Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-12
MILITIA TO Be IN
SCHOOL FOR WAR
SMALL ARMY TO TAKE PART
IN TIE SEPTEMBER
MANEUVERs.
UNION TROOPS PARTICIPATE
DURING LATTER DAYS
OF SEPTEMBER.
Madison, Aug. 6.

Madison, Aug. 6.
A small army of soldiers, militia
men and regulars, win take part this
year in the encampment to be held at
yort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana,
Sept. l to 80, The maneuvers win be
under the command of Brigadier Gen
eral William II. Carter, commanding
the department of the lakes of the
United States army. and will involve
about 1880 men, all but 1900 being
members of the national guard of Wis
.consin and other middle states.
The Illinois militiamen who will at
tend are the first fourth and eighth
regiments of infantry, with a de-
tachment of the signal corps compris-
ing in all IA officers and 2,196 men.
They will be on the ground from
Sept. IL to 20 in company with the
two regiments of infantry and sig
nal corps detachment from West Vir-
ginia and three regiments of infan-
tyr, two batteries of field artillery, a
Hotchkiss battery and a detachment
of the hospital and signal corps from
Indiana
From September 8 TO 10 the Ohio
national guard with 1856 men and
1888 horses, will have sole possession.
After the Illinois men come Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Kentucky from
the 21st to the last of the month.
OF the regulars Fort Sheridan is to
furnish three troops of the thirteenth
cavalry. two batteries of the fourth
field artillery and three companies of
the twenty-seventh infantry. OF the
rest eleven companies Of the tenth
infantry will be ON hand from Fort
Benjamin Harrison, four companies Of
the twentyeighth infantry frCm Fort
Smelling. Mimi, company of the sig
nal corps from Fort Omaha, and
company OF the hospital corps from
Washington d. c.
This is one of the eight great en-
campments TO be held throughout the
country this summer with the ST.
100000 appropriated by congress Tor
the purpose. The largest of these
eight in the point of regulars is that
at Fort Riley, Kan, where nineteen
troops of cavalry ten batteries of
artillery and twenty-five companies Of
infantry are to pitch their tents.
Fort ID. A. Russell in Wyoming has a
| large bill In nineteen troops of cav
airy and twenty-nine companies of in
fantry Three encampments those at
Leon Springs, Texas; Chickamauga
Park, Ga, and Pine Plains n. Y,
have already been held, while those
at Aiascadero Ranch, Cal, and Ameri-
can Lake, Wash, are booked for
| August.
Guardsmen Travel by Rail.
The milltiamen will go to the en-
campment and return by rail- but
the regulars in the infantry viii walk
at least zoe miles on their home trip,
while the cavalry will travel zoo
miles The Fort Sheridan men on
this schedule walk from Indianapolis
to the entrance of Jackson park;
from where they will go by train to
their barracks, The cavalry, how
ever, viii make the entire trip over
land from Indianapolis to their north
shore home.
Gives Training in Warfare. -"@
The purpose of this camp of in.
struction, is for the aetua! training of
the regulars and the second line, or
Inational guard, for teaching the sol
oilers to care for themselves under
field conditions and for drilling both
Isoldiers and officers In the ma
neuvers which are necessary on a
field of war. This is the only chance
the militia get, and one of the few the
Regulars have TO imbibe knowl~
ledge of field conduct and require
ments. At the camp there win be an
officer Of the general staff sent from
Washington as an observer. In all
probability also, by the courtesy Of
Jour government. several military at
tacbes Of foreign governments will
be or hand to watch the work