The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-03
GETTYSBURG'S EIHLD.
Second Day of the Great Reun-
ion Of Blue and Gray.
GOV. BEAVER WELCOMES
The veterans-BrIgades Dedicate
Monumentsand Hold Reunions.
The Confederate Soldiers
Warmly Welcomed.

bETTGSbUkut fA., July S'-4ue btGOnt
day of the reunion opened clear ant
beautiful. No cloud menaced the enjoy
ment OF the visitors and the terrible bat
tie Of twenty-five years was on the lipt
of everyone. Trains with thousands O
passengers rolled into the town and the
great crowd has grown larger until the
place is fuller than at any time since
the memorable days of '6S. AT 10 O'Clock
the five regiments OF Green's brigade oi
7th, l02d, Goth, 18th and l49th New
York dedicated their monuments on
Culp's Hill and Immediately aiterward u
reunion OF the brigade was held. Major
General Henry ]. Slocum, who COM
manded the right Of the federal line dur
ing the battle, and Brigadier General
George S. Green, the brigade COM
mander, made addresses.
1.-THE same hour
sIcKLEs' EXCELSIOR BRIGADE
made up Of the 10th, list, End, 73rl
and 18th New York regiments, met at
the site Of the brigade monument and
held the dedicatory exercises. Owing to
some unexplainable trouble, the Honu-
ment, the position of which iB near the
peach orchard, is not finished and the
foundation is the only thing in place.
General SiGkles was to have unveiled
the memorial, but this was dispensed
with. DR.. Buckley, former Chaplain Of
the First regiment, made the prayer.
DR.. Twitchell delivered the Grafton and
DR.. Buckley read an original poem en-
titled, Excelsior" Musical selections
interspersed the exercises. AT half past
o'clock the members OF the Irish brig
ade, composed Of the 6Srd, Goth and SSth
New York Infantry, marched TO the
Catholic church, where requiem mass
for those who fell in the battle was cele-
brated by Fathers Suilette and Corby.
1t was the latter who just before the
brigade
WENT INTO BATTLE
on the afternoon of the second, and
blessed and absolved them. The party
then proceeded to the monument near
the "Lood," back Of the Devils Den,"
where the exercises OF dedication were
held. Gen, Robert Nugent and Dennis
+. Burkena addresses and Mrs. Rice
Knox and other ladies' led the singing.
This afternoon the business meeting
OF the Society Of the Army of the Poto-
mac was held.
At 1870 o'clock the regimental reunion
exercises took place ut the rostrum OF
the, National Cemetery. Gen. Sickles
called the assemblage to order and pre-
sented Governor and Lieutenant-Gener-
]. 3. Gordon, Of Georgia, who in turn
introduced to the Southern veterans
Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania, by
whom the hospitalities Of the Keystone
State were extended. Chaplain McCabe
then responded 10 the address Of well
come.
At three o'clock the Society of the
Army of Patomac elected General Joshua
chamberlain Presiden; ioI''-tEe'
ensuing year. A telegram was
sent TO General Sheridan, congratulating
him on his Convalescence. At half past
four the grand procession moved from
Centre square to the rostrum in the
National Cemetery, where the exercises
OF reunion between the
BLUE AND THE GRAY
took place.
At 5 o'clock Gen. Robinson, in a few
brief words, introduced Gen. Sickles as
the presiding officer. The old COM
mander of the Left Corps made an ad-
dress.
When Governor Gordon appeared be-
fore the great crowd that filled the lawn
before the rostrum the cheers and hur-
rahs were deafening, and throughout his
speech he was interrupted by cries OF
"Good," "Hurrah," and other express
ions Of pleasure and approval, such as
must have been aattering in the extreme
TO Georgia's chief magistrate.
Governor Gordon made lengthy adj
ddressin which he said:
"With singleness OF heart and Of pur-
pose, in the name Of common country
and Of universal human liberty, and by
the blood oi our fallen brothers, we
unite in the solemn consecration OF
these .-.....I
BATTLE HALLowBD HILLS
as holy, eternal pledge Of fidelity to
the life, freedom and unity OF this cher