Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-02
GETTYSBURG
Congressional Excursion to the
Historic Battlefield.
Monuments In a Perfect State
of Preservation.

One Great Feature is Very Conspicuous
BY Its Absence, and That is the Proper
Marking of the Position of the Confed-
crate Lines During the Great Struggle.
General Hawley's Plan.
BLUE MOUNTAIN HOUSE, June g.
The congressional excursion to the battle
field of Gettysburg, given Memorial Day
by Col. Bachelor, the historian of the
Gettysburg Memorial association, proved
one of the most interesting and successful
which ever went out of Washington.
About 100 members of congress and
twenty-five Washington correspondents
were of the party. The special train ON
arriving ran out in succession on four
different roads which center in the
town, to the most important points on
the field, and the whole battle was ex-
planned by Col. Batchelder.
OF recent years the number of the
battle monuments put up by the states
has rapidly increased, and it is to-day
the best marked Aeld in the world. The
Ohio and Indiana monuments are among
the best. Not only are there designs
appropriate and beautiful and their exc
cution excellent, but it is especially true
OF the Ohio monuments that they con-
tain more of the regimental histories
than is common with the other states.
Without exception they are in perfect
state of preservation, and reflect great
credit upon all who had to do with erect
ing them.
The whole line of earthworks for in
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on Culp's hill along the entire length of
the Twelfth corps.
Something Lacking.
But with all the splendid work of
regiments, brigade divisions, corps and
states in marking the Union positions,
every one present at once turned to as
certain where the Confederate lines were,
what troops composed them, and
especially to inquire how near they We're.
All except those who had carefully
studied out the battle by the help Of
others, or were fortunate to be with those
who had personal knowledge were help
less.
Except the one stoRe that marks the
spot where Armisted's brigade pierced
the Union lines ON Cemetery Hill there
is nothing on the field that tells whether
the enemy was fifty yards or fifty miles
away, or even that they were north of
the Potomac at all Except the facts
that the Union monuments tell OF the
many deaths and wounds every one
left the field feeling that half the credit
due the Union troops who fought there
was lost to them because there is moth
ing to show that the Confederates
charged up into their very faces with
out moving man of them.
There was also q general feeling that
the government should have the whole
field, and keep it rs the best example of
eastern fighting. There is no doubt that
most Of those who saw the field Friday
will give cordial support to Gen. Haw-
ley's plan for designating the Confeder-
ate lines of battle, in order to complete
the costly work already done and make
1t of full value to generations to come.
Visitors coming east can now, by re-
versing the line of travel described,
leave the Baltimore and Ohio at Shenan-
doah junction, visit Antietam, ascend to
the splendid scenery of the. Blue Noun
tain house and its vicinity, and then ride
directly to the Gettysburg field. 1t is a
trip that every traveller should take If
opportunity offers.
An immense concourse of citizens
from near and far swarmed into Gettys.
burg to hear Senator Ingalls, memorial
address