. The Nineteenth Illinois; a memoir of a regiment of volunteer infantry famous in the Civil War of fifty years ago for its drill, bravery, and distinguished services . ing of that day the sound of Shermans guns and therattle of musketry on our left told of the commencement ofthe struggle for possession of the Ridge. Early in the af-ternoon Generals Grant and Thomas, with other officers ofprominence, assembled on Orchard Knob waiting impatientlyfor the sound of Hookers guns, off by Rossville. Nearthem stood our Company Ct, then known as Bridges Battery,ready at the word of command to fire the s
. The Nineteenth Illinois; a memoir of a regiment of volunteer infantry famous in the Civil War of fifty years ago for its drill, bravery, and distinguished services . ing of that day the sound of Shermans guns and therattle of musketry on our left told of the commencement ofthe struggle for possession of the Ridge. Early in the af-ternoon Generals Grant and Thomas, with other officers ofprominence, assembled on Orchard Knob waiting impatientlyfor the sound of Hookers guns, off by Rossville. Nearthem stood our Company Ct, then known as Bridges Battery,ready at the word of command to fire the signal guns thatput the veterans of Stone River and Chickamauga in motionfor the assault. How gallantly the Army of the Cumber-land performed its part history tells. Before the sun wentdown on that day, thirty-four years ago, the Ridge, fromRossville to the Tennessee river, was ours. But at whata cost! The thousands of marble headstones in the NationalCemetery yonder show how many brave hearts joined their 3 o r o c £ — »■? g o 5- c 2 f? r> Ssi ?5 o £5 S 5 ^ ■i o t^^ „-^ a-yjra CO ^ «> -■ ~^ ^ g.* o &S CD S •n S B re -~ c5^ X,,-i ^Jo iR. The Nineteenth Illinois :^()1 comrades on the other shore in this and the surroundingbattlefield. I will leave to others present to tell of thatgrand charge, how those dear old flags led us up these ruggedheights to final victory, and how the gallant Army of theCumberland emerged from th^ woods and advanced as if onparade against the batteries crowning the Ridge. The bronzetablets on our monument tell how well the Nineteenthdid its duty on that day. It was a glorious victory, and welldoes our brave dead deserve this mark of our never failingadmiration of their gallant deeds. And now, comrades, with uncovered heads we willdrape this monumental stone with the old flags, and thisshall be our formal dedication. President Young then requested Major E. E. Betts,Topographical Engineer of the Chattanooga Military ParkSystem, to acc
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