The survivors of the Army of the Cumberland should awake to great pride in this notable field of Chickamauga. Why should it not, as well as Eastern fields, be marked by monuments, and its lines accurately preserved for history? There was no more magnificent fighting during the war than both armies did there. Both sides might well unite in preserving the field where both, in a military sense, won such renown.
H. V. B.
Transcriber's note
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Page 5: "Chicamauga" changed to "Chickamauga".
Page 5: "vordict" changed to "verdict".
Page 6: "maneuvred" changed to "maneuvered".
Page 12: "Wilder swan" changed to "Wilder swam".
Page 13: "precipitious" changed to "precipitous".