The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-21
given. in some of the brigades of Bragg's
army .oannc alnnnct innroAhlo HaIn,s

gwen, In some OF the brlgaoes OF Bragg
army eeems almost incredible. Helms
brigade. of Brecklnridge's division, went
into battle with /, 13 men and came out with
4S2. losing over two-thirds. besides its COM
corps. lost COS out of i.oss. iiddelrs division
lost 1,402 out Of Bic. nearly 30 per cent. In
the space OF q single hour on the afternoon
corps, lost SIS out OF 1908. Another brigade
tkellie'sl of this corps reports a loss of 900
30 S9I pe OF cs no. S = = another Iob reports ,s,6 a loss on, OF o
aSS3 lost lE5., nearly one-half. Mancys
brigade. OF Cnatham's division. lost half its
numbers. Wilson's brigade lost 20 per cent.
and Ector's In the same proportion.
The Union loss, while less than the Con-
feoerate' was not far below 40 per cent.
GENERAL Hill, who commanded Hardee's
Confederate corps during the battle, said:
1 have never seen the federal dead lie SO
tnickly on the ground. save in front of the
no more splendid fighting in 1861. when the
nower OF the Southern youth was In the
feld. than was displayed in those bloody
the elan (spirit) of the Southern soldier
was never seen after Chickamauga. That
brilliant dash which had DISTINGUISHED him
ever. He fought stoutly, to the last, but
after C-hickamauga with the sullenness OF
hope. That barren victory sealed the fate
Of the Confederacy.' This brief reference
to the magnitude of the army and the loss
sustained will enable US the better to COM
prehend the fury of this sanguiDary strug-
gle and the glory won by the daring In
trepidity of our gallant boys.
INDIANA'S PART IN THE BATTLE.
Indiana furnished two division and
eleven brigade commanders. Twenty-Five
regiments of infantry were engaged in this
battle. as follows: The Sixth. Ninth, Tenth.
Seventeenth. Twenty-second, Twenty-ninth
Thirtieth. Thirty-frst, Thirty-second, Thir-
ty-fifth. Thirty-sixth. Thirty-seventh. Thir-
fE-aiOhth TA;rt,- -s-@L ~
ty-fourth. Fifty-eighth, Sixty-eighth, Sew.
enty-second, Seventy-fourth, Se~venty-hfth,
Seventy-ninth, Elghty-frst, Eighty-second,
Eighty-forrth Eighty-sixth, righty-sev-
enth, Eighty-eighth and Observation-Disclosures
nrst. Also three regiments OF cavalry-the
teries Of artillery-the Fourth, Fifth. Sew
enth,. Eighth, Eleventh. Eighteenth, Nine
teentn and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a total of
forty Indiana organizations which took part
In this memorable conflict.
W1der's Brigade, in which two 1ndiana
regiments and one battery-the Seventeenth
and -Seventy-second regiments and Eight
zenith Battery-engaged the enemy Friday
and were reinforced at night by Dicks Bri-
the Forty-fourth and Eighty-sixth. These
fayette road Friday night, thus enabling
on Saturday morning. the 10Th.
first infantry engaged Saturday
four1h indiana Msps The a Tenth Held and oa,c ssv s E
80 fttuA1 Az thok lACta 0AiNN iitt
in this battle was Col. William b. Carroll,
OF the Tenth Indiana. The only Confed-
crate battery captured at Cnickamauga was
which was commanded by Colonel. after,
ward General, Fred Knefier. The last vol
ley fred from Snodgrass Hill was by the
challenge to surrender.
Indiana soldiers were the first engaged In
from the bloody held. The State lost in
this engagement 1926 men. Indiana had
more men actually engaged In the battle OF
Chickamauga. and sustained a greater loss
in killed and wounded, than the United
States lost on land and sea In defeating the
Spanish armies and in destroying their
fleets.
while we laud the valor of Indiana SOL
diers We are not unmindful Of the patriotic
ardor and dauntless courage that charac-
terized the soldiers Of other States VINO
won immortal fame on this historic field.
They, too, are ftttngly by mon-
uments that attest the grateful memory OF
the States they so nobly Represented. over
all and above all towers the Rock of Chick
amauga.' On that ever-memorable 10th of
September asg1s ssw when = : the q ,e, iITy 81 n ,ns The a vsrH
hosts of the internal regions. the waves OF
the sea dashing against the rock OF Gibral-
rot raors srarsiy terrible than the furious
charge OF the rebel columns against Gen
eral Thomas, the Rock Of Chickamauga.'
that commentaries Grecian valor and Per-
sian defeat, bears this inscription:
".Miltiades. thy fame must every Persian
own;
And. honored by thy prowess. lies the field
Of Marathon
Truly. honored by the prowess of Cen
eral Thomas, lies this field, glorious to
Union valor. Our work here this day adds
no luster to this battle. These monuments
erected by the State but feebly express the
devotion of our people to the memory OF
the heroes whose valor has crowned this
field with imperishable honor. This sacred
ground was crimSoned with the blood or
Indiana soldiers and made forever illus
trious by their undaunted courage. These
monuments, which we this day intrust TO
the watchful care of the United States COM
sentinels, eloquent In their silence, pro-
claiming that this government OF the peo-
pie, for the people and by the people shall
be defended down through the ages yet
to come. No monument can be made too
imposing. no tribute too lofty for those
who gave the full measure of their patrf-
otto devotion to the country. All the In
diana soldiers who fought here In sacrince,
in suffering. gave much. some gave all Tor
the Nations life. In memory of these. not
alone perpetuated in cold, lifeless marble.
but in warm, throbbing hearts, In behalf
Of the great commonwealth OF Indiana /
now commit TO the sacred keeping OF the
government the monuments erected on this
consecrated ground"
Fl. ". Boynton, president Of the Chick
amauga-Chattanooga Park Committee, re-
ceived the monuments and markers on be-
half Of the secretary of war. An address
was also delivered by General James r..
Carnahan, member OF the Indiana Park
Commission.