The Ottawa free trader., 1886-03-13

On. The cOnfederates were IN possession o'
the mountain top, and occupied the palisades
and plateau, and the valley on the east. a.
well as distant Missionary Ridge. About | !
o'clock of the morning Of the 9th the bat
tery on Moccasin Bend opened fnriously on
the valley occupied by the confederates'
while Hooker advanced from the west.
Skirmlshing began on the western side OF
the mountain, cloud slowly settling down
upon the confederates upon the plateau and
entirely concealing them from the federaIs,
The federals could not be seen by the con-
federate brigade at Craven's House until
they arrived within = few yards Of them.
For half an hour the confederate General
| Walthal-kept up sort Of running tire,
slowly falling back, until fully one,half of
his men were made prisoners. Very ie"
were killed on either side, owing to the
darkness, for the movements occurred IN the
cloud, and not above it. The firing Of artil'
| Ilery in the Moccasin and from Fort NegIey,
| near Chattanooga gave Hooker his idea OF
the roar of battle. And yet General Grant
says, There was no battle fought on Lookout
Mountain During the night firing was kept
up at short intervals as the cOnfederates
evacuated the mountain; and when the
morning dawned the flag Of the union doat-
ed from its poiut, having been planted there
by the Sth Kentucky Regt, just at dawn
TIE NATIONAL CEMETERY.
OF all grave places to visit o cemetery is
the gravest, especially national cemetery.
This one here is thickly populated. About
thirteen thousand of those who fell at Chic
amaugs, Mission Ridge and Lookout Noun
tain sleep the long sleep that knows no
waking. Seventy five acres constitute this
silent city, environei by various trees whose
spreading branches cast their quiet shadows
on the tombs of the dead. On the verdant
slopes are nineteen interment sections, each
marked by small granite obelisk, and let
tered A to s; and these are surrounded by
small head and fOOtstOnes. These sections
some forming triangles, others oblongs, 9th
erS squares, parallelograms, circles and
shields. On the summit Of slight mound
in the center stands the A lgstaf, from which
floats the ensign Of the union; and near by
the great brick roslrum with handsome cut
stone coping and an interior carpet Of yelyety
grass. Surrounding this rostrUm is a close
shaven lawn, on which stand on end four
immense caunous. In all, 4 beautiful spot
well worthy of those heroes who sleep here
place that viii not soon 60 TO destruction
ami be forgotten, but will remain for centu
rie. as a taisman to those who viii live in
the dim distant future, to tell Of the events
that transpircd during the lives Of their
ancestors.
The CONFEDERATE CfMEruRr.
Near by is the confederate cemetery, but
how different the appearance In anlaround
it everything wears look Of gloom and de
cay A few weeping willows spread their
shade over the thousands sleeping here who
wore the gray; and simple shaft bearing
the inscription, "OrR CONFEDERATE DEAD
tells "thc cause for which they died. Both
were heroes Of The same battles, carried from
the same fields Of carnage but how different
ly were they disposed Of and how different,
ly are they being cared for Fonlly some
loving sister says:
"Upon my bosom lies
4 knot of blue and gray
You ask me why tears Ill my eyes,
And tenderly | say:
had two brothers once
Warm hearted, brave and gay;
They left my side--one wore the blue,
The other wore the gray.
One rode with 'Stonewall and his men.
And Joined his fate with Lee,
The other joined in sherman march
Triumphant to the sen.
Both fought for whatthey deemed the right
And died with sword in hand;
One sleeps amid Nirginia's hills,
And one in Georgia 5 sand.
The same sun shines upon their graves,
My love unchanged must stay
And so upon my bosom lies
The knot of blue and gray"