The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-16
On The Fields In And Near
Chattanooga
Will See In Minds Eyes Two
Great Conflicts
Of Strife At The Time Of
The Civil War

Chattanooga, Sept. 12-The forty
seventh annual encampment Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic will be
held at Chattanooga, Sept. 1920, in
elusive, the dates covering the fiftieth
mauga
Two cf the heaviest battles of the
civil " were fought on territory now
practically included in the city Of
ChattanC oga, or as suburbs. These
were tho battle of Chickamauga, in
which n, blood flowed than on any
other fielG, not excepting European
countries. and the battle of Missionary
Ridge, the result of which broke the
hold Of the confederates upon the
Chattanooga valley aud turned the ter
ritory over to the Union army These
! battles we're fought just fifty years
F; ago, and this year is, therefore, their
semi-centennial.
The battle of Chickamauga was
fought Sept. 10 and 20, 1868. The bat
tie of NJ ssionary Ridge was fought two
months later, or, to be exact, on Nov.
25, 1863 TWO Less important battles,
however. were fought here. These
were the battles of Lookout Mountain,
Nov. "a, and the battle Of Orchard
Knob, Nov. % These three engage
ments constitute the battle of Chattan-
ooga, Mi sionary Ridge being the cllm
AK in tho series Of battles.
About $4,000 men were killed
wounded and missing Ia the lighting
around Chattanooga. The engagement
at Chick lmaug3 furnished about 33,
900 OF L total casualties.
To CO imemOrlte and memoral2C
these ba tiehelds, the national govern
ment auo states nave spent large sums
of none There are about 1000 mem
orials III kinds and descriptions OF
the bat fields here. These memor
ials con. 81 OF marble aad bron2e mon
uments, mounted cannon, historical
tablets d observation towers.
The overnment has converted
Chickan uga Into a national military
Ozark conlaius about G,OOO acres o
4and az this WI be largely increas
,ed IN 4 . near iutme through addi
uonal ! chases Fort Oglethorpe,
brigade rmy post, The largest In th'
fDmted Ates. hlS been established a
tChickau uga pirit. and Is now occu
pied by ne Eleventh cavalry, Th
The rot in Ch,chamauga park hay
been D. 3ryed Ga practically the SAM
ifopograI cal form as they were befor
the 81, bsttl THE government
huweye has covered all Of them will
macada glyins he tourist oontinu
.ous jou ey OF lbout iid miles owe
the gov amepl bIuIeyards and battle
field roa s.
The eral 3lJernment has cree
ed on q ie fields aine handsome gran
tie mon nents 80 regular troops, an
twenty rec sbatl monuments, 1t ha
also or ted i've iron and steel oil
soryatio tower, seventy feet higl
Wilder Observation tower is eight!
hye fee iigh 17-re have been place
on the fields 700 historical tablet
and 800 iistaucs and locality tablet
The lrtherJ itates have spent
Sarge )unt on Hie Chattanooga ba
tieheld New York leading In the t
tal exp diture hh state has spei
about 1000 foc 4 considerable grOu
ole me meuts Gathered over
fields. he most imposing New Yor
monum q Is on lookout mountain
Point : tx
Ohio as a srl0p OF ifly-iiye mo-
1ments ere thtt cost about $4,000
includ the eSpease of ffty-thrl
marker and tlhlets. The state
Peprsy anla, loic,na Illinois. Miel
aan ar Vlsc0nsiu ace Literally repr
erled monumantg, as are a numb'
80 cine lortherp states. The on