The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-30
Seventh U. S. Cavalry to
Honor Them.
A DEDICATION TODAY
The Daughters of the cOnfederacy Have
Reared This Monument at Bull
lRun---Officers Looking Over
the Field of Man
OeuverS.
lRv the Associated Press.D

Headquarters Camp, Gainesville,
Va, Aug. Pa monument erected to
the Confederate dead of the first bat
tie of Bull Run by the Daughters of
the Confederacy is to be dedicated to-
morrow at Groveton. General Bell, IN
command of the troops at Thorough
fare will participate in the exercises
with the Seventh cavalry. Governor
Montague Will make the dedication
address.
General Bell has planned that the
participation of his cavalry inthe dedl-
cation exercises shall not only be q
tribute to the memory OF the dead,
but the nine miles marchh between
division camp No. and Groveton is
to be made a practice march. The
troop is to be divided into five sec
tions, each taking a different road to
Groveton with instructions to arrive
there exactly at the same time.
The start will be made at eight
o'clock. Groveton win be reached at
1890 and tho dedication viii begin
a half hour later. This practice
Division No. 2 for the day. No drills
were ordered today.
Inspecting the Field.
The officers of General Corbin's staff
made inspection tours of the manoeu-
Yer zone on horseback this morning,
some going toward Manassas and
some IN the direction of Thorough
fare.
A meeting of all the. officers of the
three camps has been called by Gen
eral Corbin at his headquarters We'd
neSday morning, when the general
situation will be discussed. That the
proper information of the manoeuverS
may be had, General Corbin has is
sued instructions to Colonel A. l..
Wagner, chief umpire, or some MEM
ber OF his staff of assistants to deliver
a lecture at the camp established for
members of the press each evening
after a day of manoeuvering. This
lecture will be available for officers of
the army if they desire to attend.
General Grant in command of Di-
vision Camp No. 1 at Manassas, rode
to headquarters today for a confer
ence with General Corbin. General
Bell in command at Thoroughfare put
in the entire day on his horse making
observations to aid him in the de-
fense of Thoroughfare Gap.
General Corbin in command of the
manouever camp, who arrived at
headquarters yesterday, made an in
spection of his own camp and that
of division No. 2 at Thoroughfare to-
cay. Tne inspection tour was made
in a high power automobile. The
camp of Division No. l, at Manassas
will be inspected tomorrow in the
same manner. Reports from Gem
erals Bell and Grant received today
show that not man of the 5000 in
the two camps is sick. The location
ana arrangement of the camps is high
ly commended by General Corbin who
paid special attention to their sanitary
features. 1t is his desire that the
militiamen, who are not accustomed
to camp life, shall not suffer during
the manoeCvers.
Work in rerfecting the two camps
is rapidly progressing and all arrange
ments are being made to take care
of the incoming troops who will ar
rive by the train load Saturday and
Sunday.
General Corbin will attend the un-
yelling and dedication OF a monument
to the Confederate dead of the first
battle Of Bull Run. tomorrow at
Groveton.