Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-23
BLUE AND GRAY AT
GETTYSBURG AGAIN.
Battlefield Dotted With Tents,
Where ErstwhiIe Foes Meet
as Brethren.

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, harbingers of the tented city
which will soon arise on the battle
field. The army of Civil War veterans
from the North and the South-40,0 900
of them-are coming, some few In
thread worn uniforms and all without
their muskets, to hold jubilee re-
union on the f1ftieth anniversary of
the battle. Some of the scouts are
already 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 quota of veterans. They
will come as the guests of the Ma
tional encampment, and of their re-
spective States and territories. which
Jointly will spend more than a million
dollars for their entertainment and
comfort. To receive them the govern
ment and the State of Pennsylvania
have made elaborate plans. One de-
tail alone provides for furnishing the
veterans more than 5000 meals.
Pennsylvania has been planning for
the celebration of the battle for more
than four. years. She is appropri-
ated $4,000 as her share of the ex-
pense. Congress has appropriated
$3.50, 900 to defray the expense or the
governments participation, and
named a commission to help carry
out the plans. Every State and ter
ritory also accepted the general invi-
tation to participate and nearly all
of them appropriated money to trans
port veterans and commissions.
The big camp is pitched on that
part of the battlefield which lies
southwest of Gettysburg. On nearly
300 acres of contiguous ground 1000
tents and more are going up under
the supervision of the War Depart
ment. The camp lies partly on the
scene of the first days fighting and
is not far from High Water Mark,
where Pickett's famous charge shat
tered against the Union lines.
Five thousand tents nave been
erected for the exclusive use of the
veterans. The camp has been laid
out like a city. Each street and eacn
tent has number, so it will be easy
for any veteran to look up a former
conarade or foe. In the center of the
camp will be the headquarters OF the
chief ouartermaster. The veterans
will be encamped according to States
"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.
Therefore no woman or child or
any man not a veteran will be given
food. shelter or entertainment NO
veteran should bring to Gettysburg
any member of his family or other
person for whom he will have to OBJ
tain food and quarters outside the
camp unless all arrangements there
for have first been made for them be-
fore he or they come to Gettys-
burg
No veteran will be permitted to
bring a trunk into camp, his baggage
being restricted to that which he can
easily carry himself. The care of IL
will rest with him.
The principal events of the celeora-
ton will be held on July l, 2, 3 and
4, but in order to avoid congestion
of traffic on the railroads and con-
fusion at Gettysburg. the camp viii
be opened on Sunday evening, Jun~
90. the first meal to be served at
supper time.