The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15


the noid. Gen Rosecrans retaining pos
$, ssion of CHATTANOOGA, the objective
point 81 the campaign. Gen. ltcsecrans
had In action thirty brigadcs of infantry
and thirty-thrcc batteries. aggregatihs
Sc 100 officers and men. Gen. Bragg had
thirtv-nye bDgadcs Of Infantry ten OF
cavalry. and about thirty batteries, as-
rsegating probably COO" men. The per-
centace OF mortality for the tiny OF fight
ing Is claimed 10 bee greater tnaf that In
amy other battle OF modern history.
mo deld ON which this battle was
fought Is about six miles long. north and
south. and atHttle more than two miles
wide This is ablut the size OF the ground
reserved for the park For twcnty-sevcn
years after the battle nothing was done
io mark the field The uaderbrush was
the same. and the forest derscr than
ever. for the trees when had been shot
down or shattered had healed and grown
aGain. stronger and taller thah ever. An
entcrpnsuc ma % started 'aWInlh l
.tl. nciphhorhood. but ne gave up the
business at the end Of "a month, with "a
largo assortment of ruined saws. For
,cars mo- sawmill man would dare touch e.
f,ier. of timber from the Chickamauea
battio-nold. for he never knew when the
.t,,th of his machines would plough into
ID shattered Common bah OF nest OF Hat
tened bullets. For that reason the tim
l,r has never been of use 10 man except
for relics.
The New York commission. composed
Of Gen Dan Buitcrncld and Coz. l. X.
sherman. has visited M field. and, win
other DISTINGUISHED New Workers, nave
cleared up some things that we're miTin-
dersto0d regarding the battle above the
clouds. IS was down at Waunttchi'. un-
ne Maintain. mat
Ionestroef. who had come all the way
from Virginia 90 help Bragg. discovered
in "a ni4ht attack that Fighting Joe Hook
Ter had arrived with biz section OF
the Army of The Potomac 90 Keep open
communication with ROsccrans in Chat
tau0oea ~ Hooker hadn't been there
AND Lorestrcet had taken Wauhatchie.
the army of ROsecrans might have been
starved olt The New Workers, on their
lrst s|t found not only The locality, but
the landmarks. The broad ten-acrc field
m which the divisions marshalled for rec
view looks as 10 did then The Cummings
house. n which Geary made his head
quarters still stands The old lOg house.
whore "a shell from Lookour struck and
scattered the stats Of Hooker and Gcary,
covering them with dirt. was found. on
Lookout. The Couielcratcs had a big gun
called Long Tom. Every day after SUN
rise that gun dropped good morning
underground shell among the New York
efs.
Further down. on spur OF the Rae
coon Mountains where SloCum was
guarding the railroad. the clusters OF log
huts which formed the regimental head
quarters arc siill iu existence. The Park
er house. where Hooker made his head
quarters is there. and old Mr.. Parker
SIM lives iu t. lie hal pair Of andirOns
mad. for Gen Hooker az She time of the
battle. and when bee learned who his
more recent New York visitors We're, Dee
So sisted on taking the irons out OF tile
fire. cooling ucm. and bestoNns tAtm
Upon Cen. Huttcrheld as a memento.
col Steemau commanded the shIrmish-
ers who lcl tho advance mp the mountain
side. During bis visit Doe pointed out Jne
point al which Gcary's division started up
fnc ascent. 10 was farther bach tnan hd-
boon supposed The start was made very
early iu the morning, ana ii began with
the crossing OF Lookout Greek. The adj
vance went directly Up the mountain. aad
NOT hv "a diagonal line. as most oi the his
t0rilus have it, Stesman SAYS Geary's
course was directly upward until the
head of his line reached tho palisades. or
The cliff which fringcs the mountain top
When The advance reached tine palisades
tAe whole column faced TO the lift. and
With the right resting AGAINST the loot
Of tine Cliff scrambled along The noun
tain side, over great b0uid-Is. down mo
deep raliros driving the Confederate
ui.kcts before them The lino of hattle
was preserved. and a march of four miles
was made. the CoufeGeratcs Iphune AID
falling back. There was "a neayy mist on
the mountain top and sides when Jhc
movement BEGAN. ID continued uufii midi