The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-07
North CarOIinians Revisit the
Scene of Deadly Strife.
TRIBUTES PAID TO
SOUTH'S VALOR
Celebration of Fortieth Anniversary
of the Battle of Gettysburg Pro-
ductive of Some Notable
Incidents.
Baltimore SUM

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heroes who wore the gray and with the
wild rebel YELL" which, when once heard,
is never forgotten, and given only as lusty
Tar Heel threats know how to utter 1T,
the North Carolina Society Of Baltimore
yesterday celebrated the fortieth anniver-
sary of the charge of Pickett and Petit
grew on the battlefield Of Gettysburg.
The visit Of the North Carolinians to the
fateful field vividly recalled the stirring
July days of forty years ago, when the
gray Southern tide swept northWard over
Mason and Dixon's line, engulfed the little
town OF Gettysburg fiocked INTO the Devils
Den, submerged the peach orchard and
the wheat field, surged around the base
of Culp's Hill, dashed itself into bloody
spray against the rocky barrier of the two
Round Tops and rose with a steady, re-
slstless sweep up the greensWard slopes OF
Cemetery Ridge. The "high-water mark
a bronze tablet, fanked by cannon, shows
the most advanced point reached by Pick
ett's Vlrginians and Pettigrew's North
Carolinians in the greatest charge of mod
ern times.
The society carried about 300 excursion
lists from Baltimore and the South, and
the party, left Hillen Station yesterday
morning on a special train over the West
ern Maryland railroad: Arriving at Get
tysburg about noon the excursionists Were
met at the depot by a reception commit
tee composed of Senators d. P. McPher-
son and NJ. T. Ziegler, of Pennsylvania,
and Messrs. William McSherry, j. l.. Will
Hams, Horatio T. Weaver, Penrose Myers
and Capt. James T. Long.
THE PARADE FORMED.
After dinner was had the parade was
formed in the main square, under the
marshalship Of Mr.. Thomas 0. McAllister,
of Gettysburg. The order of procession
was as follows:
Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment Band.
Orators and guests in carriages.
Officers and members of the North Car.
DINA Society IN carriages.
Gettysburg Band.
Members of the Grand Army Of the Re
public in carriages.
Gettysburg Drum Corps.
CltlZaRs~1n carria ges and on foot.
Fne procession moved at 2 O'Clock and
The line of march was through the beaut;-
full National Cemetery, where thousands
of Union dead sleep. From the rear of one
of the carriages fioated the flag of North
Carolina. This banner, a beautiful en-
blem Of silk, was loaned to the society for
lLe OCCASION by Governor AytOCk Oh NOEII
Carolina. 1t was borne by Mr.. j. Hal
Bobbitt, of Baltimore.
GRAND STAND "BLOODY ANGLE"
The grand stand, decorated with bunt-
ing and national flags was erected within
the "Bloody Angle and little to the
left of the "high-water mark" From the
stand the whole twenty-five square miles
of battlefield stretched out like a piano.
rama. Away to the rear a flag flying from
a tall staff marked General Meade's head
quarters. Little Round Top, surmounted
by the statue Of General Warren, out
lined in dark silhouette against the blue
sky, lowered off to the left, while directly
in front of the stand, and about a mile
distant, could be seen the break In the
woods through which the men of Pickett
and Pettigrew filed to form for the as
sault.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev. j. w. Willard, pastor of Eutaw
Place Baptist Church, and one of the
board of governors of the society. This
was followed by singing by Mrs. Walter
b. Grimes, soprano of the Baltimore Ca
thedral choir, accompanied by the Eighth
Regiment Band. of the song, The Old
North State the State anthem OF North
Carolina All Joined with a right good
viii in singing the rousing chorus:
Hurrah, Hurrah! The old North State
forever!
Hurrah! Hurrah! For the good old North
State.
MAJOR ROBBINS SPEAKS.
At the conclusion OF the song DR.. Ed
win Geer. president of the society, intro
duced Major w. NJ. Robbins, of States
vile, n C., Gettysburg Battlefield Com
missioner. Major Robbins said in part:
1T does me good to shake by the hands
an old Tar Heel. I served with the Ala
bamians. but there were several North
Carolina regiments in my brigade, and l
can testify to their valor. We are all
thankful that the war Is over. 1t was not
the fault of one section, but OF all the
sections. We called it a Union before the
war, but since they whipped us we call it
a nation. SO it is-the grandest nation
on the face of the earth today. 1t IS a
thousand blessings that it IS a nation"
Mr.. G. S. Duncan, of Gettysburg. then
delivered the address Of welcome to the
society. He said in part:
Forty years ago., my brethren of the
South, you came among us not as friends,
but az foes. We arose to defend our fire
sides and the field here ran red with the
blood of the fallen. Today you come as
trends in the bonds of peace, and We ex-
tend to you a heartfelt welcome. This we
give to you freely and fully from the
oepths Of our brotherly love"
A DRAMATIC INCIDENT.
AS Mr.. Duncan ceased speaking a tall
haA with a heavy iron gray beard and
pio"h eyes that beamed with a kindly
lgnt' stepped to the front of the platform.
- "oie a suit Of gray, with a Southern
ross Oh Honor pinned on his left breast.
lheh d niue man in black, with a pleas
ant smile, led forward a tall man with