The Washington times., 1902-10-10
SCORE OF REUNIONS
AT CAMP ROOSEVELT
General Longstreet Toursthe
Night Gatherings.
SPOKE AT FARRAGUT TENT
Suggested Holding an .Encampment of
the Armies of North
and South.
SPOKE AT FARRAGUT TENT

If all the stories of the war that were
told around the campfires of Camp
Roosevelt yesterday could be gathered
in book the volume would form a
complete history of the four year con-
ilict
More than twenty army corps and di-
visions held reunions during the day,
when martial speeches were delivered
by the men who have made the SOS
famous \ feature of the night meet
ings was the tour made by General
Longstreet, of the Confederate army.
AT the reunion of the Third Army
Corps in Farragut Tent. General Long
street made an address. His appearance
was greeted by the veterans with three
rousing cheers. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles
presided at the meeting.
In introducing General Longstreet'
General Sickles said:
THE civil war has furnished many
unusual and remarkable situations. and
tonight thirty-seven years after its close
you have another phase of that war
one that has never been seen before
A lieutenant general of the Confeder-
ate army greets and fraternizes with
men who were once his bitterest fees. :"
Confederate Generals Address.
General Longstreet's address was brief.
II am glad of the opportunity to be here
tonight he said. ''and 1t would have
pleased me to have here the men of my
old command. AS l watched the parade
of the Grand Army yesterday l thought
that l should like to have seen in that
line 10000 of my own men marching
side by side with your Federal veter-
ans" This sentiment was loudly cheered
General Longstreet continued with a
statement of the part played by him In
the battle of Gettysburg. when the Con-
federates attempted to capture Round
Top But for the advance of General
Sickles with the Third Brigade to the
peach orchard he said, ..the capture of
this important point could have been
effected easily. and had we once reached
there we could have stayed until now II
we had wanted to. Therefore, / say
that to General Sickles and the men of
the Third Corps belongs the credit of
saving the field to the Federal forces.
for had they not advanced and held their
position so tenaciously the Union Army
would have been flanked" At this poin.
General Longstreet's voice failed, and he
was Obliged to close.
Union of Blue and Gray.
In closing the exercises General
sickles made the proposition that the
Third Corps take up the suggestion of
General Longstreet and endeavor to
and gray.
Such a spectacle as suggested by
General Longstreet, said he, "of the
veterans of opposing armies marching IN
review side by si,le would win the ad-
miration and respect of every civilized
nation and show to the world how com
pletely is the country reunited
At the close of the exercises both
General Longstreet and General Sickles
were given an ovation on the platform.
Other addresses Of the evening were
by Gen. Horatio C. King, Corporal Tan
ner, and Gen. Byron r. Pierce, a former
commander of the Third Corps All ex-
pressed satisfaction at the presence and
sentiments expressed by General Long
street.
The Twenty-third Corps held big
demonstration at o'clock in Grant tent.
Gen. John W. Foster. former Secretary
OF State and colonel of the Sixty-fifth
Indiana Infantry. presided. Addresses
were made by Lieut.. Gen. John NJ. Schc-
field, to whom General Foster presented
a handsome badge on behalf of the
corps; Major John Tweedale, Gen.
Thomas j. Henderson, Col John A.
Joyce. Gen. Philip C. Hayes, and Col
John McElroy.
The survivors of the First Army Corps
met at Sheridan tent. Addresses were
made by General Dudley, chairman
Col. Henry o. Clark. president of the
association: Secretary Herbert W. AL
len, Major James Stewart, Col Edgar
A Allen, and Major John Tweedale.
Gen. E. E. S. Bragg. the first com
mander of the Iron Brigade" was not
able to attend.
Ten corps met at Camp Roosevelt at 2
o'clock. The reunion of the Army of the
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