Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-02
Scenes on the Historic and Battle-Scarred
Plains of Getty sburx

hESNION.
Scenes on the Historic and Battle-scarred
Plains of Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG pa, July 1st-The streets
are hlled with masses of humanity The
Ninth Militia of New York came at s
o'clock, the members of the New York
Excelsior Brigade arrived little later. and
the Veteran Corps from Washington came
at about II o'clock. At half past 10 the
veterans formed and marched to the Ma
tlGnai Cemetery, where religious services
were held. When Chaplain Sayres had
finished his sermon more than a thousand
voices Joined in singing America"
In the evening the usual dress parade
was observed and it recalled most wildly
the scenes of the battle. The camp pre-
sents charming appearance to night, with
numerous electric lights brilliantly iIIumi-
mating it.
At o'clock the road to Reynolds Grove
was crowded with carriages and pedestrians
on their way to witness the exercises of the
First Corps. As the procession entered the
woods the cannon of the United States
Light Battery thundered forth a salute to
Governor Beaver. As the Governor ap-
peared the crowd gave cheer such as these
woods have not heard since the same day
twenty-five years ago.
Governor Beaver then delivered an ad-
dress OF welcome. Ex- Governor John c..
Robinson of New York responded in be-
half of the Corps.
Frederick Smyth, the war Governor of
New Hampshire, and L. A. Grant, who
commanded the First Vermont Brigade,
made short addresses.
w. G. Veasey, who commanded the Sew
enteenth Vermont Regiment, made STIR
ring address, remarking that he was the
worst scared man in the $4,000 men who
went into the battle of Gettysburg.
LoNGsTREET's ADDRESS.
When Mayor Halstead mentioned the
name of Longstreet the General was given
ronsing reception. He said: Il was not
in time TO witness any part of the engage
ment OF the first day of Getty sburg, but
am pleased to be in time TO witness these
ceremonies and TO express that sympathy
that should go out from all hearts 20 those
who know how 10 appreciate the conduct
of soldiers who offer their lives on the
altar of their country. The gauge of battle
was pitched, and here the great army of
the South--the pride and glory of that Sec
tion-tound itself over-matched, arrested
in its march of triumph, and forced to
stand and to recoil, but not for
want of gallantry, fortitude, or faith.
The battle of the second day, by
McLane's and Hoods divisions and part
OF Anderson's was as spirited as some of
the dashlng efforts of the First Napoleon
That of the third day, by Pickett's divis-
ion and Trimtle's marching twelve hun
dred yards under the fire of a hundred
cannon and ten thousand of musketry, has
no parallel, nor is it likely to have IN the
annals of war. This battle scene recurs TO
my mind with vivid force, but
THE TIMES SINCE HAVE CHANGED
Twenty five years have softened the usages
of war These frowning nights have given
over their savage tones, and our meetings
for the exchange of blows and broken bones
are left for more congenial days, for friendly
greetings and Tor an event of tranquil re-
pose"
GENERAL FAIRCHILD SAID:
" Twenty-Five years hes made it possible
to sandwich a Yankee and Confederate
between Yankee Doodle and Dixie
The men of the North did not love the men
of the South the less, but they loved the
flag the more; and the men of the South
did not love the old flag the less, but they
loved State sovereignty the more This,
Mr.. President, | think tells the whole story.
The old flag still remains [cries of "Amen"1,
and they all say Amen from the Cult to
the Lakes"
OTHER ADDRESSES.
Professor Williams, representing Gov
ernor Sprague of Rhode Island, followed.
After him the assemblage was addressed
by numerous other persons of prominence
in the First Corps, and at about o'clock
the meeting broke up and the crowd dis
persed over the battlefield to inspect the
various memorials.
At fifteen minutes before . o'clock the
Ninth New York Militia, Col. William S. |
Seward commanding, acting as escort to
the survivors of the Eighty-third New !
York Regiment, led the march toward the |
monument of that command on Seminary |
Ridge. As the column moved out the |
Chambersburg road, the troops, in their |
blue uniform. with cOlors flying and bayo-
nets glisteniDg in the western sun, pre-
sented a handsome sight, which brought
vividly to mind the time when the Eighty
third dashed out the same road toward the |
herce contest between the First Corps and |
the Confederates.
MONUMENTS DEDICATED.
The procession moved on out to Rev
nolds' avenue and along the crest of Semi |
nary Ridge to the monument, which is |
near the Mummasburg road The infantry
formed square around this, and the exer-
cIses were opened with an invocation by
Rev. Alfred E. Rec, Chaplain of the Eighty |
third.
The oration was delivered by Orlando B. |
Potter, and the monument was received for
the Battlefield Memorial Association by j. !
NJ. Vanderslice.
Rowland b. Mahoney read poem, and
the exercises were closed with three volleys
of musketry by the Ninth Infantry. This
closed the exercises of the day.
The other monuments dedicated on the
field during the day were the Fifty fourth
aud One Hundred and Thirty fourth New
York Infantry, on Eleventh Corps avenue,
the Thirty ninth New York in the Second
Corps line, and the Seventy sixth, Ninety
seventh and One Hundred and Forty sew
enth New York ON the first days field, on
Reynolds avenue.
At the monument of the Thirty ninth,
Captain Clark, Ct New York, delivered an
Grafton. AT the Ninety seventh, H. Z.
Turner, of Louisville, was the orator. At
the One Hundred and Forty seventh, Cen
ersl ]. Volney Pierce of Kansas formerly
Captain III the regiment), delivered the ora
tion. The One Hundred and Nineteenth
and Forty fifth New York also dedicated
their monuments.
Tonight the streets are crowded, and
walking at any reasonable pace is COM
pletely out of the question. Bishop New
man preached in the College Church to-
night for the benefit of the First Corps. to
a crowded house.
There are two candidates in the field for
the Presidency of the Society of the Army
of the Potomac. One is Judge Calvin Z.
Pratt of Brooklyn, and the other General
Joshua l.. Chamberlain, the old commander
OF the Twelfth Maine Regiment
ELKINs CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.