Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-17
AT GErTxsBuRa BATTLE FIELD.

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Jew Havensrs who will Attend the
Memorial Exercises OF the Twenty.
seventh @. ". ana Seventeenth o. ".
N.xs ru..s.v-. aa,e..e. nv Judge
xs.rr,.o. Gs,.r.S sIo.t. General
n-.n1.. "a n n. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Connecticut DAY az 9e..ysDuis oA''ie neiu
and day OF interest and patriotic commem-
orative exercises. not only for New Haven
and Fairfield counties, but for the State as
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we'll 10. % .uA' aS ING 0''.' M'.no,". ."s
let provided by the State OF Connections In
honor of the heroic charge of the Twenty
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seventn v. " IN tnat great pattie' a. part
of Brooks brigade, will be dedicated, while
the Seventeenth O. ". will. also on that day,
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. ue1'S..s l's ies'%on'si %on. .a as
those VINO have already signined TO aenerai
Sloat or others Of the committee their inten-
ton of making the trip are the following:
Jndaa ,ra. H.rr,.or and wife Mavor Peel
'auso LSnue n"iii'on anu viz, .
and wife, General Slost, Colonel r. =. bost,
wick and wife, John It. chapman, wite ana
two daughters, Mayor Miles and Isaac b.
Hyatt OF Meriden; and party OF nve OF BIZ
from Bethany are gong, ana various otners.
The number will be considerably increased,
put the exact mum Per viii not Ie oeTniteiy
known oetore nexe osturosy nIan.. Anis 70
3 3 1oins excuIsi4n Win 'ne veteIa1s oi tne
2es ss ~ ", wo, 40 ssassu, arc 70
Geoicste 'nvir reelmeneA Moh9%ens ne ,,,
Iuesdsy. Inc party from new haven VIII
leave mere on sPeclai Train next Monoay
morning az O'CLOCK ana arrive az dettys-
burg early In the evening. From New York
city the transfer to the Pennsylvania railroad
depot at Jersey City will be by the Sixth
Avenue Elevated railroad to Cortlandt street,
thence by the Pennsylvania railroad Tor Cort-
landt street) ferry Qoot OF Cortlandt street,
to Jersey City. Inc excursionlsts go by
and then by another special TO dettys-
burg. Two whole days Will De spent
~ dettysDurg. IN Iuesaay forenoon, tne
JOINT assembly, OF OonnScIicoe PeoPle VIII az
tend tne qeoioat,on OF the nonumens 10 the
l7th q: ", the S7th y. Y. party doing escort
10 the l1tn y. v. assemDiage; ana IN the az
ternoon the memorial OF the S1th y. V. Will
DO usu s 'ne i''n w. W ooine escort 10
tne @ttn. au.,
L1e eAelo,ses .. nns oeioa sH,1n =, tne SLn
y. v; memoriat WIN o ne iT,iows: hHs',
sssociation, zen. oioa1, VII make .ne su.
osess 49, Den a.. - NJ. Tarr,nntar &c
Nsugatuok, will, In behalf Of the
9Th O. v. regimental association, re-
ceive the monument for the regiment;
following, Judge Harrison Will make the
chief address of the hour, and commit the
care of the monument to the Gettysburg
Battlefield Memorial association, of which
q ,DrOmlnonE d0ttVSOurQ
citizen, 10 vice president, and Colonel Bueh-
Ter will respond for his association.
wednesday VIII pc oeVoteu 70 viewing tne
pscss Of interest on the great battlefield, and
home, arriving in New Haven early Thurs
day evening.
1t is an error to suppose that the trip Is
confined to members OF the Twenty seventh
y; v: ana oeven.eentn y. v. ana tnell iaay
friends, as an Invitation Is cordially extend
ed to all friends to join in this historic ex-
cursion.
The memorial OF the Twenty.seventh q. v.
10 o handsome, solid and durable sarco
phagus, seven feet In length and OF breadth
and height to correspond, and Is OF beautiful
Chester granite, and was made In Stratford,
OF. 1t was shipped to the battle held last
Friday. In front 1t shows coat OF arms OF
SonnoosiouVJ VI sno ioae VI wniSn 10 al Az
scription reading as follows:
Twenty.seventh Regiment Connecticut volun-
teers.
Fourth Brigade s'rs' DIVISION, SECOND oorps'
On the right OF the coat OF arms Is the IN
scripton.
The advance position Of this regiment OF the
orisAde IN 'ne cnsrse Oh July su' 1000
On the reverse sloe on Inc rear OF the gar
copnagus, 10 tine inscription,
Erected By the commonweaith Of Connecticut
as memorial 10 inc 'a'or Oh her i0ya' sohs'
The monument committc are:
Frank D. sloat, chairman.