The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-03-27
Auaerann SnteIltasiseet .
ChIckamaHga Park,

Chairman j. l.. Fullerton, Of the
Chickamauga park commission, ap-
pointed by the national government,
was in Atlanta yesterday.
He came down from Chickamauga
to attend to some legal business in the
United States Court here pertaining
to the Park.
Commissioner Fullerton is at the
head of the great movement, started
within the past few years to establish
a grand national park of rare beauty
and splendor on the field where one OF
the most frightful and deadly battles
of the war between the States was
fought during the trying days OF the
sixties.
He is an aged gentleman with hair
as white as the SHOWS Of winter, but
has wonderful vigor and vitality for
one Of his years, and has devoted his
every energy towards making the
movement grand success.
Little seems to be known even in
this region, so close to the historic
spot, Of the great work of transforma-
ticn that has been going on there for
the past two years.
It will doubtless be surprising 20
the average citizen Of Georgia to know
that nearly million and a half dol
lars will soon have been spent on the
park that is to be opened at Chicka-
mauga in the early days of the coming
fall.
The national government appropri-
ated three-quarters of million dollars
for the establishment of park there.
The purpose was to lay out the
grounds and establish driveways and
graded roads through the 6,00O acres
that were engaged for the park.
Then, the several States whose
armies were most interested in the
fight on this historic spot have con-
tributed literally to the movement.
The State of Ohio gave S92 600.
Illinois gave So, 900.
Missouri, State whicl. had but
few soldiers there, has given by legis-
latiye enactment S., 900 SO late as last
Saturday to the movement, and there
will, in the end, be considerably more
than a million dollars spent there in
beautifying the grounds and making
the park all that it ought to be as a
monument to the bravery and gallan-
try of the two armies that met there
with such frightful clash in the
stormy days of civil strife.
The establishment Of this park is no
sectional movement, for States in the
south and the north alike are interest,
ed in the movement, and there will be
thousands-hundreds of thousands
of soldiers and children of soldiers on
the grounds when the day draws nigh
for the opening this fall.
eyes, you would be amazed at the
work that has been carried on there
the past few months" said Commis.
sioner Fullerton to the Constitution
last night.
"More than six thousand acres Of
land have been laid out for park pur.
poses and is being beauti6ed with the
opening Of wagon roads and handsome
drives, the sodding of lawns and grad
ing of terraces. In addition to this
there are handsome monuments and
pyramids being erected here and there
about the place.
"There were four commanders Of
brigades killed at the battle Of Chick
amauga and on the spots where each
of them laid down his life there is be.
ing handsome and appropriate mon
umcnt erected to his memory.
"When the work is completed
Chickamauga park will be an honor tc
the patriotism of both sections, and
will be fitting memorial Of the ferc'
est conflict Of this part of the great
battle arena of the country during the
civil strife. atlanta Constitution.
18th inst.