The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15

a1hiNG RTiDT TO DFDrCtTy TUy
NEW NirIONtL PfEk.
veterans Who Fought in the Battle More
Than Thirty Years Ago to he Gathered
from All Fart. of the Union.

moro .hau three weeks remain before the
opening Of The ,hicamaula ard Chatia-
hooga Nauoi al Military Park. GU the
calendar OF events OF this year the dedi-
walton Will Dee enc Of the greatest. Ine
i"tA project is but in its infancy. yet
The Government as expended large sums
on IT, To deifiy the expenses Of rs dcdi-
Nauon a hih iasscd Dy the last Congress
'ppl'iIi"tti $4,000 20 cover tAc expenses
81 tire opening.
AN excursion 81 Union soldiers TO ~
ChicAamausa battlefield I'm June. 1855. led
10 toe publication of letters m "a Cincin-
h@b newspaper in which tine suggestion
Was made That the field De- secured and
preserved as q park and AN the lines OF
""tNe Doe marked permanently. In the
Following September. Gen. Henry NJ. Cist
SECRETARY of the Society Of tho Army of
'Ie 'tmucrl nd. offered the following res
'.ii'oh az the meeting 81 the society IN
Chicago.
move that committee of five De- ap-
poahtea 10y the Chair for the purpose Of
u"nf iAe reee-sary steps 90 inaugarate
movement for the purchase of tine
ground on which tine battle of Chi,amau-
az Was foreht; that she monuments De-
placed thereon 30 mark the location of
."e troops that fought there. and That 10
% plesfrV q AS b. is Che plan 10 preserve
me nrH of Gctiyshurs
in presenting the resolution Gen. Cist
Said:
There is no battle o. the late war so
mule understood MS Chickamauga. none
50 Important iu all its bearings and in
al It's results as that Of Chickamauga. 1
mink 10 is due 90 tao society ana 90 tho
ola Army of the Cumberland Chat some
steps Doe taken 90 preserve The lcld of
thr greatest cngaecmem fought 10y that
army"
Che resolution was adopted and Gen.
lsosccrnns appointed as members Of the
committee Gen. Henry ST. Cist. Gen. g. b..
Henderson. Gen. Russell a. AIger. Gou.
Aesolem Baird. and Gen. Henry " Boyn-
ton. Gen Cist called his committee 90
meet in Washington ou February Is. 1889.
Cen Mandcreon presided After "a brief
discussion 30 was agreed 20 ask FOR "a con-
ference with such Confederate veterans OF
Chickamauga as We're in Washington.
with "a view % their cooperation fn f0rm-
ins Joint Memorial Battlefield Ase0cia-
ton. The conference was held next day
in The room OF the Senate Committee On
Military Affairs. There were present
Gems Rosccrans Baird. Reynolds Cist.
Henderson and EoyntOu. OF the Union oiii-
GERS. and Gems Bate. of Tennessee. COLE
Quit. of Gc0r-ia. Wuithan of Mississippi.
Wheeler or Alabama. and Wright of
Tennessee, ana Coils Banknmi Of Ala
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