Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-05-23

federate Veterans will be held
~ here May 1929 inclusive. On
the same dates, also, the Sons
Of Confederate Veterans meet here IN
annual reunion.
Two of the heaviest battles OF the
Civil war were fought on territory
now practically included In the city
of Chattanooga. or as suburbs. These
were 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 n
Hurned the territory over TO the
Union army. These battles were
fought Just fifty years ago, and this
year is, therefore, their semi-centen-
nial.
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 rs, 1863. Two
less important battles, however, were
lSought here. These were the battle
tof Lookout Mountain, November "a,
and the battle of Orchard Knob, No
MEMBER 20. 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 lighting
around Chattanooga. The engage
ment at Chickamauga furnished about
g. 900 Of the total casualties.
To commemorate and memorabilia
these battlefields, the national gov
eminent and states have spent large
sums Of money. There are about
1000 memorials Of all kinds and de-
scriptions on the battlef1elds here.
These memorials consist Of marble
and bronze monuments. mounted can
non, historical tablets, distance tab
1ets, and observation towers.
The government has converted
Chickamauga into a national military
park. It contains about $500 acres
of land, and this will be largely In
creased in the Lear future through
additional purchases. Fort ~Oglethorpe,
q 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 a continuous journey OF about
no miles over the government boule
wards and battlefield roads.
The federal government has erected
on these fields nine handsome gran
tie monuments to regular troops, ant
twenty-three shell monuments. i
has also erected FIVE iron n stee
observation towers seventy feet high
Wilder's observation tower Is IS fee
high. There have been placed OF
these fields TOO historical tablets, ant
600 distance and locality tablets.
The northern states have spent
large amount of money on the Chatta
pooga battlefields, New York leading
IN the total expenditure. That stat
has spent about 100000 for a cor
siderable group Of monuments scat
tered over the fields. The most In
posing New York monument Is o
Lookout Mountain in Point Park.
Ohio has a group Of monument
here that cost about $4,000, inclut
ing the expense Of markers and tai
lets. The states Of Pennsylvania. II
diana, Illinois, Michigan and Visor
sin are literally represented by mont