Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-30
Early Morning Reveille
AWakens rs, 900 Veterans
on Field of Gettysburg

ty-ffve thousand veterans in blue and
gray, the biggest army of its kind
that has been gathered together In
fifty years, woke today on the field or
Gettysburg to the call Of reveille and
tho warlike rattle Of pots and pans In
a score of mess tents. Veterans who
sat about campfres until late at night
were up long before the sun climbed
over the hills of the Blue Ridge Be-
fore the electric lights of this modern
camp were turned out to make way
for the sun the veterans were singing
the songs Of war time. and the Wiue
streets of the tented city echoed with
the "ki-yi" of the Johnny Reo ana
the hoarser yell of his Yankee brother
from the north.
The regular army men in charge or
the camp expected $4,000 veterans 10
come in to Gettysburg today and by
and mess the more than 10000 men
without hitch or delay. There was no
set program today and the veterans
were left free to look up old friends
and enjoy themselves In any way they
saw fit.
Inspection Of Battlefield.
Just as soon as the rations Of bacon
and eggs, coffee. fruit in season."
fresh bread and butter were disposed
of in the way all good soldiers dispose
of them, the real inspection of the bat
tlefield and the retelling of the story OF
Gettysburg began. with all the pointed
criticism that the private soldier
knows so well how TO make.
Il amt seen a reb yet who didn't
charge Round Top and take 1t all by
himself" said a lanky southerner as
he wandered into the quarters OF the
Pennsylvania contingent
mo, and / Amt seen Yank who
didn't break up Pickett's charge by
his own SELF" said a Pennsylvania
with a grin as they shook hands.
The only set event today was the
joint reception by the survivors Of Gen.
Buford's cavalry and the southerners
OF Gen. Wheelers cavalry to the citi-
zens of Gettysburg. 1t was Buford who
discovered the advance Of the gray
army moving toward Gettysburg on
the morning of July 1. fifty years ago.
and the picket who first saw the scouts
OF Lee swinging along the Chambers
burg pike fired the first shot Of the
greatest battle of the war. 1t was Blu
ford who stubbornly fought the ad-
vance OF Gen. Heth's division Of HilPs
Confederate corps the July morning
until Cen Reynolds arrived with the
LIST Corps and took command, and
Wheeler's men helped to make that
joint affair a warm one.
Expects Thirty-Five Governors.
Relatives of Gen. Meade, Gen Long
street. Gen Pickett and Gen. Hill arrived
today and were given quarters in the
town. Col ]. NJ Schoonmaker, chairman
OF the Pennsylvania commission, an
nounced today that thirty-five governors
mad accepted invitations to be present
some time during the week
Brig. Gen. Hunter Lggett assumed
command of the veterans camp today
and Maj Normoyle of the Quartermas-
yer Iorps, who has been working pretty
nearly twenty-three hours each day for
me last two weeks. gave up the reins OF
once Gen l1ggett appointed as his ad.
1utant Lieut.. Simon Bolivar Buckner, sor
or the Confederate general
The Wisconsin veterans arrived on thet,
special train early today. They were &C
companied by Gov. McGovern, Gen. f
g Winkier. Col. W. j. Cronyn and Mai
.. r. Ieaman OF Milwaukee. and Adjt
ten SalSlnan of Madison. Gov. Mccoy
ern reported that although the train wa.
Delayed the veterans stood the journey
well and were In fine spirits
Meeting of Army Nurses.
There are gathering upon a ouie,
little street of the town seven gray
haired women who. fifty years ago. act
ed as volunteer nurses for Union ant
Confederate veterans alike when tn.
laundering guns OF battle were pilfns
up gruesome total of killed anc
wounded. Perhaps TO no one of tn,
seven are the recollections of that tim,
more vivid than they are to Mrs
Salome NJ. Stewart. native of Gettys
burg, who except for an interval of ;
Few years has lived in the same hous,
that was used an emergency hos
pital during the famous battle.
AT Mrs. Stewards home has been es
tablished the headquarters for the sur
giving nurses OF the war between tn
states One arrival yesterday was Mrs
atarissa F. Dye of Philadelphia, who wa
Snong the first to respond when tn
Jews of Gettysburg filtered in over tn
wires The other aged nurses expecte
10 participate in the anniversary ar
Miss Cornelsa Hancock. Philadelphia
Mrs. Margaret Hamilton. Wakefield
Mass; Mrs. Mary Stevens, Peabody
Mass; Mrs. Annie Irving. Newbure
\. Y. and Mrs Helen Cole, Sheboyga
Falls. Wis.
Among the notable arrivals at the vete
cams camp yesterday was Gen. DAME