The morning times., 1895-09-19
GIVEN UP TO VETERANS
Old Comrades Meet on Chicka-
mauga's Historic Fields.
MONUMENT TO GEN. BOYNTON
Ex-GOv. Campbell Says Ohio VIII Erect
1t on the Battle-Ground-Gen SchO-
field and Others Make Addresses
at the Army of the Cumberla nd's
Reunion.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. t.1S.-Tbequarter
centennial reunion of the Society of the
Army of the Cumberland. meeting in con-
junction with the dedication of the Chicka-
mauga and Chattanooga National Park,
vas held TO o-night in the monster tent erected
to accommodate the several gatherings of
the week.
It's ample folds covered a cuncourse of
about 10, ,OOO people, 1000 of whom were
on the stage. This portion of the gathering
comprised public, national, and State Of
ficials and survivors of the late war frum
both armies to an extent seldom, IL ever,
=qualed.
Vice President Stevenson and ex-S peaker
Charles F. Crisp headed a delegation of a
score or more Senators and Representatives.
Four members of the Cabinet represented
the administration. The governors of
nearly score of States, with their gaily
attired staffs, added to the military char
acter Of the occasion.
Lieut.. Gen. Schofield, commanding the
armies of the United States. saw his old
comrades in arms and many OF his former
antagonists for the last time prior to his
retirement from active service.
Great leaders of the Union army were
present in the persons of their sons, Col.
Fred D. Grant and Rev. Father Thomas
E Sherman. IL was an historic assem-.
blage, and gave the key to the orator
of the occasion-a new era in the history
of the country.
HERO OF THREE WARS.
{pt tb. al Of
aged president of the society. Gen. W. S.
Rosecrans, who seeks the breezes of the
Pacific coast TO strengthen his declining
days, was the even more venerable Gen.
j. d. Morgan, of Quincy, Ill, the hero OF
three wars.
He called the vast assemblage to order,
and the proceedings were begun by the
singing of patriotic hymn by the Arion
GIee Club. Hon. George W. Ochs, mayor
of the city, then welcomed the society to
Chattanooga.
In responding 10 his honor, Gen II. V.
Bnynton, corresponding secretary of the
society and q member of the national park
commission, expressed thanks for the
cordial welcome the beauty of its Ian
guage, strength of its friendship, and
fervor OF its patriotism.
Gen. James D. Morgan welcomed the
Confederates present in few well-chosen
words, and the annual address was de
Iivered by Senator Mandcrson, of Ne
braska.
Another song by the glee club succeeded
the applause which followed Gen. Mander-
sons peroration and preceded addresses by
Lieut.. Gen. schofield, and Secretary Her
bert.
MONUMENT To 30 oYNToN.
Forty members of the Second Minnesota
Regiment, under command of Col. j. W.
Bishop, escorted the members of the State
commission TO the field, and this afternoon
joined reunion of the brigade with which
they served in Brannan's division.
Besides the Second Minnesota, there were
the Nineteenth Ohio, Col. Kammeriing;
Eighty-seventh Indiana, Col. Hammond: and
Thirty-fifth Ohio, Col. Il. V. Boynton.
Speeches were made by Col. Bishop, ex-
Gov. Campbell, and others.
In the course of his speech ex-Gov. Camp
bell stated that Ohio intended TO erect a
statue of Gen. n. V. Boynton at the top of
Snodgrass Hill.
1t is said here that the citizens of Chat
tJHOOEd nave pldtlil
of a tablet in the park expressing their ap-
probation of Gen. Boynton's services in
connection with the enterprise.
iov. Mckinley drove to Snodgrass Hill on
Chickamauga battlefield to-day accom-
panied by Mrs. Mckinley and Hon. and Mrs.
Il. Clay Evans. They were escorted by
the swell Cleveland Greys. on gorgeously
caparisoned steeds, who rode in front and
at the sides of the carriage.
STEVENSON MADE A SPEECH.
Superintendent of the Park. Vice Pres
ident Stevenson, accompanied by Mrs
John NJ. Palmer, Congressman Avery and
T. E. Benedict, Congressional Printer.
drove from Lookout Mountain this morn
ing across the beautiful Chattanooga Val
ley road to Chickamauga Park. The party
attended tie Illinois monument dedica'
ton. The Vice President unexpectedly
made a brief address, which was applauded
reunion of Confederates was held al
the Brotherhood house, address be
ing delivered by Trox Bankston, editor
of the Ringgold New South, Capt. John
H. Reecc, Rome, Ga; and Major E. j.
Dodson, Chattanooga.
Six division commanders of the Federal
armies at Chattanooga are going over
the old fields together. namely: WOODS
Baird, Reynolds, Stanley, Palmer and
johnson. Signal guns will announce the
moving of the procession at Fort Wood
on the day of the military parade. This
fortification took its name from General
Thomas j. Wood, of Dayton, Ohio.
Col. Eugene Paine, of Iowa City, is
lying seriously ill at the hotel. He
was overcome by the heat at Louisville
but recovered sufficiently to come here
and was apparently all right until last
night, when he had relapse.