Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-05
Close OF the Reunion OF the Blue and
the cray.
AN ADDRESS BY GEORGE WILLIAM cURrfs-NEw YORK
MONUMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE SOCIETY
OF THE ARMY OF The POTOMAC.

| MONUMENT DEDIcATEp-RECEPTIoN OF THE SOCIETY
OF THE ARMY OF The POTOMAC.
| The reunion OF the Union and Confederate vet
| Grams on the battlefield OF Gettysburg came prac-
ideally to an end Tuesday afternoon when the reg
| ular artillery and cavalry, the 9th Regiment New
YORK, and the veterans escortng the southern del
| egations marched out to the National cemetery.
! There, where the reunion between the blue and
| the gray was held on Monday, the final formal ex.
| ercises TOOK place. Some OF those who inquired
prominently on the platform Monday were miss
sing Gov Gordon and Gov. Beaver had gone
| nome So had many OF the New Workers who
| came on Tor the dedication OF their monuments.
Gems George II. Sharpe and Horatio c. King, OF
neW aorh' mad charge OF the arrangements at the
rostrunl- Gen. John c. Robinson presided, and In
tne chalrs were Gen. Longstreet, Gen. Sckles,
lens BARLOW, Carr, Socum. Richardson, Graham,
OF Wisconsin; Gen. Rea, commander-in-chiet OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic; ex-senator War
GeT n nar, eX,Goy Curtin OF Pennsylvania;
| Iord; Cen s. Wylie Crawford, L. S. A.; the
rev. Theodore e. Williams OF New York; Gen.
| Green and Ex-Governor Holbyook, OF Vermont.
| Many or the men from the Irish Brigade were
] there Banked out beyond the porch was dense
mass OF men, women and children. The sun beat
| GOWN Win intense warmth. The soldiers OF the
Ninth New York stool at the outskirts or the
| crowd resting on their guns. The soldiers were
sun Shaping their lines round the edge OF the
throng when. like thunder miles away, the sound
olcannon doomed upon the quiet graveyard. Then
tne Voice OF General Robinson, the one-legged New
1ork veteran who had just retired from the presi-
dency OF the Society OF the Army OF the Potomac,
was heard calling the meeting to order. The Rev.
~ Iwltenei Oh Hartford who was with the
cation and led the multitude In repeating the
Lords Prayer. The band followed with medley
OF Northern and Southern martial airs. Then Gen.
horallo Z. hing read a part OF George Parsons
Lathrops poem. Mr.. Lathrop is sick ana could not
get there. His lines dramatically describe the
deeds OF valor done on the field OF Gettysburg.
THE ORATJOS GEORGE william rrR71s
When the applause was over Geo. VIM. curtis
was presented. His tall, white-whskered form
rose inpressively before the crowd that looked up
into his eyes. The brick-red arbor, with It's COL
umnS twined with the green OF the vine leaves
! framed handsomely the presence Of the orator.
Els voice was resonant and strong, and, US his
polished sentences dropped from his lips, we'll
accustomed TO this sort OF speaking, the people
watched and listened in interested silence. He
lauded the heroes OF both sides, he spoke OF the
significance or the result at Gettysburg. and de-
clared that az last the country was one and fndf-
visible. He told OF the splendor or material pro-
gress both North and South since the war; and then
referred TO some OF the questions or the day. Upon
the question OF unrestricted imm grafton he said:
ave shall be recreaDt TO our duty II We permit
the fundamental condition OF national repose, OF
the security OF personal rights, OF good laws and
or Just administration, to be 1mperiiled by the
ignorant, iawiess, idle and dangerous overflow OF
all other countries. We are the occupants and
guardians OF this country. and with kindly heart
and hOspitaOle hand toward all the world, we
must prescribe the conditions upon which the
world shall come here. II America is to remain
the head OF free governments and the hope OF
liberty Ill the world, our first duty Is to remember
that constitutional liberty has its own laws and
conditions and that only by respecting and en-
forcing them can liberty for ourselves and for all
men be preserved" The orator also spoke at
at length on the necessity OF preserving the purity
or the ballot box.
After Mr.. COURTS finished the air was noisy with
cheers and hand clalping.
MONUMENTS DEDICATED.
The monuments dedicated Tuesday are: The
Fifth New York cavalry near Round Top. Gen.
