Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-09-27
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Gov. Woodbury. and staff left Jersey
City station in Pullman palace car Kehiva
at A p. M, Sunday, Sept. 10. At day
light Monday morning the party were at
Danville, Va, which was Of much inter-
est to Vermont veterans as it was at that
place they received orders to march to
Washington to be mustered out of SER
vice, as the war was ended; about nine
o'clock Salisbury was reached, where
several Vermont veterans were in the
rebel prison, which is now used for the
Fair ground. At noon the party dined at
the celebrated Hot Springs hotel, near
Ashville, N. c., where the noted Wander
bllt estate is located. At about $50 p.
m. they arrived at Nashville, Tenn. Tues
day Gov. Woodbury. and staff and guests
were the guests of the city, and rode in
the procession, which was over a mile
long, to the grand stand, whore they saw
the procession pass in review. This was
in honor of the National Encampment of
the Sons of Veterans who were holding
their annual session in Knoxville. Gov.
Mckinley and staff were also present, and
a large crowd of people. After the pro-
cesslUn, Gov. Woodbury. and party were
invited to the beautiful home of Capt. W.
W. Woodruff, an eX-UniOn soldier OF
Tennessee. The Governor and party
were introduced to many prominent citi-
zens of the city, and served with bOun-
tiful lunch. After lunch the party were
driven to the University grounds and to
the site of Fort Sanders, where the bloody
charge and repuse was made by the Con-
federates on the morning of the 25th of
Nov, 1864. Over POO dead confederateS
were taken out of the ditch after the bat
tie, and 1000 wounded were on the field
in front of tie fort The train started
with the party at $3.50 p. M, and arrived
in Chattanooga about 900 p. m. We'd
nesday garages conveyed the party to
the battlefield of Chickamauga,- eX-
treme distance driven was eleven miles
from the city,-returning atabOut sunset.
Thursday cars carried the party to Snod-
grass Hill where the battlefield dedica-
Jlon exercises took place, joined in by
Union and COnfederates, returning to
Chattanooga at 3 p. m. They took the
electric cars to the foot of Lookout
Mountain, and the cable cars up to the
summit, and returned by the steam car
road. Friday forenoon Gov. Woodbury.
and staff attended the exercises at Chat
tanooga, where he made the speech that
Gov. Tuney, of Tennessee, misrepre-
sented SO as to vent some of his still deep
love for the southern confederacy. Gov.
Woodbury's remarks were received with
great applause, and Gov. Turney's by
rebel yells, the only time they were heard
on the trip. Train left for Atlanta at l
p. m. Saturday Gov. Woodbury. and
party were the guests of the city. At 10
ii. m. the party was taken in carriages to
the capitol, and were introduced to Gov.
Atkinson of Ga, who made an interest
ing and agreeable impression upon the
delegation. After the reception carriages
conveyed the party 10 the Exposition
grounds, where lunch was served boun-
tifully, then the Exposition was visited
and then the exercises of the Blue and
the Gray were held in the Auditorium,
where Cows. Woodbury., Mckinley, Nor
ton, Wirts and many others were present
and spoke, Gen. Longstreet, the confed-
crate general, was loudly applauded by
both Blue and Gray. sunday the party
started hOmeward via. the Piedmont Air
Line, passing through the States of Geor-
gia, South Carolina, North Carolina and
Virginia, arriving in Washington at s a.
nj, Monday, where they were entertain
ed at the Arlington Hotel, with lunch at
o'clock. Then, as the guests of Col.
Parker, of the Governors staff, by a drive
to the National Cemetery at Arlington
Heights, and the grand banquet at Cham
berln's in the evening.
r. J. COFFEY