The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-28
~CHICKAMAUGA FIELD.
A Day Spent In Defeating State
Monuments.
Chattanooga, From Which All the
Proceedings Rsdlate, GrsndIy Dec
grated In Honor of the SIe-
morable Event.

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there will be great discomfort in at
tending the dedication of the park,
Otherwise there is nothing to suggest
in the way of a change or addition tC
the preparations for the reception and
entertainment of the host of visitors.
The decorations are not only profuse,
but are beautiful and elegant, cover
ing the entire city.
The arrangements made to take care
of the crowd, numbering many thou
sands, have enabled the whole multi
tude to find quarters without seeming
to exhaust or even OvertaX the re
sources of the city.
The principal event of the morning
was the arrival of Gov. Mckinley and
party from Knoxville.
lookout Inn is headquarters for the
Official visitors, Vice-President Steven
son. the members of the congressional
and many of the governors of the
states and state commissions are quar-
tered there.
The day preliminary to the formal
dedication of the Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National park vas de-
voted largely to the exercises in con
ncction with the dedication of state
monuments erected at various parts
within the park. Owing to the abb
aence of Secretary Lamont, the monu-
ments were presented in each in
stance to Gen. Fullerton, president of
the National Park commission.
Gov. Woodbury. and staff, of Yer
mont, reached here after stopping in
Knoxville to attend the Son of Veter-
ans reunion at that point. There
was a reunion of the members of the
famous Wilder bridge on the battle
field. where they went into camp near
Wilder's monument. Members of
other various organizations held meet
ings in the city and in the park during
the day.
Michigan led off in the pleasing and
patriotic service, the commission occu-
pying for that purpose the platform
on SnodgrasS hill. on which the gen.
eral dedication exercises will take
place. The monuments and mark
ers erected upon the battlefield
of Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Mis-
s~ionary Ridge and Orchard Knob
were presented to Gov. Rich by Capt.
and ex-Congressman C. E. Belknap,
president of the State Park commits
sion. The Michigan organizations talk
ing part in the campaigns and battles
were the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh,
Thirteenth, Twenty-first and Twenty
second regiments of infantry; Second
and Fourth cavalry; First Engineers
and Mechanics and Batteries A and d
First light artillery. Capt. Belknap
described the locations of the several
monuments and makers and said:
LAS the grand work of the park pro-
crosses Michigan will be known not
only at Chickamauga, but at Wau-
hatchie, Browns Ferry, Chattanooga,
Orchard Knob. Lookout Mountain and
Missionary Ridge. Although 1.5O0 of
Michigan's son gave up their lives in
these campaigns and battles, yet the
monuments are not mortuary affairs,
but monuments to liberty and to civil
i%zation, not to create a feeling of sad
ness, but a thrill of patriotism and of
love to the soldier who fought for his
country"
After Gov. Rich had accepted the
monuments on behalf of the state,
Gen. Henry NJ. Duffield, of Detroit.
who commanded the Ninth regiment
in til" war, delivered an eloquent ora
tiOn.
The monuments were then turned
over To Gen. Fullerton, and with
prayer by Rev. Washington Gardner,
secretary of state, the exercises ended.
The Ohio dedication followed under
direction of Gen. John Beatty, presi-
dent of the board of commissioners.
This was the most elaborate and nOta- |
bic event of the day. Bishop Joyce, of
the Methodist church, offered PRAYER
and addresses were made by Gen.
Charles ii. GrnsvenOr, Ex-Governor
James Z. Campbell and Gen. Aquilla
Wiley, who turned the monument over
to Gov. Mckinley. and he in turn to
Gen. Fullerton.
Members and officers of the state
commission also spoke. Gov. Camp
bells address was largely a eulogy on
Gen. Eera Fsndeventer. a fellow towns
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battle.
Illinois dedicated her monuments at
the Widow Glenn's house, which was
Thomas headquarters. The address
was delivered by Gov. Altgeld.
A distinguished gathering marked
the dedication of the Indiana monu-
ments at the camp established near
Cave Springs. Besides Gov. Claude
the occasion presented as
speaker: The soldier-author, Gen.
Lew Wallace; Col. |. n. Walker, the
newly-elccted conmander-in chief of
the G. A. R; Gen. j. k. Carnahan, and
Judge ID. B. MCDOWELL, of the Ninth
Indiana infantry.
kelly's field was occupied by the
Wisconsin people, near which stands
regiment of that state. Rev. Jackson
Webster. chaplain of the Tenth
Wisconsin, opened with prayer. Adj
were made by Gov. W. II. Up
ham, eX-Gov. Hoard, w. W. Watkins,
md others.
The Missouri and Pennsylvania COM
had decided to dedicate their
or some of them, but found
that they were incomplete. The Penn
monuments are in the shape
IF bronze panels, which it is the in
to bolt to the rocks on the
face of Lookout mountain. The Penn
ceremony has been postponed