The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-08-14
FOR THE OLD BOYS.
Information Concerning Their Trans
portation TO Gettysburg.

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Under the provisions of the act ap.
proved May Sth, 1899, authorizing the
Adjutant General to furnish transpor.
tation TO Gettysburg to certain sol.
diers of the late war, upon the occa
sion Of the dedication of the monu.
ments Of the Pennsylvania organiza.
tions who participated iu the battle of
Gettysburg, the following information
is published for the benefit of all in.
terestcd:
l. Honorably discharged soldiers
now resident in Pennsylvania, whose
names, at the date of the battle, were
borne upon the rolls of any Of the
Pennsylvania organizations named in
paragraph 2 Of this circular, are enti.
tied to transportation from the rail.
road stations nearest to their respect.
i've places of residence, by the shortest
or most convenient route to Gettys.
burg and return. This transportation
will allow the holder the privilege of
remaining at Gettysburg not less than
one week, and of stopping of at any
station en- route. Members of the
Grand Army of the Republic entitled
as above, who desire, can have their
transportation cover the period of the
Annual Enoampment; that is from
September 9th to September 10th.
2. The Pennsylvania organizations
referred to in the Act of May Sth,
1889, are the following, viz: 1st, ID,
9th, 9th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 18th, and
18th Regiments of the Pennsylvania
Reserve Corps.
11th, 23d, 26tb, 9th, 2Sth, 29tb,
46th, 49tb, SD, 56tb, 9th, 61st, 62d,
63d, 68tb, 69th. list, I'D, 73i, 74tb,
18th, S1st, 82d, SD, 84th, S8th, Goth,
91st, 93d, 95th, Goth, 9Sih, 99th, 1929,
105th, 1O6th, 10th, 1O9th, 10th,
111th, 114th, 115th, 10th, 18th,
10th, 121st, 139th, 14Otb, 141st,
1929, 143d, 145th, 147th, 148th, 149th,
150th, 151st, 153d, aud 155th Regi
ments of Infantry.
1st, I'd, Sd, 4th, 9th, Sih, 10th, 18th,
and 18th Regiments of Cavalry.
Batteries "B," (Cooper's,) "F,"
(Rickett'o,) and &C." (spenco's,) 1st
Penna. (LighD Artillery; Independ-
ent Batteries &C." (Thompson's,) "E,"
(Kuap's) aud "F," (IIampton's,) Light
Artillery; Battery "H," (Rank's) Sd
Penna. (Heavy) Artillery.
8. Soldiers of the above mentioned
organizations Q) not honorably dis.
charged, or CD who were mustered
into service subsequent to the battle,
or CD who are not now residents of
Pennsylvania, are not entitled to
transportation.
4. Soldiers of the above mentioned
organizations who were honorably dis.
charged before the date of said battle
are not entitled to transportation.
Opinion of Attorney General, dated
July 29tb, 1SS9.)
b. Soldiers of other commands than
those specified in paragraph 2 are not
entitled to transportation. Therefore,
soldiers of other States and Regular
troops, even though they participated |
in the battle and are now resident in
Pennsylvania, are not entitled. Neither
are men Of organizations designated as
Emergency" regiments or companies
so entitled.
6. transportation cannot be fur.
nished for relatives or attendants of
soldiers entitled to transportation.
Z. No provision has been made by |
the State for furnishing quarters or
ratious at Gettysburg. 1t is suggested,
however, that inasmuch as the Depart.
ment of Pennsylvania, Grand Army
of the Republic, will be in camp upon
the battle field from September 7th to
18th, members of that organization
arrange to be quartered with their
respective Posts. or, where their Posts
do not attend, to secure quarters under
the regulations established by the
Grand Army of the Republic.
8. Blank applications for transpor.
tation have been provided by the Ad-
jutaut General, and can be obtained
from the respective Secretaries of the
several Regimental and Battery Asso-
Citations. Where it is inconvenieut to
apply to these officers, application
may be made to the undersigned, at
Harrisburg, Pa.
ID III. HASTINGS,
Adjutant General
Camp Comfort.