^-^t:a ( \ ^J^y-^ Cwl ^^^J^J^ l^culrvf^ cm. Qass EilA Book \ji.^±r- RR ^eENES Views Pointers .AND Wc & K Eo R, Compliments... PASSENQCR DEPARTMENT, W. & A. R. R. N. e. 8t St. L. Ry. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, COPYRIGHT OFFICE. No registration of title of tliis book as a preliminary to copyriglit protec- tion lias been found. ■'■"''• s C-^.Z Forwarded to Order Division --^-_'''^^__._^A """ (Date) (6, i, 1906—2,000.) s Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. ax the 27th d;iy of Juno, 1804, oocurred the great and famous Ijattle of Kennksaw Mountain. which was probably the distinctive battle, fought between Dalton and Atlanta, of the Atlanta campaign and one which will ever hold its position on the page of history as being one which conferred im- perishable luster upon the valor of American soldiery. The attack of the Federals was made with vigor, i)luck and persistence, and was met with such courage and fortitude by the Confeder- ates as alone could have made the etTorts of their antagonists futile. The attack upon the Confederate right which lay east of Kennesaw Mountain and just at the present station of Eliza- beth on the Western & Atlantic R. 11.. was made by Logan's corps, formed in thr llAlli.K UF KKNNKSiW iM0UNT4IN. 1 ilie line nl' Tlie Western & Atlantic Railroad, June 27, 1SC4. lines, and was supported ipy Hlair and Dodge. Nelson's 12th Louisiana occupied a strong line of rilie pits in front of them, and held their position until the first Federal ranks had approached within twenty-five paces. They then retired to the Confederate line of battle. The Federal troops advanced steadily. A destructive fire was opened by the Confed- erates from their entrenchments. For an hoiii- the Federals helil their position, unable to advance and reluctant to retreat. Logan then ordered them to retire to the line of rifle pits which they had first captured. After the repulse of the second assault before Gen. Cleburne's entrenchments, the dry leaves and dead wood were set on fire by the bombshells and y-un wadding and burned rapidly around the Federal wounded. This horrible scene was observed by the Confederates, and they were ordered to suspend further battle until the Fed- erals could carry oft their wounded, who were in danger of being burned alive. Thus the Federal wounded were rescued from such an awful fate. In this great battle the Federal army num- bered about one hundred thousand men. The Confederates had about fifty-five thousand troop: hundred and eight men. cuing the Federal woiimied from the burning timber. The Confederate loss in killed and wounded was eight The loss of the Federals has never been e.xactly reported, but it is conceded that it went up into the thousands. Gen. Sherman, after some throe houi\s, willidrew the Federals' shattered battalions from all points of assault at Kennesaw Mountuin and ordei-ed a movement down the valley of Olley's Creek, toward Chatta- hoocbee river. Gen. Johnston, knowing that Gen. Sherman's movement to the south would result in breakino; his communication with Atlanta, evacuated Kennesaw Mountain and Marietta on July 1st and 2nd, 1864. From Marietta, Johnston fell back to a new position which had been prepared by Colonel Frestman. After lighting at Ruffs, Smyrna and Chattahoo- chee river, the great battles were fought around Atlanta, and Hood was appointed to succeed .John- ston. m^. ^- -i . ^71: x^.-i '-^.'^irSfSf^;^:^-^:^^^^^ But. ah ! we'll thwart them here to-day, We'll climb this hill of Mars. We'll seem with lightning's fires to play To hurl bolts from the stars: We'll scale the cliffs where eagles Uev We'll raise the wild huzza. And pant 'mid cloud;;* of golden hue The guns on Kennesaw 1 Battle of Allatoona. General Sherman fortified Allatoona strongly with a foi't on each side of the pass, through which the Western & Atlantic 11. K. runs, and made it his secondary base of supplies. After the fall of Atlanta General Hood ordered General French, with his division, against Allatoona, where General Sherman had stored ■2,700,000 rations of bread. General Sherman, learning of this movement, (irdered Gen. John M. Corse, who was at Uomc. to hasten to Allatoona and to hold the fort. General Corse brought with him 1,054 men to re-inforce Colonel Tour- tellotte's garrison of 890 men. General French, with about 2,900 men, assaulted. General Corse and Colonel Tourtellotte were wounded. Gen. S. G. Fri Battle op Allatoona, Ga. Ou Line of Western & Atlantic R. K. October 5th, 1864. rhe message signalled from Kennesaw Mountain 20 miles distant to these heights gave rise to the Gospel Hymn "Hold the Fort, for 1 Am Coming." en. Jno. M. Corse