Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-10-28

waited heavenward from the north or the south;
every loving and tender ministration Mt the dy-
| ing soldiers side; every agonizing throb in
woman's heart or burning tear on devoted wo-
mans cheek-all were contributions to the up
! building of loftier American manhood for the
! future defense OF American freedom.
And now, by the authority OF the American
| congress and the executive department OF tho
| government; in the presence OF these survivors
OF the great struggle; in the midst Of this his
toro woodland whose leaves were reddened
| with heroic blood and whose giant oaks still
bear upon their shivered trunks the visible
! track OF shot and she'll by these flowing foun-
! tains whose Aystal waters symbolic the puri
| ty OF purpose which convenes us in the presence
| OF all these witnesses, and in the name OF this
! great republic and its people we set apart, as
the American Mecca, and consecrate for all
! time. this immortal battle-ground. made forever
| glorious by American valor.
Gen. Gordon's thrilling close was the
signal for an outburst of applause last
ing several minutes, during which
there were calls for Mckinley and Nor
ton. These were mingled with cries
| for Longstreet, and that old veteran
was introduced by Vice President Ste
venson. Before he began, however,
Gen. Gordon again claimed the atten-
ton of the crowd. Holding aloft his
hand, he said
| / have here button drenched with blood,
! taken from the coat of the poet-soldier Gen.
Lytle, author of the well-known lines begin
ming: II am dying Egypl, dying who fell on
| this immortal field. IL was cut from his coat
! by c. c. LINDSAY, color bearer of the Tenth
| Mississippi regiment, who authorizes me to
present it to any friend of that hero who will
accept it and cherish it and hand it down to
| poSterity.
Turning to Attorney General Har-
mon, resident of Cincinn att, which
was Gen. Lytle's home, Gen. Gordon
presented it to him. Subsequently
Gen. Harmon was told that Gen.
Lytle's nephew, the son of his sister,
was present, and Mr.. Harmon sent the
precious relic to him. This incident
having been closed, Gen. Longstreet
mode short address. He said:
Iappeal to my comrades in gray and their
| sons to lock shields with the blue and their
sons, to prevent any further occupation by
| Great Britain in Venezuela and resist any fur
ther amercement by England of Nicaragua, and
| in fairness to the president and his able Secre-
tary of the navy, who fought with me at the
Wilderness in 1864, will say, had we been fully
prepared that British gunboat would never
have landed at Corinto. There is a useful les
son in the occurrence. Strengthen the navy
and army, look to the ornaments of our war
| ships and render more efficient our sea coast
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is repeated, or any other invasion or encroach-
ment OF the Monroe doctrine is threatened, the
followers of Lee and Grant and the sons of the
veterans of the blue and gray will unfurl the
flag Of Washington, Lincoln, Grant and Lee in
the English channel and the Yankee huZza"
and the rebel yell" will reSound along the
| British coast
At this point, the heat being intense,
Gov. Morton felt compelled to retire
and his departure. accompanied by his
numerous staff, was taken by many of
the audience to mean the completion
of the programme. The consequence
was that the exercises were abruptly
brought to close.
Many reunions of regiments of old
veterans were planned for this occa-
sion and happy meetings have taken
place on the battlefield. Favorite spots
| for these gatherings were positions
held during the battle. Such an occa-
sion was the rallying of the Thirty-fifth
Ohio about Gen. H. w. Boynton, who
was it's first major, while photog-
rapher snapped his camera on the scene
at the summit of Snodgrass Hill
Loomis' Michigan battery met for the
twenty-third time and dedicated sep
arately, as regiment, their beautiful
shaft. A large number of Michigan
veterans witnessed the dedication of
the monument to the Michigan en-
gineers. Ex-Gov. Alger and Major Fox
made the principal addresses.
Gen. Granville M. Dodge, president
of the Society of the Army of the Ten
nessee, presided over the reunion of
the survivors of the army of that
name who served in either the Union
or Confederate ranks. The first speak
er was Gen. o. o. Howard, the one
armed Christian soldier. He was fol-
lowed by Gen. Joseph Wheeler, of Ala
bama. Gen. Willard Warner, of Chat
tanooga, was the next speaker, and he
was followed by Secretary Herbert.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 21.-The
proceedings of the third and last day of
the dedication of Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National Military park,
Judging from the crowd which
thronged the streets, were the most at
tractive of the series. There was moth
ing going on at the battlefield and
every ones attention was centered
upon the meetings in the city tent.
The procession formed on Market
street, the principal business thorough
fare of the city, and was characteristic
of the occasion. First came platoon
of police and then the United States
troops, foot and artillery, in camp at
Chickamauga park, under command of
Col. Poland. These numbered about
1,200 men. Then came the Capital City
Guards, of Georgia. This troop was
followed by the national guard of Ten
neSSee.
Ohio's representation in the process
sion was the most striking portion. At
its head rode Gov. Mckinley and his
entire staff in full Uniform. The ap-
pearance of the governor was greeted
with cheers along the entire route of
march and he was kept busy dofting
his hat in acknowledgment of his
hearty reception. Besides the Four
teenth regiment of Ohio national
guards, Gov Mckinley had in his com