The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-10-22


done him kindness while he was sick.
He had fallen out of the ranks while in
retreat. being unable to continue the
march. He was tenderly cared for by a
southern mother who had son In the
rebel army, and through her he was en-
abled to reach his company, though he
was within the confederate lines.
Everything in Nashville is done with a
vim and heartiness which finds parallel
in but few cities of the north. The hos
pitality of the people is SO profuse that
it would be burdensome il it was not
offered with suavity which puts the re-
cipient at his ease. The badge of the
Wisconsin Press Association was an open
sesame to everything. An inquiry as to
the whereabouts of any point of interest
was invariably answered by tender of a
conveyance in charge of an escort who
could furnish all the information desired.
The privileges of club rooms was freely
extended. Delegations attended the
tourists when they went in a body to any
place to forestall any attempt at paying
for anything and to extend such cour-
tesies as strangers might need. Chatta-
nooga and Marietta were likewise prodi-
gal in their hospitality. The prediction
of President Heg in his formal announce
ment of the outing, that the earth and the
fullness thereof were ours if we chose to
take it, seemed TO be literally verified.
Chattanooga is beautifully situated in
valley among the mountains of south
ern Tennessee. The mountains which
encircle it bear no frowning aspect and
even the bold front of the point on Look
out is softened by the glory of its sur
soundings. The Tennessee with its blue
waters would be to the poet smile from
the valley it enriches, and the glorious
southern sunshine bathing all presents
paradise to the eye. Just below Look
out Point on plateau midway on the
mountain, was the scene of the Battle
above the Clouds" From good point
of observation it seems scarcely more
than half mile from the heart of the
city. 1t is five miles off. What a spec
tacle it must have been to those who
could observe it! Winding about the
mountain after having crossed the river
under cover of fog, Hooker suddenly
appeared on this plateau, above the
clouds which encompassed the valley,
The contest was necessarily brief at such
close quarters. Mission Ridge shuts in
the valley of Chattanooga on the south
and east. The whole ridge was the scene
of a bloody battle. One can hardly real
lie while standing on the lofty crest
where Bragg had his headquarters that
flesh and blood could endure to climb
that lofty elevation in a charge upon
breastworks from which issued shower
of death. The great generals of the war
were here pitted against one another.
Chattanooga occupied a commanding pc.
sition and the struggle for its possession
was determined, protracted and bloody.
The tide of battle surged southwark and
almost every gap and mountain peak to
Atlanta has a niche in the historic lore
of the country. The traces of battle are
less obliterated in Kennesaw Mountain
than elsewhere The breastworks here
remain unmolested. The mountain was
fortified clear to its summit. Kennesaw
rises abruptly from the plain and COM
mands the surrounding country. Up this
mountain the union troops charged up
Oh the breastworks behind which were
the troops commanded by Cleburne. They
were not simply beaten back; they were
annihilated. Looking down now from
the spot where pat" Cleburne, as all the
southern people call him, shouted Now,
boys, Fire" and in those words sealed the
doom of over thousand federal soldiers,
one can hardly realize that the plain over
which the shadows are quietly creeping,
and the slumberous cotton fields invit-
ing peace and languor, could be the
scene of tumult and bloodshed.
With but few exceptions the tourists
were relic hunters. Bullets from the bat
tie fields were most eagerly sought for.
Secretary of State Cunningham bought
three minnie bullets from little negro
on Mission ridge and then with malice
prepense told number of people he had
picked them up lover there" Abont 80
people proceeded at once to explore lover
there" much to Toms amusement.
At this point an old man STOPPING with
age though still vigorous in intellect was
met. On inquiry it was learned that he
is the Colonel Sellers made famous by
Mark Twain, though he may with justice
lay claim to celebrity on grounds more
substantial than being the hero of Mark
Twain's narrative. He is a scholarly old
gentlemen an excellent civil engineer and
a great collector of curiosities. He is
very sensitive regarding the notoriety
given him by Twain and wants no allusion
made to the subject. Mr.Barker, who had
kodak with him, surreptitiously secur-
ed picture OF the old man while others
engaged him in conversation so that his
attention might be directed from the ko-
OAK fiend. The old gentleman is strong
ly averse to having his picture taken"
He lives on Mission Ridge in what he calls
his Den" which is crammed full of
mathematical instruments and curiosities
Chattanooga is destined to become a
large manufacturing city. The surround
ing countryis simply mass of iron ore.
The soil is iron ore, impure, of course,
but significant of what may be found in
the hills. Lying close and running par
allel with the Cumberland Mountains are
coal deposits. The proximity of
these interdeperdent sources of wealth
means prosperity to the cities which will |
utilize the bounty of nature. The i'm |
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