The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19

imposing features OF the situa.F nod
they come upon guns everywbss,o
Inc. Steel observation towesa oath
above the forests at yarions atsl,
Command views of the theater pp.sstion
The Chickamauga field l. atk
dbtted with State monuments a,esdy
government tablets, and whila u uau The
oae-half of the number to ho ~. Over
have yet been provided, the lines l y
tire days engagements are reaS;Iu !As
lowed. Ohio, which led, has ii X To-
mnnts and Is granite markers e.. aiOnq
tons in place. Minnesota has %ar
monuments to her two organization. a't
two of these are the most costly ~ aug
vet erected. Massachusetts has y sy
granite and bronze monument on 0rSI uae
Knob. Indiana has 81 monument I'i y
course of erection; Illinois, 80; wilson
sin, 10; Michigan, IL; Missouri I coa
federate and Union, and all these Sto,u.
have numerous markers. Kansas Ses
three excellent monuments to her o oas
regiment. Pennsylvania is wO,ti~s
theoretically under large apprOprigtiors
and Tennessee is preparing contracts f., /
four large memorial monuments, ono ~
which is to Federal soldiers. New YAK
is preparing to erect costly and impOsins
memorials on the Chattanooga 6plds
All of them onuments, except those II
Montana. are of granite and brOn,a
Those of that State are of Bedford lima
stone.
The park project and many details o
its comprehensive plan We're the conceO.
ton of Gen. Ii. V. Boynton, now the his.
torian of the National commission. His
public suggestion to make Chickamaugs
National park was taken up by the
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
and his first plan was to accomplish Ii
through a joint memorial association Of
Union and Confederate veterans with
the idea of securing State assistance
| A memorial association was organized
and chartered. but before it began opera
lions he perfected plan for NatiOna
commission, acting under the superyisiO
| of the secretary of war. He wrote
bill, which is the present law, placed
in the hands of General Grosvenor
Ohio, who introduced it in the house Q
representatives. Many members Of III
house and senate took an immediate il
terest in the measure, notably thirty
those who served in one or the 9th,
armies about Chattanooga. Before
was called up universal support had be-
secured for it and it passed both hOus
by unanimous consent. 1t provided I
the purchase of 1900 acres of the Chick
manga field and for the equal particir
| ton of both sides in marking of the lin
and the erection of monuments.
subsequent appropriations, now aggregi
ing $150,000, have also passed withc
opposition.
Secretary Proctor took great inter,
| in the matter and appointed the comm
sion under which the park is being est;
lished.
Senator Elkins gave the project en-
| getic support and through the last t
years, while the immense work has bt
taking final shape, Secretary Lamont
received constant and most energetic
sistance.
The National commission consists
| General Fullerton, Gen. NJ. B. Stewi
representing the Confederate side; Ma
Frank Smith. Second artillery, secrets
and Gen. H. V. Boynton, historian.
General Fullerton, by order of the
rotary of war, has charge of all arrai
ments for the dedication. The OH
dedication. under the auspices Of
gress and the secretary of war, will
cupy the 10Th and Goth inst, but e.
cises of q general character, which
be attended by most of the officials
are to arrive, will occupy the whole
of the 18th and the evenings of the l
10Th and Goth. The dedication of 5
| ptc will nonI1r iOlU IN tho I
Michigan, her governor presiding,
lead off at Snodgrass hill at y a. IN.
h Ohio, with an elaborate program,
follow at noon at the same place,
Minnesota at 2 o'clock.
These exercises will all take plac
the platform and amphitheater ere
for the National dedication exercise
the foot of Snodgrass hill, the fan
Horseshoe ridge of General Thomas
tie. .....
The dedication of Illinois monumt
the governor presiding, will take I
at Lyle hill the afternoon of the 1Stl
Indiana will be upon the field in G
force for the dedication of her m
ments, the quartermaster of the
having sent 600 tents to accommo
the governors party and the vete
who are to attend from that State.
Missouri dedication will occur on
Goth. The hours for Wisconsin del
on the closing work on it's monument!
| On the night of the 18th, in the
provided for dedication purposes
Chattanooga, the army of the Cum
land will hold it's reunion. The
seats 5000 and the platform 1000 n
Upon the PLATFORM will be seated the
ing officers in attendance at Chattan,
and the leading veterans of both ar
and the society of the army of Tenne
in body. Addresses will be deliv
by a number of famous officers.
At noon on the 10Th the Chickamf
field will be dedicated the vice presi
of the United States presiding, upon
invitation of Secretary Lamont.
orators will be Gen. John NJ. Pa,
! and Gen. John B. Gordon, both of
United States senate.
On the night of the 18th the vete
of Grants and Sherman's armies
hold a reception. The chief spec
will be by Gen. o. o. Howard, Gen.
Wheeler of Alabama and Gen. Wi
Warner of Chattanooga.
| During the forenoon of the Goth t
will be a parade and a review in w
all the organized military bodies and
governors of States will take part.
At noon the dedication of the Chi
nooga field will take place in the II
the speakers being General GrosvenC
the house of Representatives and Ger
Bate of the senate. On the night OF
Goth the exercises in the tents will
conducted by the veterans of Hool
and Longstreet's forces, Gen. e.
Walthall presiding. Among the sp
ers are Governor w. G. Oates of
bama; Gen: ]. II; Williamson Of