The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-08-09
GETTYSBURG.

like to hear something from the old
keystone Statc,"I take the liberty of
addressing you few lines. Leaving
WilliamSport "a beautiful city of some
10000 lnhabitants, situated Oh the
west bank of The Sdsquehanna) on the
8 20 A. NJ. train and travelling down
1.-The beautiful and fertile valley of this
fstream, we reached this place, after a
short delay at Harrisburg. about 6 p.
NJ. Atthis season of the year Gettys-
burg is thronged with visitors from
all parts to obtain n view OF IFS tar
famed battle Scid. Ii is season OF
general rejoicing among the old
soldiers Of the Army of,the Potomac.
They gather in from all directions and
enter regular camp life. Their en-.
campment is ON Cemetery Hill, and
they have tents enough to accommo-
date upwards of thousand men.
I Here before tlleir tent doors, in the
cool Of the evening, these old veterans
gather to sing their songs, tell their
stories aud fight their battles oyer,
while the brass bands, with the boom-
ing of cannons for an accompaniment,
breathe forth the soul stirring Nation
Eal airs of orr country Gcttysburo i.
much larger nlace than exncrted
to find, il having n v,oD,latjon OF : NO0
| A Is sitnated III tho !volIey hetwonn
Seminary Ridge aud Cemetery Hill.
Everything is old styfe and the build
ings look Qtsiie antiquated. On Gem
ctery uill..including some twenty or
TWENTY-FIVE acres. is ,he- National
sCemcte,y and lovely place il ia
Just at the entrance of The main gate
| is the bronze statue of Gen. REYNOLDS
who fell in the first-day' fight on Sem.
mary Ridge. II is OF semi.colossal
size, mounted on a pedestal of granite.
| He Is dressed in tulI uniform. with
boots, spurs end saber on, and eve.
glasses IN hand. Farther on. near the
.cemer Of the ground. il the National
Monument. ii is of hight gray granite,
80 feet high and % lcct square ,t-rhe
base, and is surmoun,cd by white
marble statue ofthe Genius OF Liberts,
holding in her right hand the vietor's
wreath and clasping in her left the
victorious sword. Four butlresses
project from the angles OF tho pedestal,
supporting four categorical figures,
representing War, History, Peace and
Plenty. The dead of each state are
buried to themselves. The number
of bodies buried in tho cemetery is
1904, the majority of whom were n.
Y. and Pennsylvania soldiers. The
Notifications remain inst as they were
left after the battle. On Cemetery
Hill, Little Roundtop and CUPS
Hill the cannon still hold the same
position that they did during the
fight Around each gun breast works
are thrown Up, which being covered
with grass serve as seats and a resting
place Tor visitors. These knobs under
the soothing administration OF peace
present striking contrast to the man
ner in which they were used during
the bloody reign of war. The tour
over the battle ground was one of
combined ioy and sorrow: Culp's
| Hill and Little Roundtop arc very
precipitous, and hayo-besidcs their
natural Notifications of limestone
boulders, which tut out from their
sides as high as mans head from
base 10 lop-.a strong line of breast
works along their emit crest. After
viewing these formidable positions,
Emo one will be at loss TO account for
the defeat of the Southern army. Both
hills are covered with beautiful trees,
and the tourist finds II dificu,t TO
realize the fact that these beautifu,
woodlands. welcoming the fa,igued
relic-sceker to their refreshing shades,
were once the scene OF carnage and
woe. Seminary Ridge, tho scene OF
1.-The first DAYS fight under fhe COM
mand of the gallant Hill. Culp's Hill,
| the ground Of the second days battle,
under the heroic Early, Little Round
tor, Devils Den, VOLTS Hill, and
many other points of interest, serve
to the visitor as a theme for an end.
less variety of thoughts and medita-
ltions, and imbues him with the feel
| ing that the ground upon which he
stands, having been baptized in tho
blood of heroes, is sacred; out lie
lpart of the field impressed the writer
with sucn awe and reverence as the
gently sloping ground between Gem.
| eiefy fill aud Little Roundtop-thc
scene OF the last grand act of that
cvcntful drama, where the gallant
i Pickett and his intrepid band OF Vir.
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