The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-10

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nuaI nlenensef ard eneanpneak ol
the Tennsssee state troops for Jnly
~ prepared by I.Isnt- II. wv Braksisn
q. SlsA., attached 10 the state tipops
a. instructor and inspsetsw. includes
. period Of mimic warfare which will
be carried on under pians md eondi
tiona of actual warfare.
According ID the eCnamet Of The Ten
Ressee soldiers in ghis campaign the
war department officials In q large
Measure viii determine the Fitness oil
THE stai.l troops. provided they ari
called upon To 80 TO tho front III . real
campaign.
The eneampmenl win be held n
Maryviile, about twenty-five miles
south OF Knexville. beginning on July
III. All the state troops, aggregatirE
ABOUT l.700 officers and enlisted men
belonging to the infantry, hospital
corps, ambulance companies. machine
gun companies and cavalry. viii reach
MaYyyiile on that date and 20 into
camp for six-day period OF drills and
study.
All close order drills Of the infantry
will be held ON the campus OF the
Maryyille college. Extended and open
order exercises will be conducted on
maneuyer grounds nearby.
Realizing the Importance OF the ma.
neuyers for this year. the war depart
ment Is sending more regular army
officers to accompany the Tennessee
troops than II has ever done before,
except on years when the state troops
have Unanswered with large bodies Of
regulars.
Beside Lieut.. Brabson. who has been
stationed with the Tennessee troops
for the past three years, the following
officers OF the regular army will be
present in the capacity of instructors,
inspectors and umpires. Col w. j.
Nicholson, Second cavalry; Capt. A.
H. Cox. Mai NJ. A. w. Shoekley. med.
ical corps; Capt. w p. Screws. Lieut..
&. u Hartman. Lieut.. ]. A. Merritt,
Lieut. W. II. Westmoreland. Lieut.. 5,
w Anding. Lieut.. u. +. Mcclellan.
Lieut., A. w. Gullion and Lieut. T.. b,
Gray In addition to those regular
army officers OF the war department
has detailed company G. Twenty ninth
tt,f IRA -. ~ on
ticipate In the exercises with the state
troops.
During the period OF enqampment
from July 1l-l6 the work OF the troops
will be instruction OF squad. company,
battalion and regiment In close and
extended order drilling. patrolling,
combat exercises. principles of attack
and defense and schools for commits.
stoned and non-commissioned officers.
Following the encampment period
the battle maneuyers win be begun.
The plans for that maneuyer which
was worked out by Lieut. Brahson, as.
sumes that there are two large hostile
forces In Eastern Tennessee A Blue
force Is invading Tennessee and Is
preparing to attack Red defending
force at Hartman Junction.
The state troops, with the regular
army company. will constitute the ad'
vance guards attachments OF these
two large imaginary armies.
On the morning OF July Is the Red
detachments. consisting OF the Third
Tennessee infantry with machine gun
detachment, Troop ID cavalry from
Chattanooga, Field Hospital No. and
Il detachment OF sanitary troops, will
be sent to Sevierville. to collect sup.
plies for the main Red force which Is
making Its base at Hartman Junction.
On the same morning the remaining
troops. composed OF company c. U. s.
A.. First separate battalion from Mem.
PITTS, Second separate. battalion from
Nashville. separate companies c, u.
+ and II, state troops. ambulance com.
pany No, l and detachment OF SAM,
.tary- ,rcops.. composing the advance.
guard FOR the Blue army. which will
he at Englewood, will break camp. at
Maryvile.
Following the latest approved meth
DDS OF warfare. those two detachments,
the Red army and the Blue army. will
then begin series OF maneusering
against each other In working out the
hattie problem with which the two
commanders are confronted
Just what action each OF the com.
manders will attempt will be LETT for
them To decide Under the rules
number OF plans can be made by them.