The Battle of Shiloh and the Organizations Engaged (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Battle of Shiloh and the Organizations Engaged (Classic Reprint) written by Shiloh National Military Par Commission and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-25 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Battle of Shiloh and the Organizations Engaged Sec. 2. That the establishment of the Shiloh National Military Park shall be carried forward under the control and direction of the Secretary of War, who, upon the passage of this Act, shall proceed to acquire title to the same either under the Act approved August first, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, entitled An Act to author ize the condemnation of land for sites of public buildings, and for other purposes, or under the Act approved February twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty seven, entitled An Act to establish and protect national cemeteries, as he may select, and as title is procured to any portion of the lands and roads within the legal boundaries of the park he may proceed with the establishment of the park upon such portions as may thus be acquired. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to enter into agreements whereby he may lease, upon such terms as he may prescribe, with such present owners or tenants of the lands as may desire to remain upon it, 'to occupy and culti vate their present holdings upon condition that they will preserve the present buildings and roads and the present outlines of field and forest, and that they only will cut trees or underbrush under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, and that they will assist in caring for and protecting all tablets, monuments, or such other artificial works as may from time to time be erected by proper authority. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.