Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-05-05

April I'D, :s92.
Hon Z 4 HILL,
oxford, Mas.

A1A- A - GALLr
Oxford. Mas,
Wy Dear Judge: IS I PREM
ised you before / left Oxford,
vii try TO give yoa s0me idea
Of what the Park i at present.
Il lies about nine to ten miles
sOHth Of Chattanooga on the
Richmond and DanUlle railroad.
the road being irs western bouu-
tSTy. Ii IS now three aud a
quarter niles north aud sOatu,
and two and a half miles east
and vest, Il 10 probable that Is
vi!i be extended farther north
AID south The park proper Is
4 creary waste Of woodland
heavily covered with under
growth. few houses and those
Ot the poorest description, there
are but two houses on he park
that has any pFstentiOns 20 size
There are farms hear here but
the most Of the land 10 yerY
poor with rock cropping out
over al Of It. I DO not believe
any OF the former owners sill
remain wheE they receive their
pay for land sold the govern
ment.
IL . very hard for those Who
fOaght on this field to find the
localities over which tEey pass
Ell during the battle, for they
bad no time TO note the places,
especially those Who were of
the attacking party, then many
% the wood lots have been
cleared aasl fields grown up il
s00ds since that time Taxing
al together il is a very Ire1ry
place- but in TINE, as Is the IN
te1tI0l of the government. Il
can be made u magnificent
place We will have to rake a
new forest al tue ED trees
shcx unmistakabIe signs OF the
conflict enacted here. and Is will
require great care Of the young
gr0~1h TO replace them I have
llst begun work cleaning 0Gt
the uadergTOxth. With a small
force, and feel lucky n getting
a foreman who think viii soon
learn the art Of forest culture
Ny duties a-e 20 take charge Of
this especial part of the w0Tx -
also the care Of the para Ia this
an assisted by two gardeners
or fOFestcFs xh0 furnish their
own horses and receive so per
month; one Of them i an ex
Federal soldier the other an ex-
Confederate There are mgny
Feler sOl,iiers here ant uev
er met win kinder treatment
from any ela-s Of men. We can
discuss the post without any
friction, a. good American 50.
CGsFs- When / tel You that
there - no position that tie
government could give me that
| woGld accept In preference To
ths Cue | nov hold you MAY
know that I an well pleased
With ny appointment / en-
close you Al invitation handed
ne By Ar. Geo ) Duncan a.
ex Federal soldier, IL shOEsfh {
the var Is over among the SOL
GIers of both armies There
we're thirty Thousand people
present at the barbecue Of the
Blue and Gray.
The Government la. let out
by contract all the roads Of the
park, the main roads will be
naaeada1ized and the lesser.
graded ard grayeIed making
about sixty miles Of road TO be
built Gen. Stewart is Chief
Superintendent Of Construction.
aad ia general favOrite With all,
he - universally respected bf
al soldiers and citizens, as 10
myself. he is all kindness.
Another matter let me men
ton. When | first anne here I
expected to find Macy thousand
Confederate dead ON the fieId.
| was agreeably surprised TO
ind that there are none here
nov, all have been removed 10
other places OF intermeaG. Bat
ueheid IS the name of the sta
ton which Is about four hun
dred yards from head quarters.
and strange 10 say, the peat
Office Is named Lyle Battle
field vas formerly Chiekamauga
station, but the Crawfsh Land
company stole the name. Chick
amauga station Is three miles
south of Battlefield and not Oh
the park lands, this Is misIead
ing to strangers who wish TO
come to the park as they bay
tickets TO ChiekSmauga station
and have TO hire conveyance TO
get back 10 the park. General
Stewart lives at Crawfsh or
Park Hotel bat comes up almost
slaily 20 head quarters at Battle
held. A full corps ofensineers.
both civil and Typographical,
With an expert Superintendent
Of Construction. myselfand for
esters. compose all the officials
on the park | hope to see you
next September, the anniversa
- OF the great battle and the
encampment ofthe Grand army
OF ths Cumberland. Ii will be
an Interesting neeasInn HhEch L