The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-04-24
18Th RECT. N. j. VI.
Excursion 20 fredericksburg va
May ss 20th.

May ss e0th
Arrangements are well under way
for the pilgrimage of the veterans Of
the 18th n. j. Volunteers and their
friends to Fredericksburg, Virginia
May 22nd to Goth inclusive Using
that city as a base Of operations, the
former battlefields In the vicinity will
he thoroughly gone over, under the
leadership Of a committee of the for
mer old fighting regiment, which,
with well-known ex-confederate sol
diers and others who were on the
ground during the first and second
battles Of Fredericksburg, salem
Heights and the Charlottesville,
Wilderness and Spottsylyania cam
paigns and engagements Probably no
visiting soldiers from the north and
their friends will ever again have an
opportunity to visit these historic
battlehelds under equally favorably
circumstances. An itinerary with maps
| from the War Department is being
carefully worked out. President Theo.
i. Swayze Of the 18th Regiment Vet
eran Association, who with other
members of the committee were
among the comparatively few partici-
pants who escaped with their lives,
none of them however without wounds,
| is living in Washington, where being
in the Government employ, he has had
especial opportunities for access to
the maps and other data relative TO
! the points to be visited. Mr.. Swayze,
| it is expected, will be able to arrange
for a reception to the visitors by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, special stop being
made at the Capital en- route South
for this purpose. The Central Rail
road Of New Jersey has arranged to
place special vestibule cars at the
Broad Street Station, Newark, at 7.30
a. M, Tuesday, May 22nd, the start
being made about an hour later @.
X. Armstrong, district passenger
agent Of the Central, a railroader Of
long extended experience has kindly
consented to give his entire time to
personally conducting the pilgrimage.
Lieutenant H. H. Hoffman, for many
years conductor Of the East mail, on
the LackaWanna, is chairman of the
regimental committee He has the
we'll merited reputation of carefulness,
while he is stickler for following his
time schedule.
The Pilgrimage is being made at
actual cost, as will be seen, when it is
borne in mind that S2l.00 includes all
expenses from Newark and return, in
Guiding a box lunch en- route South,
hotel and expense of visiting the bat
tle6elds, souvenir book descriptive
of the trip, including maps, pictures,
/ badges, etc.
In order that a number of the sur
vivors Of the 18th Regiment, New Jer-
sey Volunteers may accompany their
comrades of the 10Th, the camp ground
of the former in the vicinity of Fal-
mouth, also where their regiment
fought so bravely at Charlottesville,
will be especially mapped and arrange
ments made for the 18th to spend con-
siderable time at these points SO full
of interest to them. H. G. Emmel, G..
| r. Bayles, Il. w Pruden, Amos Pru-
den and Others now residing in Morris
town, are among the survivors of the
7th.
a request for tickets can be made
to Silas P. Genung, Livingston, H. B.
| Hoffman, Morristown, /. d. Lum,
Chatham, ] Frank Lindsey, Summit,
or S. w. Gordon, 1893 Broad street,
| Newark.