The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-10
WITH BLUE AND GRAY At GETTYSBURG

Many were the stories told and In
Vulnerable were the incidents, both
pathetic and humorous, which marked
the great reunion of the Union and
Confederate veterans on the Gettys-
burg battlefield. CommemOrating the
f1ft1eth anniversary Of the most stub
bornly contested battle Of the Civil
war, fragments of the hosts which
faced each other in that conflict gath
cred to renew old acquaintances and
to recount the deeds of other days.
Here is a story which was told by
A. r. Dice, vice-president of the Read
Ing railway:
Once upon a time there we're vet
eran in gray and a veteran in blue.
They came to Gettysburg and in the
course of events and visits to hotels
they happened to meet. They looked
over the sights Of Gettysburg and the
monuments of the field. But they
found they must part.
The one in blue lived in Oregon;
the one in gray in New Orleans, They
went weeping together to their sta
tion and passed by train after train,
deferring the parting that must come.
Just what they said, just how they
reached the final grand idea Of the
meeting, Mr.. Dice did not know.
But, however, yesterday they finally
decided that the time for parting had
, not figure how to reach home via New
Orleans and his gray cothrade, while
willing to see the west, didn't have
the money for ticket.
They lined upon on the platform as
their trains stood waiting and then
before the crowd. they slowly stripped
of their uniforms and exchanged
them there while the curious flocked
to see them.
The Oregonian who came proudly to
town with coat of blue, went as
proudly away with one of gray and
the veteran from Louisiana who boast
ed the gray Of the south sat with
swelling chest in his new uniform of
blue.
James H. Lansberry of st. Louis,
Mo, who enlisted in the Third Indiana
cavalry from Madison, Ind, recited to
his comrades the details of his cap
ture in the town of Gettysburg by
Confederates SO years ago. Following
the sxirmish just outside of town
which marked the opening of what
was tn be a world-famed engagement,
he had been detailed to assist in car
rying a wounded officer to the old
seminary In Gettysburg. While in
town frantic women Hooked about him
and begged that he tell of the battle.
He remained to tell the story, with the
result that he had to spend several
days in following the Confederate
army as prisoner. After tramping
so miles over rough country without
shoes he succeeded in escaping and
finally made his way back to Gettys-
burg, where he remained till August
in assisting in the care of the wound
ed. which were housed in the semln-
u1Ay, CuuICAOS1 UslA uo ebAO PoDAS DuAAN-
inHs.
Harry X. Thaw has come to the
financial rescue Of Gen. Daniel e.
S:ckIes from his cell in Matteawan.
He sent a letter to Chairman Schoon-
maker, having charge of the celebra
tfon Of the flftieth anniversary fthe
battle of Gettysburg, in which $1,000
In cash was inclosed. In the letter
Thaw wrote that he felt the deepest
sympathy for General Sickles because
OK the misfortunes that had come to
hlm in his old age This sympathy
the writer declared, was heightened
by the fact that Thaw he'd two uncles
In the Union army
Gen. tom" Stewart of Pennsylva-
MA is telling an amusing story of
runaway vet" he came across in the
big camp The veteran is eighty.five
years old, and his son at home an
n6unced that under no circumstances
should his aged parent 60 to Gettys-
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