Evening star., 1922-06-04
Marines TO DEPICT
CIVIL WAR BATTLE
Memorable Conflict at Get.
tysburg to Be Reproduced
on Fighting Ground.

Critical phases of the battle of Get
tysburgrthe turning point Of the civil
war. will be duplicated in the annual
field exercises Of the Marine Corps
expeditionary forces, beginning June
10. The great charge of Pickett's di-
vision on the third day of the battle
will be shown in detail by the ma
rines. who will charge over the same
ground, July 3, the anniversary Of
that momentous event. The so!ASw-
ing day the marines will denonasrate
how a modern attack woaid b. made
with modern ar tillery. acroplanes
and tanks against Cemetery Ridge
and Little Round Top. pivotal points
in the real battle Of Gettsburg.
More Than 5000 Men in Exercise.
More than five thousand marines
will take part in the exercises The
force will consist of the Marine
Corps east expeditionary force from
Quantico. reinforced by marine de-
the whole will be commanded by
Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, COM
manding general of the expeditionary
force. The exercises Will INCLUDE
journey under field conditions from
Quantico to Gettysburg. with parades
and reviews in Washington and other
cities along the route. 1t also will
include about ten days battle-prac-
tice and maneuvers In the Gettys-
burg area, which affords unrivaled
opportunities for training troops un-
der field conditions. All arms of the
artillery and machine guns. trench
mortars and all of the latest de-
vices in warfare will be represented,
including captive balloons. powerful!
searchlights mounted on trucks and
four field radio telegraph outfits as
marine detachment will be accom-
panied by observers from the Army
and Navy and it Is possible that
number of the foreign attaches also
will make the trip. Arrangements
have been SO worked out that the
greater than the cost of maintaining
the marines in barracks. except for
a small charge for gasoline consumed
and the deterioration Of the trucks
and tractors used.
VIII Assemble Mt QuanticO.
The force participating in the field
exercises will be assembled at Guam
tico. The artillery will leave that
post on June II. camping at Camp
ton on June 19, when they will camp
at the Virginia end of the Highway
Bridge. The infantry detachment will
leave Quantico on barges before day
light June 10 and will reach Wash
ington early in the morning of that
Park. On the afternoon of June 1s.
they will be Joined by the artillery
and will parade in Washington.
The marines will break camp early
the next morning. and march from
De- MI
consin avenue and out the Rockville
pike to Rockville, Md. a distance Of
seventeen miles. where they Will
camp for the night.
June 21 the force will march via
the Frederickburg road from Rock
about five miles. At Gaithersburg a
halt will be made over June 21 and
%, when exercises will be held and
the marines will be given an oppor-
tunity to rest and repair machinery
for the concluding days journeys.
June 23 the march will be continu-
ed from Gaithersburg to Ridgeville.
about fifteen miles. June "a the march
will be on the Frederick road from
Ridgeville to Frederick, about six
teen miles. June rs the distance
from Frederick to Thurmont, about
the Emmittsburg pike. and on June
Is the same road will be followed
over the final nineteen miles to the
Gettysburg battlefield.
Continuous Maneuvers.
At Gettysburg maneuvers will be
carried on continuously and celebra-
tions and exercises held. July l Sem
ator George Wharton Pepper of PEN
sylvania will deliver an address to
the marines and Sunday, July 2, the
Bishop of Harrisburg will preside at
special service Gov, SprOul of
Pennsylvania and other notables of
the national and state governments
have been invited to be present.
The exercises will conclude with a
grand parade and review about July
s. July 6 the camp will be broken
and the return journey commenced.
Altogether, it is expected that the
force will be occupied in the field ex-
ercises for a period of more than
three weeks. during which time more
than 200 miles will be covered on the
march.