The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-08-28
CHICKAMAUGA'S FIELD.
Arrangements for The Dedication Of this
Historic Park.

The grandest gathering Of soldiers
of the North and South since the war
will occur next month at the formal
dedication Of the Chicamauga and
Chattanooga military park. Not only
are the old war veterans interested in
the event, but the national govern
ment has taken hold Of the matter with
a spirited energy which promises to
make the ceremonies of deep interest.
September 19 and 20 are the days
set for the celebration. 1t has been
estimated that about 100000 visitors
will make the journey to East Tennes-
see to participate in or witness the
events which will bring together the
remnants of the armies who fought in
the bitterest battles of the war. One
railroad alone has already contracted
for the transportation Of 100000 Wis
itors. How Chattanooga can enter
tain this avalanche of humanity is a
problem which its citizens have been
striving to solve for months past.
Fully rs per cent. of those who at
tend the national cncampment Of the
G.. A. R., at Louisville on September
II, and the same proportion Of those
at the encampment of the Sons Of Vet
Grams, at Knoxville, a few days later
will go to Chattanooga.
There are peculiar features of the
celebration which will make the war
riors of the South and North meet on
terms of frmer affability than has
been the case at any similar celebra-
tion. For instance, the State Of Mis-
souri,, which had regiments Of infan-
try and artillery on both the Union
and Confederate sides at Chicamauga,
made an appropriation Of $4,000 some
time ago for the erection of monu-
ments on the battlefield commemora-
tive Of the deeds of both her Confed-
crate and Union sons. The appropri-
alton has been spent impartially by
the State commission, and the monu-
mcnts are now ready for the formal
dedication. Kentucky and Tennessee
also had troops in both armies.
The National Government has also
made departure which will further
cement the general good feeling. 1t
has had built eight monuments to
eight generals who were killed in the
Chicamauga fights. Four Of these are
for Confederate generals and the other
four for Union generals.
The monuments are triangular py-
ramids Of eight-inch shells, ten feet in
height. A tablet on each gives the
name, rank and army Of the dead hero.
The Confederate generals so honored
are Brig. g.-Gen. Benjamin Hardin
Helm, Col. Peyton Fl. Colquitt, Brig
Gen. James Deschler and Brig. Gen.
Preston Smith. The Union officers
honored are Col. Philemon P. Bald
win, Col. Hans G. Heg, Col. Edward
A. King and Brig. Gen. William H.
Lytie.
The lines of earth works used by
the contending armies have been
found and are now being carefully re-
stored so that they will look exactly
as they did in the September campaign
Of thirty-years ago. The National
Government has also had built nine
monuments representing the nine or
CARNATIONS Of regular troops in the
battles. These monuments have been
erected on the spots where the differ
ent commands were situated and the
eight monuments to the generals have
been placed where the gallant soldiers
fell in battle.
When all the plara of the various
States have been carried out it will be
possible to gain an accurate and de-
tailed idea of the fight. In all, more
than 500 monuments and hundreds Of
small tablets will be erected and each
will be inscribed with the history of
what it commentaries. The tablets
will all be placed on the spots occu-
pied by the respective regiments COM
memorated, the whole presenting an
accurate picture Of the battle.
The dedicatory exercises will be the
termination of five years work on the
part Of the Government in the making
Of this military park. Originally
s125,OOO was appropriated by Con-
gress for the purchase Of the land, the
park comprising 1000 acres. Tennes-
see and Georgia also ceded to the
Government the control of the roads
connecting the different fields Of bat
tie. They form delightful drives, run
ing through allthe battle fields.
Every State in the Union will be
represented at the celebration. Twen-
ty-eight States, both Southern and
Union, had military organizations in
the Chicamaugua battles, and there
has been considerable rivalry among
them to make the greatest showing
with monuments and tablets. Ohio
heads the list with forty-fve monu-
mcnts at total cost Of s35, 900. New
York made an appropriation OF $751;
000 of which eS3 nm ia Tn he s-nnt