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VOLUME CIII - NUMBER XXXV
Thousands Expected In Chattooga County
For Weekend Chickamauga Reenactment
Carruth Directs
Cwil War Band
Three former Chattooga
Countians will play significant
roles in the reenactment of the
Battle of Chickamauga this
weekend.
They are John Carruth,
chief musician (band dirctor) of
the Bth Regiment Band, based
in Rome, and fellow musicians
Jerry Pollard and Howard
Hubf;r. They are also members
of the Cherokee Artillery unit
based in Rome.
Carruth, now band director
at Cedartown Hiih School,
served as band director at
Trion High in 1964-66. Pollard,
who owns Tri-State Suptpl Co.
in Rome, is a native o (ghat-
ACWCC Pushes
Preservation
The American Civil War
Commemorative Committee
(ACWCC) is determined that
the sacrifices made by Nor
thern and Southern soldiers
won't be forgotten after the
current 125th anniversary
observance of that war and
that its historic sites will be
preserved for future
generations.
That's according to John
Young, chairman o? ACWCC.
The Richmond, Va., resident is
in Chattooga County this week
to participate in the 125th an
niversary reenactment of the
Battle of Chickamauga.
ACWCC and the Georgia Divi
* sion Civil War Reenactment
Assn. Inc. are co-sponsoring
the reenactment program.
Both are non-profit volunteer
organizations.
VACATION
He took a week’'s vacation
from being district manager of
Friendly Restaurants to
become Capt. John Young of
the Company A, 21st Georgia
Infantry Regiment. His wife
was to join him later this week.
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tooga County. Hubler is a
former Lyerly resident.
DIRECTS
Carruth directs the Civil
War era military band and
Pollard is his first coronet E
flat player. Hubler plays the
tenor horn.
The band should have
about 20 of its 25 members at
the reenactment Saturday and
Sunday. It will also sell a taped
album of its songs, “Echos Of
Shiloh™ as part of its efforts to
raise $20,000 to purchase
authentic Civil War era band
see CARRUTH, page 14-A
He's paying all their expenses.
Agwcg was organized in
1986 to make sure that the
125th anniversary of the War
Between the States (as it was
called in the South) didn’t pass
unnoticed. It set up a five-year
program of reenactment events
to correspond with the actual
war from 1860 to 1865.
Even after 1991, Young
said, ACWCC plans to sponsor
at least one ma;or reenactment
per year at different locations
around the nation to make sure
that the historic significance
and sacrifices of the war aren’t
forgotten. ‘“That happened
after the centennial years and
we want to make sure it
doesn’t happen again,”” he said.
EDUCATION
ACWCC also plans to
upgrade its historic preserva
tion and educationaf efforts.
Living history presentations
by members O¥ACWCC reach
ed about 30,000 school
students last year, he
estimated.
He encouraged teachers to
see ACWCC PUSHES, page 14-A
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA — THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1988
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More Than 4,000 Reenactors Are Expected For Weekend Battles; More Detailed Map Inside
Four Killed In Wrecks
Local Kin, Couple, Teen Die In Crashes
Tragedy struck families in
Chattooga County twice within
three days early this week
when three motorists — in
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cluding a husband and wife —
were killed in traffic accidents
in south Walker County.
Nineteen-year-old Dale
Lamar Rich, Summerville Rte.
3, was killed about 3:40 p.m.
Tuesday on Highway 337 in a
head-on collision, reported
Trooper Bill Bowman of the
Georgia State Patrol at
LaFayette. The mishap occur
red two miles south of
LaFayette.
TRION KIN
Also killed in the wreck was
74-year-old Mrs. Octavia
‘“Toby”’ Adams Littlejohn,
LaFayette. Her brother, Joel
Adams, resides ip Trion.
Trooper Bowman said the
Rich vehicle was traveling
north on Highway 337 when it
crossed the centerline and
struck the Littlejohn car
head-on.
Funeral services for Mr.
Rich will be held at 3 p.m. Fri
day at Teloga Baptist Church.
Services for Mrs. Littlejohn
will be held at 2 p.m. today at
Ridgeway Baptist Church.
COUPLE KILLED
A Mountain View husband
and wife were also killed Sun
da{ night in a grinding two
vehicle accident on U.S.
Highway 27 north of the
Chattooga-Walker County line.
Ronald Edward ‘Bill”
Younfi,l 56, and his wife Uang'
Nell Maton Young, also 56,
were killed instantly in the col-
lision. At least one other Chat
tooga Countian was injured in
the near head-on crash. :
Both Young and his wife
resided on Trion Rte. 1 in the
Mountain View communig.
He was an employee of the Ci
ty of Summerville.
Double funeral services for
Mr. and Mrs. Young were held
at 2 p.m. Wednesgay in the
chapefof Erwin-Petitt Funeral
Home.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Trooper Jack Denng' of the
LaFayette post of the Georgia
State Patrol said the accident
occurred about 7:30 p.m. Sun
day on U. S. 27 six miles south
of LaFayette.
The Young car was involv
ed in a collision with a car
driven by Brenda Frances
Speights, 35, Summerville Rte.
5, Denny reported. She was
taken to Hutcheson Medical
Center, Fort Oglethorpe, his
report said. She was reported
in “good’’ condition Tuesday
night.
