Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22
Blue i.,n M e,2Ay "a l..
AT BULL run
anniversary !
Notable Meeting Of Federal
and Confederate Veterans
on Field Where They
Fought SO Years Ago.

Manassas, Va, July 21.-The blue
and the gray marched across the helds
Of Manassas to meet each other again
today. This incident, unique IN mis-
tory, the meeting of federal and con-
federate veterans on the field where
they fought . mighty battle Just fifty
years ago, attracted as witnesses the
president OF the United States, the
governor Of Virginia, the home of the
confederate capital and visitors from
many states.
It was the crowning feature of tho
Manassas peace jubilee and reunion
which began last Sunday with . SER
mon on the court house lawn BY Rev.
H. N. Couden, chaplain of the house
of representatives, who lost bis sisnt
while serving In the union ranks.
President Taft and Governor Mann
long ago had accepted invitations to be
the guests of honor OF the day. to
review the lines of gray haired veter-
ans and make addresses in tho after
noon. In the evening they will meet
the old soldiers and other visitors at
q public reception.
Bull Run Battle Fifty Years Ago.
It was July 81, 1861, Just nifty years
ago today, that Bull Run, or the nrst
battle of Manassas, was fought. The
confederates under johnson were &C
credited with decisive victory over
the union forces under Mcdowell, the
retreat OF the federals leaving practtc-
ally . clear road to Washington for
the confederates, It is said, had they
chosen to continue their advance on
the capital. This was the first real
battle of the war, and Its result awak-
ened the north for the first time to .
realization Of what the accession OF
the southern states meant It was
here that "Stonewalr Jackson gained
the name which will be associated
With his memory for ali time.
In August, 1862, Manassas WA,
again the scene OF Z bloody battle. Lex
and Longstreet and Sykes, Reno and
Reynolds fought to draw, the battle
lines being exactly tho reverse ol
what they were the year before.
y The jubilee reunion was planned BY
committees OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic and the United Confederate
Veterans. Interesting events have TAX.
en- place each day this week, sessions
of the nationational organization OF
THE Blue and the Gray and Their
Sons being held today.
Program Of the Day.
The following program had been
arranged for the day:
9 q. m.-Veterans In blue and gray
assemble at Henry house, on battle
field.
10 q. m.-Addresses of welcome by
Col. Edmund Berkeley, Eighth Virgin
YyuS<n ox~tns 0n~a&n Thnrn = =
S. Martin Of Virginia.
Responses by General John e. Gil
man, commander.in-chief Of the Grand
Army of the Republic, and General
George w. Gordon. grand commander
Of the United Confederate Veterans.
Presentation Of souvenir badges by
Col. Robert M. Thompson, of Wash
ington.
Noon.-vetersns marshAled In re-
view, and the men in the blue and
gray clasp hands.
1 D. m.-Luncheon and ''love feast"
2 p. m.--Return to Manassas.
p. m.-Forty-eight young women.
representing the states of the union.
clasp hands and. forming circle, sing
the Manassas national Jubilee anthem.
1880 .. m.--Addresses by the presi-
dent of the United States and the gov.
ernor of Virginia
$50 p. m.-Luncheon rendered to
President Taft and Governor Mann by
Mrs. Robert A. Porter at Annaburg.
1880 D. m.-Public reception Of the
president and governor at Annaburg.
The Manassas national anthem,
adopted by the committee, was writ.
ten by Mrs. Mary Speed Mercer, OF
ELM City, N. C. This II the chorus:
America, all hail to thee,
Thanks be to God who made us free.
North, south, east, west, hand clasp
ed in hand,
United we, thy children stand"