The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-10
REGULARS BEATEN
 BY STATE SOLDIERS Chattanooga Is Scene of Great
 Battle in Mimic War "RED" ARMY IS ROUTED State s%diers Under Command of Gen. eraI Arthur Fridge of Mississippi Attack Regular Defenses
 and Win Victory
RED" ARMY IS ROUTED

Chattanooga, Tenn, July 5-topeSiai'l The war is over so far as 40OO militia men from Mississippi, Florida and Ten nessee are concerned. Tomorrow morn ing they will board the many special trains ordered by the federal government and by Monday they will be back at thelr respective homes ready to take up the less strenuous life of the civilian.
 Almost as fast as Florida, Mississippl and Tennessee troops leave, their places will be filled by men from Georgia anu the Carolinas
 Today was pay day at the camps ana the men were given furloughs in the att ernoon and evening. Several hundred came to the city and spent their last night in pleasure-seeking. There was Ill., tie disorder.
 The only problem in which militiamen have taken part was worked out pelore daylight Saturday, and resulted in a com plete victory for the citizen soldiers un- der the command of Gen. Arthur Fridge of Mississippi. ..ls4i-.
 stnrt Before Daylight
 The soldiers of both armies were in the field before o'clock and at 2:55 a. m. the first skirmishing started between the two armies It lasted until 5:30 a. m., ana both commands were back in their camps two hours later. The most important part of the battle was just after o'clock or about dawn, when the two armies met on the slope below Wilders monf- ment.
 Gen. Arthur Fridge of Mississippi, com mandlng the brown army, ordered ms entire force, except the Second Florida, to charge the enemy, who were en- trenched several hundred yards ahead, and under the cover of their fire he sent Col. Cary F. Spence. second in com mand, with the Second Florida infantry on the right wing of the enemy in a secondary attack. The Third Tennessee infantry was supported on the left by the Mississippi troops, and as the red army combined it's attention to the Ten nessee and Mississippi attack, the F1orid- ians fanked them on the right and com pletely put them to route.
 Terrific Artillery Battle
 In the meantime the artillery of the "red" army, which was under command of Capt J. C. Langdon of the First Field artillery, [. S. A., and the artillery of the brown" army, under the command of Maj. Frank Humbolt of the same com mand, engaged in a terrific battle which was heard for miles around through the countryside The brown artillery was stationed on Snodgrass hill. while the red artillery was south of Wilder's monument For considerably over two hours the two attachments of the artil- lery banged away at each other, and at the conclusion the umplres announced that there was little to choose between them.
 The soldiers turned out before o'clock, and after receiving orders the march, ac- cording to their instructions, was started The brown army quickly crossed into the enemy's territory, and at 2:55 a. m Lieut. Col. E. l.. Towson of the Third Tennessee, who was in command of the advance guard, which was composed oi the Tennessee and Mississippi cavalry opened fire on the enemy In the vicinity of the Georgia monument. AS quickly as Colonel Towson ascertained the position of the ''red" army he fell back and await ed the arrival of the main brown army which was close behind. After a littl' reconnoitering, General Fridge ordered [
 ar charge by all of his troops, ex cept the Second Florida infantry, on tn center of the red line.
 Red Army Retreats
 The reds" were strongly entrenchec and their line extended from Dyer hous two miles to the southeast. When tn browns" charged the center of the "red army the forces ofthe latter were concer
 trated where the battle was thiclSest, an
 1t was then that Colonel Spence, wit the Florida infantry, made the fan movement which caused the right wir
 of the red army to retreat. and whio
 ultimately gave the "browns'' the vi
 tory .h giss%
 The firing was incessant for alno two hours and the roar of the big gul
 In the arsillery action could be heard f miles. The cavalry of both armies al : tinguished itself by brilliant charges, al the. militia cavalry was especially ( fectNe in advance duty and skirmishing
 About 5 o'clock both armies fell ba and returned to camp shortly after. l l early decision was given by the umpire ] who declared that the engagement W
 total victory for the browns" Thexc "
 much enthusiasm among the milidam
 when they heard that the decision W ) In their favor.