Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06

seeing day, taking in Missionary Ridge,
the National cemetery, Chickamauga
park, drive of about forty miles,
made in five-seated comfortable con-
veyances drawn by four or six horses.
| The first place of interest was the Ma
! tional cemetery, a most inviting and
beautiful spot enclosed by stone fence,
where are inferred Is, 900 union soldiers,
! 5000 of the number in graves marked
unknown. In the five government
cemeteries of Georgia and Tennessee
over go, 900 men have last resting
! place. The government which they
! died to protect and perpetuate keeps
as green the sward above their remains
as do grateful people their blessed
memories. The great battles of Mis-
sionary Ridge and Chickamauga hold
! first places in history. The large fields
in area on which they were contested
are preserved as the most remarkable
park where sanguinary warfare has
| been waged. The United States gov
eminent purchased the entire tract
of over 1000 acres and converted it
into magnificent park of unusual pro-
portion; $3.50, 600 was appropriated by
congress for the erection of national
monuments. and for the improvement
of the grounds, walks and driveways.
The various states have expended over
| $500, 900 for the establishment of mon
uments to commemorate the deeds of
valor of soldiers from their respective
states. The markers range in cost
from 81, 900 to 1000 each. The main
drive of the park is thirty miles in
length and is twenty-four feet wide
Five mammoth steel towers, twenty
five feet high are located on the grounds
at different points, giving wonderful
view of the whole surrounding country.
Within this park is situated model
mi litary post. 1t would indeed be an
| interesting theme to relate all, or 6
reasonable resume of what we were
privileged to see and learn on this day s
drive, which required the time from
eight O'Clock in the morning till near
nightfall.
! Our special headed homeward at eight
in the evening of Monday, arriving at
Nashville in the morning, where we
were just in season to join in the DEM
onstration accorded President Roose-
welt and his party. He made an adj
dress on the public square, then was
! driven twelve miles to the Hermitage,
the country home where President An
drew Jackson lived and died. 1t was a
wonderful outpouring of city and coun-
/ try people that wandered over the
spacious farm home of ''Old General
Hickory. The house, outbuildipgs and
surroundings are in a good state of
preservation, and are carefully looked
lfter by society organized for that
purpose. Numerous of our party fol-
lowed the president there, while the
rest looked over THAI enterprising
southern city. visited the parks, the
old capitol and other points of interest.
To me one1o f the places of unusual
interest was the Fisk colored college,
which is doing such commendable
work in educating and enlightening the
dark race: sending their graduates out
to do battle in elevatiES. their fellows.
They have great seat of learning, in
grounds and buildings excelling any
school we visited in all the southland.
Seven O'Clock in the evening we took
leave of Nashville, arriving in Madison
Wednesday evening, every participant
in the southern journey voting it one of
intense interest.