The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-08
President Roosevelt Visits the
Chickamauga Battlefield.
WELCOMED At CHATTANOOGA
WILL BE GUEST OF RAILWAY
FIEEMEN TODAY.

Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen,
and tomorrow he win be the guest Of
the railroad men. but today Chatta-
nOoga. as a whole. entertained him.
From early morning until late this
evening he was driven from one his
toric place 10 another and the details
OF the battles that have made this
city famous. were explained TO him by
men who We're participants In the
struggles. The battlehelds OF Chieka-
manga. Missionary Ridge. Orchard
Knob and Lookout mountain were
driven over. Tonight he attended the
First Baptist church.
The presidential train arrived here
promptly at $3.50 a. m. There was a
large crowd AT the station. and the
president was accorded a warm well
come. A committee composed OF Gov
ernor Mcmillan. Mayor Chambliss,
Congressman Moon. General II. v.
Boynton. General A. p. Stewart and
Captain ]. p. Smart, members OF the
Chickamauga park commission; Cen
eral A. W. Wiley and Captain J. W.
lShlpp entered the presidents car and
welcomed him to the city. After the
formal greetings were over. the party
started IN trolley cars for the Chick
amauga battlefield.
Went over Battlefield.
At the entrance 10 Chickamauga
park. the Seventh United States cav
airy. which acted as the presidents
escort through the park. was drawn
UP. The president. with General Boyn-
ton. president OF the park commission.
mounted horses. and. after the other
kEraI ~ fha had
riages. the drive through the park be-
gan. The eavalcade was hardly under
way before the president started his
horse at sharp trot. and for a mile
and half led the regiment merry
chase over the battlefield. The pace
was so hot that several OF the troop
ers were endorsed and IL was neces-
sary 10 call the ambulance corps into
service.
After inspecting a portion OF the
field the president stopped at the
camping grounds OF the regiment and
reviewed Il. together with the Third
battery OF field artillery The review
took place upon the spot where. thir-
ty-nine years ago. or a Sunday morn
Ing, the confederate brigade OF Cen
eral Manigault OF Hindman's division
was repulsed In a desperate charge by
a portion OF General Wilders brigade
OF cavalry.
Watched Seventh Cavalry Drill.
At the conclusion of the review, the
Seventh cavalry went through their
new calisthenics drill. The troopers
dismounted and performed their evo-
lutions TO the accompaniment of the
band. The president at first was dis
inclined to witness a drill on Sunday
bat upon Il being represented TO him
that the men were anxious that he
should see the drill and as this was the
only opportunity he would have 10 do
so, he consented,
Luncheon WAS served soon afterward
and then divine services. which the
president attended. were held on the
park grounds. The services were con-
Quoted by Evangelist Porter, and were
OF a very impressive nature. AT their
conclusion the president made a short
address 10 the soldiers. He cOmpli-
mented them apon their soldierly ap-
pearance and also for the splendid drill
they had put up. He said ne had en-
Joyed his stay with them very much.
His remarks were frequently inter-
rupted by hand-clapping, and when he
concluded. the soldiers. led by Colonel
Baldwin, gave him three hearty cheers.
HE NiFrA4rMN nAc0 CQlANlAllrAACu NllE
members of troop 3 of the state guard,
under command Of Captain Fyffe.
which also accompanied him on his
visit 10 Lookout mountain.
AT the conclusion OF the presidents
remarks and as he was about 10 depart
from the field. the soldiers called for
.Garry owen" the selection TO the
strains of which the Seventh cavalry
went into the battle OF Little Big
Horn, where Custer and so many other
brave men lost their lives. Yes. give
us Garry Owen" said the president.
The band struck up this spirited march
and rendered Il amid cheers from the
crowd.
Presented With a Cane.
A very pleasant incident occurred
shortly before the president resumed
his inspection Of the battlefield. A DEL
egation OF citizens Of Georgia. headed
by II. A. Harper OF Rome. presented
20 him a cane cut from the Chicka-
manga battlefield. 1t is of hickory,
with a silver head and band suitably
4 inscribed. On the head Is the follow
!. ing.
Presented TO President Roosevelt by
citizens of the Seventh congressional
district OF Georgia. Sept :. 1902"
on the band are the names OF the
six generals who participated in the
battle Of Chickamauga-LOngstreet
Wheeler. Hood. Rosecraus, Thomas and
8 Boynton. The Seventh Georgia dis
trict was the home OF President ROOse-
velt's mother and he alluded 20 this
S fact liz accepting the gift. The pres
entatiOn speech was made by Hon.
Moses Wright OF Rome. TO which the
president responded as follows:
My Dear Mr.. Wright: / cannot say
how touched and pleased ] am. / can
imagine no gift that would have
pleased me more than TO have the
young men from my mothers state
present me this cane with the names
OF six generals. three Of whom wore
the blue and three OF whom wore the
gray. bat whose descendants and kins-
folk are equally loyal to the flag as il
now is. ! want 90 mention one curious
thing. You have on here General
Wheeler's naR-e. I served under him
81 Santiago. General Hood fought in
command OF the southern army. One
OF his sons was in my regiment and
fought with great gallantry. / am SO
much obliged cannot tell YOU how
appreciate g. No gift could have been
more appropriate and given In pleas
s. aater spirit and exactly at the right
3 time. I thank you most warmly
When he resumed his inspection OF
the battlefield. the president dispensed
with the cavalry escort and entered a
carriage with General BOyntOu. Score
tary Certelyou and Acting Grand Mas
ter Hannahan OF the Brotherhood OF
8 Locomotive Firemen. Snodgrass tower
which Is seventy feet high. was soon
reached, and, Notwithstanding the
warm weather. the president walked tC
the top. where a splendid view Of the
battlefield was obtained. General Boyn-
ton and Captain Smart pointed out the
many points OF interest and explained
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