Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-20
OFF TO GETTYSBURG.
The Companies Leave To-day on an Early Train for the Famous Rattle held-Thursday,s Programme.

ne HhP<AhKcB AedVo AcsuaY on 81a Early Train for the Famous Rattle feld-Thursday's Programme.
 At 6:45 o'clock this morning the members of the Grays' company and other members ot the old Twenty-seventh regiment and the members of the veteran and active Grays and the visitors, who intend going to Gettysburg to witness the unveiling of the Twenty-sev- enth O. V. monument, will leave this city by special train. It is expected that about two hundred and fifty will go on the trip and among them will be many ladies who desire to go over the battlefield. Governor Harri- son and General s. R. Smith will meet the train at New York and go with the party to Gettysburg. The party will arrive there early this evening. Wednesday the party will go over the battlefield, and on Thursday the unveiling of the Twenty-seventh C.. " monument will take place, this being the big day for the visitors. The exercises of un- yelling the monument will be of especial i'm terest to Connecticut people. Rev. Win throp D. Sheldon, lieutenant of the com pany will offer prayer, after which General Sloat, the captain of Co. A of the regiment, will present the monument to the regiment in an address. Colonel S. J. Fox will make an address reviewing the monument. The Rev. James Brand, the color sergeant of the regiment, will then deliver the ora tion, York, will read poem. The monument will be unveiled by Miss Ruby Mer- win Osborn, niece of Lieutenant Colonel Henry c. Merwin, who was mortally wound ed at Gettysburg. Col R. S. Bostwick, of New York, will be chief marshal of the day was adjutant of the 27th, will be chief aide. Am0nO thOSA who of the vafara n Grays:
 Colonel L. l.. Morgan, General K. E. Brad ley, Lieutenant Loren H. Stannard, Captain W. P. Ensign, H. w. Blakeslee, Major T. A. Barnes, Lieutenant J. B. Mcqueen, L. Bost- wick, Colonel B. F. Blakeslee, J. B, Cook, Hendrick, J. B. Hood, Major F. A. Spencer Meigs, H. F. Mix, F. c. Futile, J. H. Phillips, w. H. Sears, Colo nel T. B. Warren, Lieutenant H. N. Whittelsey, Captain B. E. Brown, Lieuten- ant s. G. Weed, F. H. Belden, s. Caring ton, Captain E. A. Gessner, Franklin H. Hart, Major G. H. Larned, Lieutenant A. M Howarth, w. E. Morgan, w. J. Moffatt, E. S. Osborn, H. D. Clark, F. H. Russell, A. Thomas, F. B. Walker.
 Captain F. T. Lee of the active Grays will command the following men for the trip Captain F. T. Lee, Lieutenant John Ford, Harvey S. Munson, J. F. Gill, w.. H. Blakeslee, R. B. Haydon, Willis Parker, Edward Taylor, G. H. Mallory, c. F. McCabe, F. w. Smith, J. N. Champion, L. A. D. Hendricks, W. H. Bradley, G. E. Brooks, A. o. Barnes, c. H. Barnes, w. W. man, 6. H. Ford, R. W. French, , c. T. Gruener, H. c. Hotchkiss, c. F. Hemingway, William Bradley, C. J. Isaac sen, W. 0. Lambert, T. H. Macdonald, F. s. Mum, G. E. Powning, A. s. Shutter, J. H. Smith, Charles Smith, John Savage, A. L. Thompson, E. H. Hall.
 Among the veterans who are going are: Edward H. Darlington, H. D. Todd, Will liam O. Scobie, Henry z. Nichols, A. D. San born and wife, Nathaniel Harrison RueI P. Cowles, David Ford, Wilfred Ford, Dewitt Ford, Stiles L. Beach and wife, W. O. Bement and wife, W. W. Price, 0. B. Brooks, William s. Bronson and wife, D. s. Thomas, W. H. Merwin, L. E. Osborn and Miss Ruby Merwin Osborn, G. F. Pendleton, W. A. Beard, J. B. Harts horn and wife, O. 0. Burdick and wife, Sim con J. Fox, George T. Dade, Allen D. Bald win and wife, 0. A. Harrison, John Munson, Henry w. Clark, Charles Weidig.
 The following will also go: General s. E. Merwin, jr., Major H. H. Strong, James D. Dewell, George H. Ford, c. s. Msrsick, Charles F. Root and John G. Chapman, Mayor Holcomb, ex-Governor Bigelow, N. D. Sperry, H. P. Shares and wife, Geo. P. Merwfn and wife, MT. Parmalee and wife MT. Parmalee, jr.' and wife, Stiles L. Beach, of Twenty 0. V., and wife, W. O. Bonnet and wife, J. B. Hartshorn, of Twen- ty-seventh 0. V., and wife, Lieutenant O. 0. Burdock, of Twenty seventh, and wife, HE. Peck, of the Board of Education, and wife, Henry w. Clark, of Tweuty-seventh, and wife, General F. D. Sloat and wife, A. J. Puffer, of Twenty-seventh, and wife, Isaac w. Bishop and wife, W. T. Bristol, of Twen- ty seventh, and wife, Colonel Simeon J. Fox, of Twenty-seventh, and wife and Miss Re becca Chapman and Miss Lily Chapman, sis ter of Captain Jekediah Chapman who was killed at Gettysburg
 General Sloat and wife and Miss Rnbv Merwin Osborn, daughter of MT. L. E. Os- born, president of the New Haven Steam Heating company, left last night by boat for New York, joining the New Haven excur- sionists this morning in New York.
 Hon. James M. Townsend, an ex-captain of the Grays, will also visit Gettysburg with the New Haven excursion party.