The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-02
To All Comrades, Survivors of the
End Regiment and of the end Bat
terry Minnesota Volunteers.
ST. PAUL, July 20, 1895

OtOOANINIQS VI
and Chattanooga are to be dedicated
as national military park on the
thlrty-Second anniversary of the bat
, ties Of Chickamauga, Sept. 10 and 20,
1885
The monuments erected by the
state OF Minnesota in cOmmemoratiOn
I Of the patriotic services of those COM
radeS who there laid down their lives
and of those who survive, are to be I'M
yelled with appropriate ceremonies on
the 18th of September at which time
there will be reunion of the men of
your organization and of Van Dervere's
brigade, on the famous Horseshoe
Ridge near the Snodgrass House where
the brigade was engaged on the me-
IloTdoIe afternoon of Sunday, Sept.
20, 1868.
tbs hoped that every comrade who
can possibly do so will improve this
opportunity to revisit the battle field
ana to renew the associations that ali
have so warmly cherished during the
thirty years that have interviewed
since the close of our military service.
Arrangements have been made under
which all the St. Paul-Chicago rail
roads will sell round trip tickets at
st. Paul and Minneapolis on the 10Th
of September to Chickamauga for
S23.S5, good to return to Sept. 18th
With probably an extension of the re-
turn limit to Oct. ID if desired.
(IheSe tickets will also be sold at
same rate on the Sth, 9th and 10th of
september to those desiring to stop
over at Louisville during the Grand
Army Encampment). Tourist Sleep
will no rNppT-i1n1
about one dollar day for each per-
son, TO DE occupied during the round
trip including three days at Chatta-
noga. These cars will have comforta-
bic sleeping berths, and a cooking
range in each will enable the men to
get soldiers breakfast and supper of
coffee, bareback and bacon without
leaving the car. Everything will be
provided so far as may be, to make
the trip as comfortable and enjoyable
as possible.
Comrades are not only invited but
urged to take their wives, sons and
daughters, who will be welcome to all
the meetings and ceremonies. The
Army OF the Cumberland Society Ito
Which all enlisted men as well as Of
Ulcers are eligiblel will hold it's annual
meetings at Chattanooga, Wednesday
morning and evening the 18th. The
national ceremonies on the 10Th and
10th will be of great interest. Ma
tional and state authorities and dis
tinguiShed officers of both the Unions
and Confederate armies will partici-
pate.
Further announcement of arrange
ments and of the program Of exercises
will be made by circular or through
the press hereafter. Meantime we
response to this from every
cOmrade who may receive it, inform
ing US whether he will probably 60 or
not and, if he expects to CO. how many
persons he will require tickets and &C
cOmmodatiOn for.
We now expect to leave St. Paul
Monday evening, Sept. 10th; Chicago
Tuesday morning and Cincinnati
Tuesday evening the 18th, arriving at
Chattanooga Wednesday morning the
18th. The 9th and 35th Ohio will
probably join US at Cincinnati.
The railroad rates arranged for will
be open to the public and all comrades
and others interested are invited to
90 with US.
Address A. r. Kiefer, Secretary, 100
East Seventh street, ST. Paul, Mimi.
Fraternally yours,
J. W. BISHOP,
A. r. KIEFER,
j. r. BEATTY,
THOMAS Downs,
A. r. REED, Committee.
w. A. HOTCHKISS,
Jos. BURGER,
VIM. BIRCHER,
r. G.. RHOADER,
1t is the hope of the committee that
it will be able to get the same rate
from Mankato as is given from ST..
Paul.