This photo of men of
the 22nd Michigan Infantry, Volunteer 1st Division Reserve Corps, was taken
on the occasion of the dedication ceremonies of the Chicamauga and
Chattanooga Military Park on September 18, 1895. The monument is located
in the Chicamauga Battlefield section of the park, a little northwest
of Snodgrass House.
The men appear to be
wearing tags commemorating the dedication ceremonies and their reunion at
the site where they engaged in a Civil War conflict 32 years earlier. Some are
also wearing battle ribbons.
The man kneeling
above where the photo is marked with an X is John H. Paton. Kneeling
next to him is his brother David, and standing to the right of him is
their brother William. The men were, respectfully, 52, 56, and 50 years old
when the photo was taken.
Photograph and
description kindly supplied some years ago by John Paton Marshall, a great
grandson of John H. Paton.
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