Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-06-20
VIII Attend er... Anniversary Nee.


grounds Of that greatest Of all hst>
ties, Gettysburg, June 10Th to July
9th. ]. A. Walter, Senior Vice Com.
mander Of the Department Of Kan
sas, will be in charge Of HeadQust.
ters there of the Kansas veterans.
in attendance, Of whom IT is estimat>
ed here will be one hundred.
After the celebration, Mr.. Walter,
Will go to Pittsburg, Pa, for a visit.
Mr.. Brougher to Harrisburg and Mr.
Miller to Hanover, these places hev>.
ing been the respective homes Of
the three gentlemen previous to-
the war.
This celebration being in honor.
Of the Semi Centennial Anniversary.
OF the greatest battle of the Civil
war, and by some believed to have,
been the greatest in the history Of
the world, will be, fittingly a great
and spectacular event.
Tents and camp accommodations
nave been provided for an army Of
10000 veterans who will be provided
for and fed in army style.
Each soldier will be provided on,
his arrival with cot and blankets.
cup and saucer, plate, spoon knife
fork, etc., most Of which may be re-.
tanned by them as souvenirs Of the
occasion. The expense incident TO
he celebration is borne largely by
the state of Pennsylvania, with whom
the idea originated, although they
will be assisted by an appropriation
OF sl5O,OOO from the federal govern,
ment, which, together with an 60.
ual amount set aside by the state
'for that purpose, will arrange the 4.
grounds and provide equipment for
the event and defray Ahs9,sxpenses-
thereof. Nearly all northern states
made an appropriation to provide
for transportation to the scene and 4.
home again for the veterans Of their,
respective states.
The veterans at this event will
be the guests Of the G. A. R. ofl
Pennsylvania and the Federal Cove
ernment.
July 1st, End, 3rd, and 4th will be
the days of active celebration, fol,
lowing out about the following proe
gram:
July 1st., Veterans Day-Appro>
PIRATE exercises under the Joint d.
rection Of the Penn Commission,
the Commander In Chief of the @.
A. R., and the United Confederate
Veterans.
July End, Military Day-Undsr the
direction Of the Chief Of Staff Of
the United States army. Special de-
tachments Of each arm Of the regular
service to participate as directed.
July 3rd.., Civic Day-Under thA
direction of the governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pre-,
siding, and participated in by the
governors Of the various states.
July 4th., National Day-The Chief
Justice Of the United States presid.
Ing.
Forenoon, Grafton by the President
Of the United States. High Noon,
President Wilson to lay the corner
stone Of a great Peace Monument.
Evening, Fireworks. :
Gettysburg was really a drawn bat
lie and yet, paradoxically, it was the
decisive battle Of the war, and IVES;
considered by both sides and by the
world as a great Union. victory.
The Gettysburg campaign was the
asst Of the several incursions upon i.
Northern soil. From there on Lee
vas always on the defensive, hence
Gettysburg in the annals Of war Is
Known as High Water Mark and
It the bloody angle in the field It.
,elf where Pickett's great ASSAULT
was ended in defeat, a tablet re-
cords High Water Mark
At Gettysburg was fought the most
bloody battle of the Civil war, and
today it is the most celebrated bait
lie in the worlds history. TheUn>
ion losses in the three days battle =.
were $4,000 and the Confederate ia =.
estimated at 10000. -
Mr.. Walter was one OF the partie>
ipants in this great three days strugS
gle and Mr.. Brougher was a witness
Of the same. Shortly previous to
this engagement, Mr.. Brougher had
suffered the loss Of an arm in bat.
tie, but he heard Of the great strugs {.
gle going on between the two forces
and left his home to witness the
contest