The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-19
But Under One Flag, a Reunited Host, the
Blue and the Gray lntermingIe.
THE NATIONAL PARK Ar CHICKAMAUGA.
1t ~ Dedicated 80 The Memory Of
Those whose PntriOtisIn and De-
sotion Let Them to Lay Down
Ghcir Lives in Defence OF Their
Convictions.

chattanooga, y Tenn, September ~
After an interval OF thirty-two years
IN" Blue and Gray to-day again met
around the crescent of SnOdgruSS Hin
ON the battlefield of Chickamauga. but
not as then amid the leadcn hail which
married those dreadful days OF 1868
hiitk ing tn" conflict the most disastrous
III ItS CauSuiticS to those concerning
winch history knows. Under one flag
It reunited host. devoted to the ad-
Nahceinent and prosperity of one com
mon country, tn" veteran focman oi Il
third OF century ago met to-day to ded-
!cate as National Park the ground
made sacred by the blood of the heroes
VINO fought at their side.
ms park Is one uf the most notable
III existence and unique in many re-
Sprcts II extends from Sherman
helshtS.m Tennessee. TO the Glass Mills
IN Georgia, distance OF twenty-five
miles. over all OF which. together with
necessary approaches the government
OF these States have ceded Jurisdiction
70 the tniiecd States. Al present the
government owns between ten and
eleven square milcS-G 500 acreS-ot
"n!ch 5000 ar" cleared of underbrnsh
IN IT'S work of marking the line Of
rattle anu the positions OF the troops
engaged IN the National Commission
mas been assisted by the commission.
"Is oi Twenty-Five States. including
an ol tn" Southern States. About 300
iarS" historical tablets are already in
p'ice ana other tablets giving the To-
cclltS ANA distance NUMBERING 3uu
cnch engaged being marked by al least
tN'" guns. ON" hundred and iifty guns
a." mounted IN IN" lighting positions Of
The batteries. ana 400 guns are on the
ground ready Tor mounting
ONO mas ~ monuments: Illinois 30:
minnesota, .. Indiana. b Micipan. II.
massachusetts. / Kansas 3. Missouri
- Nlsconsin,9, United States regulars.
Iher" nav" been authorized and
IN" commissioners are preparing to
erect as follows: New York 70 Penn
nylvania, Is. Connecticut, :; T.nnes-
rcc. (.
The exercises wer" held on an i'm
mems" stand built near the observation
tower on Snodgrass liill. the centre OF
ths deadly opening day conflict.
The gathering on the stage as TN.
cannon h"Sun booming, the announce
ment otthr beginning of the exercises
was one that was urOba bly, never
equally IN tn" country, and the gath
.llnS OF spectators was worthy Of il.
IheN numbered thousands who an
riauded their fuVuritcs us they up-
pearcd. Tn" most notable arrival and
reception AMI that which brought 10
E"th"i GOV Mckinley and GEN James
l-"nSstr""t. III" t"nf"dcrnt" general \
Nnlpu" pictur" was the greeting be
tween Coy Morton. of New York his
successor in the Nicr-P President chair.
Mr.. stevenson. There was Il cung,s-
tioH "i greatness ON tn" platform which
almost batilrd tn" best efforts of Gems
'uli"rtun and BoNntuu to relieve bur
lnally they Were all duly sci in order
ana u s"iubiancr uf quiet secured
Besides th" Federal officials iuclud-
inS Secretaries Herbert ana Smith.
POSTMASTER General Wilson. Attorney.
Gencial Harmon and the Cuugrcssm,n
present, thcr" wer" the following GOV
'ihOis al states some accompanied bN.
thcn stans ana the members OF tho
commissions from the several states
appointed I" act with the National
commission IN locating the monuments
ana markers.
W. c Oates, Of Alahama: W. K.
atkinson. of tico!lia: j. +. Altu.IJ az
iiHnoiS Claude Matthews. Of Indiana:
r. NJ Morrill,. of Kansas r. T. Green
hstIse. OF Massachusetts j. r. Rich of
Michigan; I: y. Huicomb. of Nebraska
g. L West. OF New Jersey: Levi p
Morton. OF New York: ". NJ. AicI<in-
ley OF Ohio, Peter Turnry. of T,nuas
see: Urban a Woodbury.. of Vernon,
and MCINTYRE. of Colorado.
Governors Morton and Hulcomb ar
rived her" this morning tn. former
JUST IN tim" 10 reach the Held and vii
ness the exercises.
Missouri. Florida and North caro-
IN" We're represented hy delegations Of
distinguished citizens. and to crown an
were IN" almost inuumcrable host of
Survivors of the battle who had come
10 nght II over again. ana to rejoice i'm
It's inal issue and who represented
heariy every state in the country Es
pcclaiiy noticeable were the veterans
VINO came here from Louisville. wear.
ing their g. a Il buttons.
Tie carly arrivals on the ground
wer" entertained by drlI Of Ho,.
terry T. Fourth Artillery. under. com.
inand of Captain Sidney TayIoI ana
bS battalion regimeutal drill. under
Colonel Poland. commanding Ca,np In.
mont Thes" "yolutiuus exhibited In
the spectators the new tuctics ana
leid movements suggested by no
Aoard OF Tactics nd Drill
Promptly al noon salute of forty.
iour gums announced the beginning Of
III" execution of tn" programme. sn
long arranged ana looked forward To-
Music by tn" band Of The Fourteenth
Regiment. in camp on the field. follow
ed. ana N subsequent intervals II
also was heard with delight
The address of Senator ana Gen
erai John NJ. Palmer. OF Illinois. and
Of Senator ana General John B Cor.
don, of Georgia. were preceded by the
Einging uf "America" by the audience.
snd followed DE Aud Lang Sync."
General j. Il. Fullerton. Chairman of
the National Park Commission. and
as such Secretary Lamont's represen.
tative charged with the duty OF di-
rlr1G h. a