The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-21
WILL INTEREST VETERANS
Many Historic Camps in and About In
dianapOlis That Will Be Revisited.
Where the Women Will Lodge
Notes OF the Encampment.

The veteran at the twenty-seventh Ma
tionsl Encampment will have so many at
fractions to get sight of that every min
ute of his time will pass with the liveliest
interest. From the time he reaches the city
until he leaves he will be on the 90. finding
something everywhere to recall the days
when be was here. perhaps going to or re-
turning from the front, or something in
immediate connection with his visit to the
eneampment will excite his earnest alton
ton. Many of the old veterans, in writing
letters of inquiry to the members OF the
citizens executive board relative to their
coming visit. refer to the days when they
stopped at Indianapolis on their way TO
JOIN the army In the SOuth. There 10 q
wonderful amount of personal. though IN
written, history of that kind that the In
dianapolis encampment will revive, and
Mr. Allan Hendricks. in very neat little
pamphlet of semi historical character, has
mentioned many localities hereabouts that
have war interest. With ono OF these the
old soldier can have outlined 60 him the
points worthy of his attention.
IL Is q new Indianapolis the veteran will
find. Much of what he saw here in 1861
and 1865 has been obltterated by progress,
but that will not lessen the pleasure he
will find in visiting the sites of the famous
Soldiers Home. the great camps. and other
places where soldiers were gathered. These
points of interest are doing much to attract
the old soldiers from all parts OF the CONN.,
try TO the enosmpment. Tor, at one time
and another. every State east OF the Missis-
sippi river had troops here, either In camp
or passing through. But the passing
through always meant stoppage of st
least q few hours. 1t was to many thou
sands of these troops that the Soldiers
E.. - IL a IOAf inc h4
Home was built by the federal govern.
ment in 1852. Gu West street near
Georgia, and had lodging for 1,SO0 men.
and dining accommodations for 5000.
The LOCALITY: to tnors.nas OF WIS VS.
comfort they had there on their weary
travel TO the front. or the welcome they re-
ceiyed returning battle worn, wounded or
sick. Gong north on West street. the Wis
itor will reach Military Park. That
was Camp Sullivan. and one of the
most famous during the war. With
all the facilities for information the olti-
zels' executive board will provide, the
veterans can readily find thor way to the
site of Camp Carrington, in the north west
part of the city. Camp Morton In the north
and Camp Burnside south of it. Then,
too, many will be Interested in visiting the
place where Camp Noble. the artillery
practice grounds, and Camp Fremont were
once.
But it is possible that the attractions OF
the week will leave but little time for such
visits. if the veterans expect to cover
every thing that will In terest them in few
days The features of the encampment en-
tertainment which the board has provided
ere immense that the old soldier must
putin q good deal of his time on Monday
for going about. for that Is the only day of
the week free from any special attraction.
Tuesday the parade will occur and he Will
want to be one of the marching thousands.
That night the fireworks he would not miss
for many good dollars, for they are to be
exhibited a scale of magnitceDce never
witnessed at any other encampment-in
connection with any event for that matter.
Then he will have the electric and natural
gas illumination to look after, which
promises to be brilliant beyond what has
been planned or carried out before in
attractions of that kind. Wednes-
day there will be reunions. re-
ceptions and camp fires. many of
them that no one can keep count without
great labor. Thursday night the veterans
will have the great war pageant to look at.
1t Will be worth going miles to see. This
pageant is one of the great events of the
week. Thousands no have In other places
exhausted their interest IN the encamp-
ment with their reunions will remain over
to see 1t.