The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-28
READY FOR SHILOH TRIP
GOVERNOR AND STAFF WILL LEAVE
APRIL IN FULL REGALIA.
Arraneements Completed by Secre-
tary Lockwood and Col. Richardson
Points of Historic Interest.

In full regalia Governor Durbin and his
staff will leave for Shiloh battlefield the
evening OF April 4. George B. Lockwood, the
Governors secretary, who, with W. w.
Richardson. of the Pennsylvania, has been
in charge of the arrangements for the trip,
gave out yesterday afternoon the names of
those who will make the trip in the Gov
ernor's party.
James whitcomb Riley, Gen. Lew Wall
lace and Senator Beveridge will go with
the Governor and his staff. In addition to
the Governor and Mrs. Durbin. the follow
Ing make up the party: Col Oran Perry.
Gen. B. A. Richardson, Colonels William j.
Henley, ID. A. Coulter. I. II. Johnson, c. c.
Schroeder, w. W. Richardson, William
Garstang. c. A. Carlisle. A. f. Ramsey, s..
=. Murdock: Lieutenant Colonels Fred Van
Orman, E. ]. Robson, William c. Burk, w.
c. Irwin, Edward II. Bowen: Majors
Fletcher NJ. Durbin, John ID. Welman, HI.
L. Kramer, A. G. Lupton, Walter Brown.
T. J. Hudgins, Charles Bieler. A L. Bo-
durtha, r. E. Breed and Francis T. Roots.
Outside of the Governors party about five
hundred will make the trip, Secretary Lock-
wood says. There will be ample accommo-
dations for all who have signified their in
tentfon of going and who have had ar
ranGeEcents made for them.
The special trains on the Pennsylvania.
under the personal direction of Colonel
Richardson. will leave Indianapolis at 7:15
o'clock Saturday, April 4. The excursion
tsfs will arrive in Louisville at 1O:3O o'clock
the same night, and fifteen minutes later
the specials will pull out over the Louis
vile & Nashville for Danville. Tenn. AT
DanvilIe the most enjoyable part of the
trip will begin Sunday morning, at o'clock,
according 10 the schedule prepared by
Colonel Richardson. A fleet of chartered
boats Of the St Louis and Tennessee River
n>I<r$ mill f0Lr fha nd nj
20 Pittsburg Landing. From Pittsburg
Landing to the battlefield the excursionists
will 60 In vehicles.
Among the historic places that will be
seen on the trip are Fort Henry, captured
by General Grant with the aid of three
Rllnboats: Fort Hyman and Johnsonville.
where the Union army had it's base of sup
plies. and which was attacked by Major
General Forrest, who sank twenty trans
ports and three gunboats in the river after
. q desperate and bloody fight on Johnson
vile the Ninth Indiana Battery was deci-
mated by the explosion OF the boilers OF
the boat which was taking il north.
More than a glimpse of the famous pea
nut country OF the South will be afforded
Britt's Landing. the center OF the peanut
country; Clifton. which marks the begin
ming of the Tennessee cotton district, and
Savannah, which MAJ. Gen. u. S. Grant
made his headquarters at the battle of
Shiloh, Will be seen Five miles up the
river Is Crump's Landing, six miles from
the battlefield. and the headquarters OF
Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace. All along the river
the historic scenes OF the war are numer-
Gus.
AT Louisville Saturday night the Gov
efnor's party will be Joined by Assistant
Secretary os War Sanger.
The South will send many distinguished
Icltizens TO take part In the dedication OF
1.-The Indiana monuments. Among the South
erners who will be there are Maj. Gen
James Longstreet, of Atlanta: Maj. Gen
John B. Gordon. OF Atlanta; Maj. Gen
sImon Bolivar Buckner of Louisville; Col
Michael Muldoon, of Louisville. and the
Governors OF Mississippi, Alabama and
Georgia, with their STATS.