The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-21
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forenoon of the 10Th. 1t is erected in no
vain-glorious mood. 1t marks the line
in headlong conflict. each determined TO
win. and where the best armament proved
successful. On this grand battlefield thou
sands died in defense Of those principles
and which they thoroughly believed were
right. Where else on Gods earth could
such a conflict be carried to a close and find
such results? These men were honorable
Americans, and when the war was fought
to a finish all agred to live in peace, and
people have done this in good faith. /
thank God that l have lived to see the
sons of these heroes from both sides join
and under one common flag march TO me
tunes of Dixie and The Star-spangled
Banner with the same patriotic and
springy step, the same patriotic impulse
that impelled you men when you believed
your duty was to follow and fight for the
flag that waved over the proud hosts that
as proud of the memory of those who died
under one flag as / am of those who fell
under the other. Both believed they were
1T. We who fought for the stars and stripes
give the hand of friendly fellowship to
those who fought for the stars and bars.
proved their readiness to march shoulder 10
shoulder to any part of the world where
their thet t Semm Hhist county nr'tc /. calls all and proved
the sons OF the men of the great civil war
can best initiate the actions of their
fathers.
ITO you. General Boynton. have the
honor to turn over the custody of this monu-
ment as the representative of our great
coming generations how their ancestors
fought for their principles. 1t stands as a
monument to the valor of those who fought
on both sides. May its lessons be learned
by all our descendants"
Wilder's brigade was composed of the fol-
lowing regiments: Seventeenth Indiana In
fantry, Maj. w. T. Jones commanding: Sew
enty-second Indiana Infantry. Col. A.. o.
Miller commanding: ~Ninety-eighth Illinois
Infantry. Col. John ]. Funkhauser COM
handing; Ninety-second Illinois Infantry,
Col. Smith d. Atkins commanding: One
hundred and-twenty-third Illinois Infantry,
Col. James Monroe commanding: Eight
zenith Indiana Battery, Capt. Eli Lilly COM
handing. The organization was numbered
First Brigade. Fourth Division, Fourth
Army Corps. 1t was mounted and armed
with Spencer repeating rifles. and did as
much effective fighting perhaps as any 9TH
er organization at the battle Of Chicka-
manga.
The brigade was organized at Murfrees-
boro shortly after the Stone River battle
and at a most critical period In the opera
Sept. 8, 1863, the brigade forded the Tennes-
see river. after Smelling Chattanooga from
the SuTTOuIuluk IllllS, anu captured the city.
The command then advanced along the
Western & Atlantic Railway to Tunnel Hill.
Ca, fighting Confederates all along the way
and once wounding Gen. n. B.. Forrest.
General Wilder then fell back to Ringgold.
Ga, and was afterwards ordered 10 report
TO General Crittenden at Chickamauga. On
Sept. Is the command fired it's first guns I'm
the battle, of C~hickamauga. attacking a por-
tion Of the enemy's corps at Alexander's
bridge. Afterwards the brigade was en-
gagged in the thickest of the fighting at
Chickamauga, repulsing the enemy on sew
eral occasions. capturing. prisoners and re-
covering a battery which had been taken
from General Sheridan. After the battle of
Chickamauga the brigade followed Gen.
Joe Wheeler's command to Sequatchie val
ley. Dechered and other places until he re-
treated TO Georgia.
The monument dedicated to-day is con-
structed Of limestone quarried from the hills
in the vicinity OF the park. II Is seventy
hive feet high and Is an embattled circular
tower, resting on a square base twenty feet
in dimension. A spiral stairway on the in
side leads to the top. from which a view
of the entire park Is obtained. The cost OF
the monument completed was about SIC, 90.
the entire amount having been contributed
by HI mambers of the brigade. General
Wilder iniee being the most liberal one.