Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-05-23

rederate veterans Will Do neln
~ here May 27-29 inclusive. On
the same date also, the Sons
Of Confederate Veterans meet here In
annual reunion.
Two Of the heaviest battles Of the
Civil war we're fought on territory
now pgactically included in the city
Of Chattanooga, or as suburbs. These
wers the terrible battle Of Chicka-
manga, IN which more blood flowed
than on any other field not excepting
European countries, and the battle OF
missionary Ridge, the result of which
broke the hold Of the Confederates
upon the Chattanooga valley and
turned the territory over to the
Union army. These battles were
fought Just fifty years ago, and this
year is, therefore, their semi-centen-
niaI.
The battle Of Chickamauga was
fought September 10 and 20, 1868.
The battle Of Missionary Ridge was
fought two months later or, to be
exact, on November 20, 1888 Two
less important battles however, were
fought here. These were the battle
Of Lookout Mountain, November "a,
and the battle Of Orchard Knob, No
vember 49, These three engagements
constitute the battle Of Chattanooga,
Missionary Ridge being the climax In
the series of battles
About $4,000 men were killed,
wounded and missing In the fighting
around Chattanooga. The engage
ment at Chickamauga furnished about
$4,000 Of the total casualties.
TO commemorate and memorabilia
these battlefelds, the national gov
eminent and states have spent large
sums Of money. There are about
1000 memorials Of all kinds and de-
Bcriptions on the battIefeIds here.
These memorials consist Of marble
and bronze monuments, mounted can
non, historical tablets. distance tab
let's. and observation towers.
The government has converted
Chickamauga into national military
park. 1t contains about $500 acres
OF land, and this will be largely IN
creased In the near future through |
additional purchases. Fort Oglethorpe,
brigade army post, the largest in
the United States, has been estab- |
lished at Chickamauga park. and Is
now occupied BY the Eleventh cavalry.
The roads In Chickamauga park have
been preserved in practically the
same typographical form as they
were before the great battle. The
government, however, has covered all
Of them with macadam, giving the
tourist continuous journey OF about
10 miles over the government boule-
Yards and battlefield roads
The federal government has erected
on these fields nine handsome gran
tie monuments to regular troops, and
twenty-three shell monuments. 1t
has also erected FIVE iron and steel
observation towers seventy feet high.
Wilder's observation tower is s. feet
high. There have been placed on
these fields 700 historical tablets, and
D6o distance and locality tablets.
The northern states have spent a
large amount of money on the Chatta-
nooga battlefields, New York leading
In the total expenditure. That state
has spent about 100000 for a con-
siderable group Of monuments scat
tered over the fields. The most I'M
posing New York monument Ii OH
Lookout Mountain In Point Park
Ohio has a group Of monuments
here that cost about $4,000. includ-
ing the expense of markers and tab
lets. The states Of Pennsylvania, In
diana, Illinois, Michigan and Wiscon-
sin are literally represented BY monu- 1
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