The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-07-12
THE BLUE AND GRAY
Join Hands on tho Battlefield OF
Gettysburg
Monuspents Dedicated 90 tho Memory Of
Fallen Heroes From several states
-interosting and Impress
sive Ceremonies.
pETAfIs or ruE ExERcIsEs.

gettysburg, tho weather being delightful.
Captain Levi II. Ponda, president Of tho
Wisconsin Moumont Commission, called the
vast assemblage 20 order and conducted the
| exercises. The feature was tho eloquent
address Of United States Senator John G.
Spoonor. At the conclusion OF the address
Governor J. w. Rusk turned the seven Wis
consin monuments over TO the Battle field
Memorial Association. tho trust being re.
ceIved by Governor Beaver, Of Pennsyl.
yania, ex-ofilcio president of the Memorial
| Association.
General Lucius Fnlrchild, Past National
Commander Of tho @. A. R--who lost his
left arm In the battle of the first day within
fifty feet Of where he stood-madc touch
ing speech, referring In feeling terms TO the
past and Of the terrible ordeal through
which the Iron Brigade, In which Wisconsin
had three regiments, passed on July l, 1868.
Most prominent among the spectators was
tho wellknown commander Of Lees First
corpsof Conicdcrntos, Major General James
Longstrcct One OF tho most pleasing cpl
sodes was tho cordial greeting Of Generals
| Sicklcs and I.ongstroet, who came together
unexpectedly In the dinirg room OF the
| Springs Hotel. meeting for the first time
since the bloody engagement between their
two corps took place In froEl Of Round Top.
In the afternoon the thirteen New Jersey
monuments wero dedicated east OF Round
| Top, the exercises taking Tiaoe In grove
| adjoining Sedgwlck avenue. Colonel James
w. w. Duffy, chairman OF the New Jersey
Monument Commission, presided Governor
Green, as orator OF the day. eloquently COM
| plImenicd the valor Of the troops OF his
State and turned the monuments over 10
/ the charge OF tho Battle Held Memorial As
sociation, Governor Beaver recelv ing them
/ for the association. General Longstroet
was present and extended his oongratula-
tions Survivors OF each Of tho commands
delivered brief addresses.
Saturdays crowd was fully doubled yes.
| tcrday, and tho streets OF tho town, the vari-
ous camps and tho battlefield wore throngcd
with people. The Ninth New York regi-
ment, Colonel William Seward commanding,
camo in Mt an early hour tnd marched 70
camp In front OF the springs in fine style.
Prominent among the commands Of veier-
ans getting here yesterday morning were
those Of the Excelsior brigade and the Six
| tysevcnth regiment During tho morning
the Scvcnty-sixth. One Hundred and Forty
seventh. Nlnoty-scyenth, Ffty-fourth and
One Hundred and Ninotoonth New York
| regiments; tue One Hundred and Fifty-flrst
Pennsylvania and First New Jersey cavalry
monuments were dedicated by veterans OF
| tho various commands More than one
thousand Pennsylvania veterans reported
at Camp "A. Wilson Norris, also the Union
Veteran Corps, OF Washington, D. C., who
| have quarters on the southern edgc OF the
camp Religious services were held In tho
| morning al tho National Cemetery rostrifm
Promptly At thrco p. m. General +. p.
| Halstcad, president Of the First Army Corps
| Association. opened tho exercises and intro
duced Bishop Newman, OF Washington, who
In n fervid invocation gave thanks for tho
bravery and herolsm displayed here In the
maintenance OF constitutional liberty. Gov
ernor beaver was enthusiastically received,
| especially by the veterans
General John c. Robinson, orator OF the
| occasion, thanked Governor Beaver for the
/ cordial welcome extondedto 10 tue First Army
/ Corps veterans and compllmentcd the Key
| stone State on her constant and substantial
testimonials of appreciation OF the soldiers.
| He considered this great day for the First
| Army Corps to meet after quarter Of a
| century on the field made historic by their
vaior, and asserted with emphasis that not
| half has been told OF tho deeds OF this com
i mand.
George Smith, the war Governor Of New
Hampshire, on being introduced, counted II
| one OF the most important events OF his life
20 DO present, and after brief remarks closed
| with tho expression that he should mover
/ cease TO hold In highest regard tho men who
| hui fought for this great country.
| Pcnnsylyania's war Governor, A. Curtin,
was loudly called for. but was not present
1 ~. u n
| OF Vermont said ho die not come here as q
| war Governor, but as one who had taken
| part In the battle, having held q command In
| Stannard's brigade OF Vermont troops.
General L. A. Grant, Of the Fourth Yer
mont regiment OF Stannard's brigade con-
1 sldered Picketi's charge tho grandest ever
made In the world.
The Confederate General James Long
\ street was next introduced and received
| hearty cheers. He said no was not on the
| field IN time to witness the engagement be
tween the First Corps and the troops OF the
South; was glad TO be present and partici
| pate In these exercises, fer he saw In them
| tho development OF sympathy such as was
born in the hearts Of al who know how &c
appreciate that feeling. and thought none
know bettsr how 10 manifest these feelings
than the troops OF tho First Corps. Aftei
spoalting OF tho advantages OF the Fedora
position be said that herethe Southern arm,
met its fate, but not for want CT valor, for
titudc or faith. In paying tribute TO thai
valor he said: "Pickctts charge has not
parallel In tho annals ofwar."
We band played "Dixien before Long
streets speech and Yankee Doodle" after
General Fairchild was then introduced, anc
started out with tho sentencei "Tweny
Ave years have made 1t possible to sand
witch Confederate and Yankee octweer
sDixie' and Yankee Doodle"
Later in the afternoon tbs Ninth New
York National Guard regiment escorted thu
Veterans OF tho Eighty-third regiment tS
their monument, tho procession making ar
imposing spectacle. The monument thirty
one feet high. shaft OF alternate red ant
blue finished granite, Is the finest regimenta
monument on tho field
GErrrsBuRo, Pa, July 3.--Yesterday wa'
filed with tho dedication OF monuments
the meetings OF corps societies, tho meet
inas of old comrades long separated by
years and distance. and the informal aswel
ne formal reunions Of the blue and the gray
The Confederates moved on the town II
greater numbers than Sunday. Governor
Gordon. OF Georgia, and Governor Fitz
Hugh Lee, of virginis, arrived yesterday
Mrs. Pickett was expected, but sent tele
gram of regret. The Robert f. Leo camp
Of Richmond, $50 strong, and over leo unitc'
Veterans from Richmond also arrived las
evening. together with detachment OF vot
erans from Atlanta, Ga
General Sickles' Excelsior brigade, com
noscs Of tho Seventieth. Seventy-first, Sow
cnty-second, Scventy-third and Seventy
fourth New York regiments, laid the corne
stone Of iis monument =, the peach erohar'