St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-20
A NATIONS HEROES
CHICKAMAUGA AND CHATHAM
OOGA PARK IMPRESSIVELY
DEDICATED
WITH PRAISE AND PRAYER.
VICE PRESIDENT STEVENSON
SPEAKS ON SNoDGRASS
HILL.
VETERANS AND VISITORS WEEP.
RattIe-Scarred Generals Recall
War Memories and Rejoice in
Cementing the Union.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 19.
Tonight the government of the
United States Is in full possession of
the Chickamauga and Chattanooga
field. The nation has another pub
lie park, which, while it may not be
as grand from a scenic point of
view as that of the Yellowstone, yet
| will be far dearer to the hearts
of the people. The park dedicated
to the nation today was consecrated
with the blood of 35, 900 heroes in 1853
1t was consecrated by a battle
which, for desperate fighting and
| carnage, has few if any equals in the
worlds history. But the unique
feature of this dedication today is
| the fact that the men who struggled
and fought against each other ait
| Chickamauga this day thirty-two
years ago met again today as broth
erS, and each did his share towards
making the dedication success.
| They sealed compact by which the
|
civil war was bIotted out. Within
the limits of this grand historic
| place of pleasure for the nation to-
day were upwards of $4,000 people.
Among the throng were some of the
nations heroes, and there were also
some of her highest officials. OF
Presidents Cleveland's S cabinet there
| We're Attorney General Harmon.
Secretary of the Navy Herbert, Sec
retary of the Interior Smith and
| Postmaster General Wilson. There
were bakers dozen of governors
and hundreds of men Of renown who
took part in the conflict between the
North and South.
ON SNODGRASS HILL.
The ceremonies took place at Snod-
grass hill, whose sides for a mile
We're so thickly covered with dead
thlrty-tWo years ago that the sur
vlvors say one could walk all over
1t, from crest to base, stepping from
one prostrate body to another. Hours
before the exercises began the bat
tleheld was alive with those who had
come to attend the dedication.
The first event of the day was
display of arms by Battery F, Fourth
united States artillery Then there
was a battalion regimental drill. show
ing the new tactics and field move
ments, under command of Col. Hol-
land These exercises Of arms were
Oh great interest to the veterans to
the Rebels" and "Yanks,, though
the old fellows expressed the belief
tnat such tactics would have fallen
as timothy before mower if placed
against those adopted during the bat
tie OF Chickamauga. Vice President
A 4. Stevenson presided over the
! dedicatory exercises. He was intro
duced by Gen. John S. Fullerton
chairman of the Chickamauga & Chat
tanooga National park. When the
vice president came forward he was
greeted with loud applause. The meet
ing was called to order at II o'clock
and at that hour Snodgrass hill was
covered with people The great nat
ural area selected by the national
commission was so arranged that
nearly every one of the tens of thou
SANDS of auditors could hear the
speeches and addresses throughout.
by way of beginning there was
national salute of forty-four guns by
the artillery, followed by "The Star
opahgled Banner" played by one of
'he onlted states infantry bands. 1t
was cheered TO the echo by veterans of
'iie plue ana OF the gray, and in their
patrlotic enthusiasm many of the griz-
zleu ola veterans shed tears of joy.
When the applause had ceased. Vice
] President Sfnuanco,a
dress appropriate to the occasion. He
| said:
A SUBLIME SPECTACLE.
II am honored by being called to
preside over the ceremonies of this
DAY. BY solemn decree of the repre-
onoatitHeS n,nu1is OF the American people this
maenlncent park, with it's wondrous
associations and memories, is now tn
be dedicated for all time to national
attinp atG pdhtrlotlc h purposes. This is the
Httlhg hour Tor the august ceremonies
we now inaugurate Today, by the
act OF the congress of the United
States, the Chickamauga and Chat
danooga National Military park is for
soIemnIy dedicated for all ages to ali
the American people. The day is aus
plclous- 1t notes the anniversary of
Ststo one Oh the greatest battles known to
history Here, in the dread tribunal
OF last resort, valor contended against
valor. Here brave men struegied and
died FOR, the right, as God gave them
to see the right
Thirty-two years have passed, and
tne rev survivors Of that masterful
day-V1ctors and vanquished alike
again meet on this memorable field.
daa Aias, tne splendid armies which rem
than a procession of shadows!
I'm Fames eternal camping ground
Ihelr silent tents are spread.
orf1r rxyftl
| The biyouac of the dead
! our eyes now. behold the sublime
spectacle of the honored survivors of
the great battle coming together upon
these heights once more. They meet.
not In deadly conflict, but as brothers
under one flag, fellow citizens of a
| common country; all grateful to God
that in the supreme struggle, the gov
| ernment of our fathers-our common
heritage-was triumphant, and that to
| all of the coming generations of our
countrymen 1t will remain an indivis-
ible union of indestructible states
Our dedication today is but cere-
mony. In the words of the immortal
Lincoln at Gettysburg: But in
larger sense we cannot dedicate; we
| cannot consecrate. We cannot hallow
this ground. The brave men, living
! and dead, who struggled here have
consecrated it far above our power
| to add or detract'
81 will detain you no longer from
listeping, TO ths eloquent words Of
those who We're participants II the
its danger and in it's glory" -
When Vice President Stevenson had
finished prayer was offered by Rt.
Rev. Bishop Gailor, Of Tennessee.
America the beautiful national an
| them, was then sung by the audience, I
accompanied by the band and every
| one of the fifty si;1h odd thousand of