The evening times., 1895-09-18
Famous Battles Fought on the
Grounds Dedicated To-day.
STRENGTH OF THE ARMIES
States Represented and Men Who
Helped TO Win the Decisive Vic
tories OF 1S63-LOOEout Mountain,
Missionary Ridge and Chickamauga.
Members of Park Commission.


Frank G. Smith, Second United States Ar
tillery, commissioner and secretary, with
Gen. H. v. Boynton, assistant in historical
work With commissioners OF States who
had troops In the battles of Chickamauga
Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge
they have for years been engaged Indicating
the positions of regiments and batteries or
those fields. Gen. Stewart is the representa-
i've OF the Confederate soldiers. By direc
tion Of the Secretary Of War Gen. j. s. Fuller
ton, chairman of the park commission, was
designated as grand marshal of the ceremo
MES of the dedication.
As the result of careful study by the ma.
tionaI commission the fighting lines OF all
divisions and brigades on each side have
been ascertained with sufficient accu
racy TO justify the erection OF historical
tablets for the organizations which were
Engaged.
The national commission has a pernia-
nentiy marked location, agreed upon with
the State commissioners, and to-day it is
the most comprehensive aud extended mill
tary objcct-lesson in the world
The central drive, from the southern
limits of ChickamaUga field tn the north
end of Missionary Ridge is twenty miles
IN length. All of it passes through OF
overiooks the heavy fighting ground about
Chicknnauga and Chattanooga. On the
Union side two corps from the Army OF the
Potomac. four divisions from the Army
of the Tennessee and the Army of the Cum
berland were engaged in the battles of
Chickamauga and Chattanooga. and on t,-s
other the Confederate Army of Tennessee,
with reinforcements from East Tennessee
TROOPS IN THE BATTLE.
The battle OF Chickamauga was fought
by tue Army of the Cumberland, which had
at the battiethe Fourteenth corps tThonias'). }.
the Twenty-first (Crittenden), the Reserve
(Granger,, and the cavalry corps tR. b.
Mitchell. Army headquarters were at
Stevens Gap tie evening ofSepteniber 3th;
at the Lee mansion, era wford Springs
(now Chickaniauga) the morning ofseptem
Der 16th and were moved tn Widow
Genn's about noon of Saturday, the 10th.
They remained at the latter point until
the Union center was pierced and its right
forced back, tpward noon of Sunday, the
Goth. Gen. Rosecrans. who commanded
the Federal army at the battle, being cut
ceeded to Chattanooga During the af-
ternoon Gen. Thomas comnan nded the troops
on the field. with headquarters at the
Snodgrass House.
The different commanders of divisions
composing the Army of the Cumberland at
the battle were:
Fourteenth Army Corps Maj. Gen
George II Thomas, with Gen. Absalom
Baird (now one of washin gton's promi-
nent cItizens), commanding the first divis-
ion of the Fourteenth Corps; Maj. Gen.
James 8. Negley. the second division; Brig
Gen John NJ. Brannan the third division;
Mai. Gen. Joseph ]. Reynolds, the fourth
division
Twentieth Army Corps-MaJ. Gen. Alex
andcr Med. McCook, commanding; Brig.
Gen. jefferson C. Davis, the first divis-
ion; Brig Gen. Richard w johnson, the
second division, and Maj. Gen. Philip II.
Sheridan, the third division.
Twenty-first Corps-Maj. Gen. Thomas
L. Crittenden, commanding; first division.
Brig Gen Thomas ] wood; second divis-
ion, Mai Gen. John NJ. Palmer. third divis-
ion. Brig, Gen Horatio P. Van Cleve.
Reserve Corps-Maj. Gen. Gordon Gran
ger; first division, Brig. Gen. James B.
Steedman; second division, Col. Daniel
McCook.
Cavalry Corps-Brig. Gen. Robert B.
Mitchell. commanding: first division, Col.
E. NJ. McCook; second division, Brig. Gen.
George Crook.
STATES REPRESENTED.
The Federal Army consisted of organiza-
tons from the following States:
Indiana, 81; Illinois, 33; Kansas. 1;
Kentucky, II; Michigan, g.; Minnesota, 2;
Missouri, 8; Ohio, 55; Pennsylvania, 6;
Tennessee, 2; United States, 8; Wisconsin, 8.
In addition tn the b,ve eful.organizations,
Indiana and Illinois had each three regi-
ments' of mounted infantry and Ohio had
one battalion Vt sharpshooters.
The army of Gen. Bragg, whocummanded
the Confederates engaged in this battle, had
troops from the following States:
Alabama, SO; Arkansas, 16; Confederate
Regulars, 8; Florida, 6; Georgia, "a; Ken
lucky, 8; louisiana, g; Mississippi, 21;
Missouri, 2; North Carolina, 8; South Carolina,
8; Tennessee, So; Texas, 13; Virginia, 8.
Also, in addition to the above, Alabama
had Z battalions of infantry, Georgia 4,
Louisinan 1, Mississippi 3, South Caro-
lima and Tennessee 8, and West Virginia
had four full companies in one Of the
Virginia infantry regiments included above
md numerous representatives in the other
of each of the regiments from
Virginia. Alabama had 2 companies of
cavalry, Georgia 1, Louisiana 2, Mis-
'lssippi and Tennessee 2.
The gallant stand made by Gen. George
q. Thomas at Shodgrass gave him the
'oubriquet, 1.-THE rock of Chickamauga."
Thomas, as history shows, saved Rose
rams army and made the victory at Chat
anooga possible.
Gen. Bragg's army at the battle Of Chick
imauga consisted of Polk's, Hills, Buck
ler's, Longstreets (Hood's) and Walkers
reserve) corps OF infantry and Wheeler's
md Forests CORPS of cavalry. For the
econd days fight it. was divided into two
wings, Gen. Polk' commanding the right |
md Gen. Longstreet the left.
OPENING OF THE BATTLE.
The battle of Chickamauga was unex-
'ectetlly opened by the Union troops, which
" night march from McLemore's Cove |
ad reached the vicinity Of Jays Mills |
nd attacked a portion OF Forests cavalry, |
which had arrived at that point from |
Ilexander's Bridge.
Rosecran's army took positions around |
and Bragg, following. oc-
upied Missiona.y Ridge, which he strongly |
fortified.
Gen. ROsecrans was succeeded October 10 |
o the command of the Army of the |
by Gen. Thomas. Gen. Grant |
vas assigned to the Military Division of the |
iississippi, comprising the Depa rtments |
( Ohio. the Cumberland and the Tennessee, |
)ctohef 16, 1868. He arrived at Chatta
e23dandassumedcon
Gen. Grant set about at once to reor |
anize Rosecfans defeated army. Intrech-
nents around the town were thrown up