The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-07
Details OF maneuvres OF
The Troops There.
In September the Regulars and State
Military Meet on Historic
Battlefield in
Virginia.

| The following from the Army and
Navy Journal, in relation to the COM
| ing maneuvers of troops of the regu-
lar army and State militia, at Ma
nassas in September, will be read
with interest;
The Manassas maneuver held in
cludes fifty square miles of territory in
| Prince William county, Virginia, ex-
| tending from the hamlet of Thorough
fare to Bull Run. Headquarters will
be established about quarter of a
mile southwest of Gainesville, Va. The
forces participating will be divided
into two main camps, each to consist
of about 1900 troops, both regular
army and militia of all arms.
Maneuver camp No. L will be 10
Gated about two and one-half miles
northwest of Manassas. Camp No. z
win be about one mile west of Thor
oughfare. Brigadier General Fred
erick d. Grant, u. S. A., Will be in
command of No. L camp, and Briga-
dier General j. Franklin Bell, L. $.
A., of No 2. Other officers parti-
cipating in the maneuvers will be Gen
erals Barry, Bliss and Wint. Colonel
A.. l., Wagner will be chief umpire.
None of the residents inside the
maneuver area have refused to sign
leases. There was some apprehension
felt when the matter was first take &.
up with the property owners that
their private property would be dam
aged or molested but the officers in
charge of the arrangements were able
to allay any fears that existed by IN
forming the residents of the good
character of the regular army for
which they were able to vouch, and
also by assurances that the militia OF
the various States was made up OF
representative citizens with reputa-
tions to maintain and that there was
no ground for believing that they
would conduct themselves differently
when away from home.
.A tt is earnestly hoped that the as
alranceS of good conduct given by
ronne! FIeistaud and Captain Moss
b. made/sood by the actions of
ests participating troops, as II Is be-
lieved tnat the question OF holding
future maneuVers will be largely de-
termined by the behavior of the citi-
zen soldiers at Manassas AS an evil
dence of the confidence that can be
reposed in the regular army COM
pany of engineers has been roaming
at will over the maneuver field forsthe
past six weeks, and not single com
plant. has been received from a resi-
dent; on the contrary the men are on
the best OF terms VIII inc plopCi -
owners.
That the maneuvers are popular
with the National Guard is attestcd by
the fact that as soon as organizations
have been designated to take part ap-
pIications for enlistment have come in
to such an extent that many apph-
cants have been necessarily rejected.
The Southern Railway is making
ample provisions of sidings and stor-
age tracks at both main camps for
handling troops and supplies.
A board consisting of Generals
Grant Barry and Bliss. have been on
the maneuver field the past week.
formulating problems TO be worked
out by the troops. 1t is understood
that the two camps will be maintained
during the maneuver period as hos
tile forces, liable to attack at any
time, and approaching as closely as
possible to the conditions prevailing
in actual warfare.
The foIIoWin" roster of troops to
take part in the maneuvers is official
UP to date, but it is subject to re-
vision hereafter: