Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-30
HONOR TO JOHNNY REB
EXERCISES CONDUCTED BY GEN.
CoRBIN AT MANASSAS.
Of the Forty-Second
Anniversary Of the Second
Bull Run Battle.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
GAINESVILLE, Va. August 3O.-Gens
Corbin and Bell and their entire stats. to-
gether with the 7th Regiment Of Cavalry,
participated today in the exercises at
Groveton commemerating the forty-second
anniversary of the second battle Of Bull
Run.
During the course of the exercises a
monument to the unknown confederate dead
buried at the Groveton cemetery was I'M
yelled and speeches were made by Gov.
Montague of Virginia, Gen. Corbin. Judge
Thornton of Manassas, and Judge Mackay
Of Loudoun county. ,-zs.-
The ceremonies began at II o'clock In the
grove opposite the Groveton cemetery.
GrovetOn while nothing more than small
collection Of houses. Is on the very heaft
of the ground where the hardest hghtlng
occurred during the stormy days OF ol
and '62.
1t was here that General Jackson with
stood the Union onslaughts at the second
battle of Bull Run, and but mile down
the road is the field where the same general
received the title OF 'StoneWau during the
first battle in 1851
The exercises today were held under the
auspices of the various chapters OF the
Daughters of the Confederacy In Manas-
sas and vicinity representatives from Alex
andria also being present. Judge Thornton
of Manassas presided and opened the cere-
mony.
Then. preceded by the 7th Cavalry Band,
resentative Bell, Governor Montague, Gen.
Eppa Hunton, Judge Mackay, Judge
Thornton and Mrs. Alexander of Alexan-
dria, they marched to the cemetery.
pronounced the invocation and Judge
Thornton made a short speech, explaining
the object of the monument, a pure white
shaft. appropriately inscribed.
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to Thee" the Union and confederate flags
that covered the monument were drawn
aside by little Miss Neville Dogan. The
: chief trumpeter of the cavalry regiment
the shaft were read by Gen. Bell. The band
then played Dixie" and the march to the
grove was again taken up.
General Corbin. who had been informed
the exercises would not take place until
neon. arrived just as the procession left the
cemetery and Immediately took his place
with Governor Montague, followed. by Cen
eral Bell and the various staff officers.
There were a hundred more officers pres
ent in the grove in addition to five hum
dred or more residents of the county when
the exercises were continued.
A speakers stand had been erected and
benches placed to seat the spectators. Gov.
Montague was Immediately introduced by
Judge Thornton and made stirring adj
dress.
In introducing General Corbin as the next
speaker Judge Thornton took occasion to
welcome the officers of the army to Prince
William county and to assure them that
every home in the county was Hospitality
open to them.
Gen. Corbin thanked the people of Vir-
ginia for the kind reception rendered the
soldiers, and told them that everything
would be done to make their stay as
pleasant as possible to the permanent resi-
dents.
He stated that it was the intention of the
government In sending troops here to teach
the young citizen soldiers the proper meth
DDS to follow in warfare and to make them
better fitted to struggle with the country's
enemies.
Judge McCabe and Gen. Hunton also
made addresses.
The exercises were not concluded until
about O'clock when a luncheon was
served to the guests by a committee of
ladies, under the direction Of Mrs. Alexan-
der.
The occasion of the dedication of the
monument was taken by General Corbln to
start the first work OF instruction of the
regular troops. The 7th Cavalry was given
problem in concentration and quick
marching. The regiment left its camp at
Thoroughfare at o'clock, and. separating
into five parties, marched to GroFeton.
distance of about eight miles, by five differ
ent routes.
The longest road was almost fifteen miles
and the shortest a little more than eight
The purpose of exercise was to see the Of
ficers understood the proper methods Of
concentration and to give them an oppor-
tunity to study the country and make notes
of the Typography, combining concentration
and reconnaissance. The problem was d.
vided into two parts; the first on the down
camp.
Both exercises were well executed. The
trops arrived at Groveton within five min
uteS of each other.
In departing, the troop which took the
longest march down took the shortest back.
Not only did the cavalry work, however.
The fifth infantry started from the Ma
nassas camp early this morning and pro-
ceeded to Gainesville putting out advance
parties and making regular reconnois-
sance. The soldiers reached Gainesville by
1:O8 O'Clock, and after a half of an hour