The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-24
WHERE OUR HEROES REST.
wisconsin State Monuments on the
Ch1ckamauga Battle Field.

Chlckamauga Battle Field.
The final report of the Chickamauga
commission, which was made TO the
governor Tuesday shows an unexpend-
ed balance of $4,792.51, of the appro-
priation of $4,000 for monuments
marking the position of Wisconsin
commands on the battlefield of Chick
amauga.
The unexpended balance the COM
missioners recommended should be ex-
pended for monument to the Wiscon-
sin commands which were engaged in
the battles around Chattanooga, at
Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge.
The report is signed by W. w. Wat
kins, chairman; j. 81. Woodnorth, sec
rotary; W. A. Collins, E. G.. Timme, E..
B. Parsons, E. M. Kanouse, John t.
Rice and Henry Harnden, commits
sioners.
The commission originally provided
by act of the legislature consisted of
but three members, but lately an ad
ditional number of commissioners was
appointed and an appropriation of
500, 900 was made for monuments
At the first meeting the commission
organized by electing W. w. Watkins
chairman and J. II. Woodnorth secre-
tary. At this meeting it was decided
that bids and designs for monuments
be asked for at once. It was also de-
cided to visit the battlefield a few days
later to inspect the positions already
located and marked, and to examine
the style and designs of monuments
already in position, placed there by the
state of Ohio. Upon arrival at the
battlefield a thorough inspection was
made and the positions already marked
were confirmed by the additional
members as correct, and the work. done
by the original commission satisfactory
in all respects.
Contracts for Monuments.
April %, 1895, being the date agreed
upon to examine designs and receive
bids for monuments, the commission
again met, and after full days con-
sideration accepted designs and bids
for monuments as follows:
| First Wisconsin infantry, Tenth Wis
consin infantry, Twenty fourth Wiscon-
sin infantry, each $1,700; Fifth Wis
consin battery and Eighth Wisconsin
| battery, each ST. 200, bids and designs
of Westerly Granite company; Fifteenth
Wisconsin infantry and Twenty first
Wisconsin infantry, each ST. 700, bids
and designs of j. III. Anderson Granite
company; First Wisconsin cavalry,
81 800, and Third Wisconsin battery,
ST. 200, bids and designs of Morrison
Granite company.
Sept. 10 and %, 1895, was the time
fixed upon by the national commission
for the dedication of the battlefield,
and the state commission decided upon
Sept. 20 for the dedication of the Wis
consin monuments. The deuicatory
ceremonies were observed in an un-
ostentatious, plain and simple cere-
mony, including an address delivered
by Col. B. F. Bryant, of La Crosse.
The total cost of the monuments and
markers is $14, 907.49; adding to this
$500 transferred from the monument
appropriation would make a total of
SIS, 207. 40; leaving an unexpended bal
ance of 4,792.51.
Excellent photographs of all nine
of the monuments have been made for
Senator Timme and he has presented
them to the county, arranged in neat
oak frame. The photographs show
the monuments to be very fine ones
and exceedingly appropriate. For in
stance, the monument for the infantry
has bronze statue of soldier in the
act OF loading his gun; for the cavalry
is heroic and spirited looking horse;
for the artillery is mounted cannon,
and so on through the series.
1t would we'll repay one to visit the
county clerks office and see the photos