The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-06
Ohio Monument on Missionary Ridge.

Ohio Monument on Missionary Ridge.
scendants of Confederate and Federal
are working together in this city to
perfect the plans for entertaining the
Confederate reunion. The people OF
Chattanooga assure a hearty welcome
to all veterans of the Union armies
who may desire to attend the reunion.
No state north of the Ohio river has
a greater interest in the Chattanooga
battlefields than the state of Ohio.
Official records show that Ohio had
fifty-siX organizations in the battle o.
Chickamauga the most destructive
battle of the war for two days fight
ing, and about the same number in
the battles of Chattanooga, which in
cludes the battle of Missionary Ridge.
Ohio has spent more money memo
rializing the battlefelds of Chatta-
nooga than any other state. This state
has ffty-fve monuments and fifty
three markers at Chickamauga and
eleven monuments and seventy mark
ersl at other places around Chatta-
nooga. The total cost of these memo
rails was $4,000
Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor, chair
man of the -Chickamauga
National Park Commission, is citizen
of the state of Ohio, and pays frequent
visits to this city, where he is held in
high esteem. On the occasion OF his
last visit, only few days ago, he gave
the local press the following interview
on the approaching Confederate re-
union:
81 have been very glad indeed to see
and appreciate the good feeling that is
gaining strength here between men Of
different political views who bore diff
ferent opinions in the war. The long
er we live the better is the under
standing. of the causes and sentiment
that produced the war; the longer we
live the more highly do we appreciate
the glorious results that re-established,
or successfully defended, the Union
and planted it anew on the government
and the Constitution. l believe the
people of the South are just as loyal
to the government as the people OF
any country in the world. There may
be some regrets-it would be strange
if there were not-but the splendid
acquiescence of the young men of the
South is very gratifying to an old man
who was in the war. The reunion at
Chattanooga, May 1928, will empha-
size these ideas.
Chattanooga had the honor of enter
tanning the Confederate veterans in
their first reunion. This was in 1890
AT that time Chattanooga was a small
town with but little capital and indus
try. 1t has grown since then to man
ufacturing city of more than 100000
population in 1913. The handsome
sum Of $4,000 has been raised to de
fray the expenses of the reunion.
The veterans will be camped near
the national cemetery on tented field
in Jackson park, municipal pleasure
resort The war department of the
national government loaned the re
union association 1,400 tents large
enough to accommodate eight cots
each.
The program for the week consists
of parades, balls and other social func-
tions; flights by airships, exhibition
drills on the streets of Chattanooga
by the Eleventh cavalry of the United
States army, now domiciled at FIT. Og-
lethorpe, boat rides on the tennessee
river and other pleasant divertise-
ments. 1t promises to be one of the
most delightful and largely attended
reunions the veterans ever held.