Bent County register., 1888-08-25
FROM SUMMIT TO SEA.
THE TEXAS PAN-HAN.
OLE ROUTE.
ienver, Texas A< Fort
Worth Railroad
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.


To Comrades of the Grand Army
of the lt-public:
The battle grounds of the REBEL
ION, situated III the States of MIssiss.
ippi, Tennessee and Georgia are of
the greatest interest to many thou
sands of Us, As the centres of years
of our military services aud personal
experiences, to which We look back
with ,oldierly pride. As the years
that have gone have made dim the
memories of places once 80 familiar
to u, places where We once "madc
things iively'-plaers where our
comrades lie buried-mauy of US de.
sire TO revisit them, 10 recall upon
the spot the many string incidents
of ou. Young manhood. Nicksbur.,
Chattanooga aud Allsnta were great
central points 10 the Western Army,
where Grant, Sherman. Thomas, Ne
Pherson, Logan, Rosecrans, How ard,
and scores of other brave leaders,
showed Us the stuff they were made
of, aud yet but few uf all the men
who were IN the rauks during the
war have ever returned 10 visit these
places. Great nun5-rs uf our CON.
radcs of the Army of the Potomac
go la Gettysburg and other noted
battivhrlds OF the East, while few if
any from west of the Missouri have
ever had an opportunity To visit these
most noted fields fought over by the
Western Army.
The occasion Of the meeting of the
National Eneampmeut, q. y. r.. at
Columbus in September can bc made
the opportunity for trip Ia thrse
places of great interest, ~ compare
lively little additional en>t. | pIo-
pose au excursion from Colorado u
Columbus over the following route;
VIA tiIc Denver, Texas IL 1T. Worth
Railroad through IT. Worth, Dallas
aId Shreveport direct TO NIck>burc,
-tupping there say t~rnty-four hour,
then via jackson. Meridian and Look.
Ont mountain 10 Chattanooga, stop
ping there say two day., from Chat
Ia Atlanta aud reiurn, going
both ways through Chickanau.a,
Rluggoid, Tunn-l Hill, Dalton, Re
-aca, Kingston, AllatOona, Big shan
ty, kenHesas and Marietta; thus trip
10 take say TWO days with stop overs
A. desired. and then from Chsttanoo
"a direct through Cincinnati to Co
Iutnbu-, arriving there September
lUlh or Iith. Running either direct
10 Colorado or via Nashville, Cor
nth and Memphis. This will be a
Trip 80 full Ot interest tor old sol
jIvr-, their wives aud children, that
il seems to me none who go tu ca
umbus can afford TO miss 1t. | will
arrange ahead for sleep,r r., hotels,
carriages, saddle hor-es, guide, etc.,
and do everything in my power to
make the excursion pleasant one.
think comrades ear safely trust me
10 arrange for pleasant excursion
ia view of my success in that line
daring the past lew years.
1 have not yet completed all ar
for rates, brt nave hssur-
ince enough to say that the rate W III
be reasonably low considering the
distance and the points reached. l
will be ready Ia announce the rate In
i. few days, aud in the meantime
would like to hear from all who Will
ioin this excursion, and | Will send
hem complete details AS soon as ar
ranged. !
Members of the Woman's Rellrf
Corps and Sons Veterans are cordial
Iy invited to Join in this excursion.
Yours very truly,
GEo. ApY,
Gen'l Pass. Agent.