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or New Hampshire his aide. reported
heyholds death. At that time General
howard assumed command or the whole
right wing and fought the battle all that
day.
General Howard gave n scene whom
leading Earlow's division through the
town, preceded by two batteries; the
cheering of a young lady from n bal
cony by the roadside, the work of Lieut.
i3aNard Wilkinson, commanding a bat
mans death and the fathers love.
The general compared his story Of Mrs
Barlow with that of Gen. J. j. Gordon,
Confederate, showing how both versions
could be true.
General Howard gave his view of Cen
eral Hancock coming on the field be-
tween and 5 p. m. relating the con-
versation that took place. He spoke Of
the scenes at cemetery gate when Mrs.
Thorne, the gatekcepcrs wife. gave COT
fee and other refreshments to Sickle. Slo-
cum and himself. He told of the inter.
view between General Mead and himself
with what Slocum aud SickleS said ard
what Moal Immediately did.
In telling Of the second day of the bat
tie General Howard spoke of Warren s
timely effort near Little Round Top which
saved the army from disaster; OF tho
death of his classmate. General Weed.
and OF tie death of IIasbrouch at the
mcndng Sickness work. then told how
Mead sent all of Slocum's CORPS except a
brigade under Gen. George =. Green from
the right to reinforce Sicliles.
The general gave a picture of whore
he SLEPT the night of the second dav'
after n great council Of war. in little
cemetery yard surrounded by an iron
fence; of singular awakening in the
morning. of Slocums rcgainiug his lines
lost in the night and of the dreadful bat
tie OF five and one-half hours duration.
after which the whole right was restored.
In mentioning the third day battle
be spoke Of Pckett's charge and of how
tho preceding cannon ading was more
terrible than any ever recorded In his
tory. He said the charge was the horcest
and most persistent and that tho part
the Nermontcrs hor" in its prompt Dc
feat at lust the right time which was
necessary &c complete the victory is
familiar t. every veteran ana probably
to every child and grandchild Of veterans.
Tho general said Gettysburg was The
turning point in the effort to break w
the Union and destroy the government
Of the United states. He said: with
out it our greatest mon who now occupy
So much prominence In wealth. and in
Successful efforts in every kind Of
Reinforcement for tho ionofit Of the land
AMI in the interest of mankind would not
have been. Ought they not 70 be CRATE
ful to tho veteran soldiers ana especially
Ia tho Green Mouta1 boys who broke
tho back Of the Rebellion in front of the
left of Ifancocks command.
THE OTHER SPEAKERS.
Lieut.. Hugh Henry followed Genera
Howard. He told number of funny
| stories and then spoke in a serious weir
of war times from the departure Of tho
troops for the front to their return at tho
| close
The Rev ]. f. Wright Of Montpelio>
! said he was glad to be Classad rs 4 sol
dicr and spoke of his service in tho ranks
He also referred to his personal expert
| cncoS with students at the the1l 0Sica
college who enlisted.
Mai. G. l.. TIoppin spoke Of the fcelini
among tho mon in his company durin!
the Spansh-American war. of how all th
men wanted to go and Of their :ood be
havior on the way TO Chickamauga.
President NJ. II. Buckham referred T.
the battle of Gettysburg. saying it wa
one of the greatest historic battles. Ii
closing he said he bowed his head il
respect and vencration to the soldier
OF the war.
Surgeon g. r. Conn referred to the hos
pital Wort, during the war, making par
| 1icuiar reference to hospital work II
Vermont at that time.
Lieut.. Wait g. johnson was tho las
speaker and he dwelt in an interesting
way with tho formation of the Philip
pine scouts, a battalion of which i noy
! at ST. Louis. under his command. Lieu
tenant Johnson said tho scouts wer
faithful soldiers and were perfect mast
ors of the manual
+. W. Riker rendered Tho sta
SparGled Hammer and led the ciosn
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