San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-18
THE BLUE AND GRAY.
THE CHATTANOOGA IOKAMAUGA
PARK OPENING.

Will speak-Cost of the Great Ressr-
vation-cleveland and Staff
Will be There.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. lS.-Al-
though tomorrow is the day set for
the beginning Of the official cere-
monies OF the dedication of the
Chickamauga park, today will be
Of great interest to the many visit
ing veterans, who are here. The
Ohio monuments, fifty-five in
number, will be dedicated and
turned over to the United States
government. In the afternoon the
annual reunion of the society OF
the Army of the Cumberland will
be held with General Charles III.
Henderson, of Nebraska, as orator.
The largest battle Of modern
times! The greatest muster OF
old soldiers since the Civil War I!
These will be the double honor of
Chicamauga's field on the 18th
and goth, when the Chattanooga
and Chickamauga battlefield will
be dedicated as National mill
tary park. Congress enacted last
December that the dedication
should be a national affair, and
the prospects are that it will be
notable and memorable in many
ways. 1t is anticipated that as
many as 100000 persons will be
there, and preparations are max
ing to accommodate that number.
President Cleveland and all his
cabinet are expected to be present
and participate, together with the
justices of the Supreme court, com.
mittees of Congress, both House
and Senate, the acknowledgement
of the army and large body OF
regular troops, the ranking admit
raj Of the navy, the governors OF
nineteen different states, with
their stats, and attachments OF
local militia, and the survivors of
the several armies, Union and Con-
federate, that were engaged in the
Chickamauga and Chattanooga
campaigns thirty-two years ago.
The states to be represented by
their governors in person are Mas
sachusetts, Rhode Island, Connec-
ticut, Vermont, New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indi-
ana, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennes-
see, South Carolina, Alabama,
Georgia and Louisiana. Fully 70
per cent of the veterans OF the G.
A. R., which has been in session in
Louisville, will find their way to
the dedication, and an equal pro-
portion of the Sons OF Veterans
will come hither after their battle
field encampment at Knoxville.
The yeaSly meeting Of the army Of
the Cumberland has been called to
assemble at Chickamauga on the
anniversary Of the battle, and the
army of the Tennessee will meet in
Cincinnati and go in body to the
dedication.
On September 10, there will be a
grand parade of veterans, North
and South, dedication OF the Chick
amaugua section Of the park and
exercises at Snodgrass Hill, to be
opened by Secretary Lamont. The
orators will be General John III.
Palmer, of Illinois (Union), and
General John B. Gorden, of Geor-
gia (Confederate.) At s o'clock in
the evening, at Chattanooga, the
exercises will be conducted by the
Society of the Army Of the Tonnes
see (Union), and the Army OF the
Tennessee (Confederate), General
Granville NJ. Dodge, presiding. The
orators will be General o. o. How
ard (Union) and General Joseph
Wheeler, of Alabama (Confederate)
On September 20 the dedicatory
exercises of the Chattanooga sec
ton of the park will begin at noon
at Chattanooga. The orators will
be General Charles III. Grosvenor,
of Ohio, (Union) and General Will
liam III. Bate, OF Tennessee, (Con-
federate). At 3 p. M, at Chatta-
nooga, exercises will be conducted
by veterans of the Army Of the Po-
tomac (Union) and the Army OF
Northern Virginia (Confederate),
General Ed G. Walthall, OF Missis.
sippi, (Confederate) presiding. The
orators will be Gen. o. Smith and
Governor William G. Oates, Of AL
ALBANIA. General w. S. Rosecrans,
who commanded the union forces
at Chickamauga, is in California,
too ill and feeble to bear the jour-
ney to Chattanooga. Gen. James
B. Longstreet, who commanded
the Confederates, left wing at
Chickamauga, and General A. p.
Ctouart ono nf HE hr{oo1a corn-