Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
VETERANS BEAR HEAT WITH
THEIR WARTIME FORTITUDE
General Sickles, of Union Army, and
General Young, of the Confederacy,
Greeted by Warriors They Led and
Fought at Scene of the Reunion.

GETTYSBURG, PA, July 5-The tumult and the shouting
died for the second time Gettysburg again
has figured world history For less memorable
tile conflict of the armies of Lee and Meade in 69 the friendly
meeting between the of the armies which,
lasting four days, is a IN end to-day.
Voices have been raised in the peace reconciliation
during all the half century since Appomatox they
remained merely unrazed appealsun this
of the greatest battle greatest We ever
fought between brothers
And peace regns reigns broad roll
ing stretches of Gettysburg where for fifty years lowered
recollection of crashing of sectional hatred of thirst
blood.
Affection of Veterans Sincere
The the Union and of the Coned
has been the snoers step
the reconciliation of the North and the Sout-s by
consent of the veterans themselves of younger representatives
of the sections and of expressions which
the nation.
Yesterday it proved So when a pathetic but spec
tacle staged The whitehared army
depoyed nearly calculated the positions they
occupied the great third day of the battle Bloody Angle They
stood there proud in the forgefuness years. of
the terrific heat obvious of everything around the with eyes
seeing only the brave day fifty years before wen they
waited on the spot for the enemy.
The feeble army Also placed in battle order Ty
too exultant powerless she the rebel y that
dubbed out of their souls
The given charge rebel yell came sharp
and clear The gray charge
did have the mpeed fifty years ago.
Instead of the stumbled in their course
veterans Outdanced feeble comrades But the spirit
of '63 there.
Clasp Hands al Bloody Angle
Years rolled back and the echoes of cannonade stigma of
the apevadng smoke m the choking of that smoke
thrill of battle and of youth-al revived
The gray army advanced to the Bloody Angle army
braced itself for the shock they well do two
lines together
As they met the rebel yell became laugh tense faces
of the blue veterans melted Blue and gray caspd
friends The old ashamed
of the Nor any
they joined impulsivey.
All that spectacular Yet it not exceptional in
revealing the spirit that prompted
Tuesday everywhere has been exhibited frenness
citation More than $4,000 present sleeping
gether enng together the old camp ground telling endless
or pointing out spots here and there where they die
but always smiling always shaking hands, always jolly
G. A. R. outnumbers u G. v.
OF those who attended the reunion of the two armies little
than oneourh soldiers of the Conederay The
others G. A men, who distance travel
rally present in greater numbers.
The trip trying with the and with little nevabls
dscomorts that the old would have noticed so
but which aught with danger There agedy
the sight of the feeble fighting vany against heat and
exhaustion. There tragedy when dozen
cumbd and died the field where they escaped shot and
she'll
The first days of the reunion almost unbearable with
their heat and the suffering great But cooling storm blew