The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-26


90 much mas oeen sara ana written aoou'
se.'ysourg' inc giea' o"'.'c 'ous"' 'neIe'
and the surroundings OF 'nc P'see airesuy'
that In this corresponssnee sna'' CONNIE
myself 70 narration OF the events trans.
p'r'ng At TINS 'ime' ana ie' 'ne readers OF
the hsrcnLicAs oo.an 'ae" n'ofm"uon IN
regard 70 'ne 'ef''ne oa','es iousnt ,n the
Town sna soous on '"e is.' 70 ana %
days OF July, ioos, IRON Tue writings OF aoier
cnron'c'er '...
rnA your readers may know something
OF me present. ga'hering, however, VIII
oseny seass iss history Inc oats'e OF Get
tysourg extended over an area OF thirty
square miles, and 10 considered, looking at
IL In oil Ne aspects, one OF tho greatest con-
tests ever known In military annals. 1t
will ever live In history a. such. Apprc-
ciatiug this fact the Idea occurred to Mr.. d.
McConaughy, 70 prominent lavyer Of this
city,) on the 4th day Of July, 1858, and
while the dead bodies OF those slain still lay
where they had fallen, that the effort
should be made TO secure tho ground
vherson the main contests were fought,
"a MA N .,,ber a. r.tio,., or State pron.
s.u WV
erty, 70 Dc forever silent witness OF the
skill and bravery OF American soldiers, aud
. psver.fallinp polut of interest TO tho Amer-
.,,,- w,,, ri. a.. 4. a.. =,
lean chi1on' WI" '",s 'uc" h ms minu,
Mr.. McConaughy opened . correspondence
with many prominent mon Of the country,
.,..,o NJ. vi.v. .nd .o,,c,,,ro ,h.Ir.
~ .s.-,. ...s -, a.
ID" fuea was eagerly gnspea' anu aitor
the opinions OF some OF the ablest mon OF the
country had been obtained, Il was decided
tina, a comnapv shou,a hs sorn.a u h.
.~In..,"."N ~, $3.50, - W
knoNn ANno "e'.ysou's nA"lo-r ieia Memo
rial Association, Ia design 70 be TO purchase
and hold In absolute tenure the more impor-
tant poiuts Of the battle ground. its ob,ect IN
.i...- A.. 49, =, a. -.
prPo'uA'o 'nc usa'y VI tno oa'tie IN ns
simplo truth, and 10 that end make the bnttlc-
Aeld liz own iaterprcter. The company was
formed. and shortly aftervapis IL WA Ineor-
,..-,.s ~ ~. : .,.,.,.,... :, p..-...,.,.
PoiA''a " 'ho hos'S'A'u'o vi IonnsyNania,
(thc act OF Incorporation having been first
approved BY the late Hon. Edward Everett.)
Th. oo,,n.,x -. - ,..,. - -h,.t.
. s $50 o,,' sn'sn
,n.ns@sr.yt " ". n Gu, ~ ,ue juu'I lou
d,.d ua sn., y, III! ". .ny' 1ne nun.
H., na,,.m, nort,on. an Sn,S .ns nor
.nf nsId ~ III III, "e .uu, VT oyssn'
nnsiia nrone,tr mi. 800 go na u az
pround hsring heen .scnr.d bsy nT, n.ra ~
Venture. ths sssocIatIon seeks 10 preseryc
he asii .r,s,,, ,aJi.n,sd a. an .nSrrgira NJ
,o,icai rn.msr,aI ~ az. Mile. - 800. =.
cn,r,n, hs,a ,. ,hs ~, ,,,s,hnS ~ raao,a,ra
|. VA n,ne,us,i.n ~ hn,,,. ~ " ,,' ois
,.n,s Ia ~ e,rSS,.h'nn 'an ne.n,,o.I ,,,nP
,,on ~. .,nS, ~ Is H.. ,an,,,.si"..-
,,,,,,. =, sc,.ncssna .Ta.a,nn =, ~ a,,I.as
ana To,siSn v.i,nr esadv an, " s'le .h
the hs,tie -" '''' "Nf'"'"''' VIZ"
To this end. A, A mating NJ the boo,d NJ
uan.rsr. 80. a.oIs. y, t ,ns,ss . VI
seis Vim snsurins memn,,.,s cnn.,,nc,.t ,a nr
tha a,.n,ts srnn, IT, Nil. "a ,Sn. -. W
manently mary on, ths no.i,io,s sn5 na ps
ments of The .ymjs. cprna. divi.ions .nd
imnor,ant eou,nsnds in H. hs,,ie Th a
more sfYsctnsiiv 70 srcom,iish mi. ,,,r,'n.o
correctiv. n v:s d.ciS.d ~ inri,a b,,hal ,ho
eenersls who comm. nJss On both sides "a
Iet them. win their nosjti,o Snowisdse Of
the events. furnish INC ipforu alton Sesir,S
AZ tbat beyond 4 .badov ~ = donht Inc hIs'
tory. AZ handed down N no.tsritv' vonId he
anib.ntIc' w p'''''' "'1'u ''
tor ths Sa,h a. ~, anrn., "a ~ snIuo.
