit
field of operationos embraces so squar,
miles in Prince William county, Vir
ginia, extending from the village Of
Thoroughfare eastward to Bull Run
The grounds chosen for camps and fol
field exercises are well adapted to such
purposes, and have been provided with
ample water supply, drainage and
other needful facilities.
The 10000 troops engaged in the
meneuvers will constitute one corps,
which will be divided into two divis-
ions. Major-General Henry c. Corbin,
former acknowledgement of the army,
and now in charge of the military di-
vision of the Atlantic, will be in SUI.
preme command, and the two divisions
of the force under him will be com
manded by Brigadier- General j.. Frank
lin Bell and Brigadier-G General Fred.
erick d. Grant.
The first division, under General
Grant, will occupy camp No, l, near
Manassas, and will wear the old-style
blue flannel blouses, while the enemy,
the second division, under General
Bell, will be encamped mt Thorough.
fare, 10 miles away, and will be uni.
formed in khaki.
Beginning next Monday and con.
tinuing for five days, problems of vital
Importance in modern warfare will be
worked out, and in order that the
regular and militia troops engaged may
derive the greatest and most lasting
good from the operations, conditions
of actual armed conflict will be an.
proximated to the nearest possible de.
gree. During the engagements be.
tween the Blues and the Browns. as
the opposing forces will be designated
for purposes of brevity, the spectacular
features tina distinguished the crap.
pling of armies in former times, the
dash Of cavalry against artillery, the
bayonet charge in close order against
infantry intrenched, the rush across
the shot-swept open, will be sacrificed
to, the business-like features of the
present day warfare.
The sham battles will be no bows
play. Compared with them the drin
the state militia gets in armories and
and parade grounds is like a kinder.
garten TO a boys military school. Al.
though the government will pay for
damages done, the opposing forces will
hesitate to pull down a mans
fence, tramp over his cornfeld, or die
up his front garden, if necessary, on
the ground of economy. Whatever
be considered expedient in ac.
tnal battle will be carried out in sham
While the opposing forces will
be carried out in sham battle %property !
possible, 10 avoid cemeteries and
hsh warrens, and to consider the rights
Of the inoffensive farmer. no regiment
Or company is going 10 imperil the
OF success of it's division bv
these things into serious con.
;iderations.
As showing the large body of sold.
cry that will receive instruction dur.
ing the maneuevrs, it is interesting
% note the various organizations of
regulars and militia that are already
N camp or on their way. The First
Division will consist of two .eomnanies
headquarters and band. Second Rstal.
ouiteu states engineers; eight
roops Fifteenth cavalry, headquarters
md band; one troop Connecticut cav.
'lry, provisional; two troops First
Iquadron, New York cavalry. provis.
onal; Twenty'third battery and Twep.
y-seventh battery, United States field
'rtillery; First battery Massachusetts
ield artillery; Battery A. First yir.
nnia; i've companies, h-eadouartars
md band Fifth United States infantry.
FIRST Georgia infantry; Fifth Massa.
husetts infantryi Fifth New Jersey
Infantry; Seventy fourth New York in.
Fourth company Sixteenth
United States infantry; First Florida
nfantFy; Fourteenth New York in.
First South Carolina infantry.
iFst Tennessee infantry, six comma.
les headquarters and band Sixteenth
'nited States infantryi First Alabama
First Maine infantry, Frst
infantry; : Seventeen infantry.
infantry; four eomDan;.s
Unftaa Ssat.s III