The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1899-01-11

ne Nlsits the Olu Inulan battle GROUND
of 1911.
REMINGTON, Ind, Dec. 7, 1898. II told |
you in nv last letter that | would
write you after my visit to Tippe-
canoe battle fiell. On Monday, 1
started from Lafayette and went out
by electric line to the Indiana State
Soldiers Home situated three miles and
a half, and just half way to the battle
ground. | will tell you about that first.
1t was nearly noon when / arrived, and
the first man met was one Of the serg-
eants, who has charge of one of the
buildings. He took me atonce to head
quarters, introduced me to the command
ing officers, procured an order for me to
eat my dinner with them, which did
In few minutes afterwards. There
were some 300 to 400 who sat down al
the table, about ten persons at table.
There are 525 inmates, but few of them
are in the hospital, and some Of the old
: people either eat in their rooms, or have
: separate dinning halls. About 1876 Of
: the old veterans have their wives with
; them on the same terms as themselves,
but such soldiers live in separate cot
tages, built by the various counties of
the state for such use. On the front Of
each cottage hangs nice sign, and
shows what county built it. These
cottages are about the size of Mr.. Palm
er's new house on Prospect street, and
. generally very nice, with fuel furnished,
: In fact everything furnished, with hot
and cold water, carpets, and curtains,
but no cooking is allowed in any Of
them. Besides the 1875 soldiers wives,
there are 80 widows Of old veterans, who
have building to themselves to live in,
y and eat at the general dlnning hall.
! There are 275 acres in the grounds,
" mostly an oak and hickory grove-in-
= cluding their cemetery, The location ID
y grand being $50 feet above the Wabash
% river, which courses its way at the foot
= Of the bluff, and winds around in sight
= for many miles, and the city Of LaFay-
4 ette Of &c, 900 inhabitants in plain view
7 10 the valley three miles away, The
= Soldier Home is only three years old
y and is very fine for Its age.
. At 1:30 p. m. started for Battle
:" Ground" as the little town is called
:. where the battle took place. This dis
~ tance | covered on foot over one Of tn,
;! lOvelest river roads ever saw, as harC
- and smooth as a board. / reached ther,
40 long enough before dark to go to tn
:" battle field and look it over. Tht
house where l stopped for the night /
on the northern edge Of the field. AbOu
ba seventeen acres Of the field proper is en-
n closed by an elegant and substantial
. iron fence, provided by the government
at Washington. The enclosure is tri
~ angular In shape to conform with tina
n Of the hill on which the battle too
N place. On the west side near the fenc
NJ is the burial place OF the bones of tn
n heroes who were killed in the battle
N On the east side near the fence is
N green mound showing where the hea(
n quarters Of Gen. Harrison was situated
,oo On the north side of the ground
hv outside Of the iron fence is situate
the Methodist camp meeting ground
with its buildings and cottages
where they have camp meetings ever
ic- year. This ground is said to be where Il
., heaviest fighting took place and SOM
oft times when the MethOdists get to shou
ing they say at distance that it sounC
a. something as though old Tecumsah
-od warriors had come back and renewt
vor their old hideOus warlike yells. On Il
,nh east side just outside the fence is Il
Nc railroad, aud there on down at the 70
Of the hill is the wide level river bottO
Of the Wabash, which extends away
has the river. This river bottom which nc
res- raises bountiful crops Of corn, was tn,
lry. marsh through which the Indians wa
nge ed to make their attack. The yelliI
ich commenced on the south end or point
is the triangle, but Harrison knew enoul
der Of the way to satisfy himself that thu
principal attack would be elsewhere,
he prepared himself to defend the nor
and east sides Of the position, and pa
has very little attention to their yells on
Ory, south.
ated ! slept very peacefully that night N
tity withstanding on November 9TH, lS
lich only 81 years ago, the red devils VIZ
ned bowling and yelling their war cry a
swinging their tomahawks over the 81
where / stood. B. Vanator