The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-19
FIELD ARTILLERY
TASTES WARFARE
Engages in Successful Ma
noeuvre Near Camp Lindsay
Walker.
GOVERNOR VISITS CAMP
Battalion Will Leave To-Day
for Home Stations, How
itzers by Road


envy at distance OF 1000 yards with
a rain OF death from modern guns.
managed according to the most ap-
proved methods CT warfare. the officers
and men OF the First Battalion OF Field
Artillery returned to camp yesterday
afternoon with something of the thrill
OF real battle In their veins. They had
the approval OF Captain Oliver L.
Spaulding, Jr., of the United States
Army. the inspecting officer at the
camp, .nd his word that the manoeu
vres had been correctly executed.
The couple of hundred people fortu-
nate enough to witness the spectacle
were privileged to see how a modern
artillery force is handled. No impress
sive feature was wanting. Tho boom
ing OF the big guns, carrying the i'm
preston of thunderous and irresist-
ible force, could be heard for miles as
they discharged their cargoes of ami
hilation. and as the smoke poured forth
in volumes from the green valley and
rose into the heavens.
Enemy Ia Reported.
Immediately after the midday mess.
Major T. NJ. WORKMAN received informa :
ton to the effect that body of hos
tile infantry was located at a point
about a milo north of Camp Lindsay
Walker. The bugle was sounded, and
the men sprang to the guns. the horses
being quickly harnessed and the pieces
limbered, One by one the three bat
teries filed out OF the camp ground,
headed by the commanding major and
his staff, and were assembled on a spot
TO the west.
The object OF taking this direction
was speedily seen. The battalion
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cover OF the depression near the tracks
OF the Richmond, Fredericksburg ana
Potomac Railroad, SO as not to be seen
by the enemy. The point OF attack was
selected in the lower portion of a wide
field, out or sight of the attacking in
fantry.
Here tho batteries were unlimbered,
each quota OF horses being sent to the
right flank. some distance away and
out of sight OF the hiring line. Hare
they were guarded by small bodies OF
men and awaited signals from tho men
In the field.
Field Telephone Used.
Major Workman, accompanied by Ad-
jutant ]. C. Wise. Captain Spaulding.
United States Army; Captain L. L. Hop
wood. Medical Corps. u. S. A. and Cap.
tain Alexander Brown, Medical Corps,
Virginia Volunteers. proceeded to an
eminence whence they could observe
the movements both OF the enemy and
of their own forces. a field telephone
was strung. connecting the major with
the iring line. whence branch lines
ran TO each battery. Through this tel
epnone directions as to the direction
and distances were transmitted by Ad-
jutant Wise. After each hre a man
ran to the front OF the line. tapping
the trunk and getting the new orders.
At last the order came to fire at q
range OF 1000 yards. The men at the
guns could not see the country at that
distance because OF rise In the
ground, but depended on orders based
on calculations made by observers at
headquarters. Time after time the Ian.
yards were pulled. the thunderous de-
donations echoed through the valley,
and the guns were reloaded. Varying
movements on the part of the enemy
caused frequent change OF adjustment,
but all orders were promptly and skill :.
fully executed. There was no hitch
anywhere.
Battery a, Richmond Howitzers, oc-
cupied the right OF the line The left
was defended BY Battery b. the Nor
folk Light Artillery Blues. while
Grimes Battery. Of Portsmouth. held
the centre. Alternately, Captains W.
NJ. Myers, l. Branch Johnston and H.
r. Brinkley gave the commands to fire
and to reload.
After about seventy rounds had been
fired Captain Spaulding expressed his
satisfaction with the work done. ana
the frtng was ceased. The horses wess
summoned. pieces were limberel and
the return to camp was had
Governor Visitor.
Among the visitors to camp were
Governor and Mrs, William Hodges
Mann. Adjutant General and Mrs. W.
w. Sale. Lieutenant-C Colonel Jo Lane
Stern, Lieutepant-Colonel Charles IL.
Consolyo and former Adjutant- eneral
Charles j. Anderson. In addition. par
ties of relatives and friends from
Richmond were on hand to make the
! last Day in camp the event For tho
fame OF Captain Myerss hospitable
mess has gone forth.
The Governor expressed his pleasure
| with the appearance OF the camp as,
Indeed. has every one who has seen IT..
The universal verdict is that il is a
| model. So says General Sale.
After breakfast this morning the
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