Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-03
Hold DediCatory Services on the
Field.
They Lay the Corner Stone Of the Memo
rial Church.
Members of the Famous Irish
Brigade are in Attendance.
GETTYSBURG, Julg 2.

The second day opened clear and besuti.
! full. AT 10 click, the 75th, the 1924, 60tn,
| 18th and li6th New York regiments dedica
ted their monuments on Culp's hill At the
same hour Siekle's Elcelsior Brigade, made
up of the 10Th, list, 72d, 73d aud 74th New
York regiments met a. the Brigade Mong'
ment aud beld dedicatory exercises.
This afternoon the business meeting OF
the society of the Army of the Potomac WAS
held at at 430 regular reunion exercises
take place at the rostrurB in the national
cemetery. Gen. Sickies will call the assem-
blage To order, and present the Governor AID
Lieutenant General j. Is. Gordon Of Georgia
who will introduce to the southern veterans,
Governor Beaver of Pehnsy lvania by whom
the hospitaiitles of the Key stone state viii be
extended. Chaplain McCabe of Virginia
will respond to the address of welcome.
Other prominent persons will take pait and
the camptres will be re-kindled and KEEP
all night. At ST. Peters church, Rev. Fatn.
er Duchaussoy preached aud Rev. Father
Morard offcated.
There are thousands of strangers but only
u portion of these are veterans. Maine will
dedicate monuments To her braves later III
the season, perhaps not until October. The
National Guardsmen who are here number
more than thousand. Most of these are
from New Jersey. The First Regiment OF
that State, Col. Campbell, is cAnped On the
wheat field" known to Getty sburg veterans
as the Whirlpool of the Battle" The
wheat field has been bare of grain for many
years, and much of its space is now covered
by a Thousand snow white tents
One veteran who comes from Wisconsin,
raised hearty laugh at his own expense.
T.. 81. ,,,l FE.,y Itp yx., a..
noticed him closely examining the base of
big boulder, and SO interested did he get in
his work that he was on his hands and knees.
Finally he was asked what he was looking
for Holding up disfgured wrist he said
hat he was looking for the piece of shell
that broke that wrist. He had not been at
Getty sburg for 25 years, but he re-
membered that the shell had struck this
identical rock He Intends coming again to-
morrow to make another search, and he will
stick at it unIil July 3. He had no doubt of
nnding it ON July ;, he said, for it was on
tne third day of the battle that he was
wounded. The veteran was much in
earnest that none had the heart to remind
him that Getty .burg had been visited by mil
lions of people since the battle, and that
every inch of the field had been searched by
The relic hunter
An ex-confederate train of seven cars, all
lof them crowded with men who had fought
lnder Lee, left Richmond this morning and
mother train is on its way from "down
Duth." The Grand Army men are encamp-
q on East Cemetery hill, for the possession
II which the louisiana Tigers made such
Rsperate struggle, and from which they
wre finally hurled, crushed and broken.
A sufficient number of captains aud maj
on are running around loose to make up
cGps. Colonels and generals are plentiful
emugh to fill the necessary quota of the
Brigade a private soldier is like accommo-
datons-hard to find.
1t 8. 30 o'clock the veterans of the famous
lfsh Brigade assembled at the Catholic
chuch to attend requiem mass for the
sous of those who had fallen in this battle,
celebrated by Frs, Juliet and Corbey. The
pary then marched to their monument at
the @loop" just south of the wheat field,
whea the