The Chickamauga campaign, commanded by General Rosecrans was an aggressive movement and meant war and desolation. From twentythree States of the Union determined men, one CO 3hundred thousand strong, met on those memorable days on this memorable field, in deadly strife. Si In many of the commands one-half of the men were HSS killed or wounded. In the campaign of September, 1895, upon the same grounds will be assembled, perhaps; as large a number of men, many of whom were in command at the battle of Chickamauga. 1T he brave and dashing Longstreet, with many of zhis comrades scarred by time and battle, will be upon the ground, and the royal old hero, General d Rosecrans, with his staff of veteran aids, including the famous General Wilder and General Thomas o Lawler, the honored Commander-in-C hief of the 03 m Grand Army of the Republic, not with sword and bayonet, for those have been hammered into plow5 shares and pruning-hooks our Nation desires war no more. Upon this field will lie down in peaceful sleep those who wore the Blue and the Gray$
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