Arizona republican., 1913-06-26
FIND PASSED
 THOUSAND MARK
Last Day of Preparation Was a Busy One-Old Soldier Given a Hearty Send-Off at the Santa Fe Depot

Six Arizona survivors of Gettys- burg are on their way back to that famous field where will begin next Monday the celebration of the fifteth anniversary of that mightiest battle of the war between the states. It was intended that three of the dele gates should be q. A. R. veterans and three confederate veterans. It was expected that one Of the latter would join the party 1t Flagstaff. but late in the afternoon tele- eram was received from T. A. Rior- Gan stating that there was none in Caconino N II Phillips, of Tempe, union survivor, was then selected and he joined the party at The Re publican office shortly before the start of the journey
 The delegation consists of the fol- lowing.
 Cap5ein W. F. Fickas. Fourteenth Indiana Forty-third Indiana, and Fourth L. < Artillery
 J J Camp. Tenth Georgia
 Andrew J. Weaber one Hundred and Sixth Pennsylvania
 J A. Ninson. Thirty fifth Virginia
 W. II Phillips. one Hundred and Ihirty-siXth New York
 Marion Abbott First Minnesota
 The party was accompanied by Emil Ganz also survivor of the Lattle, and J J. O'Connor,
 The expenses of the six delegates are paid out of the transportation fund for which The Republican made an appeal to the people Of this state. and amounted to $962.50. MT. Camp Vas elected treasurer by the deIeea-
 
 tickets and the Pullmans the rest of the money was turned over to him.
 As the delegation was seated in the office of The Republican, shortly before going to the depot MT. Ninson, t confederate, looking around d his companions. four Union survivors and two cOnfederates, including himself said to MT Abbott We were Tn about the same proportion at Gettys- burg the other time About the same" replied AIr Abbott
 MT. Abbott mentioned that he had been in twenty-four battles during the var. the first being the first hattle of Bull Run Mir. Weaber re- marked that that had been his initial engagement also, and a comparison ot notes found that their lines had run pretty close together throughout Liit ''dis lAlOuSii It1tS ndQ not quite come into contact Both belonged to the second brigade of the second army corps of the second division
 MT Phillips, the last member of the delegation. belonged to the twentieth army corps. second brigade and third division. His brigade formed d part of the line that wa formed at the Cemetery Gate on July l. 1863. anC II was the only battle line on tho field that was not shattered at some time during the four days of fighting II was subjected. however, to severa sharp charges.
 A little before five o'clock yester- day afternoon photograph of the veterans was taken in front of The Republican office. In the backgrounc was a large pennant bearing tn, V ord ARIZONA" That will fIoa rom tent of the Arizona delegation at Gettysburg The letters are il red on white ground with a blu, border. It was made hastily as i had to be, by the Singer Sewins Machine company. L. A Hunter manager. The material was contrib Eted by the Boston Store Berry. hilTs contributed two beautiful Den nants. The photograph was taker by J J. Mccullough
 Then the final arrangements fo