Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-08-27
A VISIT TO TESTIFY
FAMOUS SHlI0HR
BATTLE FIELD

nave cnerlSneQ an aInDlClOu 10 VlSl
Shiloh bettlefield-that scene o
the titanic struggle between the ar
mics of Albert Sidney Johnston an,
Gen. U. S. Grant-that sacred spo
where the dauntless johnson, VIII
had fought the Indians in.the barre
west shed his life's blood for hi
Southland-but not until last weel
was this pleasure granted.
Leaving Dresden Sunday, Aug
Is, accompanied by those princel.
gentlemen, H. v. johnson, lie,
Brasfield and Clanton Duke, W.
journeyed to Alamo, where the nigh
was spent. At Bells Monday morn
ing the party was shown many splen
did courtesies by Crockett county
humorist, Col. Mum, editor Of the
Sentinel, and from there to a point
one mile out Of town, on the famous
sand highway, we stopped at the
palatial home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d.
Hill, relative Of the writer and whom
he had not seen in 33 years. Both
were hale and hearty and as spry az
spring chickens.
Monday night was spent on the
Swaim-J Johnson plantation of 400
acres, every foot of which is either
covered with fine timber, dirt or
huge rocks. Mine host, J. B.
Swain, had steaming cup of cof-
fee ready for the party early next
morning, after partaking Of which
the Dresden tourists started out for
Shiloh via Stantonville and many
hills and hollows, coolies of mud and
few dwelling places. Reaching
Pittsburg Landing at noon, the hun
cry tourists were ushered into the
dining room at the Hagy home,
where hundreds of sightseers have
been royalty entertained. Mr.. Hagy
is a fine old gentleman, truly
southern and Mrs. Hagy a splendid
cook. Both were at Shiloh when the
famous two-day battle was fought
between the armies of Johnston
and Grant, and they know every de-
tail of that bloody struggle, the
first really great battle ever fought
upon American soil. A singular
thing about that battle was that both
armies lest just about the same num-
Der of men in the two days fighting,
the Confederates, we believe los
229 more than the Federals.
Every point of interest is marked,
and yearly tourists by the hundreds
visit Shiloh-more would go there if |
road conditions were inviting Tab
lets indicate the position of the
armies each day; monuments show
where great men fell in battle, tab
lets show where one army or the
other rested on the point to which
it retreate6; cannon are mounted
as nearly on the spot occupied dur
ing the fighting as possible to To-
cate them. The famous "BloOdy
Pond" that place that was red with
mems blood for days and days af-
ter the fighting had ceased, is one
Of the interesting spots on the ia
nous old battlefield. And the spot
where Johnston was wounded and
The big tree in the ravine to which
he was carried by Isham G. Harris,
then governor of Tennessee and aid
On Gen. Johnstson's staff, are both
marked and preserved for
future generations. The sites of
Zen. Grants camp is noted, and
nearly every state in the Union has I
IN imposing monument there, some ;
# them handsome and others sim
lie, but impressive. The Confed-
rate monument IS Of particular in
crest to Southcrners. There are, :
resides the large stone. seven life
ize statues on this monument, rep I
esenting Southern men and women.
This famous battlefield is main
aimed just as it was when the fight
ng ceased. The superintendent is
Ion. belong Rice. Mr.. Rice is held
n the highest esteem by Weakley
ounty, evidenced by the splendid
Import given him in two races he
made for office. Mr. Rice was ex-
eedingly courteous to the Weak
ey county party, showing them
1any nice courtesies and again and
gain expressing his appreciation
f the loyal support given him by
ais county and his undying love for
ur people. He has written a his
ory of Shiloh battlefield which
hould be in every home. 1t is a
mall volume and is being sold at
rice which just barely covers the
ost of printing. Already three edi-
ons have been taken by an appre-