The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-01
BATTLEOF GETTYSBURG
Rev. Dr.. Logan Described it for The Benefit
Of The Soldier Boys.
ADDRESS Was ILLUSTRATED.
BY Means of Stereoptlcan, Maps
We're Shown from Which the
Speaker Pointed Out the Exact
Position of the Different Bodies of
Troops That Participated in That
Terrible Engagement.

~ would like to do justice 10 the
commanders and the soldiers who had
u part in that wonderful battle Of
Gettysburg, the turning point of the
rebellion, but it is impossible for me
to do 30 in the necessarily brief space
of time Mt my disposal tonight" said
Rev. $. G. Logan, d. d.. in prefacing
his scholarly discourse on that famous
engagement at the Thirteenth regl-
ment armory on Adams avenue last
night
The address was given by re-
quest to giva the members OF the regi-
meHt u clear and concise idea Of that
terrible fight and the location Of the
different bodies of the troops in order
that the boys may be well grounded in
the history of Gettysburg when they
go into camp on that sncred grould
next week. t. more vividIy impress
on tine minds OF the soldier boys
the lny of the land surround
ing Gettysburg large maps were
thrown on Il canvas by means of
stereopticon, which enabled the lecturer
to accurately point out the positions
uNAN Wy lut I'LL FI'll
MOVING TOWARD. GETTYSBURG.
The speaker began by describing the
positions of the union and rebel armies
near fredericksburg on June 3, 1868,
and the movement OF the Johnnies
northward into Pennsylvania soil with
the looting of Harrisburg and Phila-
delphia as the goal The rebals moved
on the east OF the Blue Ridge noun
tains and had been marching for seven
days when Hooker also began to move
northward for the purpose Of intercept.
ing Lees forces before they could raw
ish Pennsylvania capital.
DR.. Logan described the events that
lei up to Hooker's resignation and the
appointment OF General Meade to the
command on June %. when the two
armies were beginning to concentrate
IN the region contriUutory to Gettys-
burg. AT this time tNe union forces
consisted of from 80 600 to $4,000 men,
and tho rebel o, OG, 800.
On the night before the first days
fight, General Meade was at Taney-
town, and his men were located at
various points from six to fifteen miles
distant from Gettysburg, in directions
varying from east to south.
During the first days fight which the
speaker said will rank as the most
stubborn in history, General Reynolds,
who was in command Of the main
forces on the field, was killed,
SECOND DAYS ENGAGEMENT.
The union troops were forced back to
Seminary Hill, which BECAME the CEN
ter of operations during the two sue
ceeding days. In eloquent terms the
speaker then described the gallant
work of the Union soldiers in retaining
Round Top, tie key TO the whole situa'
tion. At the close Of the second days
fight the union line had been forced to
the east and the rebels were in charge
Of the Union works.
Lee thought that all that was neces-
sary was to break the center of the
union line and victory was his. That
desperate deed was attempted on the
third day after the greatest cannon
duel known to history General Long
street was in command of the troops,
the divisions being in charge of Gen
erals Pickett, Pender and Wilcox.
Pickett's men made the assault and
were literally annihilated. They never
retreated. The division was practically
obliterated.
After describing the remainder OF
the battle the speaker closed with an
eloquent tribute to the brave men who
fought in that desperate encounter.
During his address DR.. Logan spoke
of the part that Captain Kellow and
Meridith Jones. both we'll known Scran.
tonians, played in the battle.