The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-19
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disabled, six men being shot Of eeve,

desperate hours maintained the regi-
| mental colors in the afternoon Of Sun
day, September 20.
How it all comes back to us now.
| The arrival here at 2:30 o'clock of Van
derveer's brigade, marching from Kel-
lyis field to the rear Of Smiths guns
already posted here, with cartridge
| boxes nearly exhausted in the enga ge-
| ment there, the hasty forma ton of our
lines under the eyes of George H Thorn
as, who recognized in US one of his Mil
/ Springs regiments and in the Ninth
| Ohio another, our replacement of the
Twe1ty-first Ohio, whose ammunition
had been entirely expended. the imme-
| date attack by the enemy's fresh
| troops, the desperate contest ard re-
| pulse of the assault, only to be renewed
| and repulsed again and again, the eager
| hunt for cartridges in the boxes Of the
dead and wounded during the inter-
| walls. the fortunate capture of a half
empty ammunition wagon in our rear
| about O'Clock and the hurried distribu-
| ton Of the few boxes Of cartridges a
| part Of the Thirty-fifth Ohio on our
right and some to the Eighty-seventh
| Indiana on our left, the almost success
| full attempt by the enemy 10 break the
| line Of the Ninth Ohio, defeated by a
center rush, led and inspired by Thorn
\ DIS himself, the capture OI three TSSi-
| ments on Vanderveer's right by the
| enemy about sunset, the unsuccessful
attempt by the enemy to envelope our
brigade little later, defeated by the
prompt action of the Thirty-fifth Ohio.
and the final subsistence of the conflict
and the retirement Of the enemy.
Then our night march TO Rossville,
a few hours rest on the bare open
ground, and the daybreak inspection
which accounted for every man who
had entered the engagement two days
before. and on which our brigade COM
mander based the statement in his Off
cial report, which you may now read IN
letters Of imperishable bronze on this
monument:
:" Tt is a notable fact that the Sec
ond Minnesota regiment had not sing
lie man among the missing or stra ggler
during the two days engagement
"a proud record, indeed, for any regi-
ment, and one that was we'll earned
by ours through many months Of SOL
dierly training and discipline.
Probably nowhere in all the battles
of the war were the steadfastness and
Conference of the regiments more severe
ly tested than in this wilderness field
of Chickamagua.
On this other tablet we read the
names of the forty-two comrades of our
regiment who were killed on this field
and who now sleep in the unknown
graves in the soldiers cemetry at Chat
tanooga. Faithful even unto death, it
was theirs to perish in the line Of duty,
while we survive to return after these
many years to recall their brave deeds
and to honor their patriotic services
Let US admonish our children and tn cir
children as they shall visit this place
in the coming years, that from the con-
temptation of these monumental struc-
lures and historic inscriptions they may
learn and appreciate through what suf-
fering and sacrifice the union was pre-
served in its time of peril, and has been
perpetuated to bless them and their
posterity forever. May they also find
here inspira ton to noble and patriotic
service and be ready to render II when
ever required. as it may be from them
as 1t was of us in our day.
Most of US were vigorous Young
fellows in the days of 1863 All Of us
are old men now in the days of 1895. and
there remain but a few years of active
life now to any of US. 1 am reminded
that Thomas, Brannan, Vanderveer.
NanCleve, George, Davis and many 9TH
ers, all participants and survivors Of
the conflict here, have already been
out of HE. I believe that
We have been generally better citizens
for having been soldiers, and I know
nothing but good of any Of you; but
whatever our lives may have been for
the past thirty years. and whatever
they may be hereafter, one thing stands /,
assured-your children or mine may say |
with pride of his father: He was at |
under the colors of the |
Second Minnesota regiment
THE state of Minnesota had by the |
census of 1860 less than $4,000 souls |
whiting its limits. of whom less than |
$4,000 were males of military age. She |
placed in the union army during the |
war more than $4,000 soldiers, SUPPRESS |
ing at the same time an Indian out |
break at home. which commenced in /
1862 and lasted for three years, |
and which in the magnitude of it's pro- /
portions and in the savage cruelty of !
its marauderS has no parallel in Amer
lean history. The state has honored it,
self in concentrating as ii has by /
these handsome structures the services |
of the only regiment and the only bat
terry that bore its name on this field. as
il had previously done at Gettysburg
as to her first regiment.
1T only remains for me- as president |
Of the Minnesota monument commits
sioners. and speaking for the people of
that noble state. to place these COM
pleted monuments i'm the perpetual care
Of the honorable secretary of war and
Of the National Military Park COM
nissioners. In doing this I must graf e-
fully acknowledge the scrupulous care
they have taken to verify the several
sites occupied by them and the i1istor-
ical accuracy of all the inscriptions
borne by them
And as 1 view today the progress
made in the past three years in trans
forming these square miles of wilder
ness into a magnificently illustra tive
page OF American history, open and IN
to all the world am gratified
as a citizen of these United States that
the work has been by congress COM
nitted to competent and appreciative
men. representing as they do both the
great armies who here contended, and
that they have been 20 generously sup
ported in it."
Cincinnati. Sep. IS.-After being en-
tertained here since last Sunday, the
members of the society OF the Army OF
the Tennessee left on a special train
ct 1870 for Chattanooga The party
including survivors Of the union army
rs well as the sons of Grant, Sherrne
and other generals The members re-
paired 10 the sleepers after the ban
luet and were thus ready for the early
start They attend the joint reunion
II Chattanooga tomorrow night OF the
Union and confederate armies OF the
Tennessee, at which leading survivors
IF both armies will be speakers. The
'eunion with the CcnfederateS is antic-
patei with great expectations by all
n the party.
IN BARNUM'S OLD TENT.
Chattanooga. Tenn. Sep 1s-1t &
doubtful If p T. BarnUm in his palm
est days ever saw such crowd az his