Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-21
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ON HISTORIC GROUND.
Preparations Complete for Dedicating the
Park at Chicka amnmgR.

| CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept 16.-
Nearly third of a century ago the
battlefield of Gettysburg was dedi-
Gated as Il national cemetery. On that
occasion President Lincoln de-
livered an address which was
recognized as the philosophy, in brief,
of the great struggle then impend-
ing between the north and south. In
this address, in words long since his
toric, he formulated the doctrine that
this nation under God shall have
new birth of freedom. and that govern
ment of the people, by the people, for
the people, shall not perish from the
earth"
On Thursday and Friday of this week
the Chiclamauga and Chattanooga
National Military park will be dedi-
Gated with ceremonies no less imposing
than those at Gettysburg, made
memora BILE by Mr.. Lincoln's pres
ence. The time chosen has es-
pecial appropriateness, in that it will
be the thirty-second anniversary of the
fercely contested battle of Chicka-
mauga, in many respects one of the
most decisive of the war, and one in
WHlCn AueTlCdu anu endurance
were shown to greatest advantage.
The vice president of the United
States will preside. The secretary of
war and general of the army will by
their presence lend official dignity to
the occasion. Others present will in
| clude all, or nearly all of the sur
viving federal and confederate lead
ers who participated in the battle
Among these are ex-senator Man
derson, of Nebraska; Gen. IA. " Boyn-
ton, of Washington city; Gen. Dodge,
Iowa; Gems. Horace Porter and
Daniel Butterfield, of New York; Gen.
Georgia; Gen. Wheeler, of Alabama;
Senator Bate, of Tennessee; ex-Sena-
tor Walthall, of Mississippi; Gov.
Roach, of Alabama, and Gen. o. o.
Howard (retired), of the regular army.
The gala day will be September 20.
Vice President Stevenson, the cabinet
and Gen. Schofield will review the line
of march, which will be participated
In by the regular troops from
| Camp Lamont and the numerous mill
tary organizations from the different
states. Among the events of dedica-
tion week will be the reunion of the
army of the Cumberland, the army of
the Potomac, union army of Tennes-
see, Bragg's army of Tennessee and
Longstreets corps.
The following states will have their
monuments ready for dedication week:
Minnesota, Massachusetts, Missouri,
Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Accommodations have been prepared
for 10000 visitors, an average of one
guest to every man, woman and child
in the city. The governors of the fol-
lowing states have notified the ma
tional commission they will be here,
with their full staffs:
Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut Florida,
Georgia, Illinois. Indiana Kansas Louisiana,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mssis-
sippi Missouri, Montana, Nebraska New Jer-
sey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania Rhode
Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont,
West Virginia, Wisconsin and North Caro-
lima
The Chickamauga and Chattanooga park
embraces the entire battlefield of Chicka-
mauga and the approaches The arena within
the legal limits of the park is about Is square
miles. The approaches in the vicinity of Chick
amauga are mainly roads over which the armies
tanooga lie mainly along the lines OF battle.
| Those over Lookout mountain cross Hooker's
battlefield and lie near Walthalls while the
crest road along Missionary Ridge follows
| Braggs line OF battle in front of Gen. Thomas
army of the Cumberland and Gen. Shermans
army of the Tennessee
! Nearly all those approaches, as well as the
roads within the park, have been rebuilt by the
| government in the most solid manner Two
OF the number, the crest and state
road, are constructed on 50-foot right
of way The scenery along a part OF this
| military boulevard is such as will give the
drive a national reputation. When to these
remarkable charms Of valleys, city, river and
Bald mountain Il comprehensive and distant
| view of the battlehelds of Lookout Mountain,
| Orchard Knob and Missionary Ridge is added
| this drive becomes one that is without par
| allel
The government has acquired the site OF
| Braggs headquarters on Missionary Ridge and
about three acres surrounding it. Among other
! purchases which 1t has made in that vicinity
| il that of Orchard Knob This was the head
quarters OF Grant, Thomas and Granger during
the battle Of Missionary Ridge 1t is an
! isolated knoll about six cres in extent The
confederate works and those erected after the
union forces captured it are still we'll defined,
and the general appearance of the knoll re-
| mains unchanged.
The only natural feature existing at the time
| OF the light which has been changed is the un-
! derbrush, which it has been found necessary to
| cut out in order to bring the line of battle into
view and to show the topography of the field.
| AS result of this work carriages can now
| drive in all directions through the great for
ests and along the various lines Of battle.