Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1895-09-21
|NNENTSDEDICATED
thousands Attend the
.,c,ses on Chickamauga
battlefield.
liars Are Camping Where
They camped Over Thir-
ty Years Ago.
. park One of the Largest,
10 Not the Largest, in
the World.

.,r,yooaA, Tenn, Sept. 18.-Peo-
a,vs been pouring into this region
y ss thick and fast as they did 33
I sgo. But they are not all men
lime and they are not armed,
IN some of the old veterans, both
~ North and Of the South, are at
N their old army regimentals.
n a these old fellows have their
,,,nd children with them, and they
bean looking over the battlefield
~ they fought so fiercely. No one
ever know the number Of people
have come here from all parts of
North and South. The visitors were
bus along from Sherman Heights to
far end of Chickamauga. All the
sls inns. taverns and boarding
h,S are full and thousands are
hying where they camped on the
M Of Sept. II, 1868. The exercises
n confined to the dedication of the
lous state monuments and the formal
ming over Of them to the national
rnment. The states that dedi-
: M their monuments are: Illinois,
b, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
iiana, Massachusetts and Missouri.
hese exercises all took place at the
torn and amphitheater erected for
national dedication exercises at the
Of Snodgrass Hill, the famous
fs Shoe Ridge of General Thomas
Die.
IL Is q Great Park.
he park is Of unusual dimensions.
extends, with its approaches, from
erman Heights, in Tennessee, six
s north of Chattanooga, to Glass
in Georgia, a distance of % miles.
broad boulevard between these two
pts sowned in fee simple by the
FTrment as part of the park, and full
psdlction over this, over the 10 square
PES Of the Chickamauga field and owe,
ny miles besides of old approaches,
been ceded to the government by
States Of Tennessee and Georgia.
Y central drive runs, for eight miles,
lg Bragg's line of battle on the crest
customary Ridge. 1t passes along
nonts OF Sherman's army, Thomas
my Of the Cumberland and the army
VA Hooker. 1t overlooks all the
ae nelds about Chattanooga, includ-
Lookout Mountain, and runs for IL
= through the center of the fighting
und OF the three days battle of
.1amauga. Of the territory over
ca jurisdiction has been ceded to the
l'so States for park purposes, 10
~ square has been already purchased
angle block on the Chickamauga
ine Fields VIII Be Restored.
Is the intention of the park com.
aOn 70 restore the fields as
Ey S possible to their con-
Euaa ~ the time of the battle, to close
- NV roads and reopen and improve
used IN the battles and over which
aiss moved to and from the fields.
anes OF battle have all been ascer-
w aad a vast amount of work to.
\ - permanently marking them has
80, soae. This is accomplished by
,ca - and guide tablets, which point
n aay ~ % and explain the movements
n y every portion of the lines.
. lsss y !, = no distinction in the prepara-
M sne tablets between Union and
nms.. e.a1e forces, nor in any other de-
s aa0a Oh the work Of establishing
ssn saa !. = there any difference. The
\ tha " mark with historical accu.
~ - II. ,iuentlcal ground of engage.
ii i, wnich occurred on these fields.
/ W.. present an object lesson in ac-
,ntad 'ucn as 10 other nation has at.
N. @ Besides the historical tablets
4 s ~ oy the government the
e erecting monuments to marx
nj, 0s'sion of Their Troops.
8 winch led, has IS monuments
Min slanlte - markers for minor posi-
nts y piace. h Minnesota has five monu.
hesa ! .us nsf Two organizations, and two
,ted Nd tbe most costly of any vet
and h, massachusetts, has a fine gran
Is !, ronze ~ monument on Orchard
numan.a : n1.anattanooga. Indiana has 81
n. ", In course of erection: Nil
sou,; wisconsin 10; Michigan IL:
Cd. s,s one !, Confederate and four
nsrlsu, IT, al these states have numer-
nonas NM Kansas has three excel
aents to her one reGimant