The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
Veterans of Civil War From
North and South to Bivouac
on the Historic Field
Next Week.
MANY THOUSANDS
OF TENTS ERECTED
Wearers of Blue and Gray to
Be Guests of Government
During Celebration of De-
Gliding Battle of War.

GETTYSBURG, Pa, June o2.-Tbe
hills Of Gettysburg, where the armies
OF Meade and Lee pitched their tents
fifty years ago, are flecked today with
canvas, harbingers of the tented city
which will soon arise On the battle
field. The army Of Civil war veter.
ans from the north and the south
10000 of them-are coming, some few
in threadworn uniforms and all with.
out their muskcts, to hold jubilee
reunion on the fiftieth anniversary of
the battle. Some of the scouts are al
ready here; the advance guard will
bivouac on the field within a week
the rank and file win follow them not
more than fortyeight hours later.
Every star Of the forty-eight in the
American flag is expected to have here
its own quota Of veterans. They will
come as the guests of the national gov
ernment, and Of their respective states
and territories, which jointly will
spend more than a million dollars for
their entertainment and comfort. To
receive them the government and the
state Of Pennsylvania have made elab-
orate plans. One detail alone provides
for furnishing the veterans more than
100000 meals.
Ample Provision.
Pennsylvania has been planning for
the celebration Of the battle for more
than four years. She has appropriated
S415.000 as her share of the expense,
Congress has appropriated Sl50,000 to
defray the expense of the government g
participation, and named a commission
TO help carry out the plans. Every
state and territory also accepted the
general invitation to participate, and
nearly all Of them appropriated money
to transport veterans and commissions.
The big camp is pitched on that part
of the battlefield which lies southwest
Of Gettysburg. On nearly 800 acres
OJ Contiguous HIONuu jOop iChlo duN
more are going up under the super
vision Of the war department. The
camp lies partly on the scene Of the
first day Is fighting and is not far from
High Water mark, where Pickett 3 fa-
nous charge shattered against the Un-
ion lines.
Tents for Veterans.
Five thousand tents have been erect
ed for the exclusive use Of the vet
Grams. The camp has been laid out like
city. Each street and each tent has
a number, so it will be easy for any
veteran to look up former comrade
or foe. In the center of the camp
will be the headquarters OF the chief
auartermaster The veterans will be
encamped according to states
Although each tent is designed to ac-
commodate twelve men, it has been
planned to assign only eight veterans
to each, so as to make them as COM
Portable as possibleL Each veteran
will have separate cot, blankets and
q mess kit, which will contain q plate
cup. knife, fork and spoon. and will
become his personal property when he
breaks camp. Each tent also will have
two hand basins, water bucket, can
dies and two lanterns. With the prep
nration Of meals the veterans will have
nothing to do. These will be whole
some and substantial and will be
served at the ends of the company
streets.
Limited to Civil War.
"only veterans Of the Civil war
may be provided food, shelter and en-
tertainment within the great camp
around the battlefield reads the an
nouncement of the commission. "There.
fore, no woman or child or anv man
not veteran will be given food, shell.
should bring to Gettysburg any mem
whom he will have to obtain food and
quarters outside the camp unless nll
arrangements therefor have first been
made for them before he or they come
to Gettysburg.
a trunk into camp. his baggage being
restricted to that which he can easily
carry himself. The care Of II will rest
The principal events of the celcbra-
ton viii be held on July /. 2. and 4,
nc on the railroads and confusion AT
Gettysburg rhe camp Will be opened
on Sunday evening, June 20. the first
meal to be served at supper time. Twen-
py meals will be served TO each veteran
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