The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-08-28

warriors OF the Confederacy will be there,
too; also the sons of veterans, the wives and
families of the old soldiers, members OF the
Women's Relief Corps Of the G. A. R., and
host of followers, numbering in all 3oO,ooO
visitors to the Kentucky city.
1t will be a notable encampment for many
reasons. 1t will be the first time that the
Grand Army has met south OF the line, and
the Southern folk intend to show the old
soldiers the vast difference between entering
the Southland on missions OF war ana peace:
For months the Citizens Committee OF
Louisville. which has charge Of the encamp-
ment arrangements, have worked indus
triously TO meet the huge task OF entertaining
300 900 visitors, a number greater than the
yts,e pop7lation OF the city. subscriptions
to the amount of SEQ, 900 have been collected
to defray the expenses. There are ftty-hve
public schools in the city, and all OF these,
together with other public buildings, VIII De
placed at the disposal ofthe visiting veterans.
Across the 0hio River. on the Indiana side,
are the towns of New Albany and Jefferson
willie. The citizens OF these places have Or
ranized to care for the overflow from Louis
Vile. All of the schools and public build
Ings will be devoted to the use OF the vlsitorl
In these towns,
The country in and around Louisville gave
$500 men to the Confederacy. Those OF them
IsS have entered into the spirit OF the occa-
sion With even more ar5or than the average
citizen. They sNow nur,ber Of men in the
CITY who fough. them generation ago. There
are also a great number Of men in the city
who fought on the Union side. In all. Ken
lucky contributed 100000 fighters to the
Northern forces. The particular heroes OF
the occasion will he the few who Gre left OF
Rousseau's old brigade. which formed tho
nucleus ofthe Army Of the Cumberland.
Gordon and Longstreet, of the South, will
be there, and both of them will bring from
Georgia many wearers Of the gray who will
help along the general iubilation. Soldiers
of the Confederacy from all parts OF the
South will gather there, too, and when the
enemies w old meet, some strange tales OF
adventure will be told.
The Louisville committee has attended to
MANY details which will be gratifying to the
veterans. All the physicians Of the city have
been organized. and will doctor anyone who
may need their care. free of charge. The drug
stores will also fill prescriptions free or for a
nominal charge. Every precaution has been
taken to protect the visitors against any
Bchemers who may seek to overcharge them.
Commander-in-Ch Chief Thomas G. Lawler,
of Rockford, ILL.,, has already arranged the
general programme. The headquarters will
be at the Gait House. The Council Of Ad-
ministration will meet September II. at Z p.
m. The encampment will meet at Music
Hall September -, at 10 a. m, and the pa
rade will move Wednesday, September II, at
1890 IL m, Columbia Post, OF Chicago, be-
ing the escort to the Chief.
No other organization than the Grand Army
bands and Louisville committees will partic-
ipate. c. C. Jones. of Illinois; Thomas G.
Sample of Pennsylvania, and j. W. Carna-
han, Of Indiana, have been appointed
Committee on Credentials for the encamp-
ment.
There are many places OF interest in and
around Louisville for the visitors. Four
miles east OF the city, on the old BroWnsporo
pike, Is the grave Of General Zachary Tay-
ior, the hero OF Buena Vista, Monterey, Res
SAGA and Palo Alto. This famous warrior
lies buried in the family graveyard of the old
TAYLOR farm, and his resting place is marked
by granite shaft surmounted by life-size
statue of the famous soldier.
Directly in front Of the city are the falls
OF the Ohio. Bridges span the river con-
Meeting the city with the towns OF New
ALBANY and Jeffersonville. A new steel struc-
ture running to the latter city has Just been
completed, and will bs used for the first time
by the Big Four Road during the encamp-
ment. A hundred miles south OF the city Is
the Mammoth Cave, which can easily 6e
visited by the veterans and their friends.
The battlelelds of Perryville, Richmond,
Bowling Green. Cynthiana, Wild Cap and
Munfordsville are all within easy reach OF
the city. They will be visited with deal of
interest by many of the old warriors who saw
them ID less peaceful times.
Colonel Henry S. Cohen, an Ohio man,
will be the Grand Marshal OF the big parade.
1t is expected that fully 1900 delegates. with
voting rights, will attend. The official en-
campment badges have been struck from
blended metal of two cannons, both OF
which figured in the great struggle, one on
the Union side and the other on the Confed-
crate side,