Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-16
An Important Communication
 From the Executive.
CHlCKAMAUGA CELEBRATION
He Will Endeayor to Arrange Half Fare and Hotel Rates-Roster of Alabama
 Troops

tdpe May, today gave the press the fol- lowing communication:
 To the Confederate soldiers from Alabama who participated in the battles of Chicka- mauga and Missionary Ridge:
 On the 18th and goth days of Septem- ber-the thirty-second anniversary of the battles of Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge-there will be grand meeting on these fields and at Chattanooga of the soldiers who participated in these bat ties on the Union and Confederate sides The occasion is the dedication of a na- tional park covering these fields. An act of congress provides for the work and for the erection of monuments marking the most important points. The fields are beautified and traversed by roads and stree and will ever be maintained by the United States government as of great historic importance.
 l will endeayor to make arrangements with the railroads for half fare rates and with the hotels for accommodations at Chattanooga at reasonable rates for board and lodging for all of the old sol tiers who will attend from this state. Below Is roster of all the commands from this state known to have partici- pated in the battles. l also give list of the names of al least one man, so far as | can recollect, from all of the commands
 
 battles. Those named and all others who participated and desire to attend the ded- fcation are requested to send their names and postoffice address to Maj. w. J. Vai- den, my private secretary.
 Deas' Brigade.
 Nineteenth Alabama, Col Samuel K McSpadden.
 TWenty-seco nd Alabama, Lieut.. Col, John Weeden and Capt. Harry T. Toul- min.
 Twenty-fifth labama, Col. George D. Johnston.
 Thirty-ninth Alabama, Col Whitfield Clark.
 Fiftieth Alabama, Col. J. G. Coltart Seventeenth Alabama, battalion sharp shooters, Capt. James F. Nabers. 8 Dents battery, Capt. s. H. Dent. sF
 Manigault's Brigade.
 Twenty-fourth Alabama Col N. N. Davis commanding; Twenty-eighthaAla bama, Col John c. Reid commanding; Thirty-fourth Alabama, Maj John N. Slaughter commanding; Waters bat tery, Lieut. Charles w. Watkins.
 Woods Brigade.
 Sixteenth Alabama, Maj. John H. Me Gauhy and Capt. Frederick A. Ashford commanding; Thirty-third Alabama, Col. Samuel Adams commanding; Forty-ffth Alabama, Col. E. B. Bredlove command ing; Eighteenth Alabama battalion, Maj. John II. Gibson and Col. Samuel Adams commanding; Semple'S Alabama battery, Capt. Henry c. Semple.
 Helm's Brigade.
 Forty-first Alabama, Col. Martin L. Stansel commanding.
 Adams Brigade.
 Thirty-second Alabama, Maj. John c. Kimbell commanding.
 Ector's Brigade.
 Stones battalion of sharpshooters Maj. T. O. Stone commanding.
 Bates Brigade.
 Fifty-eighth Alabama, Gel. Bushrod Jones commanding; Eufaula Artillery, Capt. Mcdonald Oliver commanding.
 Clayton's Brigade.
 Eighteenth Alabama, Col J. T. Holtz- claw commanding; Lieut.-Col. R. F. Inge commanding; Maj. r. F. Hunley commanding; Thirty-six Alabama, Col. Lewis T. Woodruff commanding; Thir- ty-eighth Alabama, Col. A. R. Lankford commanding.
 Gracie's Brigade.
 Forty-third Alabama, Col. Young M. Moody commanding; First Alabama bat talion, Lieut.-Col. John H. Holt com manding; Capt. George w. Huguley com manding; Second Alabama battalion, Lieut.-Col Boiling Hall, Jr Capt. w. D. Walden; Third Alabama battalion, Maj. John W. A. Sanford commanding; Fourth Alabama battalion, Maj John D. MeLennan commanding.
 Reserve Artillery.
 Kolbs battery. Capt R. F. Kolb com manding; Lumsden's battery, James F. Lumsden commanding; Garrity's bat tery Capt James Garrity commanding; Fowler's battery, Capt William H. Fow- Ter commanding.
 Laws Brigade.
 Fourth Alabama, Col. Pinkney D. Bowles commanding; Fifteenth Alabama, Col. William c. Oates, commanding; Forty-fourth Alabama, Col. William F. Perry commanding; Forty-seventh Ala bama, Maj. James M. Campbell com manding; Forty-eighth Alabama, Lieut. Col. William M. Hardwick commanding.
 Cavalry.
 First Alabama, Lieut.-Col. D. T. Bla- key commanding; Third Alabama, Lieut. Col. T. H. Mauldin, commanding; Eff ty-first Alabama, Lieut.-Col. M. l.. Kirk patrick commanding; Fourth Alabama Col. J. M. Hambrick commanding; Ma lone's regiment, Col. J. c. Malone, Jr.. commanding
 Known to Have Been Participants. Capt. s. H. Dent, Eufaula; Capt Will liam Richardson, Huntsville; Capt. J. w. Grayson, Gurley; Col. s. K. McSpadden John w. A. Sanford, Montgomery; Capt H. T. Toulmin, Mobile; Lieut.. Col. R. H. Goldthwaite, Montgomery; Col. John c. Ried, Selma; Col. M. l.. Stansel, Carroll ton; Col. P. D. Bowles, Evergreen; Lieut. Col. w. M. Hardwick Hardwicksburg; Rev. D. B. Waddell Meridian. Miss; Capt. J. w. Stokes, Abbeville; Hon. Mims Walker, Faunsdale; Dr. Henry Bethaa, Faunsdale; Capt. Barton Dixon, Dixon; Lieut.. Charles Davis, Courtland; Col w. r. Perry, Bowling Green. Ky; Lieut.. L. A. Morgan, Uniontown; Capt. James A. Moore, Marion; Capt. Harry Mosley, Marion; Capt. w. J. Miner. tas I hope the state will be we'll repre- sented. VIM. c. OATES.
 A Small Freight Wreck. e1g. Ten freight cars were wrecked this morning early between the Louisville and ashvill,<lepot and yards near this city. They were turned topsy-turyey and were broken and badly twisted. No one was hurt and the wreck was soon cleared away. The track was apparent ly in perfect condition, and the belief is that bolt or something of the sort broke, causing one of the cars to topple and it pulled the others after It.
 Surveying the Electric Route. Tie survey of the proposed electric railroad from Chehaw to Tuskegee was