Motel vas mentioned ~ the Mac. NJ SensreI
rcnds.yous Tor he oti,c.rs Who attsntsd'
~. .S..n,sn -. s,, n,as.vs
tn. A., .,,;x.I. ~ nna. ... ...,.,d.
a,nIn 49, ~. ~ MY hy
y, nns s,nl 'ne s.a'p, anIu a ~ S n.re
a., o W., ox,k, p M ofUaga. ~ uene I
numh.e ~ n,,u,Insn, 1900 ra,a ntr aaa
,I y, po s enn nnu ne'e onec,s,
VINO were engaged IN the ngh,; None tue
.Iss t mpoLaas a s.oI,ans, .ns tIaln
as s1 oousns suo IePresenlat'yes gu nuniUer
S.,.u, "spapr Pressot NeN Io,k Ana ma
~ npa c,on, ~ 80. s sSppeu s. spp h W us
y Irom INC Town, ana boarded py Mr..
.iS cTonAaEny ana commttee OF tne ssso-
~ "no .n,iouucco 'ne"se''o' anu oaue
r.. n' s.' HeisIme'
~ se'Ssapn ha' aIeaay INFORMED you
nv % neIo' 20 Us not necessary now 70
~ us htno uepos morse cars ana
|. .I. Wy P,ovlaco, anc soon tno party
Arn.ed az the hotel, where every arrange
nons Ior .no eomiott OF tne expected visitors
naa oocn msoo. aheI nearly dlnner the
company dispersed 70 enjoy themselves, each
IN ms own peculiar fashion, and many em-
orsced tne opportunity TO visit the cemetery
Ana sec the monument, while others troiled
o Round Top, The Batteries, semi.
,ary Hill" and the other points In and
loout the enyirocs Of the town which have
.ysnns Dy
:
PEI Of the military men as well a. many
G I IN INC party werc Sne iohowins
Masningtonisns; Colonel Y. ". Asmussen'
uno va cn,ei OF sta1 70 MSot yemen ~ t' Nv.
,osS GoiHne. - , We ney, ",n n " - c tne
~, ."n tuan. ., su 49,, .,k.na,a, N..da,.
~ ~ xn -. ~ 80 sSnr,Oa ,Ss AM. sna NJ n
PhsiTtns az Ssi 'SnnEr a,snaht.man =;
Wsshtn,tor Ths cxsr,ng 80 nsssoa So, "
pieasantly by ali. and ante a camnanv a..
sembIed In ihe ns ,ios. ~ The botsI g,aro
tbe oId .,my snnysn ws,o .rno 80 ~
oys, se.In ''"s' "''' 'u"s o''' anu
Shon, q c,.,o.. .,,,. ,,, IN. N.
Consnehv a.,,na aS a. mo,
bsld In t6s hi,,is "a WI, aii ia " .a
ssmbied NJ W in rsv ram.s ~ " a,a,.S
the object NJ tbs s..ocis,,on .na yS 1s ~
hoard IN mana rrs M inx,,sd ,bs, n,,II'
tsTy fr,epds hsre 6or xner ri he ~
Of Iii the of1cer. nr..an, x.,a raod ~
and the named ri thoss .xn.c,a "a 10 .,,,ns
to-morroN were apnonn.sd 4 r,sn 81 sisi,
inc the grounds was Than Secid.s on =. soi-
Iowa Al a. m to-morroS ssna .ysrv a.
thereafter for three DAYS. Inc oGieers viii
a.semble nj the hotel and oroceed 10 90 over
the battle ground a. Eoltow. To,6or,oS
that nortIop IN The ns,d on whicS ,he a.,
day. sghI took nIace Iii, he nnns oxa, go Ia
a~y 80 WIN paw wa W Bohc o'ciS ahu