The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-06
ON SACRED GROUND.
The Quarter Centennial of the Bat
tie of Gettysburg.
Interesting Ceremonials 1t the Dedication
Of to h Fallen-ApprO-
Pirate Object Lessons for h
Rising Generation.

U~ETTYSBCRG, "a, July Z-DTiSnt suu-
shine and u delightful breeze have con-
tributed much to the pleasure of the thou
sands here. Saturdays crowd was fully
doubled yesterday. During the morning
the Seventy-sixth. One Hundred and
Forty. seventh, Ninety-seventh, Fifty
fourth and One Hundred and Nineteenth
New York regiments; the One Hundred
and Fifty first Pennsylvania and the First
New Jersey cavalry monuments were
dedicated by veterans of the various com-
mands. Religious services were held at
the National Cemetery rostrum, Chaplain
Sayres delivering the m
In the evening dress parade occurred in
the presence of ten thousand people, fol.
lowed by a sacred concert.
Reynolds Grove was a thrOnS OF hu.
manity for an hour before the memorial
exercises of the First Army corps were
called to order.
Promptly at 3 p. N. General E. r. Hal
stead, President Of the First Army Corps
Association. opened the exercises and in
troduced Bishop Newman, of Washing
ton, who gave thanks for the bravery and
heroism displayed in the maintenance OF
constitutional liberty.
Governor Beaver was enthusiastically
received, especially by the veterans.
General John c. Robinson the orator
Of the occasion, complimented the Key
stone State on her constant and SUBJ
stantial testimonials of appreciation OF
her soldiers. Giving full credit to what
| others had done. b speaker thought it
| should be remembered that the First
Army Corps held in check for six hours
twO-thirds Of the Confederate army. IL
! those troops had gained the day, the
| battle at Gettysburg would not have been
fought.
George Frederick Smith, the war
Governor of New Hampshire, on being
| introduced, counted it one OF the most
important events of his life to be present
to-day. and after brief remarks, closed
with the expression that he should never
I cease to hold in highest regard the men
who had made this great country witness
such glorious conduct as was displayed
on this spot.
Pennsylvania's war Governor, A. G..
Curtin was loudly called for but was
not present.
Governor E. J. Armsby, present Gov
ernor of Vermont, said he did not come
here as q war Governor, but a n who
had taken part in the battle, having had a
command in STANDARDS brigade of Yer.
mont troops.
General L. A. Grant. in this battle Col.
onel of the Fourth Vermont regiment OF
STANDARDS brigade. considered Pickett's
charge the grandrst ever made in the
world.
Judge W. G.. veasey, late Colonel Of
the Sixteenth Vermont regiment of the
same brigade, paid the First Corps the com
pliment of saying that not only the glory
of opening the battle belonged to them, but
also the closing, as the brigade who fired
the last shots was temporarily attached
to the First Corps.
The Confederate General James Long
street was lex introduced, and received
hearty cheers. He said he was not on the
fed in time to witness the engagement
between the First Corps and the troops Of
the South; was glad to be present and
participate in the exercises, for he saw in
them the development Of asympathy such
as was born in the hearts Of all who know
how to appreciate that feeling, and
thought none knew better how to mani
fest those feelings than the tro ops Of the
First Corps. After speaking of the ad-
vantages of the Federal position, he said
that here the Southern army met its fate.
but not for want Of valor, fOrtitude or
lRltU. L III ibdkluS tIlOutC ~ tudt v otols NC
said: '.Pickett's charge has not a par
allel IN the annals OF war;" and touching
" abiding to the dead, said: "Such is
the sacrifice sometimes demanded by the
usages of war" CHANGING toward Round
top: lyon browning heights witness now
more pleasant gatherings, for fraternal
greetings"
In closing he said: ''The laiies are
.o.o CoI hlneS S1o~, arJ tho- die.
pei all illusions that may come between
the people,"
The band played ''Dixie" before Long
streets speech, and yankee DoOdle'
after it, and General Fairchild was intro
duced and started out with the sentence
twenty-five years have made it possible
to sandwich q Confederate and a Yankee
between Dixie and Yankee Doodle"
He did not know q better object lesson for
the young than these fraterEal gatherings
Of those two once hostile armies. He
agreed with Governor Beavers opening
remar ks concerning the use Of the Sab
bath for this purpose, and thought no day
too holy to visit these scenes and hold
memorial services over the dead. In
times of war it was not too holy to fight
on Sunday, and with proper motives in
the heart this was not too holy a day to
pay well-merited tribute to the dead.
Prof. Williams, of Providence, r l.,
Prof. j. e. Slime, historian Of the First
Corps. and several others, spoke briefly.
Later in the afternoon the Ninth New
York National Guard regiment escorted
the veterans of the Eighty.third regiment
to their monument. the procession making
an imposing spectacle. The monument,
f~fty-One feet high, a shaft OF alternate
red and blue finished granite, is the finest
regimental monument on the field.
AT the stand, after music by the regi.
ment band. Rev. f. E. Roe offered prayer.
Tn monument was then presented to the
Memorial Association, and received by
Colonel J. II. VanderslIc.
In the evening Bishop Newman adj
dressed Al audience OF eight hundred in
Christ's Lutheran Church on 1.-The Mis-
sion OF the Country"
Pennsylvania State Monument Com.
mission are now all here and will hold d
business meeting to-day. The commits
sion, with the hearty approval Of Govern
or Beaver, have selected October 3 rs
Pennsylvania Day at Gettysburg. when all
monuments erected under the auspices 81
the commission will be dedicated.
Arrival Of MAXWELL Mother and Sister.
NEW YORK, July Mrs. Anna Brooks
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