The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-17
CIVIL WAR VETERANS TO MEET
ON GETTYSBURG battlefield

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commodate there any cars on side
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To hold reunion In Great Tent.
A great tent seating between ten
thousand 100000 and fifteen thou
send $4,000 veterans, will be erect.
ed Immediately adjoining the camp
and therein will occur the above ex.
ercises excepting the military parade
and fireworks, and therein save for
the hours set apart for the above ex.
ercises, the veterans may hold all re.
unions they may desire, the tent be-
ing arranged to be subdivided into
numerous separate Enclosures. All vet.
Grams of the Civil war north and south
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comrades In like commands, In the
expectation that It will assist I'm I'M
parting information as to when and
where their different organizations
meet, and in bringing together COM
rades who would otherwise, by reason
OF lapse OF time, fail to recognize each
other.
Program for Four Days.
The program for the four days ex.
ercises and entertainment Is not yet
perfected in detail, but the tentative
suggestions are:
July VETERANS Day: Appropriate
exercises under the Joint direction OF
the Pennsylvania commission and the
commanders-in.chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic and the United
Confederate Veterans.
July military Day: cnder the
OF the chief Of staff Of the
United States army. Special detach-
ments Of each arm of the regular ser
vice to participate as directed.
July Civic Day: Under the dlrec.
ton OF the governor of the Common.
wealth of Pennsylvania, presiding and
participated in by the governornors
of the several states. OratIons, SER
mon and music.
July National Day: The chief
justice of the United States presiding.
Forenoon, Grafton by the president of
the United States. High noon, he is
TO lay the cornerstone of great peace
memorial. Evening, fireworks.
10000 Veterans Expected.
1t is expected that 10000 veterans
of the war, not all of them however,
survivors OF the Gettysburg battle will
be found encamped upon the field
when reveille sounds on the morning
of July l. 1t will be a different re-
veille than that which the fife and
drum CORPS of the two great armies
sounded fifty years ago. The call to
awakening will be call to a peaceful
celebration while the call to the awak
ening in July. 1868, was n call of arm.
les to conflict and to thousands Of
men, a call to death.
For years the. veterans have been
looking forward to this reunion. II Is
probable that there will be present
many thousands Of survivors OF the
battle.
Many of the states OF the union,
north as well as south, have made ap.
preparations to send their veterans to
the Gettysburg reunion and to pay all
expenses. The battle of Gettysburg is
recognized as the turning point Of the
war between the states. 1t has been
called time and again one OF the de-
cisive battles of the world. Generally
1t is recognized that Gettysburg de-
cided the great conflict helped in the
decision probably by the fall of Vicks.
burg on the Mississippi, which took
place virtually at the moment that the