The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-01
THE VIRGINIA BATTLEFIELDs.
Veterans Anxious 10 Have Them Con.
verted Into a National Park.

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verted Into q National Park.
strong effort win be made during the
coming session of Congress 20 procure the
passage of the Frederic:ss5uFg and Ada
cent National Battleaeids Park bill. It
was passed by fine Senate last session. but
has not come before the House. All the
Virginia members assisted By a number OF
others. are anxious that tae session should
not close before this bill becomes a law.
Cen Daniel E. SickIes called on Speaker
Henderson and represented TO him that the
veterans OF the civil war who fought at
Spottsylvania. Charlottesville. the Wilder
ness. and Fredericksburg are anxious to
have the property purchased and national
park established embracing those battle
fields. He asked the Speaker to recognize
Representative Jones OF Virginia for the
purpose OF calling up the bill. General
Henderson gave General SickIes considera-
bic encouragement. and it is probable the
bill viii be taken up at an early date All
the battlefields lie within radius OF eight
miles, on which territory the late Gen
John C.. Newton declared that more bat
ties had been fought. more men engaged,
ana more execution done than on any other
spot Of similar area in the world.
The bill provides for the requirement OF
property beginning in Fredericksburg at
the corner of Hanover and Fair Streets,
out Mercer TO Willis Street, to the Ma
tional Boulevard, to Telegraph Road, to
the National Cemetery, AID back 70 the
starting point. In this stretch Of country
is comprised the send over which were
made the charges by General Burnside's
command on December 13, 1852, and By
General Sedgwiek in 1853 It contains
twenty -eigft acres and embraces Mary 5
Heights. the Sunken Road, and the line CT
the stone wall. Another section includes
the point of woods through which General
Meade's division of General Franklin s
corps charged. breaking through General
Hills line. and where General Jackson,
Of the Union Army. and Gen. Maxey Gregg.
OF the Confederate Army. were killed That
section containing the battlefield Of Salem
! Church. where the contest between Cen
erai Sedgwick OF the Union side and Gen
! erals McLaws and Early on the Confea-
crate was waged embraces about thirty
two acres.
In another tract is the battlefield %
[ Charlottesville with the Chaneet
House. the spot where Stonewau JACK,
was fatally wounded and General Be-,
/ CT the Union Army, killed In the mex
/ tract is the battlefield OF the Wilderness.
/ In Spottsylyania and Orange counties.
( where the forces CT General Grant and
! General Lee fought on May ; and 6. 1854
The last tract is that Shieh includes the
I Bloody Angle. the Sedgwick Monument and
! the Unicn and Confederate breastTOrks-
I The affairs of the park are 10 be put in
/ he hands OF a commission to be composed
/ OF three members or which one shall have
/ served in the Army OF the Potomac and
! another in tbs Army Of Northern Virginia.
/ the third 60 be an Army officer familiar
| with the battles fought in that vicinity.
| who shall act as secretary Of the commits
t SIGN The commission is authorized by the
bill tc erect such historic tablets and mon
/ uments as Congress shall authorize fTcm
/ time to time. and 10 cree proper memorials
! with disuaed cannon and cannon balls.