The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-12
FOUR GREATEST BATTLES
Fought on The Ground to b Used fof
The BATTLEFIELD Park.
The COMMISSION IN WASHINGTON.
The Plans Closely Follow Those OF the
Chickamauga Incorporation - Maps
Have Been Drawn showing the
Lines of the Battlenelds.

WASHINGTON. January IA SUBJ
committee OF the BattlcGelds Park Com
mission, of Fredericksburg. Va. con-
sisting OF Judge James u. Sener, chai-
man: Mr.. James +. Corbin, secretary; Col.
NJ. B. Rowe. OF Governor Tyler's stan;
Hon. James Potter and Major T. Morris
met to-day at tho Riggs House In con-
ference with The committee appointed by
the Grand Army Of the Republic at the
slsting OF General Edgar Allan. OF Rich
mond, Colonel Daniel W. Grosvenor and
Z. Is. Ayes. OF Wilmington. Del. adJu-
tant OF the Department Of Delaware. and
General j. y. 5. Goblin, comma nder-in-
chief Of the Grand Army OF the Republic,
I'm regard 10 he preservation Of the bat
tlehclds OF fredericksburg, Chancellors-
ville the Wilderness and Spotsylvsnia
Courthouse into one park. The Frede-
ricksburg subcommittee brought with
them the surveys OF the proposed lines TO
be laid out and marked.
II seems that tho entire acreage OF
these surveys is only about $500 acres
just about the amount Of the acreage now
embraced In the Chickamauga Park.
-FOUR GREATEST BATTLES.
This acreage embraces the four great
est battlehelds Of the war. most Of the
lines are IN the county OF Spotsylvania,
including Fredercksburg II also In
Guides a part OF orange and the stafford
Heights. which were crowned with the
Federal artillery during the Frederlcks.
burg fight In December. 1862. The roads
necessary 90 be laid out and improved
are said 10 DE not more than the roads
embraced i'm tho Chicklmauga Park and
probably not over nifty miles I'm all That
these fields were the greatest OF the civil
war are shown by the fact that ths
Federal cemetery at Fredericksburg is
the largest except thar at Arlington.
whilst the Confederates have also a very
large ono near by.
Tho commisslon now conducting this
matter at Fredericksburg was organized
by mass meeting called at Fredericks.
burg I'm April 1896 by the city Council
of the town and was participated in by
citizens of Fredericksburg. orange and
Spotsylvanla couaties.
What little money is being used, hat
been furnished hy Fredericksburg ant
the counties named and mo- one connected
with e. receives any salary The com
mission is about 90 become Incorporated
| bv the Legislature OF Virginia under ths
namc of "'rhc Frederlcksbu,r and adj
iaccnt Battlenclds Park Association"
with a view OF presenting the matter "a
/ Congress for It's favorable action.
LIKE CHlCKAMAUGA
Every step in the matter so far ha.
| been closely following the precedent OF
! the Chickaniauga. Incorporation. Many
| DISTINGUISHED soldiers ON both sides are
! lending their aid to the enterprise. The
committee on sites and location Of the
Nationa. Battlohelds Park Commission
OF fredericksburg made "a report upon
which points and lines Should be- desig-
mated and exhibited maps showing their
details The Ilamilton's Crossing Map
/ includes the works on thu bin occupie
! bv walkers artillery and tho woods
along the railroad bank whore the Meado
| division broke through Jacksons lines
! and where General Greeg fen and where
| Generals Jackson and Meade were
| killed Tho saloon church map covers
! the ground where Sedgcwick attacked
| McLaws Wilcox and Mahone
! The Chanccllorsville map Includes the
| ground around the Clnncclorsyille
house. the Faiview plain. where the
! Federal artillery checked Jackaons : all
/ vance and the Hazel Grove neld, the TWO
nine trees under which Lee aud Jackson
/ held their last interview and planned
/ Jackson great movement against Hook
cr's right wing. also the oak tree uhder
1 which was Lce's headquarters at the
/ battle also the Jackson monument ana
whore General Berry was killed.
THE WILDERNESS
Tho Wilderness map includes the grouno
along and north OF ihe pike fought on
| by EwcI. aud the Fifth and sixth Corps.
! Also that between thc pike ana th'
Orange plank road, where tho ffih 'orpi
! and Wadesworth and the Ninth 'org
| fought. and Wadesworth and Hayes wer'
! killed. Also the plank road. and south o.
IL. where Hancock and IN fought, anc
Jenkins was killed. and LOngsireet wound
! ed. and where Lonrstrret made his at
! tack upon Hancocks left. The Blood.
! Angle map shows the ground ana works
| charged by Upton and Hancock. and
| where occurred some of the most des-
! perate lighting OF the war and where
/ General Edward Jonus0n's division was
! captured by Hancock. and the oak tree Nas
| cut down by muskct balls, also the Sedge-
/ wick monument. The Fredfr.cksburg maj
/ includes the sunken road. the stone wall
! Marye's Heights. and the ground repeat
| edly charged over by thc Federal lines
Tho stanford map shows the positions OF
| the batteries on the Federal right the
| Lacy House. Burnside's headquarters ant
! the positions OF the Pon,oOns
The works. the committee reports, ar'
mostly iu fair state Of prcservatlon. ane
am the points OF interest on the different
fields can be located. and properly marked
If done before all who took part IN these
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