The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-09-25

CUMBERLAND q AP AxD CHIcAMAuGA.-l
Capt. J. j. Allies aud John Grsmelspach-
er returned Tuesday night from their
excursion To the scenes 81 four OF the
great hAisles Of the war in which they
participated ~ Cumberland Gap. Chica-
manga, Mission Ridge and Chattanooga.
The Captain was hemmed IN II the Gap
for many months with the 49;h Indiana.
and wanted 10 see how the place looked
IN peace. and secure some relics from the
old rugged epcampment. where he near
" starved. After going over that place.
and looking at various points OF inter-
eel. he accompanied Grsmelspacher 10
the other bastie-fields In which the latter
WAS interested from personal expert
ence. Once In IL. the Captain. although
So years Of age. and disabled by his SER
vice 80 that he 10 unfit for manual labor,
seemed 10 have Q return OF his wartime
energies. and wandered many miies over
the former battle fields. They brought
home quite number OF interesting rel.
Ice OF the battles. among them chunk
from log, with two grape shot EN-.
bedded In II, and . piece Of pine tree
which had been pierced with muskei
bali, and the place where the ball went
In had grown over, but showed the scar,
and the ball was found embedded two
inches or more in the wood. The piece
cut out il about elk inches long, and
sho WIS one side Of the ball on one part
and opposite that the scar where Il en-
tered. Granddaughter intends making
gsvel Of il for Guckes- Weiman Post
G. A. r., and cut . stick OF pine from
Mission Ridge to make . handle for The
gsvel. He also found on the field Z
brass U. s. piece from cartridge box
where . hot cavalry fight occurred
There was no traces Of the balance o
the box, or the wesrer who probably fell
there. There IL, also, in bic collection
several pieces Of shell and bullets OF dir
ferent patterns, and grape shot, % Gov
cred with rust that person Of no expe
Renee would take them for pieces o
stone, II seen on the ground. This pro
badly accounts for their not having beer
picked up long ago BY curiosity hunters
Another interesting feature Of theil
trip was meeting Mr. McAbee, whos'
farm when the battle Of ChicsmaugI
Was fought was . part Of the battlefield
and who was in the fight on the rebe
IN good humor: (which got the best o
this tight. you'ns or veuns?" John re
minded him that "while the Johnnie
gained at that fight. the Ysnks got !
back q Mission RIDGE He acknowl
edged the hit but said. Eyes, but th'
d-n Fl0ridisns Was the cause" He
however, Was cordial, and promised
these Ysnks II they would come bacl
again and let him know, be would g
over the field with them, and show then
many interesting features not found b,
the general public. He says there ar
some parts OF the field not visited BY
Yank since the war. because they Ar
some distance from the road aud no
we'll known to every one, John want
20 60 back next year, and take NOR
time, 90 - 20 not 30 90 fatigued.
GrThe deeds to the two acres 0
grave yard adjoining Jssper on th
South are made to the town for gray
yard purposes. Several years ago th
town had them surveyed and corne
stones set by the county surveyor. Blu
the town has never taken any supervis
Ion Of them further BY its authorities
and like ali other grave yards whicl
have no one with authority to look ate
them. the fences have rotted down. |
has been used for cattle pasture, th
grave.stones Of the first pioneers Of th
town have been broken, aud Il ~
grown up with brisrs and uuderbrush
Occasionally some citizen would b
shocked 1t its neglected appearance
and . spasmodic effort would b
- ~f.es -
thenish appearance. and a new fence
and The brush cut. would make II re
spectable for while, ill the posts rol
ted. and the brush grew again Recent
u several ladies took up the work Of n
claiming Il again. and this time hav
been more successful. because we SUP
pose the community Is getting more en-
Heightened, and the town getting ashame
that the only burial place Il own
should require the briars and undeI
brush to be cut before . grave can
dug. and % after raising liberal dons
ton the ladies turned the money over
the town board. rs the most effective ~
titton possible for the town 10 assum
possession OF lie own. and TX Il mp. IN
Trustees agreed 10 do Il, and appointe
On excellent COMMITTEES. consisting I
Trustees Anthony Kraus and Jos.
Friedman, to see that the work IL don
properly. 1.-THE town Il entitled 10 III
land the deeds call for W suppose N
two acres will no v be fenced and clcane
on. the graves reclaimed, and NJ leal
those Of the early settlers. who have q
relatives here now 10 look after then
refilIed, and put In decent shape. viii
relatives will probably then Ak up u
balance.
II IL beautiful location for the TOW
graveyard, and II few acres moi
could b purchased from Mr.. Ecker
the surrounding land owner, and prof.
erly arranged. and lots sold TO thor
wishing them, Il could readily b mad
% pay for keeping II 10 repair. "a
would soon become : handsome "a
suitable resting place for the dead love
ones-s credit alike 70 the living friend
and tho town.
REruREED.-M Mr.. II. y. Gran, tho ef
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