The Federal loss was 707 men and the Confederate loss was 799 men. General Sherman from Kennesaw Mountain suc- ceeded in exchanging messages with the signal station on Allatoona heights, and from this message and attendant thrilling circumstances originated the gospel hymn : " Ho I my comrades, see the signal Waving in the sky ! lie-enforcements now a])pearinj;\ Victory is nigh ! CHORUS : " Hold the tort : for I am coming," elc. The most characteristic memorial of i ' bloody struggle at Allatoona Pass is 1 1 - lone grave on the west side of the rail- road track. A neat marble headstone ha^ been placed over the grave, with tlie fol- lowing inscription ; An UNKNOWN HE HO. He died for tli< r((usi he thoiiyht tens ri^-|,„„5. portion 01 the aiu'J R. R ilion by a Battle of Ringgold. Desperate fii;lu between Hooker's corjis t){ Grant's army and 'Cleburne's division of Confederates, who were posted in the ravine tliroiiyh which the Western & Athinlio R. U. runs, south of Ringgold. Besides ;i vei'y hot fire of musketry and artillery, the Confodei'ates rolled huge stones down the hillsides among the advancing assailants, causing great con- fusion. Hooker was repulsed and )Hirsuit of liragg's army by the Federals was checked. Considering the disastrous defeat of the Confederate army two days before at Mis- sionary Ridge and the demoralization naturally to be expected tbercfiom. this was one of the gamest fights of tlie entire war. Pat Cleburne was one of the most adi'oit commanders and pluckiest fighters among Confederate generals. . Pat R. Cleburne Battle ok RiNCUiOLD, Ga. On tlie Line of the Western & Atlantic K. R. Nov. 27tll, 1S63. :ca Jos, Hooke Battle of Missionary Ridge. Grant's army consisted of (iri.OOO men. and Bragg's 30,000. Federal loss, .5,28li killed and wounded: 33 missing. Confederate loss, 40 cannon, 3,100 killed and wounded; 6,000 prisoners. This was a great Federal victory, vvliicli i-aised the siege of Chattanooga and forced the Confederates out of Tennessee. The evolutions of the Federal army in this battle were described by the Confede- rates as being as regular as dress parade. Their assault was impetuous, but for seve- ral hours it appeared the Confederates would hold their position. Sherman's at- tack upon the Confederate right met a repulse at the hands of Cleburne's division. The assault was renewed with desperate energy, but again Cleburne held his own against fearful odds. About 4 p. m. the Confederate centre was broken. The entire line except the right gave way Bragg's army. Batti. Opposite Boy K Ul'' MlSSlUNAKY RiDUK. '6 Station On Line of Westo Atlantic E. R. November 26, 1863. ne's Repulse of :" The result was a disasti'ous rout of Chickamauga National Park. The United States Government, within the short space of tive years, has converted a deserted field into a park of magnificent proportions, which is at once the great object lesison of the terrors of war and triumphs of peace. The Park Commissioners, acting undir the direction of the Secretary of War. have purchased the entire battlefield <> t^hickamauga, embracing fifteen square miles. The main drive of the park is twenty miles in length, constructed on u right-of-way fifty feet wide. All the line ^. of battle have been ascertained and marked with tablets. Twenty-four Stai. Commissioners have located the jiosition of regiments and batteries fi-om their respective states. Already there are hun- dreds of monuments and granite markers on the field. About thi-ee hundred cannon, of same 5th Wisconsin Battery pattern used dui-ing the combat, liave been mounted and placed in position. The methods of marking the lines of battle are by monuments and liistorical tal)lets, indicating the make-up of all oi'tfanizations that participated. Congress has ai)pi'opriated $725,00(1 for the erection of National monu- ments and for the iinjiroveraent of the grounds, walks and driveways. The various States have appropii- ated over $500,000 for the erection of monuments commemorative of the deeds of valor of soldiers from their respective States. The monuments now on the Held range in cost from $1,000 to $0,000 each. The monuments erected by the United States to the regulars cost $l,.5O0 each Material for monuments is con- fined to granite and bronze. Commissions from following States have been at work with the National Commission in locating positions on the field and clearing up confused and disputed points of history: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wi.sconsin. |].