The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-25
Old Soldiers to Meet on
Famous battle-ground.
THE BLUE AND GRAY
IN CAMP TOGETHER
Fifty Thousand Visitors Expected in
the Little Town of Gettysburg near
where the Decisive Battle of the
War was Fought Fifty Years ago.

OF Gettysburg, where the armies of
Meade and Lee pitched their tents
fifty years ago, are fiecked today with
canvass, harbngcrs Of the tented city
which will soon arise on the battle
field. The army of Civil War veter-
ans from the north and the south
10000 Of them-are coming, some few
in thread worn uniforms and all with
out their muskets, to hold "a Jubilee
reunion on the fiftieth anniversary
of the battle. Some of the scouts are
already here; the advance guard will
bivouac on the field within a week;
the rank file will follow them not
more than forty-eight hours later.
Every star of the forty-eight in the
American flag is expected to have
here it's own quota of veterans. They
Will come as the guests of the Nation
al government, and of their respec-
tive states and territories. which
jointly will spend more than mil
lion dollars for their entertainment
and comfort. To receive them the
government and the State of Penn
sylVania have made elaborate plans.
One detail alone provides for furnish
ing the veterans more than 500 900
meals.
Pennsylvania has been planning
for the celebration of the battle for
more than four years She has an
propriated $il5,000 as her share of
the expense. Congress has appro-
priated $150,000 to defray the ex-
pense Of the governments participa-
tion, and named a commission to
help carry out the plans. Every
State and Territory also accepted the
general invitation to participate and
nearly all of them appropriated mon
ey to transport veterans and commits
sioners.
The big camp is ptcred on that
part OF the battlefield which lies
southwest of Gettysburg. On nearly
800 acres of contiguous ground T.
600 tents and more are going up,up-
der the supervision of the War De-
partment. The camp lies partly on
the scene of the first days fighting
and is not far from High Water
Mark, where Pickett's famous charge
shattered against the Union lines.
Five thousand tents have been
erected for the exclusive use of the
veterans. The camp has been laid
out like city Each street and each
ten has number, so it will be easy
for any veteran to look up a former
comrade or foe. In the center of the
camp will be the headquarters of the
chief quartermaster. The veterans
viii be encamped according to States.
Although each tent is designed to
accommodate twelve men. it has been
planned to assign only eight veterans
to each, so as to make them as com
Portable as possible. Each veteran
will have separate cot, blankets and
mess kit, which will contain a
plate, cup, knife, fork and spoon and
Will become his personal property
when he breaks camp. Each tent al
so will have two hand basins, a water
bucket, candles and two lanterns.
With the preparation of meals the
veterans will have nothing to do.
These will be wholesome and substan-
tial and will be served at the ends of
the company streets.
only veterans of the Civil War
may be provided food, shelter and en-
tertainment within the great camp
around the battlefield" reads the an
nouncement of the commission.
Therefore, no woman or child or any
man not veteran will be given food.
shelter or entertainment. No veteran
should bring to Gettysburg any mem
Der of his family or other person for
whom he will have to obtain food and
quarters outside the camp unless all
arrangements therefor have first been
made for them before he or they come
to Gettysburg"
No veteran will be permitted to
bring trunk into camp his baggage
being restricted to that which he
can easily carry himself The care
of 1T will rest with him.
The principal events of the celebra-
tion will be held on July /, 9, and
4, but in order to avoid congestion of
traffic on the railroads and confusion
at Gettysburg, the camp will be OPEN