The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-07-12
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OF the twelfth Corps.
In tho afternoon the monument OF the
Sixty-eighth Pennsylvania regiment, better
known locally as the Philadelphia Scott
Legion, was dedicated. Alfred Craighead
secretary OF the association, recounted the
work done by the committee In charge Of
tho monument, and James McLarnon un-
yelled the monument, After prayer by Rev.
William Fulton, Henry X. Boyer delivered
an eloquent oration. Captain Thomas II.
Lcabourne, OF General John +. Reynolds
Post, reviewed tho history and exploits OF
tho regiment and delivered the monuments
formally 10 the Memorial Association.
The great event Of this second days nnni-
versary did not happen until lnte In the
afternoon. IL was the grand reunion Of the
blue and the gray, and II may safely be
called tho most impressive, the most hearty
and tho most dIgnihcd and inspiring OF any
OF the meetidgs Of survivors Of the war that
have occurred since Appotomax. The place
was the National Cemetory, where beneath
tho sleeping green sward, shaded by mur-
muring trees and dotted with coneentric
lines OF granite marked with their names or
else marked with the grim unknown so
many thousands OF the Nations dead lie In
peaceful sleep.
The actors were the very men who dc-
Tended the ridge on whose slopes the ceme-
terry lies, against the repeated and desperate
assault led by the men who Joined them now
In pledges Of friendship, loyalty TO COM
mon flag and unity OF devotionto common
country The place, scene and living figures
OF the men themselves were inspiring. Five
thousand spectators, men who wor6 the
blue, men who wore the gray, women who
toiled and wcpt at home, children born since
the bloody struggle ended, looked on and
checred aud laughed and wept by turns
The procession 10 tho cemetery marched
out from the dusty town a little after four
o'clock. The regular troops led the way.
The Ninth New York militia came next ard
behind all their brave array OF newuniforms.
sparkling gold lace and glistening helmets
marched body OF men whose older faces,
dusky clothing and hands bearing no arms
were more eloquent than all the glitter and
parade In front. These were the Grand
Army men, amounting In number 70 a bat.
TALON, and the thin ranks OF their former
foes. There were not many Of these Confed.
crate veterans but the people who lined the
waysidc cheered until they were hoarse as
their thin ranks trampcd by. Men werO
among thcm from Virginia, North Carolina,
Georgia. Mississippi and Louisiana. AS the
line OF OK x-Confederates neared the cemetery
they were made little fuller by recruits
Thcss were man who had been crippled,
most OF them had lost leg and had Eobbled
out 10 the road on crutches and waited fo;
their comrades TO come along.
None OF the marching troops were I'D.
mitted within the cemetery gate, but tho
h. rf
through and gathered about the arbcr at the
western end OF the great inclosure They
stood closely together, the crowd scattering
a little al It's edges, and there must taye
been 5000 Of them. The center OF the
gathering wns the arbor, platform OF earth
about twelve feet above the ground. Brick
columns supported roof, and these columns
are covered with ivy. On this platform
were gathered group OF veteran officers,
and scattered among them were hot q few
OF those who wore tho gray Tbs corps
commanders there were Major Generals
Siclkles and Slocum, the division command
crs were Generals Barlow, Crawford and
Robinson. Then there were Brigadier Gen.
erals Lynch, Carr, Graham, Berdan and
Ward and Major General Butterfleld,
Meade's chief of staff. Representing the
Confederate side were Gcnernls Longstreei
and Gordon, OF Georgia, and Hooker, Of
Mississippi. In the midst Of this array Of
veteran officers, nearly all clad in civilian
attire but adorned with badges of the Army
OF the Potomac and OF the Army of North
ern Virginia, was Governor Beaver, sur
rounded by his Stan. George William Cur
It's and ex x-Senator Warner Miller sat ncai
him General John c. Robinson, president
Of the Society of the Army Of the Potomac
introduced as the presiding officer Of the
reunion General Daniel Sickles. General
SiclSlcs, with few words Of acknowledg-
ment, introduced General Gordon, who
spoke on behalf Of the ex-Confederates
As his swinging sentences, eloquent and
ringing, were uttered there was frequent
applause.
The introduction Of Governor Beaver and
the glowing tribute that was first raid hin
as soldier, statesman and patriot, wss the
signal for another outburst Of applause and
three hearty cheers. The Governor stood
resting on his crutches just behind 8 scroll
bearing tho immortal words Of Lincoln:
Gettysburg speech, and the National monu
ment itself, at whose dedication those word;
were uttered, looked down upon the gather
ing from little distance. After Genera
Beaver had finished his address, the tele
gram from Mrs. Pickett was read. "Sht
was soldier too" exclaimed Genera
Beaver, amid the applause and cheers that
followed the reading of the dispatch.
GErrysBuRo, July 4.-Before breakfast
Tuesday morning about fifty ex-Confsder
atcs Of Parker's battery called on their old
General, Longstreet, who received then
handsomely in an insorual wny, Tho men.
bers OF tho organization spent some hour:
In the peach orchnrd-their command hav
ing been the last of Lee's command to leav,
that ground to join the retreat.
When the hour for the exercises arrived
there were on the rostrum q number OF dis
tinguished persons, most prominent among
whom were Generals Longstreet Sickles
Barlow, Hunt, Gordon and Sharpe; Govern
or Curtin and ex-senator Warren Miller
Lieutenant Governor Robinson, OF New
York, presided. After q prayer he apollo
cized for the absence OF the poet, Mr.. La
throp, who was detained by illness, Genera
Horatio King, secretary OF the Socie.y O
tho Army of the Potomac, read a portion
Of the poem in an effective manner Mr.
George William Curtis was then introduced
and delivered the oration in his usual clio
ouent style. The asscmblage though no
quite so large as on Monday, were very at
tentive and applauded the orator frequently
Quite number of Confederates are in th'
city. As rule they have come as individ
uals from different sections. Among tn
few organizations present are the Norfon
and Portsmouth camps. Wherever & gra,
uniform is seen, it is found to be surroundet
by a crowd OF old veterans in blue, anxious
N shalre hands and cxpress their KINDLY
feeling toward their old antagonists. Thi
fact impresses the old soldier observers witt
the recollection OF former scenes of twenty
five wears ago, when the gray were thei
prison guests in this city
A reception was held at the Springs Hote
last night. At n business meeting of thu
departments OF the Army Of the Potoma,
held In the cemetery yesterday II was do
cided 70 hold the next summer encamp
mcnt at this place, the time to be determines
atths wintsrsession'