Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-20

ing by hundreds.
AZ the height Of tho firing there
suddenly appeared a gap On tho Fod.
oral firing line due TO an alleged mis-.
construed order This waa fatal
instantly perceiying thls, nraEs
rushed hls men through che mp and
orgned O. heavy rear Gre ON che Fed.
erals This drmornl'Ecd che whole
Federal army. q general onslaught
following along me Federal line The
t-od Federal soldiers then began fall
ing back towards Chattanooga
Rospcnna had at thir time retired
to Chattanooga to prepare for bic
broken army 10 his worst fears should
uo realized Thomas was placed DOB
iui command at tho front BE was
ordered to assume r. threatening ai.
ttudo near RorsyIllo Thomas. hard
pressed by the enemy took This posi-.
ton. being forced lo ngbi every fuot
OF ground -s be- fcll back to Rossville
Al about 4 O'Clock ln tho afternoon
RosCcmna sent Garfield to tho front
to confer with Thomas Garfield met
on the way broken regiments and
brimdcs and many stragnlurs wend.
INK their way YEARLY 90 Chatianolra.
Zee expected 90 nnd Thomas retreat.
INK before the sou,herncrs. but on
arrIyinR 40 the front be- was aston.
iahed 10 see that Thomas had re.
formed several divisions OF tho once
brokcn.up army and was holding
nrmy his Roasyillo position % was
near dark whom Rosccrons got a die
patch from Garfield on the situation
at the front lIc exclaimed. "ThIu b.
good the day isn't lot yet This
stand won for Thomas his famous
titlo the Rock OF Chickumaugn.
Shades of u'ght having fallen.
Bmgg went into camp but the Fod.
erals were busy behind Thomas front
retiring Co Chattanooga Before day.
lIEht on tho 2ist and before Bragg
knew h. Thomas and hIs men had also
entered Chaif8n01ga Tho entire
Federal army wns now there
Thus ended tsn battle OF Chicka.
manga % may be- of interest here 90
sivo the casualties Fcdorals ca.
gagged 10000 mon, Confcderates On.
gagged. 10000 mon Fpdcrals killed.
1857 Confedcratoa killed. 1913. Fed.
,...a Wounded. o.a9l. ConiulCia.us
wounded l6.21i Fcdoms missing.
5.2jj. Cunfeicntoa missing. 1878.
Foirruls total lose. 1886. Confei.
crates total loss. 2Og5U
81 This iuncturc q is not amiss TO
call your attention 20 the fact that
soon after the Spanish.Amorican war
broke out 10000 volunteers and reg
ulars we're modified az ChIckamaura
Park Here were regiments from al
most every state. north and south
BriEadod with each other we're north
prn and southern and eastern and
western regiments. as an evidence Of
th, fact that the country s reunited
This gluppcd the climax
saw these 10000 southcruers and
uorthorncrs and woaternors. mostly
volunteers. the backbone uf the ma.
ton. pass side by side lu review. on
foot and in saddle What a magulG.
cent spectacle what contrast ns
they marched upon ground where
their fathers fought each other Ike
savage fovs'
Here ict mo read sou the inscripl ln
upon the Kentucky monument which
Roosevelt once used as "a text
"As We are united in life and they
a,e united in death. let one monument
perpotuatc their deeds. and one PEG.
pie. forgctm OF all asporitIes. forever
hold in grateful remembrance an the
glorics of that terrible conflict which
made an men free and retained vyory
star on our nations nag
Brass did mo-, follow the Fcderals
m.o Chattanooga. but placed his
troops along Missionary Ridge. com.
handing Chattanooga un the east
and awaited developments He also
sent men to- occupy Lookout Noun.
tain and Go break up the cncmy's
supply line This ne almost succeed.
gd In doIng. greatly interfering with
b. so much SEQ that the Federais were
fpr a time on the verge Of starvation
Boa Chattanooga
Hraggs movement tu tne ridge and
mountain resulted Boz hesieging the
Federals az Chattanooga and Wash.
lngton was urged t0 hurry forward
reInf1rccmeuts
The north was dismRygd bog thc
result. and great WAS the shock in the
camp OF the Fodcrls when an order
came relieving ROsccruns and assign.
Ing General Grant. commander in-chirf
Of the army to the command. with
General Thomas aB hls chief OF stan
Rosecuus had mllv expected 90 con.
tinue as commander and his disap.
pointmont was keen Ho retired 10
Cincinnati and never had command
again
Grant hurried 90 Chattanooga with
strong rcIuforcomeuts. arriving there
in October Tie fast thlng be- dld
was 90 relieve the almost nmished
camp Next he planned tho battle Of
Missionary Ridge.
Gen. william n. sherman was one
OF his chief supporters. bringing On a
large army himself Chattanooga was
now dotted with tents AZ all points
and Federal officers were uunrtprpd