Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-30
Blue AND oRAN UNITED ~ 8
PEACE ON FlxLo or t@isroalc #
CONFLICT.
FORTY THousANo vgAGnANe
TO De AseEMDlno roNuo,t1,


gray. tho biggest army Of its kind that
has ever been gathered together il
hfty years. woke today ON the aeld 81
Gettysburg to tho call Of the revella
and the war like rattle OF pots ana
pans In q score Of mess tents.
Veterans who sat about camp flres
until late at night were up long before
the sun climbed over the hills OF the
Blue ridge. Before the electric lights
or the modern camp were turned ont
TO mako way for the sun the veterans
were singing the songs OF war times
ana the wide streets Of the tented city
echoed with the "Kl-Yr' OF the "John-
ny Rob" and the hoaruo 1esponoo of
his Yank brother from the north.
Tho regular army msn In charge OF
the camp expected 1900 veterans "a
como into Gettysburg today and BY 70.
night they will be prepared to tent ana
mess the more than 10000 men with.
out hitch or delay.
Vets Swap Stories 81 -.
There was not set program today
and the vets were FREQ to look up old
friends or old encmies and swap stO-
rles OF '63 and enjoy themselves In any
way they saw a..
Just as soon as tho rntions os bacon
AMI eggs and coffee. fruits OF the
seeson." fresh breAi and butter. were
disposed Of In the way all good sol-
diers dispose OF them. Tho real inspoc-,
tlon Of the field cnd the retelling OF
the story OF Gettysburg began with all
the point Of criticism that the private
soldier knows 20 well how to make.
Il amt seen reb yet who didn't
charge Round Top and take Il all by
hisself." said lanky southernsr. N
he wandered into the quarters Of the
Pennsylvania contingent.
| mo and hain't seen Yank who
didn't break up Picketts chAFgo " ~
own SELF" said Z smiling PennsylvAns
ian as they shook hands /,
! Buford's Cavalry Holds Recspsion.
| The only set event today was the
joint reception by the survivors of
General Bufords cavalry and th0
southerners Of General Wheeler's cav-s
airy to the citizens OF Gettysburg. lt
was Buford who discovered the gray
! army advancing on Gettysburg on tho
morning of July l. fifty years ago. and
the pickets who first saw the scouts OF
Lee swinging up tho Chambersburg
pike. and fred the hrst shot Of tho
greatest battle OF the war. It was Blu.
ford who stubboEnly fought tho ad-s
| vance OF General Heft's division Of the
| Third confederate corps on that July
| morning until General Reynolds ar.
rived and took command and Wheels
er's men helped to make that Joint AZ.
| fair a warm one.
! Relatives OF General Meade. General
Longstreet, General Pickett and Gem
| eral Hill arrived today and were given
quarters in the town.
! Thirty-Five Governors 20 Attend. {
Col J. NJ. schoonmaker. chairman OF
the Pennsylvania commission. an-
| nounced today that thirty-ffve COVER
nors had accepted invitations to DO
present during the week.
Gen. Hunter Eiggett assumed corn-
! mand Of the veteranS camp today and
Major Namoyle, Of the Quartermasters
corps. who has been working pretty
nearly twenty three hours each day
| for the last two weeks. gave up tho
re,ns Of office. General Ligsett ap-s
pointed as his adjutant, Lieut.. Simon
Bolivar Buckner. son OF tho confcd-
crate general.
| The Wisconsin veterans arrived on
their special train early today. They
were accompanied by Governor NC
Govern. Gen. F. c. winkler. Col. w. j.
Cronyn and Maj. 6. z. Lec:cer. ct
Milwaukee. and Adjutant General
| Salsman. of Madison.
| Governor McGovern said that altho
the train was DELAYED the veterans
stood the Journey we'll and were In
| fine spirits.
sumraasttss On che Ground.
| Governor Tener. Of Pennsylvania.
motored over from Harrisburg today
and occupied his tent In the grounds
| Of Gettysburg College.
The suffragists do not intend 20
overlook any opportunities and have
arranged for quarters near the big tent
in the veterans camp whore the prin-
cipal exercises are to be held. They
/ expect to attack the veterans from ev.,
cry side.
Wilson 70 Visit Battlefield.
| washington. June 80. - Presidens
Wilson will go to Gettysburg by train
II v,,,.. A NJ motor orig