The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-16

OIL lis comprehensive plan was the con-
ception of General Boynton, not the his
torian of the National commission His
public suggestion to make Chicamauga
a national park was taken up by the so
ciety OF the Army Of The Cumberland and
his first plan was TO effect this through
joint memorial association OF Union and
confederate veterans with the idea of Sc
curing state assistance. A memorial as
ISOLATION was organized and chartered,
but before it began operations he per-
fected a plan for a national commission
acting under the supervision of the Secre-
tary OF war. He wrote hill which is
the present law, placed it i'll the hands
OF General Grosvenor, Of Ohio, who intro
quced 1t IN the House of Representatives.
Many members of the House took an i'm
mediate and strong interest in the meas
in one or the other of the armies at the
battle of Chattanooga. Before it was
called up universal support had been Sc
cured for 1t and it passed both houses by
unanimous consent. 1t provided for the
purchase of seven thousand. six hundred
acres of the Chicamauga field, and for
the equal participation of both sides in
the marking of the lines and the erection
of monuments. All subsequent appropri-
atoms, now aggregating 1000, have
also passed without opposition.
Secretary Proctor took great interest
in the matter and appointed commission
under which the park is being established
Senator Elkins gave the project energetic
support and through the last two years
while the immediate work has took final
shape, Secretary Lamont has rendered
constant and most energetic assistance.
The national commission consists of
General j. S. Fullerton, chairman; Cen
eral A. T. Stewart, representing the Con-
federate side: Major Frank q. Smith.
Second artillery, secretary, and General
H. v. Boynton, historian. General Full
lerton. by order of the secretary of war.
has charge of all arrangements for the
dedication.
The official dedication under the aus
piceS of Congress and the secretary of
war, will occupy the 18th and 10Th in
ter which will be attended by most of the
the whole day OF the 18th and the even
ings Of the 18th, 10Th and 10th.
State documents.
The dedications of state monuments
will occur mainly on the 18th. Michigan,
her governor presiding, will lead off at
Snodgrass hill at a. M Ohio with an
elaborate programme, will follow at
noon al the same place, and Minnesota
at o'clock. These exercises will all
take place at the platform and amphi-
theatre erected for the national dedica-
ton exercises at the foot of Snodgrass
hill. the famous horse shoe ridge of
General Thomas battle. The dedica-
ton of Illinois monuments, the COVER
nor presiding, win take place at Lyttle
hill. on the afternoon OF the 18th. In
diana will be upon the field in great
force for the dedication of her monu-
ments, the quartermaSter of the state
having sent SIX hundred tents to accom-
modate the governors party ana tne
veterans who are to attend from that
state The Missouri dedication will oc-
cur on the Goth at Bragg's headquarters
on Missionary Ridge The hours for Wis
consn and Pennsylvania depend upon
the closing work on theiesmonuments.
Army of the Cumberland.
The night of the 18th in the tent pro-
vided for dedication purpcs,es at Chatta--
nooga, the army Of the Cumberland will
have its reunion. The tent seats 5000,
and the platform, 1000 more. Upon the
platform will be seated the leading Off
Gals, both national and state, in attend
ance at Chattanooga, and the leading
veterans of both armies and the society
of the army of the Tennessee in body.
General c. F. Henderson will be the
orator and there will be brief speeches
from Acknowledgement Schofeld, Cen
eral Dodge, president of the army OF the
Tennessee; General Daniel BufterheId,
General Horace Porter, General J. H.
Wilson: Colonel Fred Grant ana Sena-
At noon Of the 10Th the Chickamauga
field will be dedicated, the vice-presi-
upon the invitation of Secretary La
mont.
Palmer and General John b Gordon,
both of the United States senate.
O The night of the 10Th in the tent at
Chattanooga, the. veterans Of sherman,s
and Braggs armies VIII ,, nold puo ncd e1-
president of the society of the army of
the Tennessee presiding:
The chief speeches will be by 1 Gsne aIaI
Of Alabama and, General Willard Warner
u During URN the forenoon of the goth, there
will be a parade and review, in wh len
all organized military bodies and the
kV At noon noon the dedication of the chatta-
nooga fields will take place in the tent,
the speakers being General "a enarles d.
tiyes. and General VIM. H. Bate. Of the
Senate.