■■J■u^u Five observation towerij of iron and steel, each seventy feet liigh, have been erected, and the monu- ment of the Wilder Brigade erected near the Widow Glenn's house on Chickamauga field is one bundled and ten fi et high, and serves as a tower. The Park, when completed, wilt be the most comprehensive military objei'l lesson in the world. No moi . daring, persistent fighting during; the war than was done by botli armies at Chickamauga. Both sides can well unite in making a great military park where both, in a military sense, won such great renown. ation Tower at Hra^g's Headquarters on Mission Ridge. Lookout Mountain. Lookout Mountain, Tennessee's great historic resort, offers to the public unsurpassed opportunities for the enjoyment of some of the grandest scenery Amei-ica can produce. Rising as it does 2,300 feet above sea level, and 1,700 feet above the city of Chattanooga at its base, the view from its lofty summit is one of exceptional gran- d e u r an d extent, embracing glimpses of seven States. No effort of the imagination can picture the magnificence of the grand panorama outspread before one at this elevation. From Point Lookout, at its northern extremity, there lies below a scene which no section of the United States can excel: indeed, it is doubtful if it can be equalled in America. The faint blue outlines of the Cumberland Mountains lie off to the northwest; between them and Lookout stretch the lower peaks of the Sand and Raccoon Mountains. Walden's Ridge, Cameron Hill and Sherman Heights continue the line to the east, where Missionary Ridge, backed by the Great Smokies, unites to form the eastern circumference of the vast semicircle revealed at this spot. In the foreground wind the silvery waters of the Tennessee. whose picturesque convolutions Uesci-ibe here a remarkable curve, known as Moccasin Bend. This point affords a glance at some of the celebrated battle grounds of the Civil War. Mis- sionary Ridge and S h e r m a n Heights, Cameron Hill and Look- out itself, stand as perpetual monuments to those who fell neai' by, and Cliickamauga in the val- ley beyond arouses memoi-ies of stirring scenes but little more than a quarter of a century back in our history. Lookout Moun- tain extends over the border line into Georgia, and along its rugged ouuHK'nl 111 Ll,itl..iiiuiu^,i .N.u.uii.il r.iil. Among the principal attractions here are I'umisjUiuii.i— -Butli-ry !•-, \ ul sides are observation points, from which wonderful views are obtainahh Sunset Rock, Rock City, the Natural Bridge, Telephone Rock, Lulah Lake and Palls, and Leonora Spring, and each visit to the above and the many other natural curiosities on the summit is a fresh revelation to the traveler, who would find it impossible to exhaust the resources of the Mountain in an entire season. Lookout is well wooded, oaks and jiines being; the prinei pal forest {jt o \v t h s. Through the pai-ksand woodlands fountless driveways and footpaths branch in every direction, lead- ing one to scenes of exquisite beauty, and the visitor finds it difficult to choose a favorite walk where all are so cliarming and full of historic interest. Climate Tlie marked superi- ority of l^ookout Mountain in respect to climate over the other parts of the country lias brought Lookout Inn into great and growing- favor as a health resort; hither come, yeai-ly and in 74th Ohio Infantry. Monument in Chickamauga National Park #^ increasing numbers, guests from all parts of the coimtry to refresh their jaded spirits in the health- giving zephyrs and the pine- freighted breezes of this wonder- ful climate. Health— As a health resort Lookout Mountain has no supe- rior. The air is balmy and ex- hilarating, the pine forest which covers the larger part of its sur- face furnishes that restorative element peculiar to certain favored localities rich in pine forest. The absorbent quality of the light and sandy soil prevents dampness, and makes malaria and rheumatism entirely unknown. The elevation — 2,300 feet — guar- antees purity of atmosphere, most potent in its inftuences upon sufferers from any disease, and especially lung, throat, nervous and kidney diseases. It is a paradise to children and invalids, and there is no spot in the world where the business and literary man will so rapidly recuperate as u])on Lookout Mountain. 