The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-11
ESTABLISHED 1865.

Soldieryft than in those of 1S63and 1864,
.6hing which the world became famil-
,tsiar with the names of Chiclamauga,
/ missionary Ridge, Ringgold, Rocky
Face, Dalton, Rcsaca, Altoona, Kcnne.
saw Mountain and Atlanta.
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Rose
crars, Thomas, Mcpherson, Scoficld.
Hooker, Corse, Blair, Harl1cr, Kirk
| patrick, Stoncman and half score of
o!hors scarcely less famous, who fol-
| lowed the "bright starry banner" of
tho Un'on; while Bragg, and afterwards
Johnston, with Hardcc, Hood, Polk,
Longstreot, Ciohurnc, Drcckinridgc,
Bucknor, Forrest, French, Walthali
and Wheeler, with brother chieftans
| as valiant and devoted, showed that
the South had scnt her braincst and
bravcst to cndeavor, with the fifty
thousand men, to stem the tide of in
vasion which was rolling through
Georgia, the keystone State of the Con
fcdcracy, against Atlanta, which was
then, us now, considered the '"hcart Of
the South"
1t is along this route that tho Wcs-
tern and Atlantic runs.
VISIT no LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.
But to hurry ON. Tho party reached
Chattanooga about o'clock, and aftcr
&hc OF the most celebrated and historic
f'works of nature in America. Lookout
Mountain is full of historic interest,
| and it affords Il sublime view Of parts
OF Tennessee and ncighboring States
but what most attracted the Carolina cd
itors was the wonderful new double
cabl" incline. This incline is combina-
tion cable and electric line, and is Il
wonderful piece of railroading. Al
though it is only 1880 feet in length,
IL covers rise of 1850 feet. At the
top OF the "inclinc" the car. goes up
almost pcrpcndicularlv, and the bottom
of the mountain seems miles and not
feet away. 1t is very much like going
mile in an elevator, only the sur
rounding country is taken in, and the
situation is fully exposed, while in an
elevator there is no looking up or down.
everyone wcntup the incline, but when
they did so they promised themselves
that they would not make the assent
again; once was enough for thom.
At ali events it is an experience
worth the taking. The press party
then went out to Point Lookout to take
in the surrounding landscape. Tho
books say that from Point Lookout Que
can sec into scvcn States, viz: Tcnnes-
see, Alabama, Virginia, Georgia, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Ken
lucky; but, Of course, the afternoon of
the visit had to be cloudy, and a full
view could not be gained. 1t was not,
however, too cloudy for the cnterpris-
ing photographer TO get up souvenirs
for the party.
CHICKAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD.
The feature of the days trip was the
visit to the battlefield, now the park of
Chickamauga. History has put this
down as one of the most sanguinary
and important battles and it's terrific
slaughter may bc gathered from these
"of1icial" figures:
osccrans-Killed, 1867: wounded,
9,756; missing 1857; Il large number Of
the missing were killed. Total circc-
tive force $3.50; loss i6,l10.
Bragg-killcd 1850; wounded 1912;
missing 2,0O3. Total effective force,
63, ,557; loss 1891. Total loss Of both
armies 33,974.
1t is needless to relate the ups and
downs Of the battle or Of the valor Of
the troops. especially Of those from
South Carolina. The point is that the
Federal Government has bought and
set aside park OF $500 acres us ma
tiOnal park. II was TO this lark that
the cXcursionists took an afternoon
drive. The Government has dcsiGnat-
cd the stations OF the various brigndes
with iron tablets stating the move
mcntS OF tho troops and the States have
been invited to place monuments on
the battle ground in honor of the sol
dicry. IL is stated that there are about
800 State monuments on the grounds.
IF South Carolina has had occasion TO
be proud Of her soldicry in these cn-
gagcmcnts she has done nothing, abso-
lutcly nothing, TO show i. The guides
~ 1,,,, I,,,lt II
and Wisconsin and N chigan monu-
mcnt after the other, one handsomcr
than the other, but the eye is wcaricd
looking in vain for something to show
that CarOlinians honor their dead, for
no State had Drawer or stOuter hearts
than those that followed Capcrs and
Walker and kcrshaw and the others
through this engagement. The guide
talks to you Of the tOnfclcratcs as be-
ing the cncmy' and you ride through
the miles Of roadway wondering where
there were any soldiers 10 fight Rose
Grams and Thomas. The only tablet
| the CarOlinians saw that recalled home
| was that locating Kcrshaw's brigade,
ut the foot of SnodGrass lIill. Carolina
can hardly hope To erect mOnu-
mcnts to her fallen soldicry on many
of the battlciicldS, but when other
States erect them for regiments and
brigadcs the Palmetto State should, it
appears, have pride enough in its re-
cord to at least raise State monument
among the culogistic shafts that re.
cord tho final conquest of the South
| land. Those who go to Nashville
| should he sure to make tho stop at
Chattanooga, if only long enough to
take II hurried trip out to Chickamauga,
which is about nine miles from the city
of Chattanooga
SAFE IN TIE ROCK CITY.
Sunday morning the press pilgrims
arrived in Nashville, the Rock City,"
as it Is called. 1t was II bright and
pleasant day and gave the Carolinians
a favorable first impression Of the ely.
Nashville is decidedly a city Of hills and
| is all the moro attractive as most of the
prominent buildings arc on high sum
mits, the Capitol building, Vanderbilt
University, the Centennial structures,
all stand out conspicuously because of
| tho high hills Of the Rock City. re
get good idea of Nashville You can
ride around and through tho city on