The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30

was disappointed at his absence not so
much because I was unable TO talk to him
had anticipated delightful chat with him
about the roads by which he came from the
eornsp along 5o ws6 es BUT sckes
was In a delicioLsly reminiscent mood and
compensated me In some degree for the abb
sence OF Longstreet. Among other things l
asked Sickles II IL was true that he smoked
a. cigar while being carried from the field.
he said II was and explained how the Incl
1t was reported in the corps that I was
killed., he said. and 1 was unable TO
cigar and smoked 1t. not because enjoyed
II but because I knew IL they saw me
smr9hk; i they would know was alive" -.
illness after his wound. He was unable 10
retain nourishment and death was certain
Vi9tad Ths dnsiio bis, eooio DE OF
something for which he had a desire, saying
that the Imagination sometimes assisted ma
wish for glass OF champagne This, the
doctor said. could not be got. but Sickles
sent his man 10 his camp baggage for
bottle OF wine, instructing him to bring ice
with It The man returned with the wine,
but without the Ice The warm wine SickleS
could not take and refused TO try, direct
well for an hour 10 cool. The doctor chafed
at the delay. saying he might die in the
process for a full hour. When the wine was
brought at last IL was sufficiently cool, but
after taking single swallow he put down
the glass. The doctor wanted him TO drink
more OF it, but he declined to take another
mouthfui for five minutes and at first
drank IL In this way-one swallow every
i've minutes He was able to retain II. and
then increased the draughts TO three swal-
lows. During the night he was able 10 finish
the bottle, and thus started on the way TO
Among the Gettysburg pilgrims General
Sickles has come often. and most eagerly
fought the battle over again. But nearly all
InfGn
many of the Confederates have visited the
held since the battle. some Of them many
times Some or these visits are historical.
the distinguished parties that came from
different States for the location or dedica-
ton OF monuments. Early in April came
Governor Ormsby. OF Vermont. with dis
tinguished party including General Redfield
Proctor and General William w. Grout.
Governor Bodweli of Maine, and Governor
Rusk, OF Wisconsin, followed a fortnight
later. With the former was General j. l..
Lucius Fairchild. The feature of the year,
however, was the famous reunion of Pick
ett's Division and the Philadelphia brigade.
At one time. it looked as if this re-
union would be abandoned in consequence
OF the refusal of the memorial commission
to permit the Confederates to erect their
monument within the Union lines at the
place where Armistead fell, but the differ
ences were finally arranged. Mrs. Pickett,
George were with the Southern visitors. The
Confederate veterans were received by the
once before, and the address of welcome
was made by Col. A K. Mcclure. Among
the incidents was a reception by Mrs Pick
EFT on that part of the field celebrated for
what has passed into history as Picketts
charge. another disputed point in the his
tory OF the battle The monuments dedi-
| Gated in July, 1887 were those 10 the Thir-
teenth New York Volunteers, the Sixty
ninth and SeVenty-first Pennsylvania and
Cowan's New York Battery. The orators
were Gen. Joshua T. Owen, Gen. w. w.
Burns and Serena Z. Payne, of New York.
| Two noteworthy speakers during these cell
ebrations were General William +. Smith
and General Henry J. Hunt chief of artil-
| lery of the Army of the Potomac. The
| encampment of the Pennsylvania Depart
battlefield this year. In September, 1887.
Ohio erected nineteen regimental monu-
| ments. Gov. Joseph B. Foraker was with
| the Ohio men, and an address was made by
| Gen. III. A. Axline on 'Ohio Troops in the
| Battle of Gettysburg Other monuments
| were dedicated between this unusual occa-
| sion and the great celebration of July, 1883.
PENNSYLVANIA REMISS.
Pennsylvania had been singularly back
ward in marking its share in the battle Of
| Gettysburg by appropriate memorials so far
| as the state authorities were concerned.
1t was not until April. 1887, that a Pennsyl-
vania Legislature was induced to visit the
| battlefield in a body Governor Beaver and
his staff accompanied the lawmakers. They
were given an official welcome by the Dor
/ ough authorities with an address by Judge
| Swope The speaker made allusion to the
| services of eminent Pennsylvanians at Get
| tysburg, speaking of Reynolds and Hancock,
| and made an appeal for monuments Tor the
| PENNSYLVANIA troops, and especially Tor
| worthy memorial for General Meade. This
| address has a special interest now tnat tne
| last OF the three noble equestrian statues
| which are so honorable to the State Is about
| TO be unveiled. Governor Beaver, being
| called upon for a speech told the legislators
1 in
/ others who had gone before them they
| would be impressed with the idea that Mas
| sachusetts had won the battle of Gettysburg
THAT she certainly had in the matter OF
| the nineteen monuments. This was SIX
months before Ohio asserted herself by the
dedication of the nineteen monuments 10
| the Ohio regiments, thus sharing the monu-
mental honors of the field with Massacnu-
setts. But to-day. as tie fruit OF H. judge thrs
| noblest works of art on the field at Gettys-
| burg-the equestrian statues OF Meade
| Hancock and Reynolds
In the DAYS when pilgrimages to the bat
! tlefield were more frequent than they are
| now quaint groups could be found posing al
| most daily at points OF vantage from cup
/ hill to the Devils Den. A dozen years ago
| a party of oil men from Bradford visited the
field and had themselves photographed on
| Cemetery HILL posed about the fence over
| which the Louisiana Tigers charged. These
| were quickly followed by a convention of in
| surance men and even by procession of
| undertakers. have in my mind picture of
| a pastor and elder of a country church with
| their wives seated on the great powder at
| Devils Den that / saw in a farmhouse in
| the Cumberland valley. The pastor 8 legs
| are dangling over the rocks and he looked
| 10 me like a drummer holiday.
| Parties like those of the oil men. the In
| surance men and the undertakers were the
| class of pilgrims VINO have always needed
| and who still need battlefield guide.
| have known the grave and reverend seign-
| Tors of the Union League to enjoy the ora
| tory of Guide Minnich, and often as have
| been over the field myself 1 never fail TO
| take advantage of an opportunity to go
| with one OF his parties. Only the other day
| i found myself on the outskirts of a band
| OF demure savages from the Indian School
| at Carlisle. If / had been at Gettysburg a
day or two earlier L might have been at
| tracted by the fiutter of the ribbons of the
| senior class OF Wilson College. i confess
| TO the fascination OF the guide whenever
| there are pilgrims to be guided, especially
| IL they are fascinating. 1t will be many
| years, i trow. before the pilgrimages will
| cease altogether, and as long as there are
| pilgrims there must be guides. A stranger
| on the battlefield without an interpreter is
| as helpless you or should be If we
attempted unaided TO penetrate the maze of
Rosamond's Bower.
In the decisive battles of the world there
| are some as interesting as the battle OF
Gettysburg. but there is no battlefield like
Wonderful Patience of n Haitian.
Harper's Magazine.
AS far as / was able TO judge. the Hal
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