The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-06-24
GETTYSBURG IS
GREAT SCENE OF
A WAR REUNION

Gettysburg, Pa, June 23.-The
hills of Gettysburg, where the
armies of Meade and Lee pitched
their tents fifty years ago, are
fiecked today with canvas. harding
ers OF the tented city which will
soon arise on the battlefield. The
army Of Civil War veterans from the
north and the south-40, 600 of them
are coming, some few in thread
worn uniforms and all without their
muskets, to hold jubilee reunion
on the fifticth anniversary of the
battle. Some of the scouts are al
ready here; the advance guard will
bivouac on the field within week ,
the rank and file will follow them
not more than forty-eight hours
later.
Every star of the forty-eight in
the American flag is expected TO have
here its own suota OF veterans
They will some as the guests of the
National Government, and of their
respective states and territories,
which jointly will spend more than
million dollars for their entertain
ment and comfort. To receive them
the government and the State Of
Pennsylvania have made elaborate
plans. One detail tlone provides
for furnishing the veterans moro
than 500, 600 meals.
Pennsylvania has been planning
for The celebration Of the battle for
more than four years. She has ap-
propriated $415,000 as her share 81
the expense. Congress has appro-
prited S15O,000 to defray the ex-
pense of the governments partiei-
patton, and named a commission Il
help carry on the plans. Every
safe and territory also accepted thl
general Invitation to participate and
nearly all of them appropriated
money to transport vetelcns and
commissions.
1000 Tents Are Up.
The big camp is pitched on thai
part of the battlefield which lie
southwest of Gettysburg. On nearly
800 acres of contiguous ground 700(
tents and more are going up under
the supervision of the War Denart
ment The camp lies partly on tht
scene Of the first days fighting ant
is not far from High Water Mark
where Pitkett'a famous charge shat
tered against the Union lines.
Five thousand tents have beer
erected for exclusive use Of the vet
erans. The camp has been laid oui
like a city. Each street and eacf
tent has number, so it will be easy
for veteran to look up a former
comrade or foe. In the center o!
the camp will be the headquarters oi
the chief quartermaster. The vet.
eraps will be Nencamped according tC
states.
Although each tent is designated
to accommodate twelve men, it ha:
been planned to assign only eight
veterans to each, 50 as to make them
as comfortable as possible. Each
veteran viii have separate cot
blankets and a mess kit, which will
contain a plate. cup, knife and iorE
and spoon, and will become is per
sonal property when he break
camp. Each tent also will have twt
hand basins. water bucket. candle:
and two lanterns. With the prepar
aration of meals the veterans viii
| have nothing 10 do. These will b,
wholesome and substantial and vii
be served at the ends Of the company
| streets.
Only Veterans Served.
| "Only veterans Of the Civil Wal
may be provided food. shelter am
entertainment within the grea
camp around the battlefield" reat
the announcement of the commits
sion. Therefore, no woman Of
child or any man not veteran viii
be given foot shelter or enter
tainment. No veteran should brini
to Gettysburg any member OF hi
family or other person for whom h
will have to obtain food and quar-
ters outside the camp unless all ar
rangements therefor have first beer
made for them before he or the!
| coma IA GettVsburp ("
No veteran will be permitted Il
bring a trunk into camp, his bag
gage being restricted to that whicl
he can easily carry himself. TIL
care its viii rest with him.
The prinepa events of the cele
bration viii be held on July 1,
3 and 4, but in order to avoid con
gestion of traffic on the railroad
and confusion at Gettysburg, tn
camp will be opened on Sunday ev
enlng. June 80, the first meal to b.
served at supper time. Twenty meal
will be served to each veteran dur
ing the week If he is in camp tina
long and the camp will come to al
end after breakfast on Sunday, Jul.
lis.
| Veterans have planned to visi
historic places in and abort tn