The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-26
GETTYSBURG.

The Arrivals Ycsterdny-MOrc Excuses sent
In-NOn-nrrivnl of General Mendc-Thc Posi-
tiOns at the Cemetery and Culp's Hill En-
nmnCd.
GETTYSBURG, Aug. 25.-The arrivals to-day
comprised among others, Generals Fowler
and Gates, of the 1st Army Corps; Webb. of
the I'd Corps; General Chamberlain, Adiu-
tant- General Locke, and Colonel NJ. jackson,
of the 9TH Corps General Hunt Chief of Ar
tillery. and Major Moore of the 18th Corps
Among others now here, are Major W. G.
Armor, Abide Camp to General Geary, and
General Hall, I'd Maine Battery, which opened
the engagement under General Reynolds
in the first days battle; and also Gene
raj Seuell, Colonels SOuthron, Harts-
horne, Irwin, Major N. A. Kelly,
Captains j. Watson, Jr., and John r. Paxton,
and Colonel William M. Boone, late Adiutant
General of the Maryland Brigade. General
II. V. Boynton, who commanded a regiment
in the Army of the Cumberland, is among the
visitors. General Tiedman, late Adjutant-
General Of General Schurz, regrets that he
cannot be present, owing to sickness in his
family. General Gregg, who had command Of
the cavalry on the right, expects to attend
before the close of the week. Adiutant-
General Townsend says he cannot be present
because of business engagements at Washing
ton. General Meade last week wrote letter
that he wants and expects to be here unless
prevented by business.
Charles Marshall, late Lieutenant Colonel
and Acting Assistant Adjutant on the staff of
General Robert e. Lee, says:-'I beg leave
most respectfully to decline the invitation to
attend the proposed meeting. This morn
ing, in accordance with a previous arrange
ment, a party proceeded to examine desig-
mated post of the battlefield. 1t consisted of
General Slocum, Governor Geary, Generals
Greene, Barnum, Selfridge, Kane, Fowler
Cl,c1
Steinwehr, and COlonels Ricketts,, Dudley
Flanders, Mcfarland, Freauff, and ASS
musser, Major Selfridge, and many
others, including Doctor G. Horner, Judge
Heislet, McConaughy, and Wills, of the
Memorial Association. Also, Colonel Bachel-
der, the historian of the battle; Messrs
Walker and Rothermel, artists; Captain II. G.
Deming, the official reporter of the Associa-
ton, also accompanied the party. The party
| examined the positions at the cemetery,
| Culp's Hill, and the immediate neighborhood,
embracing the positions held in that locality
on the days of the battle by the 1th and 10Th
| Corps and part of the 1st and 9th Corps
| Several disputed positions were settled, i
| being conceded by one party to the other thata
| misapprehensionh had existed. Thea iustment
| of the questions was preceded by variations
Of circumstances happening at the points in
| controversy. In the afternoon party, con
| SlSUng OF General OlOcunl, 0feene, hane
Barnum and others, visited the vicinity
Round Top. large part of the field of bat
tie being owned by private citizens, promi-
nent military men and civilians, who exam
ined the ground, to-day had "a conference,
with a view of purchasing and adding it to
| the sections now under the
control of the Battlefield Memorial
| Association. 1t was thought that the Leg
islatures of States which sent troops to this field
should subscribe in part the required amount
of money to effect such purchase, and that
| Congress also be asked to assist. in addition
te this, it is also deGired that the breastworks
and other defenses be preserved from farther
| destruction, and that those which have been
removed shall be restored, as far as possible,
to their original condition.
A grand reunion ball and reception, civiland
militlry, took place tonight at the Springs
Hotel, 1t was largely attended by the guests
and ladies of Gettysburg,