La Junta tribune., 1915-07-24

ner wall the names-more than -
000--of the soldiers Of that at6te
Who then belonged TO command -
gagged in the vicksburg eampaign and
sieee. II is the nobiest and most
appropriate battlefield memorial d,
the park.
A feature OF IowA's memorial b
its artistic and stirring bsOnse hat
tiefield pictures--six, each in . ~
arate panel.
Three reinforced concrete obees-
walton towers have been constfuetsd
-one on Logan circle. one on the
area bounded by Confederate aseaus
aud Observation Circle. and the third
OF Confederate avenue.
-Four hundred and siXty-eight ne
MORALS. monuments and markers are
In place iA the park--4ls Union and
forty Confederate. In the main
body OF the park the lines OF the cp-
posed armies are plainly shown. by
the monuments. markers and tablets.
As whole the arrangement Of the
park avenues. and the peculiar ma
ture OF the conflict II commemorate.
enables one to follow the story Of the
siege and defense In clear and sim
pie manner. One can but bc greatly
Interested, and impressed with deep
patriotic sentiment as portrayed by
the vicksburg National Military
Park where one OF the nations most
interesting incidents occurred.
The National Cemetery II vicks-
burg. fronting the river and blendine
into the northern end OF the Military
Park. although not Of II. was estab-
lished in 1865. Its originally hsau.
tifui site having thus had the benefit
Of time In which to be developed and
appropriately softened and beautifi-
ed into harmony with sacred pur-
pose, Il stands today one OF the most
park-like and pieasingly impressive
cemeteries. With one exception
that OF Arlington Heights-none can
compare with Il In general beauty.
II certainly Il one OF the most mag
nificent cemeteries ever devoted 60
the interment of the dead soldiers Of
any nation. and II Is also one Of the
largest Of the eighty-two esablished
and maintained by the general gov
crnment Ia honor Of Its valorous de-
Tenders. II contains the graves Of
ls.s22 Union soldiers who lost their
lives In and around vtckshafg dur-
ing the Civil War Of which the aD-
palling number Of 1919 are ''un.
known" The cemetery 10 . master
piece Of landscape engineering. With
delightful walks and drives. With 70.
vines. terraces and platsass. aad
nh leag aSeause - Doessp uo11
Spanish oak. supplemented With trcb
ical plants and picturesque fioxes
beds.
About midnight Of the second day
spent In vicksburg we left this beau
tiful old historic city and arrived IN
Baton Rouge. the capital Of Louis
lana. early the next morning. A. Il
was Good Friday most OF the busi.
ness places wers closed and the day
Was observed the same as Sunday.
therefore We were unable to visit the
places of business. The buildtngs in
Baton Rouge. rs n rule. are very old
aud the streets dirty and narrow.
The most interesting place We visited
Was the capitol building. located a
short distance from the station. AZ
though built before the war. II IL a
very pretentious building from the
outside. resembling an ancient castle.
Inside Il 10 very dark. dirty and
gloomy. The custodian took US
through the building and when Ne
reached the governors reception
room were surprised 70 Be greeted
BY Governor Hart He invited US
into his private chamber and we had
quite . pleasant visit With him.
We left Baton Rouge about noon
and the remainder Of Tie day ~s
Travelled shsoush the fertile fields OF
Sics. sugar case aad cotton of Louis.
lana. TIE couasry 10 dotted with
email citiss asd villages from three
70 four niiss aDart. 10 every di.
esetioa ceuld b sesa large susar
factories. cotton stns aad "lssse,
factories. We rsaeAed Nsv Oslean.,
The soutAssa nseroDolis, early In the
svsaias. New Orleans b oas Of The
ei1sse sad largest Of tAs southern
eities. IL ishabltasts ere largely
prsacA crsols. aaA foreign habit,
as1 essesas Dssvail % . srsas "a.
vet. Ths eley 70 aivj1s1 b. the "a.