Evening journal., 1903-07-02
HONOR MEMORY
OF OLD PATRIOT
Fortieth Anniversary of Bat
tie Of Gettysburg Cele-
brated on the Field
BURNS MONUMENT UNVEILED

Gettysburg, Pa, July 2-The 4oth
anniversary of the battle OF Gettys'
burg was celebrated here During the
celebration more than 100 G.. a. X
posts from this and adjoining states.
numerous regiments of the National
Guard and United States Cavalry and
Artillery participated in the exercises.
The monument erected by the state
in honor Of John Burns. who entered
the service on July /. 1868. at the age
Of 70 years. as sharpshooter, was
dedicated at McPherson's Ridge, un-
der the direction Of the Pennsylvania
commission on monuments at Gettys-
burg.
The Rev. DR.. E ]. Wolf, president
OF the general synod of the Lutheran
Church, delivered the dedicatory ad-
dress. and Governor Pennypacker ac-
cepted the monument for the state.
In the course of his address Cover
nor Pennypacker said:
1--WE have come together upon one
OF the battlehelds of the most momen-
tous In It's consequences OF all the
American wars. We meet upon the
field where the issues of that war were
determined, and with them the fate
OF q great nation, and It may be the
future Of the peoples Of the world for
the ages yet 10 come.
1T is a field made famous by the
sword OF George G. Meade and conse-
Grated by the words of the modern
psalmist. Abraham Lincoln. Through
out the centuries yet to be Americans
{ will come to Gettysburg TO gather in
j splration for the struggles of life as
the Greek went TO Marathon, as the
, Briton goes to Waterloo, as the fol-
! lowers OF the prophet turned to Mecca
upon the anniversary of that tre'
mendous contest, surrounded on all
sides by the memorials erected by a
grateful people. with all things to
suggest the more than 10000 men who
a were here stricken, we have come TO
q dedicate a monument TO a man who
!, held no rank, who wore no uniform,
Z and who belonged TO no army"
In his address at the monument
,e General H. S. Huidekoper, of Phila
ln delphla said:
a honor TO one who voluntarily Joined
us in the unequal fight we made OF
ey this historic ridge 40 years ago to
m day.
"As the First Corps was marching
by the town on July 1st 1863 one q
y. its citizens, 20 years or more In age
caught the spirit of our drums AM
nd hastened TO the front AS is wei
Is- known, he first struck the line Of bat
tie at the left of the 150th Pennsylva
Ia. MIA Volunteers. about 100 feet directl,
IT. in the rear of this monument where
in a modest way. he requested of ou
's- Major Chamberlin permission TO figh
with our regiment
"The appearance OF the would-be re
=. cruit caught the eagle eye Of the aler
Colonel Wister. who hastened to tina
,i- point. and not approving of the ad
Ie- mixture of new element I'm the well
trained ranks Of his regiment at sucl
he an important crisis, directed the maj
to seek the woods on our left an'
he creep down along the fence as a sharp
shooter on his own account. Three
ng wounds he received that day attes
the earnestness Of purpose of old Johr
Hs Burns, and for the patriotism display
ed by him on that occasion. Pennsyl
vania has erected this appropriate
statue"
Of Fifteen ladies of Gettysburg who
he with 40 others, formed a chorus an'
~ sang patriotic songs on the street,
lHs of the village before and after thu
n great conflict. gathered in the tow
w. square last evening and sang agaiI
tse the same songs. A large crowd wa
n present.
.ry To-day's exercises took place in thu
ny national cemetery near the spot wher
or Abraham Linciln delivered his immoI
ln, tai grafton.
nd "
by O'Brien-carter Bout Fast One.
Philadelphia, July 2. - Philadelphia