4th Ohio Cavalry. Moniinient in ChlokaiiiauKa National I'ark, Lookout Mountain is Nature's Sanitarium. The late Dr. E. M. Wright, after thorough investi- gation, wrote that no original ease of pulmonary consumption had ever appeared here. It is a fact that consumption in Its early stage is relieved, and ofttimes cured by inhaling the pure moun- tain air. Malaria is eradicated from the system in this clear atmosphere without resort to drugs. Hay fever and kindred troubles disappear after a short sojourn. The late Dr. Joseph P. Ross, A. M., M. D., professor clinical medicine and chest diseases of Rush Medical College, Chicago. speaking of the best climatic locations for consumptives at a meeting of the American Medical Association in January, said : " I have had patients go to Chattanooga when they were not able to climb Lookout Mountain, and they would come back wonderfully improved. I felt deep regret four years ago at sending a lady down there, for I did not . Infaiur.r. Mu believe she would ever return alive. I knew she could not live here (in Chicago) three weeks, having all the symptoms ot ad- vanced tubercular trouble, with almost complete consolidation of the lung; but in four monlhs she came back almost cured, and to- day I met her on the street and she is to all appearance robust and healtViy. * * * On Lookout Mountain the scenery is perfectly grand and beautiful and lends an interest to a residence on the mountain. The scenery is varied from evei-y point of obser- vation." .Tulian JIalph in Ha]-per's Monthly Magazine, March 189.5— "One of the most remarkable curios in Uncle Sam's cabinet is Lookout Mountain. The traveler expects such occasional combinations of mountain and plain on the edges of the Rockies, the Selkirks and other great mountain chains, and yet it is doubtful whether any other as beautiful is to be found. For it has seldom happened that a tall mountain rises abru))tly to interrupt and dominate a view so majestic and of sucli varied features. Glistening water, smiling l.'Jt,li Mii.-liigiui hil'a I C'liickaniauj^a National Park. farm land, forest, city, hill and island, all lie upon the gorgeous and gigantic canvas of the Master Painter, Who there invites man- kind to His studio to enjoy such views as we had fancied only the stujiid denizens of the air ai'e privileged to daily scan. In nothing is this wonder spot more wonderful than its accessi- bility. It is even 7iiore conven- ient to the tourist than Niagara Falls— almost the solitai-y great natural curiosily in our country, for which one does not have to travel farand labor hard. L(!)OK- OUT INN, a hotel that will ac- commodate 400 boarders, is on the tip-top of the mountain, and has the reputation of being one of the very best hot 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. Monument in t'.biokamanga National t'ark. Is in the south. The raihvays cai-ry cars to its doors. Lookout Inn. The Inn is a beautiful structure, located on the eastern face of oUi Lookout at its summit. Thi-ee hundred and sixty live feet in length and four stories in height, its external appearance is exceedingly striking, its fine ])roportions and archi- tectural beauty being grandly displayed by its surroundings of oak and pine forests. The interior of the Inn is very attractive. Its grand hall is exquisitely decorated and furnished, and the recejition rooms and parlors opening into it are gems of modern taste and elegance. Lookout Inn. The fine dining hall, which is finished in quartered oak and artistically decorated, is ll-'j feet in length. There are billiard, reading and smoking rooms, and all the appointments of the Inn equal those found in the finest city hotels. The lighting is done by gas and electricity, and the heating by steam, in addition to which there are open fire places in both public and private rooms. The hotel affords accommodations for five hundred guests.and theju-i- vate apartmenl^^ are unusually spacious. All ai't- light, airy, outsick' rooms, affording magnificent views from their raanv windows. Wid •' verandas encin'l. three sides of tlir house, and a lofty tower, from whirii one gets an un- rivaled view, crowns the whole. The comfort and convenience ol guests have been carefully consid- ered in the con- struction, fitting and equipment of the Inn as a Win- ter Resort. 1 is sanitary arran^;i^- ments have i-e- ceived particuhu- attention, and the drainage and plumbing systems are the most per- fect that modern science has been able to produce. The water supply is abundant and of the best quality, and the cuisine and service unequalled by the finest resort houses in the country. Chattanooga. The city lios on the south bank of the Tennessee river in a beautiful valley, and is almost at the junction of three g'reat states — tieoruia, Tennessee and Alabama. The city is seven hundred feet above !