The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-09-27
HEROES HONORED.
CHICKAMAUGA'S BATTLEFIELD
VISITED BY THOUSANDS.
Erected to the Memory OF Their Slain
The National Park Dedicated with
Very Impressive Ceremony. =.

''As AhhPhp'FANt >thtHOhNs
II was 30 years ago that n three
days battle--onc of the most sanguin-
AIRY of the rebclliOn--was fought on
the now historic battlefield of Chicka-
manga. Thousands of heroes were
slain and now their living comrades are
doing honor to their memories by
erecting numerous and beautiful mon
uments upon the spots where they
fought for their country. The United
States has secured "a large amount of
territory comprising the battlefield
and the states of Michigan, OHIO, Hi
nois. Indiana. Minnesota and other
states OF the heroes slain have erected
the monuments and given them into
the keeping of the government.
The city of Chattanooga was filed
with thousands of old veterans of both
the north aud the south and thousands
of other visitors on the occasion of the
dedications and n grand reunion of the
blue and the gray was held. The
first of the series of dedicatory services
was conducted by those representing
the state of Michigan. On Snodgrass
hill, where was esta blished the head
quarters of Gen. Geo. III. Thomas, 1.-THE
rock of Chickamauga, some of the
hardest fighting of the three days oc-
Cured and il was here that many of
the sons of Michigan shed their life
blood for their beloved country. A
large multitude gathered here when
the simple ceremonies, of the dedica-
ton were held. Capt. C. +. Belknap,
chairman of the Michigan commission
called the gathering to order, and
after prayer by Rev. Washington Gard
Mr.. Belknap made the formal pre-
sentation to Gov. Rich who gave very
pleasing address and then presented
the monuments to Gen. j. :. Fullerton
as the representative of the national
Chickamauga park commission. After
Gen. Fullerton had responded Col.
Henry NJ. Dufiield delivered an address
descriptive of the battles of Chicka-
manga, Lookout Mountain and Mis-
sionary Ridge and the heroic part
which the Michigan troops took in them
GOV. Rich and the Michigan commits
sion then visited the various Michigan
monuments which are as follows:
Ninth Michigan infantry. on the ridge over
looking McFJrand's gap. the scene OF tho bat
tic sunday. sept %. near where the regiment
formed line checking the right wing rout.
Eleventh infantry. Snodgrass hill, where des-
perate ughting occurred
Twenty-secOnl infantry, Snodgrass hill. to
the right OF the Eleventh, where the regiment
lost 81, men In q desperate encounter.
Thirteenth infantry, in the open neld in front
OF the y iniard house whore tho regiment lost
lO6 men, september ~, 1881
Twenty-hrst infantry, near the base Of Lyttlc
hi whore the regiment lost 100 men Sept. 20,
and the scene or Cen Lyttles death.
Tenth infantry. AT the base OF Orchard Knob,
scene OF the battle OF Chattanooga, Nov. 49,.
Second cavalry. at the Glen house.
ourth cavalry, on the site of Jays mill, on
the Reeds bridge road where the desperate
hghting OF september 10 and ~ took p ace.
Battery a, LOOMS battery, near Lafayette
road, where. sept q. the battery lost lts COM
mander, ~ men, s. horses and i've guns.
Battery ID, Church battery. near the Poe
house. the scene OF its hardest lighting Sept
-. and where the battery suffered heavily
Engineersand Mechanics, in the customhouse
lot IN Chattanooga, facing Lookout Mountain.
This regiment reformed Important service and
much OF the credit OF the final victory OF the
union army there Is given them.
There are, in addition 10 the II monuments,
~ granite shafts three feet high, marking sub
ordinate positions OF the various Michigan
commands during the battle
The veterans of Ohio took pos session
of Snodgrass hill as soon as those from
Michigan had finished. General John
Beatty. president of the Ohio commits
sion, presided. Bishop Joyce offered
prayer and Gen. Charles II. Grosvenor
addressed the gathering. Short adj
dresses were then made by Ex-Governor
Campbell, who was governor at the
time the commission was created, Hon.
j. ). Gill ana Hon. j. :. McElroy. Gen.
Aquilla Wiley made a short address
formally turning the monuments over
to Gov. Mckinley, who in turn trans
ferred them TO the national govern
ment Gov. Mckinley dwelt upon the
deeds of the Buckeye boys Brief adj
1raCGnG vs.nr ,,naAa he How ~
jackson. Col Watson and Frederick
Wondell. members OF the commission.
Several thousand people, principally
from Illinois or those who had served
i'm Illinois regiments, were present to
witness the ceremonies at their monu-
ments. Col. II. ). Reeves, president
of the Illinois commission, called the
meeting TO order. Prayer was offered
after which Gov. Altgeld was intro
duccd and made his address turning
the monuments over to the govern
ment. Responses were made by Col.
Smith ID. Atkins and Col. j. G.. Everest.
Illinois monuments were dedicated on
the site where Widow Glcnn's house
stood during the battle.
The exercises attending upon the
transfer of the Indiana monuments to
the government took place at Lyttle
hill, so-called in memory of the death
Gen. Lyttle. Gen. VI. c. Hunter pre-
sided and Hon. u. X. Mcconnell made
the address placing the monuments in
the hands of Gov. Claude Matthews,
who transferred them to the govern
mcnt. Gen. Lew Wallace and Gen.
!. n. Walker. commandcr-in-chief of
the G.. A. r., spoke and the ceremonies
closed with a salute fired by several
regiments of the Indiana militia.
Massachusetts, monuments were ded-
icated at Knob Hill. The ceremonies
were simple and impressive, Gov. +. L.
Grecnhalge presiding.
The Chickamauga National park is one OF the
most notable In existence. 10 extends from
Sh rman Heights, Tenn, 10 Glass Mills. Ca, n
distance OF - miles and when completed will
contain l6 square miles Ohio has % mopu-
ments. Indiana "a. illinois 33, Michigan IL. Wis
consn .. Min lcsota 3. Missouri =. kansas 3.
Massachusetts, |, u. ;. regulars q Besides
these New Yor will erect ~ Pennsylvania ~.
Tennessee and Connecticut , About 800 his
torical tablets are already In place aud other
tab.ots, giving locality and distance. number
:OL Each battery engaged is being marked nv
at least two guns. and $50 guns are mounted In
lighting positions OF the batteries and 400 guns
are now on the ground ready for mounting.
The ninth national encampment of
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