Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-24
BLOODY FIGHT In THEORY
Bull Run to Be Fought Over, But With
out Bullets.
THOSE MANEUYERS AT MANASSAS.
Never Before In the Peace History OF the
United States Have Such Maneuvers Been
Held as Those Now Being Planed-Ovef
5000 Troops viii Engage 10 the Mimic War
fare-fisht In Perfect Harmony.

Washington, D. c, Especially
Preparations are being completed
under the direction OF Maj-Gen. Henry
c. Corbin, Commanding the Atlantic
division, for the combined army and
militia maneuvers to be held in Sep
TENDER near Manassas. Va.
Never before in the peace history
of the United States have such ma
neuvers been held as those now beng
planned. Over $4,000 troops will en-
gage in the mimic warfare--troopS
from every State in the Atlantic divi-
sion, which runs from Maine to
Florida east of the Mississippi. river,
except New Hampshire, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Mississippi and pos
sibly Alabama. There also will be
more than 5000 regulars, who, win
the guardsmen, will fight over again
the historic battle of July FL, 1901,
when $1,000 Confederate soldiers
under General Bauregard defeated
about $4,000 Federal troops under
General Mcdowell. In September,
however, Northern and Southern
soldiers will fight side by side ana
against each other, but always III the
most perfect harmony.
Major General Corbin, now the
second ranking officer in the army,
will command this entire force and
will establish his headquarters at
Gainesville, Va, about five miles from
Manassas One army will be en-
camped in Thoroughfarc Gap, 10
miles from Manassas and the other
near Manassas. Although the prob
lens to be worked out during tine ma
neuvers have not yet been finally
planned, it is generally understood
that the conditions which confront the
commanders of the Federal and Con-
federate forces in 1861 will be sim
ulated as far as possible, considering
the many improvements that have
been made in the art of warfare.
A Lee And A Grant To Be There
Two names famous in Civil Wal
history will be represented by. two
prominent brigadier-generals OF the
regular army who have been selected
to command the troops in the Manas-
sas manuevers. They are Lee and
Grant. Brig.-Gen. Jesse M. Lee,
United States Army, it is true, is not
closely connected with the famous
Lee family of Virginia, but Brighten
Frederick D. Grant is son of the late
Gen. U. S. Grant. The other general
officers OF the regular army who will
participate are Brig. -Gens. Franklin
J. Bell, Theodore J. Whit, Tasker II
Bliss and Thomas II. Barry. Many
general officers of the militia will also
be present and command brigades and
divisions during the mimic fights.
The War Department has been IN.
formed that number of veterans OF
the Civil War, whose interest in that
memorial conflict never will die, will
be present as spectators in September
1t is expected that hundreds OF old
soldiers who were preaent at one OF the
battles of Bull Run will come from al,
parts of the country to see the younger
generation fight the old fights with
modern implements of war. Some OF
the ablest military strategistS i'll the
regular army today will be present
to map out the policy of the opposing
forces, and Lieut. Gen Adna R. Chat
fee, himself veteran of the Civil
War, will be present as all observer.
At Work At Manassas.
Col. H. o. H. Heistand, adjutant-
general of the Atlantic division, is at
Manassas now completing the ar.
engagements for the maneuvers. More
than 20 square miles of ground, ex.
tending from Manassas to Thorough
fare Gap and including all of the
first and second Bull Run battleheldS
has been leased for the maneuvers by
the War Department. The farmers
of the country have entered into the
plan and have willingly let the Gov
eminent have the use of their land fot
a small rental Great care will be
taken by the War Department to see
that the troops conduct themselves
properly and that no damage shall be
done to property.