Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
UNTO n VETS
SEESOUTHERN
BATTLEFIELDS
SURVIVORS OF COLONEL DAN
M'COOK'S BRIGADE, OF CHI
CAGO, ARE MAKING A TOUR
OF SOUTHERN CITIES.

A special train bringing a large number
of the survivors of Colonel Dan McCook's
brigade. of Chicago, together with their
families and a large number of FRIENDS.
arrived in Atlanta yesterday afternoon
where a visit will be made TO the battle
fields of Peachtree creek, Jonesboro ana
the lines around the city.
The object of the visit at this time is
twofold, one to have the pleasure OF visit
ing the battlehelds where they fought. and
the other to erect monuments and mark
ers on the spots of the different divisions
during the engagements.
Today the following program will
be carried out on top of Little Kenne-
saw mountain:
The brigade will be called to order by
S. w. Rilea, president. at 3 o'clock a. m.
/. Singing of America"
2 Prayer by the chaplain.
3. Report of the officers.
4. Election of officers.
5. Intermission from u to for lunch.
6. Call to order. Dedication of the battle
fields of Kennesaw under the auspices Of
the Kennesaw Memorial association. Ad-
dress by Major Frank B. James, Fifty
second Volunteer infantry, president, and
Captain l.. ]. Dawdry, secretary of Ken
nesaw Memorial association.
Z. Addresses by comrades and the loca-
ton of the spots where comrades fell, for
the purpose of erecting monuments and
markers
Colonel McCook's brigade was attached
to the Second division of the Fourteenth
army corps of the Army of the Cumber-
land, which, together with Colonel j. G.
Mitchell and Colonel Charles g. Harker's
brigade, made the famous assault on the
position occupied by Captains French,
Cheatham and Cleburn on and near Little
Kennesaw on the 9th day of June. 1864,
in which they were repulsed and suffered
severe loss. This was, perhaps, the most
destructive engagement during the Attain
ia campaign, I'm which the artillery OF
Captain French and the infantry Of
Cheatham's and Cleburn's division met
and repulsed the troops under the COM
mand of Davis and Baird. in which they
lost 1850 killed, wounded and missing, in
GLIDING the lives of Generals McCook and
Harker, while the Confederate loss was
comparatively nothing. So famous was
this attack on Cheathams hill that it has
since been known as the dead angle"
which name 1t obtained from the peculiar
manner in which the breastworks were
constructed.
In speaking Of this attack, General
Sherman said at the time:
THE two assaults were made on the
9th day of June. as planned. in the man
ner prescribed, and both failed. costing us
many valuable lives, among them Gener-
ais McCook and Harker and Colonel Rice
badly wounded, our aggregate loss being
nearly 3,000 while we inflicted compare
lively little loss on the enemy, who lay
behind we'll formed breastworks'
The headquarters of the brigade will be
taken up on Little Kennesaw mountain
which affords fine view of the surround
ing country. and from which all the bat
tlehelds can be easily seen. A visit will
be made to Pine mountain, where the la
mented General Polk met his death on the
14th day OF June, 1864, to whose memory
a monument has recently been erected by
the individual efforts of Mr. and Mrs. ].
G. Morris. Of Marietta.
After the close of the exercises the party
will come TO Atlanta. After seeing the
sights in and near here the party will
leave on the night of October Sd, reaching
Chicago on the night of October 9Th.
This will be the first visit of the brigade
TO the old scenes of war since the stormy
days of 1864, and will be participated in
and enjoyed by a large number of the old
soldiers and their families and friends.