The Washington times., 1904-09-05
Army of Brown Ready
to Attack the
Blue.
DISTRICT MEN PRESENT
Officers Will Watch the
ManeJVerS From Various
Commands.

PRESS CAMP. GAINESVILLE. Va.
Sept. 5.-The third battle of Bull Run
wis begin ut midnight.
All the 5000 troops, comprising the
two divisions of maneuver armies. have
already arrived. and the entire force is
now encamDed at Thoroughfare and
near Manassas. only a short distance
from the Henry house Of historic fame
as the center Of the fighting I'm the two
Bun Run engagements.
In responding to a toast for his sue
cess. proposed by General Corbin at din
ner at headquarters last night. General
Grant declared himself equal to giving
General Bell lively tussle. If he fail
cd. he said. it would be the fault Of the
ammunition" and nothing more
District Officers Busy.
Twenty-seven officers OF the District
National Guard are starting out this
morning under orders from General
Harries to inspect the different camps
in the maneuvers. They will familiar
ize themselves with the country and
viii report 10 Adjutant Brett
As non-combatant guests Of the corps
commander. the District officers are
unhampered. They wear the white bras
sard Of non-combatants and go and
come where they please.
An excellent camp site was provided
for them. They are comfortably To-
Gated, with their own servants and
mess.
The ride down from Washington was
made by easy stages, with n bivouac
five miles south OF Falls Church on
Saturday night. The party arrived mere
yesterday morning, and, after pitching
camp. spent most Of the day at Cen
eral Corbin's headquarters. which are
but 100 yards from the District camp.
Assignment to Commands
Tomorrow General Harries viii assign
his men 70 the different commands, and
they Will follow the maneuvers through
out
The following are I'm the party: Gen.
George H. Harries, Lieut. Col. Lloyd NJ
r. B. Hayes, First Lieut. A. Z. Bennett.
First Lieut.. A B. Weir. Major Anton
Stephan. Capt. Leroy W. Heron, Major
Q. II. Ourand. Second Lieut.. l. b. Coff-
man. Second Lieut.. L. H Johnson. J.
". Demalne, Capt G L Smell. CAPT
Fox. Second Lieut. W. b. Sullivan.
Major r. d. Simms. First Lieut. George
a. Won Dachenhausen. Capt. George l..
TAFT. Lieut.. +. II. Neumeyer. quarter
Henderson, Capt. Wayne Smith, First
Lieut.. r. A Foster, Capt. r. J. Wood
man, Col. NJ. Emmet Urell. Sergt Will
liam Fox. Sergt 1. 9. Lanham.
Ready for Battle.
The calm which proceeds the storm
reigns over the maneuver territory to-
day Every preparation has been maze
b. the TWO division commanders for
the beginning Of the fight
Tonight at Y o'clock General Grant.
commanding the blue army at Manassas.
will move out OF his camp with the
major portion OF his force and march in
the direction Of ThOroughfare. fifteen
miles away, 10 await the attack OF the
army Of the brown. under the command
OF Gen. Franklin Bell.
No one at corps headquarters knows
the plans Of either division commander
II is believed General Bell Will advance
along the WarrentOn Pike and engage
his rival in the vicinity Of Gainesville.
Farmers Are Partisans.
Although officers Of the army have
done all in their power to convince the
farmers that in no sense is the
fight 10 be a reproduction Of the Bull
Run engagements Of the civil war. much
feeling exists among the natives. Cell
eral Bell, who represents the command
ing general Of the attacking force. and
whose men are clad In brown khaki. can
get any Information he desires from the
farmers, relative 10 the movements of
troops. the roads through the country,
and the short cuts from place 70 place.
rFvrF
under command OF General Grant. anv
Information In truth, they 20 out Of
their way 10 give misleading data COR
cernlng the roads and localities.
They greatly resent the invasion of
their country by the Yankees. under the
command Of General Grant They LOOK
on the boys In brown, under General
Bell. with a General Lee In command OF
one Of his brigades, as "Confederates..
and their sympathies are with them. A.
a consequence, General Grant IS much
handicapped in his operations.
Outposts Posted.
Today will be- spent by both armies jr
regimental and brigade drills. prepar,,-
tory 10 the general movements Tbs
troops are now all in their respective
camps, and perfect discipline prevails
Early this morning. outposts were scpr
into the field. by both division command
Prs. and both General Bell and General
Grant are now officially aware OF IN.
presence Of the other his strength and
general location.
Final instructions 10 the reRlmental
OF the militia forces have
been sent out by Col Arthur L VVse
ler. the chief umpire Of the maneuVers
Among other things, Colonel Wagner
says:
The actual collision or opposing
forces must be prevented AT all hazsr
otherwise impossible situations are