Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-08
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY
TaEIR REUNION AT GETTYSBURG.
Veterans Of Both Armies Armin- Arln-lsais-
Ing Monuments On the Fteld-Tbe
Prominent Officers Present.

ffOnnnenL ONlccTS ITeSeQts
At least 200 veteran soldiers, from pri.
Yates up to major generals, are in Gettys.
burg to assist in locating the different 20.
sitiOns of their companies, regiments,
brigades, divisions and corps during the
three days fight upon the historic fields.
With them are representatives of the Con-
federate army who came to do what they
could to mark aud preserve every feature
of this field, while the actors in the great
tragedy are yet living. General Forney,
of Alabama, who commanded brigade in
WilcOx's division of the Confederate forces
and Colonel Herbert. of the Eighth Ala
bama, and Colonel Aiken who command
ed South Carolina regiment, al of whom
are now members of Congress-. came over
with Colonel w. S. Shallenberger, who
fought them in the wheat field where the
gallant Zook fell. Major Martin Magin-
mas, who charged FOrney's brigade in the
peach orchard with about 200 men of the.
First Minnesota infantry, came also. Gen.
J. K. Brooke, colonel of the Third United
States infantry, who was in Hancock's
corps during the battle here, also came.
Tho early morning trains brought large
numbers Of soldiers from the diff
ferent states who spent the day in going
over the field. General Ellis Spear and
Colonels Merrill and Wilson represented
tho Pine Tree state. Colonel Stoughton,
Of Palmer, Mass, who commanded the
second United States sharpshOoters at the
DEVILS Den, was among the first to arrive.
Colonel Cummins, of western New York,
and about twenty officers and men of his
regiment came early. Captain Winslow,
whose famous battery did great service,
came from St. Lawrence county, and there
were several other representatives from
the Eastern states. Among the throng
the diamond of the old Third corps was
more conspicuous than of all tho other
corps that took part in this great battle
combined. This is partly due to tho
fact that at this meeting the position OF
the troops in tho second days combat
is to he located, and that corps bore
the heat and burden of that day in the
heavy fighting. Then the old commander
of that corps, General Daniel Z. Sickles,
is to be here, and most of those who
fought under him had not seen him since
he was carried from this field, nineteen
years ago, with a leg shot of.
Sickles arrived about one o'clock in the
afternoon. accompanied by Major General
Thomas w. Egan, known as Fighting Tom
Egan, who made the famous charge at the
DEVILS Den on tho second day. Sickle is
naturally the central figure of this gather
ing, and it must do the old warriors heart
good to SEQ such evidences of affection for
him as have been manifested all day.
General Sickles, accompanied by Gen
erals Egan and Crawford and Colonel
Randolph, his chief of artillery, who
came all the way from Colorado to help
locate the scenes of the days fighting,
traversed the whole field of Sickles' great
battle on the second day. 1t was thought
that there would be some trouble in
agreeing upon the position of the troops,
but not So There is perfect accord as to
the position of the different commands,
and 1t is astonishing how readily and with
what accuracy the men and officers pick
out the places their regiments occupied
in the heat of battle after nineteen years.
The Gettysburg memorial association
gave reception in tho town hall to the
veterans now there, and it was 2 most
pleasant reunion. The hall was crowded
with old soldiers, and as each officer of
distinction came in he was enthusiastically
received. As General Sickles came down
the aisle the crowd arose and accorded
him perfect ovation. Colonel Batchel-
der, Of Massachusetts,, tho government
HiStOrltn oi Ino OattleHeIu, cOnuucCeO Cne
exercises. Colonel Shcllenbarger, one Of
tho Pennsylvania delegation in Congress,
spoke first. and then there was a call for
Sickles, but he could not be induced to
speak. General Beaver spoke briefly and
was received with marked distinction. All
the Confederate officers made brief patrio
tic speeches that wero loudly cheered.
There will be another reunion of the
officers and men of the two armies on June
18th to designate other features of the bat
tletield, and others will follow later in the
summer and fall. The position of each
command is to be designated by monu-
ment.