The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-01-16

/ For the time my name WIS " Berry" in
answer to The officer, and | was admitted.
Our party visited ChiCkamauga battlefield
and spent all of one day in the 30 miles
drive. The old roads and buildings seem
4 now just rs on he terrible days Of the battle.
Sept. - anu 20. 1863. The United States
Government owns in fee simple thousands OF
acres Of The land on which the battles were
| fought; has built the roads, cleaning up any
| new. reads and opening mp the old road used
| in 1868; uuGerbrush and new growth OF
| timber have been cut away hundreds OF
pointers telling the way; tablets giving the
! history of the hour and date Of the move
! ment oil the iToaTs and monuments Of gran
/ lie ard bronze IN mute but telling effect tell
/ of the losses and courage al regiments, bat
terics, or individuals; 100 guns lave been
ohialned and are mounted just aS they were
used and located III the battle. and 40
more guns VIII he placed just where bat
ierieS stood and Numbered with shot and
shelf.
Ohio has % monuments, and 30 granite
markers for minor positions III place. Min
nesOta has FIVE monuments to her two organ
izations in The battle. Massachusetts has a
inegranile and bronze monumrutOn Orchard
Knob. Indiana has 81 monuments; Illinois,
81 Wisconsin 10; Michigan, /; Ms, ouri,
one Confederate and four Union. Kansas
has three monuments 10 her one regiment.
Pennsy ivania aud New I0r1. monuments
| were not yet completed. but viii have costly
and imposing memorials on these historical
fields; aud well they may erect enduring
monuments to commemorate The daring
deeds of their loyal sous. All of these
States have also numerous markers and
tablets.
We ate dinner at Crawfish Springs, Oh the
same spot we camped September II, Is and
10. 1863. Near the spring dam has been
built, destroying It's beauty, but the water is
as pure aud cool rs then. There is Il fine
hotel here, "The P.ffk House"
Recurring to tire Monuments. cannot
name them all, and so will speak-only OF one,
a granite shaft, with this inscription:
Near this spot Lieut.. George w. Ian.
drum, I'd Ohio Regiment, member Signal
Corps, and serting upon the staff OF Gen.
Thomas, fell SEPTEMBER 20 1863, while bear
ing - message 1,on Gen. Thomas to Gen.
Rosecrans. Erected by his friends"
1t will he remembered The battlefield and
all of our dead land thousands of our
wounded fell into the hands of the Confed-
crates, and so remained until after the battle
of Chattanooga, Nov. %, and no mortal man
10 this day has been heard Of who saw
the body of Lieut. Landrum buried. He,
with many thousands, are numbered with
that sad name-"'I hknowni"
The drive alobsthe magnificent crest road
on Missionary RidTsj shows the position of
the contending forces there, and the great
difficulty of stornsing and carrying the place
! met and talked with the colored black
smith who in 1862 made and riveted the
iron shackles on the limbs of the Andrew
Raiders" the daring men who at Big
Sbanty, Ga, captured a locomotive | regret
/ do not recall his name. He did not know
who the men were at the time He had
been n slave, but with $1,000, earned after !
his days work was over had purchased his
freedom. Afterwards he bought his wiie's |
r edom for $500, and then some of his chill |
dren's But the great Lincoln came to his |
rescue and made all free. lie is yet in the |
same shop; has the same anvil and hammer,
but is now lo3 old To work, and has other |