. 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 . f Chick-amauga - Chattanooga Battlefield none is more originalin design than another one placed by Illinois upon OrchardKnob. It was something like a Hall of Glory, a Pantheonto heroic men, standing near the ever-floating Flag whichthey so grandly defended. Beneath the canopied top ofthe testimonial the weary may rest on the marble seats andread the names of regiments that hailed from Illinois. Theceiling of this is polished to
. 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 . f Chick-amauga - Chattanooga Battlefield none is more originalin design than another one placed by Illinois upon OrchardKnob. It was something like a Hall of Glory, a Pantheonto heroic men, standing near the ever-floating Flag whichthey so grandly defended. Beneath the canopied top ofthe testimonial the weary may rest on the marble seats andread the names of regiments that hailed from Illinois. Theceiling of this is polished to a mirrors brilliancy; and it isflanked by cannon, of the kind which our Comrades in theLight Artillery so bravely stood for in the Civil War. Here,too, the position of our old friends in Bridges Battery hasbeen definitely marked by the National Park Commission-ers. Four guns representing that Battery have beenmounted in their original positions, and a tablet with thename and official designation placed just in front. ThisMemorial of Bridges Battery and the Illinois Hall of Famemake Orchard Knob one of the most prominent and attract-ive spots around CHAPTER IX. PAGE After THE Battle OF Missionary Ridge 307 On the Atlanta Campaign 312 Battle of Resaca 314 For Home 317 Adieu to the Army 320 The Nineteenth Illinois 307 CHAPTER IX. Told in the fewest words possible, the story of our Regi-ment after Missionary Ridge would read something likethis. In a skirmish with the Confederates at GrayvilleNovember 26, 1863, followed the next day by a combat withthem at Ringgold. Return to Chattanooga on the twenty-ninth. Preparations for Winter existence as Veterans whoknew what to do and how to do it. Huts constructed with-out the aid of architects, yet containing all the confortsreally necessary to a soldiers well-being. Something doingnearly all the time—as for instance: Up and out early forroll-call—0! that Orderly Sergeant!—followed soon by abreakfast which could not be
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