New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-24
THE GETTYSBURG REUNION.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS SINCE THE BATTLE.
THOUSANDS OF VETERANS TO BE PREsENT-THE
THREE DAYS PROGRAMME.

For the last six months or more the Society
of the Army of the Potomac has been preparing
ON vast scale for the celebration OF the coming
anniversary of the Battle of Getty sburg. Probably
TO- 600 members Of the Society will revisit the eld
on which the Army Of the Potomac won It's most
signal victory and the three battle days. July. l.
and g. will be given over TO series Oh patrio''o
exercises of almost National dignity ana I'M
portancc Stimulated by the success OF last year .
reunion of the Philadelphia Brigade and Pickett
Confederate Division, the veterans OF the Army Vi
the Potomac have invited the SURVIVORS OF Lees
army to take part in the anniversary services,
The Virginia organizations have formally accePoe"
and will send about 5000 members to the ceiepra-
ton Many Southern veterans from othcr ocae'
are also expected.
New-York will be represented by the stn hes'
ment. which will go as an escort to the Society
of the Army of the Potomac, and by Governor
Hill and his staff probably, and by hundreds OF the
survivors of the ffty-two organizations winch
on July and 3 are to unveil monuments TO marx
their positions in the battle. New-Jersey VIII
send Governor and his stall, large parc OIL hei
National Guard. and as many unattached veterans
as apply for transportation pennsylvania VIII
bo represented bv Governor Beaver and his stan,
the Philadelphia Brigade, and about 1900 MEM
bers of the State Grand Army OF the Repuonc'
President Cleveland has been asked to go on from
Washington with his Cabinet for the exercises
on July g. 1t has been given out that he Will
read Lincoln's famous Gettysburg speech from
the rostrua in the National Cemetery, but his
name has not been put down yet ON the oihciai
programme.
THE ORDER OF EXERCISES.
The exercises on the field will naturally 1all
under two heads, those conducted tormahy Wy
the Society OF the Army of the Potomac anu 'he
division brigade and regimental reunions, Ioho"e"
by the dedication of the monuments Inc more
formal ceremonies will begin next Sunday WIN ah
open-ar meeting Of the survivors Oh inc FirsV
Army Corps Reynoldss) at the foot Oh the hey-
nolds statue in the National Cemetery. Governor
Beaver, of Pennsylvania, will make the opening
address. The other speakers will be General Ao-
nor Doubledav and General John c. Robinson, who
succeeded to the command of the First Corps after
Revnoldss death on the first day of the hght
On Monday morning July 2, all the corps Or
oanizat' ons will meet separately coming togetner
in the afternoon at the meeting OF the whole Do
ciety in the Gettysburg Rink. In the evening
there will be general reunion OF the duo anu
the Gray" the Army of the Potomac entertaining
the Army of Northern Virginia. General Dahiei
f. Sickles will preside. General j. D. uoruoh
Governor of Georgia. viii make speech introduce
ing to the Southern veterans James a. Beaver
Governor of Pennsylvania Governor Beaver VIII
make an address of welcome. Chaplain james
McCabe of Petersburg, Va Will respond JOE ciig
Army of Northern Virginia. General Sickles VIII
introduce the Chaplain 3fher RsHop Henry
c. Potter of NewI York, had promised 10 nae I i9
speech of welcome at the rink BUT he was cai'eo
away TO London OH church business ana hdu W
decline. IN /, ,o,;,.o,od
The set anniversary grafton will be delivered
on Tuesday afternoon from tne EGsItu rrtis
National Cemetery by George Wllham Ourtis
Surroundings more inspiring for the higher soIC
of oratory would be hard TO find, ana the society
looks for great things from SO polSnea anu noem
will be read by George Parsons Lathrop General General
John c. Robinson will preside me f Saintn
will close with the annual dinner OF the oocley
of OFF the Army of the Potomac at the Rink in the
evening In the intervals between these general
exercises the various brlgades and regiments WIZ
have their special meetings on all par.s % iii
big battlefield. The New-Iork veterans WIN
have to find time to dedicate with apPropsrlla.c
ceremonies their ifty-two regimental ana battery
are to add some handsome memorials 70 'nc s ;iI
lantry and devotion of their troops Inc ulMei a.
inc ~ the ffty-two New-IOrk monuments VIII ao
last give this State that credit on the ettyspurs
battlefield which only its dlsproporlonat1n Iow s
of headsones in the NaonSfb and Pennsy
vania have had memorials up for year or NOR NOR
and many smaller States nave loliowen oneb
lead New-Yorl< monuments, h0weveI, M eject
when they are completed. The Legislature lase
wear voted $3.50 900 in lump Tor the W New W.
Vorl, regiments and batteries when loughI az
6cttvsburg Each organization will get 81 oOo OF
his for an individual marker or tablet SSVehty n
five thousand dollors Will 60 70 pui All the
troops. description -, Of the INC VARIOUS val 3bs
regimental monuments, with their places vi. o
battlefield must be postponed Tor ahother aloi t
How 10 feed and shelter the thousands OF Ve,el-
ans and sghtseers who Will mock TO ue'S S SUI tb
next week has been serious pronlem l9r ttl
socictv Gettysburg is not large town, ana noel
Observation-Disclosures are limited. The people OF tnc
place have periodically agreed TO urn az and
snare room over to the use OF tne ooGlcS, S s.
have organized committees to look aIter tie M ,o
and convenience as far as possible oil all WHO
NAV attend the reunion. The Army OF uhe r1Vo
mac through General Sckles and others mas
taken the trouble TO nave Two pi On ooIIed mon
Congress to meet the emergency one calico upon
the Secretary of War to furnish Government tents
for the use of the veterans and the mliiameh WHO
wanted TO camp on the battle-neud. h0r sun I'M.
difIicutv il was passed last week, and the Soclety
can now offer shelter at least, TO All us guests.
The other bill, appropriating s23'0oo d4r ' h',
EXPENSES of the reunion, reported faVoraDiy py
| tho Military Committee of the House, but has not
| vet been passed 1t was the SocietyS Intention TO
| build temporary meSs-hall IN some convenient
part of the field and serve meals to all conerS ac
| 81 n dav. The proceeds, if any, were to he de-
O 900 people could probably have been fed by this
| Man The bill may be passed tins week, out even
+ il does IL NAV be difficult to get everything IN
| order in the few days now left to the local COM
| mittces.
| SOME OF THE MEN WHO WILL BE THERE
| The celebration will be notable, of course, Tor
the number of well-lnown military men it Will
draw together Dozens of surviving generals on
both sides have accepted invitations to be present
at the reunion. Among the survivors of General
Meade's staff will be General Daniel Butterfield.
General Hunt the chief of artillery, and General
INGALLS,. OF the corps commanders. Generals
Doubleday, SiclIles, Howard. Slocum and Pleas
anton are likely to be present. Some of the d.
vision commanders who have accepted invitations
are Generals Robinson of the First Corps Gibbon,
of the Second; Hobart Ward. of the Third Ayres
and S Wylie Crawford, of Sedgwickss old Corps
Barlow Of the Eleventh, and d. NJ Gregg, Oh
manders on the list are Generals Charles K
Graham, Carr Roy Stone A. s. Webb. carroll
de Trobriand, Berdan (of the SharpshSSO nanO
| and Mcintosh and j. l. Gregg, Of the Oavalfy