The Washington herald., 1922-06-23
MARINES SIMULATE
RAID BY GEN. EARLY
UPON WASHINGTON
Leathernecks Will Break
Camp Richards at Day.
light and Hike.
NEGATIVELY is NEXT
Camps Are Being Named for
Generals of Corps, Is An
nouncement.
McCAWLEY is NEXT

CAMP RICHARDS. Gaithersburg.
Nd. June 22.-Two battles Of the
civil war featured the training ex-
ercises of the 5000 Marines of the
Marine Corps expeditionary force,
who are in camp here on their way
to Gettysburg for their annual field
training exercises. The battles were
fought by Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, COM
mander-in-chief of the Confederate
cavalry. during the Gettysburg
campaign IN 1858, a short distance
southeast OF here. and by Gen. Ju-
bal E. Early a short distance
northwest of this camp. in the
following year. Neither of these
battles was a decisive engagement.
but each furnishes an interesting
problem for the Marines to work
out.
First of Engagements.
The first of these engagements
occurred when Gen. Lee was on
his march to Gettysburg. The in
fantry of Lees army had marched
up the Shenandoah Valley and
crossed the Potomac at Harpers
Ferry. Gen. Stuart. with the cav
airy. was instructed to keep on the
right flank of the infantry and in
touch with the Union forces. How
ever. he became separated from the
infantry and led his cavalry COM
pletely around the Union army,
fighting numerous small battles.
Crossing the Potomac west OF
Washington. he led his troops
toward Gettysburg over the road
fa
cling just south of here, and sur
prised a small force guarding
wagon train. These he drove of
and took the train, but was in turn
attacked by Federal infantry and
obliged to fee, Joining the Confed-
crate infantry at the beginning OF
the Gettysburg fight. During his
ride he accomplished brilliant cav
airy feat, riding entirely around
the Union army, but his absence
deprived the Confederates of all
scouts and proved extremely costly
to Lee.
Raid on washington
The second engagement occurred
when Gen. Early was despatched by
Les on the celebrated 'Early's raid
on Washington in 1854. At that
time Lee was closely beset around
Richmond and he sent Early
through the passes Of the Shen-
andoah Valley to make a demon
stration on the Capital in the hope
of drawing Grant from his cam
paign against the main Confed-
crate army. Gen. Early crossed the
Potomac and started south on
the washington-Gettys high
way, penetrating to Silver Sprink,
Nd. He came into contact with two
divisions of the Union army near
this camp which, acting under in
structions, fell back before him
without attempting a decisive en-
gagement, as Early had with him
four divisions of picked troops. The
Union army around Washington
was then under command of Gen.
Lew Wallace, author Of Ben HUI"
When Early reached Silver Spring
he decided that the forces manning
the defenses of Washington were
too strong to attack and withdrew
TO the Shenandoah Valley.
Insufficient Cavalry.
As the Marine expeditionary force
has not sufficient cavalry and does
not specialize in cavalry training.
the Marines in each case will take
the part OF Federal infantry. They
will be thoroughly instructed in the
happenings of both campaigns and
the stan officers and company COM
manders as well as the enlisted
men will be required to demon
strate actions they would take il
they were in positions similar to
those occupied by the commanders
of equal units in the civil war en-
gagements. This plan of education
is a part of the military training
scheme Of Gen. Butler and the Ma
rine STAFF at Quantico. who believe
that soldiers learn much more
quickly when their minds are in
terested in the historic actions of
the past than they would be by in
struction in theoretical problems
which are likely to prove dry to
the average soldiers mind.
The exercises pegan at daylight
and were concluded about noon.
All officers were required to attend
both exercises. Following the exer-
cises the Marines returned to camp
and dinner was served. In the
afternoon there was a baseball
game between the American Legion
post of Gaithersburg and the Guam
tico Marine team.
Tomorrow the hike will begin az
daylight and camp will be made
at Camp McCawley, near Ridge
Vile, distance of about fifteen
miles from this camp. Camps on
this march are being named for
general officers in the Marine Corps,
the present camp being named Camn
Richards for Brig. Gen. George
Richards. paymaster of the Marine
Corps. Tomorrow's resting place.
Camp McCawley. is named for Brig,
Gen. Charles L. McCawley. quarter