Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-02
Every State Or Atlantic Disls-
ion Except Mississippi
Represented At
Manassas.
THIRTY THOUSAND
TROOPS ENGAGED
Conditions 81 Actual ooni'lct
win be Approximated Aud
Problems Of Vital Import
arcc Worked out.

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WASHINGTON. p, q, Sept III
Everything Il practically ~ readiness
for the beginning OF The great arm
manenyers ii Manassas, w. I'M
regular troops that AFRO 70 take par
are already on The field, and the atats
militia win arrive tomorrow and Sun
day. Every state u the Atlantic q
vision, with The exception Of Missis
xippI. viii be represented.
The plans for The mancuyers hay'
been carefully worked out by oificefi
Of the regular army, who have eeeI
engaged on this duty for some time
Tho field Of operations embraces y
sunarc miles III Prince William
county. Virginia. extending from thf
village II Thcrougffare eastward g
Buil Run. The grounds chosen foi
camps ana for field exercises are
well adapted % such purposes. and
have been provided with ample water
supply, drainage and other needfui
facilities.
The 10000 troops engaged u me
will constitute one corps,
which will bc divided into two diyl.
sions. Maior.General Henry g Cor
bin, former Adjutant-G General Of the
army. and now IN charge OF the Mil.
tary division or the Atlantic, Will BIO
In supreme command. and the two
divisions q the force under him viii
be commanded by nfigadierG General
81 Franklin Bell and Brigadier.6en.
ernl Frederick y. Grant.
The first division. under General
Grant, VIII occupy Camp No |. near
Manassas, and will wear the old style
blue flannel biouses. whilc the enemy,
The second division. under General
Bell. win be encamped nc Thorongh'
fare, ten miles away, and VIII pe
uniformed IN khaki.
Beginning next monday and cor
iiuuing for five days, problems OF
vital Importance In modern warfare
will be worked out. and In order that
the regular and militia troops en-.
gagged may derive the greatest and
most lasting good from the opera
tons, conditions 81 actual armed con
ilict viii Be Appropriated 70 the near
est possible degree.
During the engagements between.
the Blues and the Browns. as the op'
posing forces viii be designated for
purposes Of hreyity. the spectacular
features that distinguished The crap
ping Of armies In former times, the
dash Of cavalry against artillery,
the bayonet charge In close order
against infantry intrenched, the.
rush across the shotswept open, will
ali 90 sacrificed 70 the business
like features o. the present day war
fare.
The sham battles will be no hoys
play. Compared with them the dflll
the state militia gets IN armories and
on parade grounds iG like n kinder
garten 10 n boys military school,
Although the government viii pay
Tor damage done, the opposing forces
Will not hesitate I'd ruil down a man
fences. tramp oref his eorntield, or
dix ID his front garden. II necessary,
on the ground u economy What
ever would III considered e,pe1ient
In actual baltic De carficd OF III
sham battle. While the opposing
forces viii ne instructed, In a general
way, 70 destroy az little property MS
possible. TO avoid cemeteries and
fish warrens. and 10 consider the
rights N the ~ipoffensifp farmer. no
regiment " company il going ii III
peril he chance II the snccess ~ ia
division BY taking these things Into
serious consideration.
A. showing The large body d sol
diefy that will receive instruction
during the maneuyers. Il Is interesting
10 note the various organizations Of
regulars and militia that are already
In camp or on their way. The first
division viii consist of two compan
les. headquarters and band. Second
Battalion United States Engineers
eight troops Fifteenth Cavalry. heat
quarters and band one troop con
neclicni cavalry. provisional w..
First Squadron, New York
Cavalry proyisionai Tmeniythird
Battery and Tasntygeyenth bat
terry United States Field Artillery