The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-13
DRESS PARADE TIE FINAL ACT.
The Browns and the Blues UaH 3
Learned Something of Actual
Campaigning.
(By the Associated Press.)

Corps Headquarters, Gainesville.
Va Sept 10.-With their fighting at
an end, the contesting blue and brown
armies were on dress parade today,
They lined up in columns on an eX-
panse OF sloping ground at Wellington.
Va, midway between Manassas and
Gainesville.
Lieutenant General Adna Il. Chat
fee, chief Of staff. was the reviewing
officer. He took up a position facing
the column in its center ana on thu
crest of the slope. To his left WAY
the blue army and to his right thG
brown. General Corbin. commander
Of both forces, sat on his horse be-
side General Chaffee. Back of them
were the foreign military attaches, Wis
ting Governors and other distin
guished visitors. Still further back
was q reviewin" stand filled wife
spectators and along the whole front
of the line, which extended over -
mile, were other sightseers.
The infantry in four columns to
each brigade was arranged one behind
the other. Behind them were the cav
airy, artillery, hospital ana sigma!
corps, an engineers bridge train, army
supply wagons, etc. The troops were
in line by one O'Clock and a half hou.
later the reviewing officer rode on to
the field with Genera Corbin, d1s
staff and guests. The men presented
surprisingly good appearance after
their four days of night and day
campaigning. This was accounted for
by the fact that all of those in both
camps who were in any way indis-
posed, were examined by surgeons and
given certificates eXcusing them from
the review. 1t is estimated that more
than 10000 men were excused in this
manner.
March Past Reviewing Stand.
AS soon as General Chaffee took his
place, the right of the Blue column
moved to the front and marched past
the reviewing party and then off the
field to the rear The formation was
in close columns and the entire first
division passed before the troops of
General Bell came forward. The re-
view occupied nearly three hours, and
was terminated by a lively sabre drill
by the Seventh Cavalry
Not since the Spanish War have so
many regulars and militia troops
been in review.
The victory of the Brown army yes
terday was still fresh in the minds
OF the troops of the second division.
and when General Bell and his staff
rode between the columns of his men
he was given hearty cheers. When he
headed his army in the review and
wheeled off to join the reviewing par
ty with his staff the populace joined
in the ovation. "DiXie" was the tune
played most as the bands passed the
reviewing point. The Fifth Massachu
sets band played Yankee Doodle"
two New York regiments played "On.
ward Christian Soldier" and another
marched to "The Bowery."
The manoeuvering has been of a
brilliant order and the movements of
each side have been executed with
great military precision. Although
troops and officers are tired out, they
have very vivid idea of actual cam
paigning, which is one of the objects
sought.
The entrainment problem, which
also is one of the important lessons of
the manoeuvers, has already begun.
are on their way home, having been
entrained Immediately after the re-
view at Wellington, Va. This work
will continue tomorrow at each camp
and the militia will all be out of camp
The large number of tracks supplied
by Monday morning, if not earlier.
by the Southern Railroad at Thor
oughfare and Manassas makes the en-
trainment a speedy operation. The
Manassas and Washington already is
filled with troops train and the SOL
diers are singing and firing their re-
naming blank cartridges as they ride
home.