. History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 [electronic resource]. ttery occupied a position onCameron Hill. ADDRESS OF ANDREW J. HANNA at the Loomis Battery Monument on the battle ground of Chickamauga,Georgia, September 19, 1895. Fellow Comrades—We meet today to dedicate a monument upon this his-toric spot where thirty-two years ago Loomis Battery, First Michigan LightArtillery, laid upon the altar of our country the precious lives of Van Pelt,Clark, McCarty, Groesbeck, Garrison, Hickey, and Hemmingway. The deeds of these patriotic heroes wi
. History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 [electronic resource]. ttery occupied a position onCameron Hill. ADDRESS OF ANDREW J. HANNA at the Loomis Battery Monument on the battle ground of Chickamauga,Georgia, September 19, 1895. Fellow Comrades—We meet today to dedicate a monument upon this his-toric spot where thirty-two years ago Loomis Battery, First Michigan LightArtillery, laid upon the altar of our country the precious lives of Van Pelt,Clark, McCarty, Groesbeck, Garrison, Hickey, and Hemmingway. The deeds of these patriotic heroes will live long in the hearts of men, andwe who shared with them in the conflict have indelibly imprinted upon ourmemories that awful scene of carnage. The years have gone by and lefttraces on our brow. Time has silvered the dark hair and dimmed the brighteye, but may life cease to exist if these memories be not cherished in ourhearts as things sacred forever. The intervening years have proven that the results obtained upon this audother famous battlefields laid the foundation for peace, prosperity HISTORY OF MICHIGAN ORGANIZATIONS. 267 Loomis Battery Association extends a hand of hearty greeting to citizensof every state, and with charity for all and malice towards none, hopes neveragain to hear the command: Action front! to bring battery into line todefend our glorious Union. This is the land our fathers loved,The homes they fought to win;Around are the fields they bled uponAnd the graves they slumber in. BY T. J. HARRIS, LOOMIS BATTERY. Ohickamauga, September 18, 1895. Comrades—Over thirty years has passed Into history since the battle ofChickamauga was fought. Smiling peace covers the land with its fragrance,where then armed men fought and died to the music of the cannon. The soldiers who fell on this well-fought field sleep amid the hills andvalleys where once steel clashed on steel, and horsemen thundered to thecharge. The smoke of battle has cleared. The
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