Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-20
LEASED THE BATTLEFIELD.
Col Heistand Has Settled Matters at
ManaSSas

Col. Heistand. adjutant general Of the De-
partment Of the East. at New York. arrived
In this city today from a visit to Manassas,
Va. where he made leases for about $1,000
acres Of land covering NEARLY thirty square
miles for use IN the combined maneuvers of
regulars and militia In September next He
says that the land secured comprises pretty
much all the historic battlefelds and is ad-
mirably adapted in every respect for the
coming maneuvers.
1t has been decided that the maneuver
forces shall consist of twenty-five thousand
troops, to include five thousand regulars and
twenty thousand militia. Every state in
the Atlantic division. except Pennsylvania.
New Hampshire. Rhode Island. District of
Columbia. Mississippi and possibly Ala
bama will send troops to these maneu-
vers Major General Corbin will be in COM
mand. with headquarters at Gainesville.
Va. One maneuver army will be stationed
at Thoroughfare Gap. Va, and another at
Manassas, Va. ten miles away. Brigader
Generals Frederick d. Grant, ]. Franklin
Bell. Theodore ]. Whit, Jesse NJ Lee. Tas-'
ker H. Bliss and Thomas H. Barry will be
the general officers of the maneuver armies.
Texas has promised to send LOCO militia.
All the regulars from Chickamauga Park
and Fort Mcpherson. besides those from
the Department Of the East. will be present.
lantic division has ordered Col. J. w. ia
cobs, assistant quartermaster general.
chief uuartermaster of the department OF
the east; Lieut. Col. E. E. Dravo SubSlst-
ence department. chief comInissary of the
department of the east, and Maj. J. l..
Phillips, surgeon. temporarily in charge
of the office of chief surgeon of the depart
ment Of the east to report direct TO OWL
sion headquarters for duty in connection
with the field exercises at Manassas In
September
Mai. Gen. Henry c. Corbn. commanding
the division of the Atlantic, came to Wash
ineton today from Governors Island to
talk with Lieut. Gen. Chaffee and some OF
the other members Of the general stan ABOUT
the fall maneuvers Gen. Corbin is greately
interested in the maneuvers. which ne ex-
poets will bring together a greater number or
National Guardsmen and the regular troops
than have ever been jointly exercised ON
one field He Is in constant communfca-
ton with the adjutant general of the sew
eral states to be represented. and finds
that their reports as to the extent OF their
participation are most satisfactory. Ar
rangements have been completed for the
control Of the necessary tract OF land,
about 30 600 acres, thirty square miles, COM
prising nearly all of the old battle ground
of Manassas or Bull Run. which has been
leased by Gen. Hestand. Gen. Cor
bins adjutant general.
Because of his desire to carry through
personally the maneuvers which he had
projected Gen. Corbin is authorized to de-
fer his departure for the Philippines until
next fall. The maneuvers will take place
early in September, and Gen. Corbfn, &C
companied by Mrs Corbin, will leave New
York October for San Francisco, whence
he will sail on the 10th on the British mail
steamer Manchuria to Manila.