Trooper Denny’s report was
incomplete Tuesday night, ac
cording to a dispatcher at the
LaFayette post. There was no
immediate information on
what caused the fatal collision.
TWO HURT
. Two le were also in
jured last ?riday when the
vehicle in which they were
riding north of Trion smashed
into a tree and caught fire.
Trooper Eddie Lumsden of
the Rome post of the Patrol
identified the injured as
Timothy Allen Brown, 24,
Chickamauga, and Tracy
Pickard, 19, Rock Spring. They
were taken to Floyd Medical
Center, Rome, after the acci
dent. Brown was reported in
“satisfactory’’ condition Tues
day night while Ms. Pickard
was released from FMC
Tuesday. F
The accident occurred on
Ridgeway Road about three
miles north of Trion at 11:20
.m,
y Brown, driver of the vehicle
involved in the crash, said he
saw an approaching car cross
over the centerline in a curve,
according to Lumsden’s report.
Brown said he applied his car’s
brakes and it began skidding,
the trooper added. The
automobile skidded 180 feet
before leaving the road and
striking a tree on the east
sh%ulder of the road, Lumsden
said.
Ms. Pickard was thrown
out of the car on impact,
Lumsden continued, and it
bounced off the tree and
rotated 300 degrees clockwise
before coming to rest.
CAUGHT FIRE
The car then caught fire
and Brown was unable to leave
the vehicle because of his in
juries, the trooper said. Two
passing motorists sm'pgf;i and
removed Brown from his bur
see FOUR KILLED, page 6-A
Battles Slated
This Weekend
Thousands of Civil War reenactors and spectators are
expected to join numerous Chattooga Countians Saturday
and Sunday to participate in or view the 125th anniver
sary reenactment of the Battle of Chickamauga near Trion.
Skies should be mostly sun
ny both days with a chance of
scattered showers, weather
forecasters in Atlanta told The
News Wednesday afternoon.
Chances of Hurricane Gilbert
affecting the weather in Nor
thwest Georgia this weekend
are only about ‘“‘two or three
percent,” the forecaster said.
DRYING OUT
Despite a cloudburst Mon
day morning that washed away
one ‘“homemade” bridge over
the Chatcoo%a River — which
will substitute for
Chickamauga Creek —the
300-acre reenactment site was
drying out well under sunny
skies Wednesday. Bridge
: SATURDAY
8 a.m. e Camps Open
¢ Breakfast, Federal Camp
e Morning Reports Due, Inspection Begins, Confed
erate Camp
9 a.m. ¢ Drill, Federal Camp
¢ Home Front Crafts, Activity Tent. This all-day dem
onstration will include crafts that were both
utilitarian and decorative for the survival of the fam
ily during the American Civil War.
10 a.m. ¢ Artillery Competition, Confederate Camp
e Children’s Activities, Activity Tent. Games, stories,
etc. designed for youngsters. Parental Supervision
Required. Also under the tent, will be period dance
demonstrations and lessons.
11am. ¢ Lunch, Free Time, Federal Camp
e Public Auction, Activity Tent. Help support a local
non-profit organization in their preservation efforts.
The items donated are from authentic merchants as
part of their registration fees.
¢ Living History Demonstrations, Snodgrass Hill Cab
in. Enjoy first-person impressions of re-enactors por
traying what life was like on Lookout Mountain. Con
tinues until 1 p.m.
12:30 p.m. ® First Call, Federal Camp
12:45 p.m. * Formation of Battle, Inspections, Federal Camp
Ip.m. e March to Staging Area, Federal Camp
e Inspection Continues; Move to Staging Area, Confed
erate Camp j
2 p.m. e Battle: First Day's Opening Action
5 p.m. e Dinner, Confederate Camp
5:45p.m. e First Call, Federal Camp
6 p.m. ¢ Camps Close to the Public
SUNDAY
8 am. ¢ Camps Open
¢ Breakfast, Federal Camp
e Morning Reports Due, Inspections Begin, Confed
erate Camp :
9 a.m. ¢ Non-denominational Church Services, Activity Tent
10a.m. ¢ Drill, Federal Camp
¢ Dress Parade, Confederate Camp
11am. * Lunch, Free Time, Confederate Camp
e Period Fashion Show, Activity Tent. Spectators are
encouraged to view the range of clothing worn by
civilians.
12:30 p.m. * First Call, Federal Camp '
12:45 p.m. * Formation of Battle, Inspection, Federal Camp
Ip.m. » Inspection Continues, Confederate Camp
e March to Staging Area, Federal Camp :
2 p.m. » Battle: Longstreet’s Breakthrough and Snodgrass
Hill >
6 p.m. e Camps Close
PRICE 25°
repair crews were set to start
work this morning.
The spectator area along
the side of a hillside overlook
infg the battleground was not
affected by the rain Monday.
Reenactors and their
families had already started ar
riving in Chattm early this
week and the number pouring
in will pick up in fre?}lency to
ga;:i and Fr:g;z{xred ntil the
ridges are , reenac
tors will park adjacent to the
partic]iglant registration tent on
U.S. 'qz'nway 27. It is located
next to the Nagoleonic Tactics
Inc. (NTI) office in South
Trion. If all goes well, the
see BATTLES, page 14-A