Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

arrival of the boats having on board General
Grant and his troops, which, on the morning OF
September 9Th, 1861, steamed up the Ohio, the SOL
diers stealthily entering the town of Paducah an
ticipating the enemy not more than seven or eight
hours.
There were no smiling faces handkerchiefs
waving welcome to the passengers on those boats
in 1861, but CONSERVATION was depicted on every
countenance men, women and children came
out of their doors looking pale and frightened
Those standing the deck of the good ship Getty
Of Savannah as she glided gracefully to her
anding place . calm summer morning in 1907,
looked at the of magnificent river craft safely
moored along the banks, and felt glad indeed that
1t was 1907 and not 1861
About sixty miles above Paducah, on the Ten
nessee river is Fort Henry, and when looking at
the breastworks OF the old fort wonders If it
is possible that this peaceful spot was ever the
scene OF terrific conflict. 1t is hard to repress
a shudde, at the thought of the forty-eght men
who were killed or wounded by shell penetrating
the boiler of the little gunboat Essex. But no
screaming shells rend the air. The river
stretches toward the bank like mirror rejecting
the bank and the trees so clearly that it is hard
to tell Just where the river commences and the
shadow ends All is and beautiful
At Savannah, Tenn, a large house, set in a
clump of trees and surrounded by stone fence, Is
pointed out by the genial captain OF the "Savali-
nah" as General Grants headquarters, and there
is a general scramble for kodaks. Very different
"shots" from those which invaded this section in
the early days of the civil war.
To Crump's, the next landing to Savannah, pecu-
liar interest attaches because of its association
with the name of General Lew Wallace, the author
of Ben Hur.
The point Of greatest interest of the entire trip
along the Tennessee u.s. without doubt Shiloh. at
Pittsburg landing where one of the fercest battles
Of the war fought The battlefield has been
purchased by the government and converted into
park and national cemetery, in which lies 1000
of the nations heroes, both Blue and Grey
When the pleasure boats land at Shiloh there
md c11rro to
passengers the grounds. small fee Is
charged and the drive occupies about three hours
Everywhere along the finely kept driveways are
charts to show just what generals and companies
occupied that particular spot so that the two days
fighting be followed perfectly.
1t is with a feeling of solemn reverence that
the tourist examines the fine monuments erected
by the different states in honor OF their brave
dead and when driving past the bloody pond
(which was fought through. back and forth. until
it resembled lake of pure blood) and through
the Hornets Nest where COWS now Craze, Dut
where the hardest fighting of the battle took place
Every visitor to this spot is thankful that these
are times of peace, and the wish that the world
may never again know such war as was our
civil war, is heard expressed on all sides.
The monument erected to the memory of Cen
eral Albert Sidney Johnson, the great Confederate
general killed in that terrible BATTLE is visited by
every who goes to Shiloh The old Shloh
church is an object of interest and the drive over
the battlefield would not be complete without a
drink out of the famous Shiloh spring.
Many war relics are still being picked up on the
field a member of party visiting there last sum-
mer finding several bullets sticking IN the trees
near the ''Hornets Nest" A sword, which was
very much reduced by age and rust, was found last
March, having lain in the ground As years, and was
recently purchased by st. Louis man, who prizes
it very highly. What pity 1t is that there Is no
way now of ascertaining to whom the sword be-
longed.
The children of Shiloh sell relics of all kinds.
canteens bayonet points, tips of color standards,
buIIats niecec shells partS of epauetS, buttons