The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-09-11
CHIkAMAUGA VlEWEU
President Roosevelt Gets Royal
Welcome at Chattanooga.
ENTERTAINED TO HIS LIKING
Leads His Escort a Merry Sunday
Chase Over Once-Bloodstained
Battlefield of Chickamauaa. i,
A Touching Incident.

Sunday of the citizens Of Chattanooga
and right royalty they entertainers
him. His visit to Chattanooga was
specially to attend the national CON-,
vention of the Brotherhood Of Locomo.
tive Firemen, but Chattanooga, as ~
whole, entertained him.
From early morning until late in the.
evening he was driven from one his
toric place to another, and the details
of the battles that have made ChattaE'
uooga famous were explained to him,
by men who were participants OF tn0
struggles.
The battle fields of ChickamauSSf
Missionary Ridge, Orchard Knob an0
Lookout Mountain were driven OYER.
Sunday night he attended services
at the First Baptist church.
President Is Welcomed.
The presidential train arrived IN
Chattanooga promptly at $3.50 a. me-;
There was a large crowd at the stag
ticn, and Notwithstanding that the day.
was Sunday, the president was accord;
ed a warm welcome. Trolley cars were
in waiting, and after the formal greet
ing was over the start for the Chickass
mauga battlefield was made. At the
entrance to Chickamauga park the
Seventh United States cavalry, under
command Of Colonel Baldwin, Wefch,i
acted as the presidents escort through
the park, was drawn up.
The president, with General Boynss
ton, president of the park commission
mounted horses, and after the other
members of the party had entered csrs
riages, the drive through the park be-
gan. The cavalcade was hardly under
way before the president started his
horse at sharp trot, and for q mile.
and a half led the regiment a merry3
chace over the battle field. The pace
was so hot that several of the trooperE
were unhorsed, and it was necessary
to call the ambulance corps into SER
vice.
After inspecting a portion OF the
field the president stopped at the;
camping grounds Of the regiment and
reviewed the regiment, together with
the Third battery Of field artillery un-
der command of Captain Niles. The
review took place upon the spot where,
thirty-nine years ago, on a SUNDAY
morning. the confederate brigade OF;
General Manigault of Hindman's divis-
ion was repulsed in desperate charge
BY portion of General Wilder's brig
ade Of cavalry.
At the conclusion of the review the
Seventh cavalry went through their
new calesihenics drill.
A very pleasing incident occurred
shortly before the president resumed
his inspection of the battle field. Az
delegation of citizens of Georgia pre-
seated to him a cane cut from The
Chickamauga battle field. It Is ~
hickory, with a silver head and band
suitably inscribed. On the head Is the
following:
presented to President Roosevelt
by citizens Of the Seventh congresr
sional district of Georgia, Septembsr
Z, 1902"
On the band are the names OF six
generals who participated in the battle
of Chickamauga-Longstreet, Wheel
er. Hood, Rosecrans, Thomas and
Boynton. The Seventh Georgia dis
trict was the home of President Roose-
velt's mother, and he alluded to this
fact in accepting the gift. The pre-
sentation speech was made by Hon.
Moses Wright, Of Rome. to which the
president responded as follows:
"My Dear Mr.. Wright: l cannot say
how touched and pleased am. can
tr~o~irc no gift that would have
pleased me more than to have the
....s men from my mothers state
present me this cane with the name
of six generals, three Of whom wore
the blue and three of whom wore the
gray. but whoa descendants and kins-
folk are equally loyal to the flag as II
now Is. I want to mention one CURIOUS
thing. You have on here GeneFai
Wheeler's name I served under him
at Santiago. General Hood fought IN
command Of the southern army. One
Of his sons was in my regiment and
fought with great gallantry. l am 30
much obliged-I can't tell you how =
appreciate 1t. No gift could have been
more appropriate and given in pleas
anter spirit and exactly at the right:
time. I thank you most warmly.