Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-02
ON GErTysBuRG's FIELD.
Thousands Of Veterans Gather On
this Historical Spot.


GETrYsBuRa, Pa. July Tho streets are
filled with masses of humanity. The Ninth
New York militia came at o'clock. The
members of the New York Excelsior brigade
arrived little later, and the Veteran corps,
from Washington, ID. c., came at about u
o'clock. At 1O:8O the veterans formed and
marched to thefNatioual cemetery, where re-
liglous services. We're held. When Chaplain
Sayres had finished his sermon more than
one thousand voices joined in singing
America
In the evenintthe usual dress parade was
observed, and IL recalled most vividly the
scenes of battle. The camp presents a
charming appearance tonight, with numer-
Gus electric lights brilliantly Illuminating it.
At 2 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 ar
tillery thundered forth a salute to Governor
Beaver When the governor appeared the
crowd gave a cheer such as these woods have
not heard since the same day twenty-five
years ago. Governor James A. Beaver then
delivered an address of welcome.
Ex-Governor John g. Robinson, of New
York, responded in behalf of the corps. Fred
erick Smyth war governor of New Hamp-
shire, and l.. A. Grant who commanded the
First Vermont brigade, made short ad-
dresses. w. g. Veazy, who commanded the
ring address, remarkng that he was the
worst scared man in the $4,000 men who
went into the battle of Gettysburg. II
When Major Halstead mentioned the name
of Longstreet the general was given a rous-
ing reception. He said: 1.-The gauge Of
battle was pitched and here the great army
of the south, the pride and glory of that
section, found itself over-matched and ar
rested in its march of triumph and forced
to stand and to recoil, but not
for want of gallautry 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 daring efforts of the first Napoleon, but
before the end it was found to be work to up
hcave the mountain. That of the third day
of Pickett's division and Trimble's marching
1900 yards under the fire of 100
SapRe 4@% nor $1,000 IS key aySkey tG hnSs Hs S
the annals of war. But times have
changed. Twenty-Five years have softened
the usages of war These frowning heights
have given over their savage tone and meet
are left for most congenial days, for friendly
greetings, and for covenants of tranquil re-
pose.n
General Fairchild was next introduced.
He said "Tweenty-fve years have made
and confederate between Yankee Doodle
and Dixie. The men of the north did not
love the old flag less, but they loved states
sovereignty more. ms, thlnk, tells the
whole story. The old flag still remains, and
they all say amen from the gulf to the
lakes.n
Professor Williams, representing Cover
nor Sprague of Rhode Island followed. At
ter him the assembage was addressed by
numerous other persons of prominence in the
first corps.
Attive o'clock the ninth New York mill
tia, acting as escort to the survivors of the
Eighty-third New York, led the march to the
hot nd
Ridge. The infantryformed a square around
this and the exercises were opened with an
invocation by Rev. Alfred E. Rec, Chaplin of
delivered by %, b. Peter, and
the monument was received for the
Battlefield Memorial association by J. NJ.
Vanderslice. This closed the exercises of
the day. The other monuments dedicated on
the field during the day were the Fifty
fourth, One Hundred and Thrty-fourth,
Thirty-ninth, Seventy-sixth, Ninety
and One Hundred and Forty-seventh New
York regiments.