The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-28
LOCAL INTEREST
IN MANEUVERS
Mimic Warfare in Defense
of the Capital.
THE WARRIORS GATHERING
Plan of the Movements as Arranged by
General Corbin and
His staff.

Washington has a particular interest
in the maneuvers at Manassas for the
reason that one Of the armies engaged
in the mimic warfare is supposed TO be
operating in defense Of the National
Capital. an opposing army striving 10
make its way upward from the Shenan-
doah Valley TO capture this city
Il is expected that tremendous crowds
VII go from this vicinity 20 visit the
scene Of the encampment and 10 act
as spectators on the days that the imag-
mary battles take place September
$40. The railroads are preparing to
handle large excursions.
AS the field Of battle is only about an
hours distance there viii be little diff
Guilty in reaching 1t from here.
Already the scene Of the old battle OF
Bull Run IS echoing to the tramp Of
the new types OF soldiers who are mass
ing there. The regulars are the first to
arrive and at Manassas, the headquar-
ters OF the first division. there have or
rived the following organizations: One
troop Fifteenth United States Cavalry
two companies of the second battalion
United States Engineers, Second Hospi-
tai Corps and Signal Corps
At Thoroughfare Gap.
At Thoroughfare. the second Of the
principal camps. there are: One troop
Seventh Cavalry, one company second
Battalion. United States Engineers; Hos
pital Corps, and Signal Corps. Two hun
dred men. comprising the Third and
Fourth Field Batteries at Fort Myer
are also due at Thoroughfare. having
left Washington Friday. All the troops
90 hxr Of
land cavalry, which was granted per
mission to march to Manassas.
The headquarters for the encampment
will be al Gainesville. where are station
ed one troop Of the Seventh United
States Cavalry. and the Eleventh Bat
terry. Field Artillery, without guns Il
is at Gainesville that Gen II. G. Corbia.
the corps commander. viii have his
quarters. and II viii be al this point
also that the District militia officers
under General Harries will be stationed
These officers. about thirty in number.
will compose corps Of observers, VINO
viii follow the operations closely. and
will make report to the adjutant gen
eral every day.
Commands Gathering.
BY next Sunday. il is expected that
everyone Of the regular commands will
be on hand at Manassas. The militia
who are TO supplement the two arml -
OF the Blues and the Browns Will
come from nearly every State IN the
Union as far south az Texas and as far
east as Maine Northern and Southern
organizations are pretty well divided up
on either side
Army officers count on having at least
30, 900 men on the field. General Corbin
with his umpire and stan, has worked
on the general problems which he de-
sircs 20 have manifested at Manassas -
and in general these consist in a south
ward movement OF a Blue army
against an advancing Brown" army
from the Shenandoah Valley through
ThOroughfare Gap. The commander Of
the Browns" Gen. J. Franklin Bell L.
supposed TO Withstand a terrific attack
from the Blue army at this gap with
his re-enfOrcements fOrty-eight hours
behind. while the commander Of the
Blues. Gen Frederick u. Grant a son
OF Gen. Ulysses Grant will attucit with
division which IL supported by an
other division supposed 10 be as far
back as Fairfax Court House
The conflict Is supposed TO begin
promptly at 10 o'clock each rloruing
and to end at 3 IN the afternoon AT M.
close OF each days battle the UmDfr.
viii count uD the number Of the de1d
and the captured. and Will mark tbr
armies accordingly. On opening the hat
tie on the next morning the troops are
which they held the evening before
when time WAS called a record having
been kept OF the ground on which
various commands stood while the
imaginary battle ragged.
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