Hammond, Col J. n. Penheld, Major s. b. Ryder,
and Col. \. ii. White took part in the exercises 1t
Is large granite slab, on whose base in bas relief
IS the figure OF mounted cavalryman. The one
hundred and Forty-sfxth New York Infantry on
Little Round Top. The exercises were short. The
principal inscription on the monument Is: From
this point Gen. Meade directed the battle OF July
81 The SlXUy-seventh New York First Long Is
iand F0lunteersl. The Rev. Thos. X. Beecher, OF
Elmlra, delivered the GRAFTON. The monument
stands on CUPS Ill., near the memorials OF the
other regiments or Shaler'5 brigade, and is about
ID feet high, with the bronze figure o. u soldier on
the die, with reversed arms and the legend st IS
ever. The Third New ork Independent Battery,
Win Ma1or-6eh W. s. Rosecrans as orator. The
position OF the monument is hear ''bloody angle"
where the battery helped to repel Picketts Viz
ginians. Battery Is, New YORK Artillery the Rev
W. VI. Beauchamp orator The Thirteenth New
YORK Independent Battery. brief story or the
career OF this command was told, and the monu-
for Salekeeplng.
STATUE TO THE sHARP-sHooTERs
General Berdan, the commander OF the sharp
shooters, was made happy before his departure
Tuesday afternoon by news OF an order from the
Secretary OF War that sharp-shooter be photo
graphed TO furnish model tor the statue to be
built to Berdan's sharp-shooterS The monument
Will be built by contributions from the eight S ates
which furnished the sharp-shooters OF the Army
or The Potomac. IL VIII cost SIS, 600 ana Will be
bronze figure OF a sharp-shooter at his deadly
work &c Will be within a structure with glass
roof and Sides and sergeant will be on guard
during the summer season. The guard Will he one
OF the sharp-shooters. and when no one OF
the original members OF the body is lett
son and then grandson will be on duty. The
pedestal Will be inscribed 1.-THE Turning Point OF
the War, because this point, where the monument
VIII stand below the peach orchard is the place
where Berdan's followers moved down the Long
street column In what would have been sure
march 10 Round Top, the key or the situation
The photograph for the statue was taken on the
Springs Hotel lawn. Sharpshooter Jonn Roch-
ford, United states Regular Army man, was
picked out the model He Is a New YORK man
and the rifle he held While the picture was being
taken was one that was used In the famous attack
OF the 29l men upon the 10000.
OTHER FEATURES OF THE DAY,
The Society Of the Potomac had their reception
Tuesday night at the Gettysburg Springs Hotel
Some 200 OF the leaders In the fight with officers
OF the regular Army, the leading southern visitors
and the wives and daughters and sisters or every
one here were present. Gen. Robinson, the out
going president, was master or ceremonies. There
were speeches by Gems. Sickles Socum, Sharpe
King, Hunt and Chamberlain. Others smoke foo
anu tuen tne Misunderstanding among the former enc
mics, which has been characteristic of all the
meetings, was begun There was punch and the
band played "DiXe" and other martial airs The
Society OF the Potomac formally adjourned but
Invited The veterans OF the Army OF Northern
virginia to stay over the Fourth for general
fraJernal celebration.
Probably the most interesting feature OF the
days proceedings was the reception held by Gen.
erals LoIg5treet, SickleS, Butterield SlOcuIn and
Carr, On Little Round Top. The gentlemen es-
corted by detachment OF New Jersey troopers
rode over the held, and when they reached that
spot the many hundreds or veterans wanted to
shake hands with them. A line was formed and
In lew minutes they were passing, shaking
hands and exchanging compliments
General Alger reached town just in time for the
field and was at the dinner OF the society In the
evening.
No accident has happened to mar the complete.
ness or what Will always be remembered as a re-
cries OF the war, mingled with equally patriotic
interest On both sides In the new OF Comrade
snip and peace.
ON THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
The only events yesterday were the dedication
OF the monuments OF the One Hundred and Twen-
ty-tirst Pennsylvania Regiment and the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry. They both held reunions
In the morning, at the former OF which Captain
Clapp was elected president, ana at the latter
brigade In this battle, presided. A sham battle
was given after dark and was reminder OF the
scenes enacSed here twenty-five years ago. The
Grand Army men willremain In camp until Friday
evening. AT meeting OF the Battlefield Memorial
Association held last night the Old Ofcers wers re-
elected and some Important business transacted,
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