The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-27
iOES' MEMORIALS.
AT CHICKA-
MAUGA DEDICATED.
Michigan, Wisconsin,. Ohio and Indiana
Present Their Tributes to the Mon who
Fought for the North to the National
Park Committee.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 19.-At
early dawn the tens of thousands of
people in this region, natives and vis-
itors, began to prepare for the first of
the battlefield festivities, and by sun
rise hundreds were on the streets,
while before o'clock every thorough
fare in the city was thronged. Some
OF the conservatives say that there
are not over $4,000 strangers here, but
others place the number at 100000 or
more. The people began to move
towards Chickamauga early, and until
trains and electric cars were jammed,
but there were no blockades.
1he FIRST event of the day was the
dedication of the Michigan state mon
uments at Snodgrass Hill, point ut
which there was probably more hard
fighting during the battle than on any
part of the field Governor John I.
Rich, with his staff and the members
OF the park commission arrived at the
hill few minutes after Q O'clock.
Chairman G. E. Belknap, president of
the Michigan commission, in u brief
done by the commissioner, called the
duced Governor Rich, who spoke
briefly of the Michigan troops Col
onel Henry M. Dutfield of Detroit re-
sponded. When he had finished there
was music by military band, after
which the benediction was said
The monuments of Wisconsin were
turned over to the government at IL
o'clock. The exercises were presided
over by Colonel W. w. Watkins. chair
man OF the state commission.
The veterans of Ohio took possession
of Snodgrass Hill as soon as those
fro1n Michigan had finished General
John Beatty, president of the Ohio
commission, presided, and Bishop
Ioyce invoked the blessing. Follow
ing the prayer General Charles a.
Grosvenor addressed the gathering
Short addresses weresthen made by
Ex-Governor Campbell and others, and
Governor Mckinley then transferred
them to the national government.
The Illinois monuments were dedi-
Gated on the site where Widow Glenn's
house stood during the battle, a few
hundred yards southeast of the fam
Gus ''bloody pond" 1t was o'clock
when Governor Altgeld and his party
arrived. Several thousand people,
pElnclPally from limos Or IhOSc VINO
had servedfin Illinois regiments, were
there to witness the ceremonies.
The exercises attendant upon the
transfer OF the Indiana monuments to
the government took place at Lyttle
Hill, as the ridge south of the Dyer
house Is called, in memory of General
Lytt]e, who was killed there. Cen
eral M. G. Hunter was master of cere-
monies The exercises were opened
by prayer by the Rev. Dr. Lucas at .
o'clock. ID. R. Mcconnell made the
address, turning the monuments over
to Governor Claude Matthews, who re-
,sponded fittingly. General Lew Wal
lace and Colonel I. N. Walker COM
nander-in-chief of the G. A. R., spoke.
The. exercises were concluded with a
salute fired by the regiments Of the
Indiana militia that were present.
The Army of the Cumberland held
the first session of its reunion at the
court house at o'clock. General
James Morgan of Illinois, the first vice
president, presided ir the absence Of
the president, General w. S. Rose
Grams. 1t was purely business ses-
sion, the work consisting of hearing
reports of the officers and commit
fix