Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
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Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
GETTYSBURG, Pa, May Yesterday
was probably the prOudest day this little
town has known since the memorable 4tt
ofJuly, % years ago when il was known
to certainty that the hosts of the Con
federacy had been defeated, and that the
army of Lee was retreating into Virginia
instead of marching on TO Philadelphia.
Never since the great three days battle
has there been 30 many generals in the
place at one time. General was the only
military title used, and it was used so fire.
| quently that when the Delaware delega-
tion arrived and its lesser-titled military
heroes spread themselves around, they
were glad to pose as mere civilians, as
| even the title of colonel would have
sounded commonplace, while captain or
lieutenant would not have been tolerated
| for an instant and sergeant would have
been promptly drummed out of town.
| The place was full of soldiers, but all
were either generals or privates, with the
former preponderating by a large
| majority
The delaware delegation came in two
| sections. The first section came by way
of Baltimore, leaving Wilmington ut All
O'Clock yesterday morning, and reaching
here ut 1890 O'Clock, p. m. 1t comprised
Representatives Moore and Armstrong
and Senator Roe of the Legislative COM
mittee, Major Dent and Lieutenant Dunn
of the First Delaware, and Captain Brady
and DIR. Philip M. Plunkett of the Second
Delaware. They came from Baltimore
by way of the Northern Central and
Hanover junction u Gettysburg railroads.
At Hanover, the regular train
laid off to allow the special
train from Washington containing the
Presidential party, to pass by. The latter
train had passed by less than 1000 feet
when its engine broke, and the engine of
the regular train was taken in its stead,
while the regular was kept waiting an
hour until the other engine was repaired.
Inc second section, comprising Senator
Cooper and Representative Virden.
Adjutant- General Postles of the First
Delaware, and Col. Peter Mccullough of
the Second Delaware, came by way of
Philadelphia and Harrisburg, and reached
here at GAS o'clock, p. IN.
During yesterday afternoon the first
section of the party paid visit to the
national cemetery and the battlefield. The
ground, on the Cemetery Hill made ia
nous by the battle. 1t is laid ont in sec
tons, in which the dead heroes of Gettys-
burg are inferred in dense plntoons.
Those who were known were buried be-
side their comrades, in sections reserved
for the states whose soldiers participated
in the engagement, but of the $500 sol
diers buried here more than one-half IRE
laid in the plats pathetically marked sun
known" with naught but simple square
stone with number cut thereon to mark
Interesting place. In the state reservations
the bodies are laid in semi circular rows,
each row edged by brown stone coping
on which the names of the dead, with
their regiments and companies are in
scribed. On the outer circle of each plots
n stone on which is marked the name of
the State and the number of bodies in
TERED. The Delaware lot has Is bodies,
and the names inscribed are as follows
Sergeant M. Cavanaugh, Co. G, Second
Regiment.
John Black, First Regiment.
L. p. Carey, Co. L, First Regiment.
John b. Sheets, Co. d, First Regiment.
William Dorsey, Co. ID, First Regiment.
Sergeant Seymour, Co. b, First Regi-
ment.
Corporal W. Strong, Co. D, Second Regi-
ment.
Lieut.. George E. Plank, Co. E, Second
Regiment.
A. HUM, Co. A, First Regiment.
Sergeant Jacob Boyd, Co. l, Second legi-
ment.
s. Casey, Co. A, Second Regiment.
James Dougherty.
- Downey, Co. B, First Regiment.
Jacob Stiles, Co. A, Second Regiment.
Peter Boster, Co. A, Second Regiment.
Leaving the cemetery the party pro-
ceeded to the battle field. Almost the first
place reached was the ground occupied by
the First Delaware during the third days
fight 1t is right along the main road cut
through the battle field by the Memorial
Association. II is near the left of the
line that repulsed the famous charge
made by Pickett's brigade on the last day
of the fight, and almost in front of the
celebrated Bliss house and barn,
which SO many regiments claim the
credit of having captured and burned.
On its right is the ground of the Twelfth
New Jersey and on its left that of the
Fourteenth Connecticut. The Inter
regiment already has erected handsome
monument on which is II white metal
tablet, portraying its heroic achievements,
among which the Bliss barn was not the
least conspicuous. Major Dent and
Lieutenant Dunn surveyed the field with
eager interest The lapse of over 20
years had made no material changes and
everything appeared about the same. The
stone wall behind which the First Della
ware stood and fired at the enemy is
gone, while Bliss house and barn are
only remembrances of the battle; but the
| lay of the land is unaltered and recalls at
once the stirring scenes of the engage
ment to those who participated in it.
This morning consultation was held
with the officers of the Memorial Associa-
| ton, and arrangements made for the
acquisition of the necessary ground occu-
pied by the Delaware regiments. A trip
was made to Little Round Top to look at
the ground occupied by the Second Della
ware. The Second regiment, ON July I'd,
was at the right of the line, to the right
of Little Round Top, and formed part
| of Caldwell's division. When the Con
| federates occupied Round Top this
| division was ordered to attack, and ad-
vancing met the enemy in the wheat
| field and drove them back, through
| DEVILS Den and up to the Summit
of Round Top. During this movement u
part of the enemy's forces got upon the
flank of Caldwell's division and compelled
them to fall back, but during the retreat
| q large number of rebel soldiers who had
| got to the rear of Caldwell's division were
taken prisoners. The next day the divi-
sion was relieved by the Fifth and Sixth
Corps, and moved TO the left centre,
where it was occupied during the day in
securing prisoners. The loss to the
Second Delaware during the second days
fight amounted to 1876 or 1870 out of about
$50 men engaged, and 10 officers were
killed and wounded.
The exact spot for the location of the
Second Delaware monument was not de-
cided upon, and will be selected later,
after consultation with officers of the
company and careful examination of O
map of the battlefield, so us to pick out q
place that will fully command II view OF
its entire field of operations.
The delegation secured number OF
relics, including suitable sticks for canes
from trees growing on the ground occu
pied by the Delaware troops. They left
Gettysburg at 2.15 O'Clock p. m. and re
turned home by way of Baltimore.
AIl-night Pharmacy Sold.
DR.. William s. Hitch, Tuesday sole
the all-night pharmacy, No. 402 Marke
street, to Deputy Coroner Frank e
Smith, who has engaged j. FREQ
Hamil, IN excellent druggist from
Norristown to take charge o
the prescription department. TIL,
office Of the deputy coroner will be ut hi
new store. In few days DIR
Hitch will go to Rehoboth
where he will spend the summe
for the benefit of his health, which is nov
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