Eastern Colorado times., 1913-07-11
Zone of the unadyertised reunions of

federate section of the camp. A fife
and drum corps Of men in blue tramp
ed up and down the streets of the con-
federate part OF the city of tents.
They stopped before the tents, play.
ed such q fanfare as only drums and
fifes can make, summoned forth the
occupants and shook hands, threw
their arms about the gray shoulders
and in dozen other ways showed
their feelings Of friendship.
They kept 1t up for hours and Wis
tied practically every "reb" tent.
Their reception was as warm as their
greeting.
A remarkable coincidence of the
camp was the meeting of two men of
exactly the same name, coming from
towns of the same name. but in differ.
ent states. One fought on the union
side in the battle of Gettysburg. and
the other with the confederates.
These two men are John Carson Of
Burlington, N. j., and John Carson of
Burlington. N. c.
They met by the merest chance.
The Jersey Carson was walking along
one of the streets, and saw man in
gray. Just to be friendly. the Jersey
man stopped him and gave him
greeting. 1t was not until they had
talked for several minutes that they
discovered their names were identical.
One bearded veteran Of an Illinois
regiment told of an incident that hap
pened so years ago.
"As we rode through Gettysburg
that last time," he said, II remember
little girl stopped my horse and said
she wanted to give me bouquet.
got down and she pinned ribbon-a
little purple ribbon to my coat Wear
that in the next battle you go into,'
she said.
"We're not going to have any more
battles around here told her.
Yes, you are,' she insisted. Those
hills back there are full of rebels
:" I wore that purple ribbon through
the battle. never saw the girl after.
ward, but I've kept that ribbon, and
It's back at home in Illinois today"
A striking contrast is seen in the
menu provided for the soldiers fifty
years ago and what they enjoyed this
year:
1868 Breakfast bacon,
beans and coffee.
Dinner-Bacon, beans, hardtack and
coffee.
supper-Beans. hardtack, bacon
and coffee.
913-Breakfast- rice, fried
eggs, fried bacon, cream potatoes,
fresh bread, hard bread, butter and
coffee. ....
Dinner - Fricassee chicken, peas.
corn, ice cream. cake, cigars, fresh
bread, hard bread, butter, coffee, iced
tea.
Supper - Salmon salad. macaroni
and cheese. fresh bread, butter and
coffee.
When the house Of Representatives
recently undertook to name commit.
tee of its members to represent it at
the reunion Of the blue and gray at
Gettysburg it was found that not
veteran Of the Civil war sat on the Re-
PooAiSoAh oioC VI lAdI UOuy. AAc OuIy
Union veterans in the house, three in
number, are all Democrats, and six
veterans Of the Confederate army also
sit on that side. In the senate, how.
ever, there are six Confederate veter
ans on the Democratic side and six
Union veterans on the Republican side.
AS indicating the passage OF time, It
today in congress more veterans OF
the Spanish-American war than of the
Civil war. Nineteen members of the
senate are veterans of the war with
Spain. One member Of the house, who
has not seen war service at all. served
five years in the signal corps Of the
army as a private. and Delegate
Quezon of the Philippines was sta1
officer under Aguinaldo during tho
Philippine rebellion.
My heart beats faster tonight, saio
Gen. Daniel q. Sickles. The throng.
ing hordes who have motored and
walked and trolleyed to my camp to-
day have swept their hats of and hail
ed 1t as "sickles Day."
And SO have always regarded
July 2.
1t was on this day a half century
ago that God gave me strength to
serve my country and my maker bet.
ter than I ever had been able to serve
them before.
It was upon this day in go that I