St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-16
THE PLAN OF THE PARK

Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain and
Missionary Ridge, Browns Ferry and
Wauhatch:e.
THE PLAN OF THE PARK
is to restore the fields as nearly ais pos
sible to their condition at the time of
the battle, to close all new roads and
reopen and improve those used in the
battles and over which the armies
moved to and from the fields. The
lines of battle have all been ascertain
ed and vast amount OF work towards
permanently marking them has been
done. This is accomplished by histor-
ical and guide tablets which point the
way to and explain the movements
upon every portion of the lines. These
tablets show the organization of
armies, corps, divisions and brigades,
with the names of their respective COM
manders and their staffs on the field
and the commanders of all regiments
and batteries. Full historical text on
each tablet sets forth the details of
movement at each point.
There is no distinct ton in the prepara-
ton of the tablets between Union and
Confederate forces, nor in any other
department of the work of establish
ing the park is there any difference.
The design is to mark with historical
accuracy the identical ground of en-
gagements which occurred on these
fields and thus present an object les
son in actual war, such as no other
nation has attempted.
Besides the historical tablets which
are prepared by the government, the
states are erecting monuments to
mark the position of their troops. AL
ready nearly a half million of dollars
have been appropriated by states
which had troops here and all of the
states. Wisconsin, 10; Michigan, IL ;
Missouri l Confederate and Union,
and all these states have numerous
markers. Kansas has three excellent
monuments to her one regiment Penn
sylvania is working energetically under
large appropriations and Tennessee is
preparing contracts for four largeme
or1al monuments, one of which is to
Confederate soldiers. New York is pre-
pairing to erect costly and imposing
memorials on the Chattanooga fields
All of these monuments thus far
erected, except those from Indiana, are
granite or bronze. Those of that state
are Bedford limestone.
CONCEIVED BY BOYNTON.
The park project and the main de-
tails of its comprehensive plan were
the conception of Gen. H. V. Boynton,
now the historian of the national COM
mission. His suggestion to make Chick
amauga a. national park was taken up
by the secretary Of the Army of the
Cumberland and his first plan was to
AncOmnliSh thrn1rOh inin inf
rial association through Union and
Confederate veterans, with the idea or
securing state assistance. A memorial
association was organized and charter
ed, but before it began operations he
perfected a plan for national COM
mission, acting under the supervision
of the secretary of war. He wrote a
bill which is the present law, placed it
in the hands of Gen. Grosvenor, of
Ohio, who introduced 1t in the house
of representatives. Many members of
the house and senate took an immedi-
ate and strong interest in the meas
ure, notably thirty of those who served
In one or the other armies about Chat
tanooga. Before it was called up, uni
versal support had been secured for it
and it passed both houses by unani-
chase of 1900 acres of the Chickamauga
field and for the annual participa ton
of both sides in the marking of the
lines and the erection of monuments
All subsequent appropriations, now ag-
gregating $750,000, have also passed
without opposition.
Secretary Proctor took great interest
in the matter and appointed the com
mi iC I1rIin f1,a Sc,
established. Senator Elkins gave the
project energetic support and through
the last two years, while the immense
work has been taking final shape, Sec
retary Lamont has rendered constant
and most energetic assistance.
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION
consists of Gen. j. S. Fullerton, chair
man; Gen. A. P. Stewart, represent
ing the Confederate side; Maj. Frank
G. Smith, secretary, and Gen. H. v.
Boynton, historian. Gen. Fullerton,
by order of the secretary of war, has
full charge of all arrangements for
| the dedication. The official dedica-
| ton under the auspices of congress
and the secretary of war will occur
on the 18th and Goth instants, but ex-
| erc1ses of a general character, which
will be attended by most of the officials
| which are to arrive, will ocuppy the
| whole day of the 18th and the even
| ings of the 18th, 18th and 20th The
| dedications Of state monuments will
occur mainly on the 18th. Michigan,
her governor presiding, will lead off
| at Snodgrass Hill at 9 a. m. Ohio,
with an elaborate programme, will
and Minnesota at 2 o'clock. These
exercises will all take place at the
| platform and amphitheater erected
for the national dedication exercises
at the foot of Snodgrass Hill, the fam
Gus Horse Shoe Ridge of Gen. Thorn
as battle.
The night of the 18th, in the tent
| provided for dedication purposes at
Chattanooga, the Army of the Cum
berland will hold it's reunion. The
tent seats 5000 and the platform 2,OOC
more. Upon the platform will be
seated the leading officials, both ma
tional and state, in attendance at
| Chattanooga and the leading veterans
of both armies, and the Society of the
Army Of the Tennessee in a body.
Gen. c. F, Manderson will be the or
/ from Lieut.. Gen. Schofield. Gen.
Dodge, president of the Society of the
Army Of the Tennessee Gen. Daniel
Butterfeld, Gen. Horace Porter, Gen.
j. H. Wilson, Col. Fred Grant and
| Father Sherman.
DEDICATED AT NOON.
| At noon of the 18th the Chickamauga
field will be dedicated, the vice presi-
dent of the United States presiding,
upon the invitation of Secretary La
mont. The orators will be Gen. John
M. Palmer and Gen. John B. Gordon,
both of the United States senate.
| The night of the 18th, In the tent at
Chattanooga, the veterans of Sher-
mans and Bragg's armies will hold
| public exercises, Gen. Granville M.
Dodge, president of the Society of the
Army Of the Tennessee, presiding. The
chief speeches will be by Gen. o. o.
Howard, Gen. Joseph Wheeler, of Ala
bama, and Gen. Willard Warner, of