The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-04


completed early in the present season
and the lines Of battle at that point
have already been sscertainod and
partially marked.
II was decided TO establish the first
camps in the Dyer field, which in one
direction adjoin the ground where
Longstreet's columns broke tho Union
lines ON the second day Of the ba tie,
and caused considerable portion Of
the right Of the army to DO driven
from the field in confusion. At it's
other extremity, 10 sweeps up 10 the
heights Of Snodgrass Hill, where those
famous but unsuccessful attacks Of
Longstreet's columns broke in unond-
ing succession Of magnificent assaults,
continuing from / o'clock till sun
down, against tho mistaken lines OF
Thomas. These camps will be the
centre OF division line OF three
brigades, II the present plan Of estab-
fishing the reserve division at the park
is carried out
IL was also determined to estab-
lish the right brigade in the fields
about the Bloody Pond in front of
Widow Glenn's, which was Rosecrnnss
headquarters, and on the Viniard
field. At this latter point, on Satur-
day, seven brigades on each side swept
back and forth in succeeding victories
and defeats, from noon until sundown,
in one of the bitterest contests of
those which marked the severe fight
ing of the two days. This portion of
the line also embraced the brilliant
| fighting of tho poet Lytlc's command.
The camp of the left brigade is also in
plain view of tho fighting ground about
General Thomas's headquarters ut the
Snodgrass House, and will cover por-
ton of the territory over which Cor
don Granger's troops rushed without
orders toward the sound Of battle, to
tho relief Of General Thomas and the
salvation of an army.
| An adjoining camp overlooks the
Kelly field, into which Breckinridge's
division Of Confederates, turning the
Union left, penetrated on Sunday
morning, and over which five brigade
charges occurred in the movements
necessary to drive his columns back.
In front of this. field also ran the four
divisions Of the Union left, which
stood as firm as did Thomas's troops
on Snodgrass Hill, and bore tho brunt
of frequent assaults by the entire
right wing OF the enemy.
The camps for cavalry have been es-
tablished in the open country along
the Chickamauga River from Alexan-
der's Bridge to Reeds Bridge, thus
occupying the ground where Forests
cavalry, stationed TO observe the right
and rear Of Bragg's army, was at
tackled by the head Of General Thomas's
corps, which, by q night march, had
passed around the Confederate right
to position fully in its rear, and COW
ering the roads to Chattanooga. Here
Forests cavalry dismounted, and
fighting as infantry, 80 fought, in we'll
ordered lines, with pluck and en-
durance which carried them into the
very flashing of the guns Of tho Union
batteries, as to create the impression
with Thomas's veterans that they were
fighting infantry. On this portion Of
the field tho soldiers now camping
there will learn how for five hours a
contest ragged constantly at point
blank range and often almost handto-
hand where the severity Of the fight
ing is we'll illustrated by the single
fact that one brigade of Forests CON-
mand here lost quarter Of its entire
force in killed and wounded in the
first hour of the engagement.
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