Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12
GETTYSRuRGH.
Continuation of the Reunion of the Blue
and the Cray on the Historic Ground.


and the Grsy on tine Historic Ground.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, July 3.-Yesterday,
the second day Of the reunion, opened clear
and beautiful, no cloud menacing the en-
joyment Of the visitors, while trains with
thousands Of passengers rolled into the
town. At ten o'clock the five regiments OF
Green's brigade, the Seventy-eighth, One
hundred and second, Sixtisth, One hundred
and thirty-seventh and One hundred and
Iorty-ninth New Yors, dedicated their
monuments on Culp's Hill, and immedr
ately afterward a reunion of the brigade
was held. Msjor-General Henry J. Slo-
cum, who commanded the right of the
Federal line during the battle, and General
George S. Green, the brigade commander,
made addresses
At the same hour Sickles' Excelsior
brigade, made up of the Seventy first,
Seventy-second, Seventy-third and Seventy
fourth New York regiments, met at the
site of the brigade monument and held the
dedicarory exercises.
At $50 o'clock the members OF the Irish
brigade, composed of the Sixty-third,
Sixty ninth and Eighty-eighth New York
infantry, marched to the Catholic Church,
where requiem mass for those who fell 10
the battle was celebrated by Fathers SuIl-
lette and Corby.
In the afternoon the business meeting of
the Society Of the Army of the Potomac
was held.
At three o'clock the Society of the Army
OF the Potomac had its annual meeting.
and elected General Joshua Chamberlain
president for the ensuing year. tele-
gram was sent 10 General Sheridan con-
graduating him on his oonvalescence.
At 4:3J o'clock the grand procession
moved from Center Square TO the rostrum
in the National Cemetery, where the ex-
ercises Of reunion between the blue and
the gray took place. On the rostrum the
front row of chairs was occupied by Gen
eral Sickles, General Beaver and General
Robinson, all with clutches. General Cor
don, Of Georgia, General Graham, General
Butterield and Rev. DIR. Valentine, of the
Southern Theological Seminary. At five
o'clock General Robinson in a few brief
words introduced General Sickles as the
presiding officer, who addressed the vet
Grams assembled. He was followed by
Governor Gordon and others.
Third Day.
GETT YsBURG, Pa, July 4.-YestePday
morning was very quiet, all seeming to be
ercises OF the afternoon, and with the eX-
ception Of the drum corps OF the various
G. A. r. posts, no musical organizations
were visible. the veterans mostly staying
out all night and devoting the morning to
sleep. The Gov eminent troops remained
in their camp and the sleepy soldiers
crawled out slowly when the revellle
sounded. as the sun showed. itself above
the Seminary hill.
There was strange similarity between
this day and that of just twenty five years
ago. Then the armies of Meade and Lee
confronted each other. SO yesterday the
Federal and Confederates were once more
on the field and again was the one on
Seminary ridge and the other ON Cemetery
hill. Nothing unusual occurred to break
the monotouy until four o'clock, when the
Union and Confederates met once more at
almost the same hour at which they had
joined in deadly combat twenty-five years
ago.
At three o'clock the procession, COM
posed of the same military commands as
Monday, entered the National cemetery
and marched past the rostrum. At the
conclusion of the parade General Robin
son, of New York, as presiding officer,
requested Rev. DR.. Twitchell, of Hart
ford Conn, to open the exercises with
prayer. The prayer was listened to with
uncovered heads, and when in concluding
ne began the Lords prayer the crowd
joined in.
When the orator, George William Curtis,
was presented, three cheers were called
for by General Sharpe, and he was
greeted with hearty applause at the con-
clusion OF his Grafton, which occupied con-
siderable time.
At night a banquet was served at the
Springs Hotel. At a business meeting of
the department held in the cemetery yes
terday it was decided to hold next sum-
mer's encampment at this place, the time
to be determined at the winter session.