Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-20

ing the left Of the assault of the Army
OF the Cumberland, from portions Of the
park. Congress has also authorized the
adding to the park Of Rockers and
Walthal's battle ground on Lookout.
The government already owns the roads
to and over Lookout mountain, Hooker's
field, to Wauhatchie on Longstreet's
field. The park and it's approaches
therefore embraces or overlooEs the field
OF five days of general battle between
great armies and three days of minor
engagements, namely: Chickamauga,
Orchard Knob, Lookout mountain and
Missionary Ridge, Browns Ferry and
Wauhatchie.
The Fields Will BE Restored.
It is the intention of the park COM
mission to restore the fields as
nearly as possible to their con-
dition at the time Of the battle, to close
all new roads and O 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 ascer-
tanned and a vast amount Of work to-
wards permanently marking them has
been done. This is accomplished BY
historical 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
anne Of their respective commanders
and their statfs on the field and the COM
manders OF all regiments and batteries.
Full historicsl text on each tablet sets
forth the details Of movement at each
point.
No Distinctions Are Made,
There is no distinction in the prepara-
ton of the tablets between Union and
Confederate forces, nor in any other de-
partment Of the work Of establishing
the park is there any difference. The
design is to mark with historical accu-
racy the identical ground of engage
ments which occurred Oh these fields,
and thus present an object lesson in &C
tual war such as no other nation has at
tempted.
Besides the historical tablets which
are prepared by the government the
states are erecting monuments to mark
the position Of their troops. Already
nearly 5000, 900 has been appropriated
by states which had troops here, and all
OF the states but two Of the 70 which
were represented in the battles have
commissioners at work locating posi-
tons for monuments.
Batteries Are ounte
Over 400 guns Of the batteries used
on these fields have been obtained from
the arsenals and 100 have already been
mounted upon iron gun carriages of the
war, and set up to mark the exact posi-
ton Of the batteries of each side in the
battle. Eventually the whole 400 guns
will be in position. Visitors find this
II Of the most imposing features Of the
restoration, as they come upon batteries
OF real guns at every prominent point on
the lines. <;teel observation towers
rising above the forests at various COM
manding positions afford views of the
entire theater of battle. C~hickamauga
is already thickly dotted with state
monuments, ana While not over hall OF
those which are to be erected have vet
been provided the lines of the three
days Of engagements are readily fol-
lowed.
Ohio, which led, has 50 monuments
and 90 granite markers for minor posi-
tions in place.
Minnesota Has Five Monuments
to her two organizations, and two of