The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-30

Gettysburg, Pa. June 29.-Gettys- 4
burg stepped fifty years backward to-
DAY In the halo OF history and looked y
again upon an army OF Blue and an &
army OF Gray meeting at her doorstep
to join in the semicentennial celebra-
ton OF the greatest battle Of the War
Between the States, and to show the
world that scars are not so deep as
the feeling of American brotherhood 3
All day veterans In Blue and Gray
trooped into the little town which has
slept so peacefully among It's hills since
Lee and Meade turned their legions
southwark SO long ago More than
thirty special trains came into the vil-
lago during the day.
From the station OF the two rail-
roads thta come into the village 1t is
a good long mile to the camp of 5000
tents, where tho veterans are housed
and walked. The sun was scorching
hot. and many sucumbed before they
found their tents There was no COM
planning, however.
Every possible arrangement for the
'comfort OF the united armies has been :
made.
Where Camp Lies.
The camp Itself lies on ground that&
dried ind, dust by the winds. The
tents fall Westward with the slope from,
the ground ffG@ the Emmittsburg Road
to the point on Seminary Ridge where T.
tho immortal charge of Pickett start -
ed on the third dayeof the fight. They
cover the peach orchard" and the
wheat field" where thousands of men
were lost. and part OF the groursd uys1
which Pickett charged, but they do no8f
reach to the "Bloo3- Angle" or to thas
base Of Cemetery f. lS
The formal exercises will be held in
n big tent near the Emmittsburg Road
but they will last two hours each day,
and the rest OF the time the veterans
will spend as they please. M
In the village itself thousands OF
sightseers are quartered. and thousands
more made the trip in every CON-
ceivable style of conveyance. Every
barn Is n garage. Every room that is
available was taken days ago #
The news that President Wilson is
coming to make a speech July 4 caused
stir to-day. A&&
j. NJ Schoonmaker. chairman of the
Gettysburg Commission. to-day te1erS
graphed TO the President, inform fhg
him that the commission would lH< <eS
him to get to Gettysburg at IL ocloShA
July 4. The President will stay he
about two hours.
The first accident of the celebrate
came to- day. when two trolley cars dH5
the Gettysburg Railway Company's lir -
which runs over tho battlefield. CO
lided Six passengers were slight ~
injured. &
August D. Brown, of Livermore Fal
Me, was the first veteran to die
the field. He taken suddenly fH
late to day. The heat probably haste
cd his death.
Terrible Battle Recalled.
Tonight In front OF nearly ev ~
tent lanterns are twinkling. while o
enemies-now friends-recall the ~
rible battle OF Gettysburg and hi
| they tried their best to annihilate eav
other. The meeting Of old foes az
the recognitions. Notwithstanding 6a
fifty years OF separation, are too mug 2l
rous to recount. 1fl353
One thing that may be incorfGa
in it is how the famous old Pig
phia Corn Exchange Regiment
the battle of Gettysburg fqY =
"Yanks." There are now thY :
survivors of the old Corn Ely :
and nearly all OF them are milY *
Tonight they met Il little fraes 2[f T.
the Twenty Mississippi. t&SM4&chS
they were directly opposed du Nng the;
battle of Gettysburg on July ", 1863.
Major General McLows. of Mishissippis:
is the author of the statement thar
| f3iEclows battery saved thd Union3
forces from annihilatio butt all his
torians have seemed TO forget that the
Corn Exchange Regiment, lone-handad.s
saved Bigelows battery from CAPTURE
This is just a little portion Of the new
history that will be told. This is fhn
first time the real combatants cvar5
have gotten together since they fourhfs
| The first meal of the camp was serysds
at o'clock tonight The food We :.
served on agateware plates. with ricaI
! ly nickeled knives forks and sponp :
1t consisted OF vegetable soup, roast;
beef, baked sweet potatoes, strfns
beans, bread. butter, coffee. iced tses;;
ice cream and assorted cakes. n r,..
/ different from the meals served on ~
! same spot fifty years ago. ~