The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27

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At daylight the people began to
move toward Chickamauga, and from
that time on the trafns and electric
cars reminded one Of those leading to
the worlds fair at Chicago.
The first event of the day was the
dedication of the Michigan State mon-
uments at Snodgrass hill, IL point ut
which there was probably more hard
fighting during the battle than on any
other part of the field.
Gov. John 4. Rich, with his staff,
the members of the park commission.
arrived Mt the Hill a few minutes af-
ter o o'clock. Chairman G. f.. Belknap,
president of the Michigan commission.
In brief speech. in which he told of
the work done by the commission,
called the assemblage to order and
then introduced Gov. John T. Rich.
who spoke.
Col. Henry Duffield of Detroit re-
spOnded. When he had finished there
was music by n military band. after
which the benedicttOn was said.
Wisconsin's Monuments
In the northeast corner of that part
of the Kelly field the monuments of
| Wisconsin were turned over to the
government. The exercises were pre-
sided over by w. w. Watkins, chair
man of the te.committee. After the
audience had been called to order
Rev. U. I. Webster offered prayer. Col.
Watkins formally turned the c1onu-
ments over to Gov. w. H. Upham,
who received them with speech. and
then transferred them to the govern
ment.
Gen. Henry Hardin made a spcecl,
In response, after which speeches
were made by Col. b. i. Bryant. OK
Gov. W. ID. Hoard and Il. G. Timme.
The veterans Of Ohio took possession
Of Snodgrass Fill MS soon as those
from Michigan had finished. Gen.
John Beatty. president Of the Ohio
commission, presided. When he called
the audience to order Bishop Joyce
invoked the blessing Of the Deity.
Short addresses were then made by
ex-Gov. Campbell, who was governor
at the time tho commission was crc-
atcd, Hon. J. s. Gill and Hon. James
III. McElroy. Gen, Aquilla Wiley
then made a short address, formerly
turning the monuments over to Coy.
Mckinley, who In turn received them
and then transferred them to the M
tiOnal government.
Illinois monuments were dedicated
on the site where Widow Glenn's
house stood during the battle. 1t Ia a
few hundred yards distant from the
famous "blOody pond" Tho Widows
house was burned during the fight,
but "bloody pond" is still there. 1t
was SO named because its waters were
red with human blood after the bat
tie, and the people living in the VI
cinity say that since that terrible day
animals have refused to drink Of Its
waters.
The exercises attendant upon the
transfer of the Indiana monuments to
the government took place ut Lyttle
Hill, as the ridge south Of the Dyer
house Is called, In memory Of Gen.
Lyttle, who was killed there. 1t Is q
short distance north of the Widow
Glenn's house, Gen. NJ. G. Hunter
was master Of ceremonies. The ex-
ercises were opened by prayer by Rev.
DIR. Lucas. Hon. ID. Il. Mcconnell
made the address turning the monu-
ments over to Gov. Claude Matthews,
who responded. Gen. Lew Wallace
and Col. I. n. Walker, cOmnlander-in-
chief of the G. A. r., spoke. The ex-
ercises were concluded by q salute
fred by the regiments. of the Indiana
militia that were present.
second Minnesota,
None of the presentations drew more
Interested attention than that from
or rs.In hoaf md
brayest sons fell ON the field Of bat
tie. The exercises were marked by
deeply patriotic sentiment, Gen. Rish.
op delivering the address. He said:
"a few of the survivors OF the :3S4
men who, under the cOlOrs of the
Second Minnesota regiment, took part
in the battles which made this field
forever memorable, are again assem-
bled here today. AS look into your
faces and remember that In that con-
test iorty-five men Of the regiment
laid down their lives, that more Shan
q hundred others received wounds
which more or less disabled them; and
that in the thirty-two years interyen-
ing the infirmaties Of age have over
taken the best of us, am gratifled
that 80 many have been able to come
from far distant homes to revisit this
field, to renew the bonds Of cOmrnde-
ship as to the living and to do honor
to the dead. Most Of us were vigor-
GUS young fellows in the days Of 1863.
All Of us are old men now In the days
OF 1895, and there remain but few
years Of active life now to any Of us.
I am reminded that Thomas, Brannan.
yanderveer. Van Cleve, George. Davis
and many others. all participants and
survivors of the conflict here. havc al
ready been mustered out of this life.
believe that we have been generally
better citizens for having been SOL
dicrs, and know nothing but good of
all of you; but whatever our lives may
have been for the past thirty years.
and whatever they may be hereafter,