River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-26
Alabama; Gen. Willard Warner, Of
Chattanooga, and q hers-
Michigan Monutents Dedicated.

SHdtldhoOpd, ana Ckners-
Michigan MonuIhents Dedicated.
Prior to the Official exercises in the
morning the Michigan monuments
were dedicated witl brief and simple
ceremonies. The Michigan legislature
appropriated 500. O0y for the erection of
monuments to the3 eleven commands
that participated iH( the battle of Chick
amauga, when GOO brave Michigan men
were left dead on Thu field, and hundreds
more We're wounded and taken pris
oners. The monurIents are of granite
and bronze, that Of the Ninth infantry
being a statue of Gen. John C. Park.
hurst, feet in height and standing on
base rising feett In addition to the
eleven monuments thirteen markers
have beeh erected to locate the sub
ordinate positions occupied by the diff
ferent commands Hiring the great en-.
gagement.
Closing Exercises.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. g. -
Chattanooga put D. its best holiday
attire Friday. Th& scene of the cele-
bration was transt rred from Chicka-
mauga's battlefield to the city. The
morning was devkted to the parade
through Chattantoga's streets, and
proved to be the mkst brilliant and at
tractive event up u that time.
The procession Formed on Market
street, the principal business thorough.
fare of the city, ana was characteristic
OF the occasion. First came a platoon
of police and then 1.-THE United States
troops, foot and aNillery, in camp at
Chickamauga park under command OF
Col. Poland. Th&se numbered. all
told, about 200 MIN. There were bat
talions from the Sixth, Fourteenth and
Twenty-third infattry and Battery +
Fourth artillery
The rear of the col mn was under com
Iland of Capt +. III Phillips. The Wis
iting governors aid their stats, to
gether with the karious state park
commissions carriages, followed Gen.
Fullerton and stain
Gen. j. ). ullkrton, president OF
the park commissiin, vas grand mar
shall On the reviewing stand were
Lieut.. Gen. Schofkld and Vice Presi
dent Stevenson, t4 reviewing officers
and large body If the distinguished
visitors and promi hent citizens. The
procession disbaItied shortly after
passing the reviek ing stand and the
battery proceeded 10 Orchard Knob, on
the summit of Which was fired the
union salute of forty-four guns al
noon. At that hxur began the exer.
else in the tent int Ended to commemo
rate, in connectiob with the dedica
ton, the battle of Chattanooga proper.
Vice President Stevenson presided.
The proceedings kvere opened with
prayer by Rev. SaSuel j. Nicolls, ID.
d., of St LOUISE Hon. George W.
Ochs, Chattanooga eloquent execu.
tive, was INTRODUCED to welcome the
visitors to the moutltain city.
senator BITES Speech.
Gen w. b Bate dAnator from Tennessee
was the first speaker 1 His address presented
the southern view on the c uses leading e
the war He expressed his pleasure thai
the lapse of mOr4 than thirty years
had mitigated III passions. allayec
the excitement and disposed the minds OF al
surviving contestants lf these great battles tC
look back at the past with those moderated
convictions which ave due to a contest IL
which each party hell principles and conyic-
tions TO Justify the eottention.
The senator gave Il detailed history OF the
battle of ChickamaugA and the events prec ed.
ing and following IL, al viewed from his stand.
point He deprecatee any renewal Of the
struggle, saying:
''The blood and carriage of 1918 should MOI
be repeated No thou htful man however, Il
free from grave appt hensions when he sec