The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31


veterans, and the thousands of persons
who will accompany them. Hospital,
ity is to mark the days. Fifty years
ago pennsylvania aided in the work OF
repeiling the visitors from the south.
In early July next the same state will
nave It's arms wide open in welcome
10 the men wearing the gray. Enter
tainments of various kinds will be Of
Tered the visiting veterans, but it is
pretty well understood that their deep
interest In revisiting the scenes where
they fought, Little Round Top, Oak
Ridge, Cemetery Hill, Culp's Hill,
Rock Creek, the Stone Wall and other
places will hold them largely 10 the
pleasures and 10 the sadnesses of per-
sonal "reminiscences. Arm in arm with
the Union soldiers the Confederate sol
diers will retramp the battle-ground.
They will look over the field of Pick
etts desperate charge. They will re-
trace the marching steps OF Long
streets corps. They will go TO the
place where Meade had his headuuar.
tiers and to the place from which Lee
directed his southern forces in battle
! Pennsylvania is going to make a
| great celebration of peace Of this fif-
! ueth anniversary of what probably
| was the decisive battle of the war. al
| though it was fought nearly two years
| before the war ended. Other states
will help Pennsylvania in its work, and
from every section of the country.
north, east, south and west, the vet
Grams will assemble, most of them
probably TO see for the last tine in
life the field upon which they we're
willing to die for the sake of their re-
spective causes.
The veterans will not be directly en-
camped In the Gettysburg park. which
Is dotted with monuments to the vari- /
GUS commands which took part IN the |
night and which is laid out in approved /
park fashion, with fine drives and
beautifully kept lawns. There will be /
two camps, known as No. l and No. 2. |
No. | will cover 149 acres and No. 2
VIII cover "A acres. The layouts Of .
these camps are based on the use of |
conical tents, each Of which will. with
out cTowding, accommodate eight per-
sons. lnasmuch as accommodations
are to be furnished for 10000 visitors
5000 tents will be required to give
quarters to the visiting hosts.
The quartermaster general in a re-
port says: at is assumed that the
meals will be served to the visitors
In manner similar to that used by
the regular troops when in camp for
short periods; that is, by having each
man go to the kitchen with his mess
XII to be served there and dining in his
tent or other convenient places"
Visitors to Be Cared For.
Every possible care is to be taken
Of the visitors. The sanitary arrange
ments which have been made are said
to be the best that are possible and
they are the result of careful study by
medical officers of the service. All the
experience of the past has been drawn
upon TO make 1t certain that the health
of the veterans will be conserved while
hey are in camp.
With so many thousands of old SOL
Tiers In attendance, and taking into
consideration the probability that the
weather will be warm, 1t is expected
nat there will be sickness, but the
United States government and the
tate Of Pennsylvania are preparing
or hospital service which shall be I
ldequate to any contingency. There
VIII be hospital corps detachments {
present ready to render first aid to c
ne injured, and there will be many I
leld hospitals with surgeons in at q
enhance, where the sick can receive
Instant attendance. I
1t Is said that this contemplated re- q
mon has induced more interest
mong the old soldiers Of the north =
nd the south than any event which
as happened since the day that the
1ar closed. There is today at Gettys-
urg great national park, in which
Included a cemetery where thou
ands OF soldier dead are buried. The
jnlted States government and the leg
Stature OF Pennsylvania worked to-
ether to make park of the battle
cid and to mark accurately every
ONT In 1t which has historic interest.
When one goes to the field he can tell
lst where this brigade or that bri-
ade was engaged, Just where this
harge or that charge was made and
lst where the desperate defenses of
ositions were maintained until the
de OF battle brought either victory or
efeat to one Of the immediate com.
lands engaged
IL was In 1895 that congress estab-
shed a national park at Gettysburg
nd gave the secretary OF war author
to name commission ito superin-
nd the opening of additional roads,
ark the boundaries, ascertain and
mark the lines of battle OF
oops engaged, to acquire lands which {
ere occupied by infantry, cavalry and
'tillery. and such other adjacent
nds as the secretary Of war may
eem necessary to preserve the impor.
mt typographical features of the bat
efield."
When the Union and the Confeder- al
e veterans reach Gettysburg on June ~
next they will find on the scene OF Ga
le old conflict between five and six
lndred memorials raised In commem- ~
alton of the deeds OF their com. oil
ands on the great fields of the Penn. r.
'lvania battlefield. There are, more NJ
'er. 1000 markers placed to desig-x &c
ne historic spots. There are great WI