Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-20

happy. and harmonious people. That per
feet union has now been estabiished 10y
the services which you laid at the iee'
OF our common country" $1,000
At this point. the heat being INTENSE
Governor Morton felt compelled 10 re-
tire. and his departure. accompanied py
his imposing and numerous STAN was
taken by many of the audience 10 MEAN
the completion Of the programme i"e
consequence was that the exercises weie
abruptIy and somewhat Unexpectedly
brought to n close. The occasion. now
ever. despite the intense heat ana inc
immense crowd in attendance passed OH
without single unpleasant feature OF
incident.
General Granville NJ. Dodge. president
NJ the Society of the Army OF Tennessee
presided over the reunion or the SUI
yiyors OF the army Of that name, VINO
served In either the Union or the Coi,-
federate ranks which closed the proceeu
ings of the first day Of the dedication Vi
the Chickamauga and Chattanooga iva"
tional Park 49,
II was held I'm the large tent In the city,
which would be an ideal place Tor eN-
erclses OF this kind, but for the fact that
n IS located alongside the railroad-yaru'
and the putting and shrieking OF swltch-
engines is too often the only sounu 'i'a'
can be heard twenty feet from the pi'-
form.
GENERAL HOWARD.
The first speaker was Genera, o. ".
Howard. the one-armed Christian soldier
who said nj,
"My last visit, comrades. to the helo
of Gettysburg inculcated tnorOusn ~ %,
vival OF all the details OF the eyem ms q.
the greatest battle of the war. ana crahs,
ed my attitude. II not my conviclion oi
right. towards the Confederates VINO
fought us. ,,s ,ace
while Sickles was leaning, supported by
his crutches. against an enormous loch,
when i said something concernlng, s a,@
demands OF duty. General ! l9ngsmeet an M
guided by the light within us. l have trie1
ain along To stand firm to my convietipm oi
duty according 10 the light l nave nau:
~ have lately compared notes win
prominent Confederate leader. ana louilu
that we have come together. nncon-
sciously no doubt. Here is where we now
agree. The war was nee9,sils;; - SiovarS
was the cause OF division. IT was ne
cessary that IL should be completely root
cd out. ,,- -, cod wont far be-
xond the projects of men in Its destruc-
lion. Everything in our poiiticai method,
in all parts of the country is not YET an
right. There are balot.st1Lllflss 'n hrihs e
M, elections. there is cheating In iegisia-
Hon there is selfishness In great monopo-
lies and there are political dangers, put
;hp Fundamental institutions remain 10
us-namely. church or set Of churches'
whore every man il free to worship Zoo,
according TO the dictates or his conscience,
school or set OF schools aueo wen es o
tabIished. and free TO every chiiu anu
AN American home. which, In It's purity
anl simplicity, cannot De uipdsStu ps
the home Of any other people on me
globe. ,ouo, arm our ne.
culiar institutions; they constitute the hu-
cleus from which radiate untold Diessinss
and almost lmitless streams OF uevelOp
ment. All American volunteers OF the
whole land will preserve them.
General Howard was followed by Con-
grpssma ~ General Joseph Wheeler OF
Alabama who was described by General
Henderson last night az that able ana
alert and constantly harassing cavalry
commander. late Of the Confederacy, now
of the United States"
GENERAL WHEELER'S REMARKS.
General Joseph Wheeler. the weil-known
Confederate cavalry leader. opened MS
remarks with patriotic prelude stdtHhs
that the vast assemblage was gathereu
together TO commemorate anu hoho'
American valor, and TO make clear the
fact that soldiers who once fought each
other in deadly battle were now one
peopIe. with one interest. one nag one
country. and one ambition. To the Ola
soldiers Of his command he paid warm
tribute. First, to his early companions
i'm arms, the Nineteenth Alabama IN
fantry. and next, to his cavalry.
OF the latter he said: Always braveiy
leading the van when the army advanced,
and always with excellent skill ana
courage forming the rear-guard In every
retrogradc movement Frequently en-
gaging the opposing cavalry, ana al"dys
with credit to our arms. sometimes on
a quccessful raid destroying the Federal
wagon-trains. lines of communication, anu
depots Of stores; sometimes nghtins us
mounted i'm our infantry-line or battle
sometimes assaulting works held by
strong lines OF infantry. and sometimes
holding positions against the most terrible
assaults of Federal infantry columns anu
lines Of battle To these brave soldiers
who for a third of a century have always
been in my thoughts, for whom my near.
is f1led with love and gratitude. men
whose courage and fortitude l nave al
wavs aided and revered. to them / beg
! now TO express my thanks, my adfnira-
| ton. and love.
"The 400 Confederates who fell upon
| the field of Chickamauga,' he said, hau
been rapidly followed by their comrades
who escaped death in that terrible battie'
more than half Of whom were now at
the 'bivouac of the dead.
Passing 20 the special feature assigned
10 him. the grouping together OF the
more notable events connected with the
history of the Army of Tennessee, he
said:
zone of the striking features In the
history Of the Army OF Tennessee, ana
| that section of our country when pe-
came the field of its operations, Is the
rather singular fact that although Nir-
ginLa in the East, and Missouri In the
! West. were the scenes of active opera
tions. and were occupied by large armies
! early in che summer OF 1861, the expanse
! of territory, some 400 miles In width,
comprising the States OF Kentucky and
Tennessee. and lying between Virginia
| and North Carolina on the east, and
| bounded by the Mississippi on the west.
escaped being the seat of actual war until
nearly a year later
He then traced in detail all the events
leading up TO the battle of Chickamauga.
OF that engagement he said: THE battle
Of Chickamauga very distinctly marks a
turning point In the great question Oh
warfare, which involves the policy OF
aggressive and defensive tactics. Up tC
and including the battle Of Chickamauga
the notable successes Of the Army oil
Tennessee were achieved by bold and de
termined attacks on the opposing armies
This was the policy generally; 1t was the
policy at Berryville. at Murfreesboro'. anc
most certainly was the policy at Chicka
manga. and marked new era; an'
from that time the Confederate policy