Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-23
tny Associated Press.l

hills of Gettysburg. where the re-
mains of Meade and Lee pitched
their tents fifty years ago, are fleck-
ed today with canvass, harbingers
of the tented city which will soon
arise on the battlefield. The army
of Civil war veterans from the north
and the south-40.000 of them-are
coming, some few in thread worn
uniforms and all without their mus
kets, 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
and file will follow them not more
,han 4S hours later.
Every star of the forty-eight in
The American flag is expected tc
have here its own quota of veterans
They win come as the guests of the
national government, and of theil
respective states and territories
which jointly will spend more thar
a million dollars for their entertain
ment and comfort To receive then
the government and the state O
Pennsylvania have made elaborate
plans. One detail alone provides TO
furnishing the veterans more thai
S0O,O 900 meals.
Pennsylvania has been planning
for the celebration of the battle 70
more than four years. She has az
propriated $4l5,OO0 as her share Q
the expense. Congress has apprC
. priated s150,O00 to defray the e,
. pense OF the governments partic
patton. and named a commission t
help cary out the plans. Every stat
. and territory also accepted the gel
eral invitation to participate an
; nearly all OF them appropriated MOI
J ey to transport veterans and con
missions
The big camp is pitched on tha
: part of the battlefield which lie
' southwest of Gettysburg. On nearl
800 acres of contiguous ground zoe
tents and more are going up undt
the supervision of the war depar
ment The camp lies partly on tn
scene OF the first days fighting an
is not far from High Water Mar
where Picketts famous charge sha
tered against the Union lines
Five thousand tents have been erec
N ed for the exclusive use of the ye
erans The camp has been laid O
like a city. Each street and eat
tent has a number, so it will be eai
for any veterans to look up forl
. er comrade or foe. In the center
the camp will be the headquarta
of the chief quartermaster, The "
Grams will be encamped accordl
- to states.
- Although each tent is designed
~ accommodate twelve men, it has be-
- planned to assign only eight vett
= ans to each, so as to make them
. comfortable as possible. Each Y,
% eran will have separate cot, blan
!, cts and a mess kit, which will &C
a. tain a plate, cup, knife, fork a.
,s spoon and will become his pers Il
ul property when he breaks camp. Ea
- tent also will have two hand BASH
a water bucket, candles and Y
II lanterns. With the preparation
: meals the veterans will have no
i ing to do. These win be wholesol
"a and substantial and will be sery
= at the ends of the company stree
is "Only veterans of the Civil "
,s may be provided food, shelter a
entertainment within the great cal
=, around the battlefield" reads
>. announcement of the commissio
Therefore, no woman or child
=. any man not a veteran will be z
od en- food. shelter or entertalnme
an No veteran should bring to Gett
~ burg any member of his family
ou other person for whom he will hi
to obtain food and quarters outs
the camp unless all arrangeme
therefor have first been made
lip them before he or they come to {
tysburg
No veteran will be permitted
ice bring trunk into camp, his bagg
ron being restricted to that which he
mis- easily carry himself The care
Fl. it will rest with him
The principal events of the celel
ton win be held on July l, 2, 3
the 4, but in order to avoid congesi
in of traffic on the railroads and {
nld fusion at Gettysburg, the camp
be opened on Sunday evening,