Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-01
HEROES OF GETTYSBURG.
Survivors Of That Famous Battle who WIN
Be Here Next September.

HEROES OF GETTYSBURG.
Survivors Of That Famous Battle Who WIN
Be Here Next September.
A TALK WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF TIE REUNIONS
COMMITTEE As TO THE EFFORTS BEING MADE TO
BRING THE DISTINGUISHED orYIcxRs TO TIE
NATIONAL q. A. r. ENcAMPMENr.
EVERY day brings M new testimony a. 70
the great and continually increasing multitude
which win be here at the Grand Army encamp-
ment," said Maj. John McElroy to . star re-
porter. The major was busily engaged in the
performance of duty which comes from his po-
sition as chairman Of the committee ON re-
unions when he was interrupted Before him
was roster of the Union officers who we're in
the battle of Gettysburg. and from a list Of the
survivors he was figuring out the number Of
those who would be especially pressed to at
tend.
.'Of the big officers who distinguished them
selves at gettysburg, continued the major,
"oniy few are left, but we shall endeavor to
bring about the presence Of all those physically
able TO come.
Three members Of Meade's staff are still with
US. Foremost among these is Maj. Gen:
Daniel Butterfeld. He was Meade's chief OF
enjoys a life of leisure. Socially and in Grand
Army circles he is most active. Brig
Gen. Rufus Ingalls,. who was quarter
master general and who Is now on the
retired list, was one of the brightest and best
officers the country ever had. The other sur
vivor used to be Mai W. Flagler, the chief
ordnance officer, but who Is now Brig. Gen.
Flager, chief of the ordnance bureau. All the
other officers on Meade's staff at the time
in question are dead. Good fellows. too, some
of them were. Gen. Seth Williams. the adlu-
tant general, was q great, brainy man. Gen.
G. K. Warren, chief of engineers, and Gen.
Alfred Pleasanton chief Of cavalry, are both
mourned in American homes today, while
thousands of veterans remember with kindliest
feeling Gen. H. ]. Hunt, he who was for time
in command of the Soldiers Home In the
vicinity of this city.
DIVISION OFFICERS STILL ALIVE.
"Of the first corps two division commanders
are still alive: Gen. Robinson and Gen. Dou-
bleday. Gen. John C. Robinson is on the re-
tired list having lost leg at Spot,sylvania;
he is past commander-in-chief of the q. A. r.
and resides at Binghampton, N. Y. Gen. Alb
ner Doubleday lives at Mendham N. j., and,
like Gen. Robinson, is on the retired list.
Gen. John X. Brooke commanded the sec
ond corps after Hancock and Caldwell had sue
cessiyely been deposed by wounds. Gen.
Brooke is still in the service. and commands
the department. of the Platte. Next September
be will have associated with him Gen Alexan-
der S. Webb Gen. Webb commanded the
Philadelphia brigade which bore the brunt of
Pickett's assault, and in that section of the
strife he was wounded. His home is in Phila-
delphia-
THE third corps has an illustrious survivor
In Gen. Daniel E. Sickles. who is now living in
New York in the enjoyment of a splendid for
tune. He lost his leg in the terrific struggle in
the peach orchard on the second day. but the
rpo her 1Naa nf nc into -
politics and the Grand Army. Gen. Hobart
Ward Is the only division commander alive.
When Sickies WAS disabled Birney assumed COM
mand Of the corps and this gave Ward tempo
rary command of the first division.
"Of the fifth corps the only division COM
on the retired list and a resident of York. Pa.
Crawford is one Of the two surviving officers
who were in Fort Sumpter during the historic
Gen. Doubleday being the other;
all the others Gncluding one who went over to
the south when his state seceded) are dead.
Crawford was an assistant surgeon at the time
Of the bombardment, but promotion came soon
after. His division distinguished itself at
Gettysburg in coming to the rescue Of the over
powered third corps His famous Pennsylvania
reserves did great work in the wheat field and
the gorges Of the Devils Den.
HE RECEIVED THE ARMS OF LEES ARMY.
"Gen. j. j. Bartlett is the one division COM
mander Of the fifth that is left. He is init
mately associated with the close of the war,
Tor he was the officer designated to receive the
arms OF Lees army at Appomattox. Since
hen he has been United States minister to
sweden, and later became second deputy COM
missioner OF pensions He resides in this city.
"The first commander of the sixth corps,
len. Franklin, is now living in Connecticut;
he last commander, Gen; H. G: Wright, lives
n Washington. The only surviving division
commander who was at Gettysburg is Col.
frank Wheaton Of the second United States in
antry, now stationed at Fort Omaha.
"Gen. o. o. Howard, now a major general in
he United States army, was the permanent COM
Gen. John +. Reynolds gave Howard, at Gettys-
burg, command of the first, third and eleventh
corps. Carl Schurz commanded the eleventh
during the battle. He has since been Sena-
Tor from Missouri and Secretary of the In
terror. Literature and business relations of
various descriptions occupy his attention in
New York now. The only division commander
Of the eleventh still on earth is Gen. Adelbert
Ames, who Is living In retirement in Massachu-
sets.
The permanent commander of the twelfth
corps. Gen. Slocum. is now living in Brooklyn.
DE commanded the right wing of the army at
Gettysburg and afterward commanded the
army OF Georgia on its campaign through
Georgia and the CarOiinas. Slocum has since
been member of Congress and he came within
'ne OF capturing the gubernatorial nomination
which went to Grover Cleveland. Had he suc-
seeded he might easily have been President of
the United States. OF tie division command
srs in the twelfth the only one alive is Gen.
Thomas d. Ruger, who now commands the de-
partment Of the Columbia.
THE CAvALRY COMMANDERS.
'The cavalry corps which played so import
mt q part at Gettysburg, will have as its rank
ing officer Gen. Wesley Merritt, now command