The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-19
scene Of BATTLES
PLACE FOR CAMP
School Of Instruction for virginia
Officers Likely to be Near
Petersburg.
STUDY PROBLEMS OF WAR
Exceptionally Fine Facilities for
Acquainting Officers With
Plans Of Battle.

Battlefields around Petersburg viii
be chosen as the site for the Virginia
militia officers school Of instruction by
Adjutant- General Sale, II suitable maps
Of the land can be obtained. The nee
essary maps are in the possession OF
the Geological Survey and can be pur-
chased for s cents each. With the
map question settled, Adjutant-General
Sale probably will issue a general or
der within, the next few days setting
the last week in May or the first week
in June as the time tor the officers
instruction period.
Major BENJAMIN Harrison, Captain
thinner. Of the Petersburg militia. and
Secretary X. Gordon Finney, OF the
Cockade City Chamber OF Commerce.
have offered the use of the city park
in the center OF Petersburg, and the
Country Club, near General Lee g
headquarters. for tho officers. In addi-
ton. everything viii be done to make
the effseeFs. stay -ih- isteFsssafg -a-s0-
ciai as we'll as military success.
Many Officers to Attend.
About 100 infantry officers Will SO
to the school of instruction. They will
be instructed in giving commands.
quick formation OF companies at the
sounding of ASSEMBLY" choosing RAJ
tons, duties OF soldier, policing and
sanitation OF camps and barracks, ex-
tended order drtll, and many other val
liable points about military LIE and
duty.
1t Is understood the war depart
ment is spiicitous OF having the Viz
ginia officers 60 to Fort Mayer. about
two miles from Washington. on the
Virginia side Of the Potomac. but
this is g cavalry garrison, and tne
infantry commanders would hot learn
a great deal there except by absorb
ting the strictly military atmosphere.
Study Problems Of War.
On the battletieids OF Petersburg.
however. the officers could study the
problems which confronted the COM
manders during the war between III.
States, and wor kout problems SINH
lar to them.
Another important feature of mold
ing the school of instruction on the
Petersburg battlefields would be tina
considerable attention would be call
ed to the historic grounds around
citadel of the Confederacy." which
Is making a bid for battlefield park
similar to those at Gettysburg
Chickamauga. 1t is understood that
President Taft, who drove over the
battle grounds last spring, the war
college officers who made the maps
which Acknowledgements Sale now
seeks and many other officials OF tn
war department heartily approve
the plan. Advocates OF the estab-
lishmsnt OF the battlefield park by
an act and appropriation Of Congress
declare the fields around Petersburg
are immortal In the history OF civi-
lized warfare, nrd that they should
be preserved as they were left wher
recall was sounded in 1855. L.
establishment of the battlefield park
would mean a great deal to virgtnt
because II would give the State on
the largest and most historic public
reservations in the country, and In
cidentally lead to the building OF
number OF magnificent roads In DIM
wtddie and adjoining counties, a pro-
ject having been launched to con-
struct a model highway from Wash
fngton to the Cockade City.