>ea level and is surrounded by mountains and ridjfe-i. The undulating char- acter of the landscape alTords a natural drainage, and it has a scientific system of underground sewerage, comprising 27 miles of pipe and 10 miles brick sewers. The city's death rate last year reached the remarkably low annual average, for both white and black, of 1-1.97 per cent, per thousund ])er annum. The mean temperature in the summer months for fifteen yeai-s jjast was 72.1 degrees : for winter months, 42.6 degrees. Hanultdii County ('oiii't House. L'hattanooKa. The census statistics for IWlIt show that there was a unilnrni growth of about 400 per cent, in industries in Chattanooga in tlie decade between 1880 and 1800. During the same period the population of the city and suburbs increased from 14,000 to Sri.OOO. and the assessed valuation last year was $10. 330,0(10, on basis of 60 per cent, against $3,600,000 in 1880. The banlfing capital of the city is $-2,500,000 as against $385,000 in 1880. The scenery about Chattanooga is beautiful, romantic and historic Ndtiondl Cemeteries. There are four national ceme- teries located on the line of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry. and Western 0 to $L'.2."i per week. Lai'ger rooms. $2..i0 to $3.00 per week. 2. Meals in restaurants : So.OO per week. 3. Board : Lodging and meals in select boarding houses. $20.0(1 to $2.j.(IO jier month. 4. Rates in hotels : 830.00 to S4.5.00 per month. .5. Furnished cottages, equipped for housekeeping, rent approximately as follows : Four room : two sitting and sleeping, dining, kitchen, veranda, and sometimes hallway — $.50.00 to $05.00 for the season. Larger cottages— $70.00 to $100.00 for the season. The Tennessee Centennial HMD International Exposition Will open at Nashville on May 1st. 1897. aud (•(intinuu si.x montlis. lis occasiou is tho end of the lirst century of the existence of the State, and in scope it is svorld-wiilc. Tennessee is a commonwealth of vast resnurces of coal, iron, marble and zinc, as well as of wheat, corn, cotton and tobacco, and thoroughbred horses and cattle. Her people are energetic and patriotic, and they propose to honor the one hundredth birthday of the State with an Exposition so elaborate in proportions and beautiful in detail that it will be remembered always as an important event in the hislory of the United States. In this endt^avor. all other States and foreign countries, individuals and interests, are invited to take i)art. Nashville, where the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition will be held, is a city of lOO.dllO jieople, who are giving their money and their enthusiasm for the success of the World's Fair of ISilT. Nashville and Davidson County have subsci-ibed $300,000, a sum sufficient to pi-ovide and beautify tlie grounds, and erect all necessary buildings. Other cities and counties of the State are making aiii)r(i|iriations which will be amply sufficient to make an exhibit of their products and resoui'ces. Tennessee's wonderful exhibit will be a revelation to the thousands of visitors from the North and East, and an invaluable advertisement of the products and resources of the .State. Chattanooga has already raised ample funds, and will make an exhibition of her manufacturing interests which will secure for the "Plucky City" the admiration of all visitors, and liy means of which her jiopulation, wealth and prosperity will be increased. In a word, the Tennessee Centennial will be an exhibition of the State's resources, displaying to the world, for the first time, her vast deposits of coal, iron, copper, lead, zinc, marble and slate, which have tor ages been awaiting the magic touch of labor and capital. To Florida Tourists. Your special attention is called to both the many points of interest along the line of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway and Western & Atlantic Railroad, ancl to the unexcelled schedules between Florida and all western points. THE WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD was General Sherman's line of March from Chattanooga to Atlanta, and every foot of it is historic. SCHEDLTl^ES: Leave Jacksonville, Plant System. 7::iO p. m.. 8:30 a. m. Leave Tifton, (i. S. &- F. R. R., 12:05 a. m.. 1"2:55 p. m. Leave Macon, Central R. R., 4:15 a. m.. 4:25 p. m. Leave Atlanta, W. & A. R. R., X-M a. m.. 8:20 p. ni. Leave Chattanooga, N. C. & St. L. Ry., 1:15 p. m.. 1:19 a. m. Leave Nashville, L. & N. R. R.. 7:05 p. m.. 7:05 a. m. Arrive Chicago, C. \' K. I. R. R., 7:52 a. m.. (j:55 a. ni. Arrive St. Louis, L. \- N. R. R. 7:20 a. m.. 7:20 p. ni. Ai'rive Cincinnati. L. & .\. R. R. (1:50 a. m., 4:20 p. m. PULLMAN SLEEPING CAR SERVICE. Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars from Jacksonville to Chattanooga, Nashville and St. Louis through without change, connecting at Nashville with solid Vestibule train to Chicago. Local Sleepers Atlanta to Chattanooga on night trains. For further information write to, or call upon J. W. 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