etc. have served at the time of the battle in one of the armies engaged therein, one of whom shall have served in the Army of the Tennessee, commanded by General U. S. Grant, who shall be chairman of the commission; one in the Army of the Ohio, commanded by General D. C. Buell; and one in the Army of the Mississippi, commanded by General A. S. Johnston. The said commissioners shall have an office in the War Department building, and while Compensation, on actual duty shall be paid such compensation out of the appropriations provided by this Act as the Secretary of War shall deem reasonable and just; and for the purpose of assisting them in their duties and in ascertaining the lines of battle of all troops engaged and the history of their movements in the battle, the Secretary of War shall have authority to employ, at such compensation as he may deem reasonable, to be paid out of the appropriations made by this Act, some person recognized as well informed concerning the history of the several armies engaged at Shiloh, and who shall also act as secretary of the commission. Sec. 4, ibid. Duty of com mission. Sec. 5, ibid. Marking lines of battle, etc. Sec. 6, ibid. 1819. That it shall be the duty of the commission named in the preceding section, under the direction of the Secretary of War, to open or repair such roads as may be necessary to the purposes of the park, and to ascertain and mark with historical tablets or otherwise, as the Secretary of War may determine, all lines of battle of the troops engaged in the battle of Shiloh and other historical points of interest pertaining to the battle within the park or its vicinity, and the said commission in establishing this military park shall also have authority, under the direction of the Secretary of War, to employ such labor and services and to obtain such supplies and material as may be necessary to the establishment of the said park under such regulations as he may consider best for the interest of the Government, and the Secretary of War shall make and enforce all needed regulations for the care of the park. Sec. 5, ibid. 1820. That it shall be lawful for any State that had troops engaged in the battle of Shiloh to enter upon the lands of the Shiloh National Military Park for the purpose of ascertaining and marking the lines of battle of its troops engaged therein: Provided, That before any such lines are permanently designated the position of the lines and the proposed methods of marking them by monuments, tablets, or otherwise shall be submitted to and approved by the Secretary of War, and all such lines, designs and inscriptions for the same shall first receive the written approval of the Secretary, which approval shall be based upon formal written reports, which must be made to him in each case by the commissioners of the park: Provided, That no discrimination shall be made against any State as to the manner of designating lines, but any grant made to any State by the Secretary of War may be used by any other State. Sec. 6, ibid. 1821. That if any person shall, except by permission of the Secretary of War, destroy, mutilate, deface, injure, or remove any monument, column, statues, memorial structures, or work of art that shall be erected or placed upon the grounds of the park by lawful authority, or shall destroy or remove any fence, railing, inclosure, or other work for the protection or ornament of said park, or any portion thereof, or shall destroy, cut, hack, bark, break down, or otherwise injure any tree, bush, or shrubbery that may be growing upon said park, or shall cut down or fell or remove any timber, battle relic, tree or trees growing or - being upon said park, or hunt within the limits of the park, or shall remove or destroy any breastworks, earthworks, walls, or other defenses or shelter on any part thereof constructed by the armies formerly engaged in the battles on the lands or approaches to the park, any person so offending and found guilty thereof, before any justice of the peace of the county in which the offense may be committed or any court of competent jurisdiction shall for each and every such offense forfeit and pay a fine, in the discretion of the justice, according to the aggravation of the offense, of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, one-half for the use of the park and the other half to the informer, to be enforced and recovered before such justice in like manner as debts of like nature are now by law recoverable in the several counties where the offense may be committed. Sec. 7, ibid. Discriminations forbidden. Penalty for dements, etc. stroying monu Sec. 7, ibid. Appropriation for expenses. 1822. That to enable the Secretary of War to begin to carry out the purpose of this Act, including the condemna- Sec. 8, ibid. tion or purchase of the necessary land, marking the boundaries of the park, opening or repairing necessary roads, restoring the field to its condition at the time of the battle, maps and surveys, and the pay and expenses of the commissioners and their assistant, the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars, or such portion thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and disbursements Disburse. under this Act shall require the approval of the Secretary ments office limitation of War, and he shall make annual report of the same to Congress. Sec. 8, ibid. Location of 1823. The commissioners appointed under the Act of on purchases of Congress approved December twenty-seventh, eighteen Mar. 2, 1895, hundred and ninety-four, to have charge, under the Secre land. v. 28, p. 945. tary of War, of the affairs of the Shiloh National Military Park, shall have their office at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, or at such other point convenient to the battlefield of Shiloh, Tennessee, as the Secretary of War may direct; and the limit of cost of all the lands to be embraced in the said park is hereby fixed at not to exceed twenty thousand dollars. Act of March 2, 1895 (28 Stat. L., 945). Condemned 1824. And the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the to be furnished. Navy are hereby authorized to deliver to the Commissioners of the Shiloh National Military Park, at the park, upon the requisition of said Commissioners, such condemned cannon, cannon balls, and shells as may be needed for the purposes of the park. Act of June 11, 1896 (29 Stat. L., 442). cannon and balls June 11, 1896, v. 29, p. 442. Preserving, etc., lines of battle, etc. Aug. 30, 1890, v. 26, p. 401. Tablets, etc. Aug. 5, 1892, v. 27, p. 377. THE ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELD. 1825. For the purpose of surveying, locating, and preserving the lines of battle of the Army of the Potomac and of the Army of Northern Virginia at Antietam, and for marking the same, and for locating and marking the position of each of the forty-three different commands of the Regular Army engaged in the battle of Antietam, and for the purchase of sites for tablets for the marking of such positions, fifteen thousand dollars. And all lands acquired by the United States for this purpose, whether by purchase, gift, or otherwise, shall be under the care and supervision of the Secretary of War. Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. L., 401). 1826. For the purpose of surveying, locating, and preserving the lines of battle of the Army of the Potomac and of the Army of Northern Virginia at Antietam, and for marking the same, and for locating and marking the posi tions of each of the forty-three different commands of the regular Army engaged in the battle of Antietam, and for the purchase of sites for tablets for the marking of such position, as follows: For cost of one hundred and fourteen tablets, transporting and setting up of same, purchase of one hundred and fourteen sites for tablets, salaries of board, including office rent, hire of vehicles, mileage, and for condemnation of land and acquiring title for same, in all, sixteen thousand three hundred and ten dollars: Provided, That in acquiring land for the sites for tablets on the battlefield, the Secretary of War is authorized to proceed in accordance with act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninetyone, making appropriations for Sundry Civil expenses under title "Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park." Act of August 5, 1890 (27 Stat. L., 401). Marking lines, etc. Mar. 3, 1893, v.. 27, p. 599. 1827. For continuing the work of surveying, locating, and preserving lines of battle of the Army of the Potomac and of the Army of Northern Virginia, at Antietam, and for locating and marking the positions of the forty-three different commands of the regular Army engaged in the battle of Antietam, and for purchase of sites for tablets for marking the same, and for the purchase of roadway to tablets as follows: For the purchase of fifty additional tablets, and transporting and setting up same; purchase of fifty additional sites for tablets; salaries of board, including office rent, hire of vehicles, and mileage, and for the condemnation of the land and acquiring title of the same, and for the purchase of land for roadway from a Roadway. point on the Sharpsburg and Hagerstown turnpike to a point on the Sharpsburg and Boonsboro turnpike (said land is known as the Bloody Lane or Sunken Road), and for repairing and fencing in said roadway; fifteen thousand dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of War is authorized etc., to supply at Antietam such number of cannon and cannon Cannon, for marking po balls as his judgment may approve, and which can be sitions. spared, for the purpose of marking the positions of the different commands engaged in the battle of Antietam. Act of March 3, 1893 (27 Stat. L., 599). work. Mar. 2, 1895, v. 1828. For completing the work of locating, preserving, Continuing and marking the lines of battle at Antietam, and for properly marking with tablets, each bearing a brief historical 28, p. 950. legend compiled without praise and without censure, the position occupied by the several commands of the Armies of the Potomac and of Northern Virginia on that field, and for opening and improving avenues along the positions occupied by troops upon those lines, and for fencing the same, nine thousand four hundred and twenty-one dollars, to be immediately available, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War: Provided, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to supply fifty unserviceable wooden field-gun carriages, of the type Gun carriages. used during the civil war, for the purpose of marking the positions occupied by batteries of artillery on the said field. Act of March 2, 1895 (28 Stat. L., 950). tain, Harpers South Moun- 1829. For completing the work of locating, preserving, June 11, 1896, v. 29, p. 443. closely related battles of Harpers Ferry, South Mountain, Cramptons Gap, and Shepherdstown, the said lines and positions to be marked with cast-iron tablets, each bearing a brief historical legend compiled without praise and without censure; for improvement of roads owned by the United States at Antietam; for monuments of cannon balls and bases therefor to mark the localities where six general officers were killed; for completing the observatory towers; for guideposts; for preparing and publishing maps indicating the movements and positions of troops engaged in the battles and in the Antietam campaign; and for services and materials incidental to the foregoing, seventeen thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War. Act of June 11, 1896 (29 Stat. L., 443). THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. Public park established near of the Yellow Mar. 1, 1872, c. Sec. 2474, R. S. LIMITS OF THE PARK. 1830. The tract of land in the Territories of Montana and the head waters Wyoming, lying near the head-waters of the Yellowstone stone River. River, and described as follows, to wit, commencing at the 24, s. 1, v. 17, p. 32. junction of Gardiner's River with the Yellowstone River, and running east to the meridian passing ten miles to the eastward of the most eastern point of Yellowstone Lake; thence south along said meridian to the parallel of latitude passing ten miles south of the most southern point of Yellowstone Lake; thence west along said parallel to the meridian passing fifteen miles west of the most western point of Madison Lake; thence north along said meridian to the latitude of the junction of the Yellowstone and Gardiner's Rivers; thence east to the place of beginning, is reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under the laws of the United States, and dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people; and all persons who locate, or settle upon, or occupy any part of the land thus set apart as a public park, except as provided in the following section, shall be considered trespassers and removed therefrom.1 Secretary the Interior to of 1831. Such public park shall be under the exclusive conhave exclusive trol of the Secretary of the Interior, whose duty it shall be, control of the park; removal of trespassers. By Executive proclamations No. 6, of March 30, 1891 (26 Stat. L., 23), and No. 6, Sec. 2, ibid. of September 10, 1891 (27 Stat. L., 11), two tracts of land adjoining the Yellowstone Sec. 2475, R. S. Park in Wyoming were added to the reservation authorized by this section. |