The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-21
Georgia and Carolina Soldiers
Have Left For Home
GREAT BATTLE IS FOUGHT
BIoodless Combat on the Field
Which Once Ran with the
blood of Real War.

Chattanooga, July 20-(Special)-M Militia
men from Alabama and Tennessee today
replaced those from Georgia and the Car
olinas, who have been at Chickamauga
park for the past 10 days.
Fifteen special trains were operated
from Lytle, Ga, during the day, carry
ing the militiamen of Georgia and North
and South Carolina, and seven specials
arrived from Birmingham, Montgomery,
Selma, Mobile and other points of central
and southern Alabama, with several more
due during the night and early morning
hours tomorrow.
The Alabamians will take the camps
occupied by the Georgia and South Car
olina boys, but there was SO much con-
fusion on their arrival this afternoon that
noting definite could be learned from the
officers in charge.
The first few days of camp routine will
consist almost entirely of drill and pa
rades No problem will be worked out
until the fifth or sixth days of the maneu-
vers
Great Battle Fought
The Georgia and Carolina boys cele-
brated their departure with a grand
battle
From a. m. to sunrise there was a
bloodless battle on Snodgrass hill which
might have brought back recollections of
the civil war had there been old veteans
there to witness the charges and fierce
volleys which were sent across the slope.
Long before the city folk had awakened
two armies, a red and brown, had met
In deathess conflict at Chickamauga
Thousands of dollars of ammunition had
been fired but with what result Is not
known, for the umpires who had charge,
watching with keen attention every move
nent of the troops, have not given out
the result of the early morning conflict.
They say that they noted daring and
bravery and great military skill dis
played ON both Sides
The first shot was fired about 8 o o'cloclS
In the morning after the red army had
been stealthily creeping on the brown
with deadly intent for over an hour.
The object of the red army was to cap
ture Snodgrass hill. the position of tho
brown force, after a long march. 1t was
the duty of the browns to hold the hill
against the reds at all costs.
At O'Clock the battle was over
Two objects I'm View.
The officers in charge of the maneu-
vers had two objects In view when
Wednesdays problem was prepared sew
eral months ago, and these We're: First,
to give the brown army opportunity to
show its prowess in deploying at night
and forming line of outposts In the
darkness. These were essential to pre-
vent a complete surprise by the enemy
the reds.
Second-To give the soldiers forming the
red army practice in night marching and
following 1t by attack at dawn.
In all, there were about 4.5OO men in
the great conflict, the red and brown
force being evenly divided. not miliamen
against the regulars, as was the case in
the former great fight, but instead both
armies were composed of regular and
militia commands. The two dashing
commanders of the battle of Snodgrass
were Col j. G. Gardiner of the First
North Carolina infantry OF the brown
army, with Maj. George W. Martin of
the Seventeenth United States infantry
as his chief of staff. Commanding the
red host was Col Walter A. Harris of
the Second Georgia infantry, and Capt.
John c. Haines, chief of staff.
Troops i'm Each Army.
Troops composing the brown army
were as follows: Seventeenth United
States infantry, First North Carolina in
fantry and Third South Carolina infan-
try.
Cavalry Troops: A. B, c, and r of
the Eleventh cavalry; Troops A and F,
Second Georgia cavalry squadron; Bat
teries D and I, First field artillery: three
sections of Company d, signal corps; am
bulance section and pack train, consist
ing of five packers and 20 mules carrying
blank ammunition.