The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-06-06

the encampment Is over.
The old soldiers are to be supplied
with fresh meat. directly from refrfg-
orator cars drawn upon the field. They
win be given fresh vegetables and spe-
cial bread with the best coffee and tea
which the market affords. For them It
will not be case OF bareback, bootleg
and poor bacon.
The Battle OF Gettysburg commits
sion OF the state of Pennsylvania has
a large sum Of money at it's disposal
for the entertainment of the visiting
veterans, and the thousands of persons
who will accompany them. Hospital
ity Is to mark the days. Fifty years
ago Pennsylvania aided In the work of
repelling the visitors from the south.
In early July next the same state win
have its arms wide open in welcome
to the men wearing the gray. Enter
tainments of various kinds will be Of
fered the visiting veterans, but it is
pretty well understood that their deep
interest in reyisiting the scenes where
they fought, Little Round Top, Oak
Ridge, Cemetery Hill, Culp's Hill,
I9AhOOA OACtAg thC sOSOA0 w oil Gnu ONnCA
places will hold them largely to the
pleasures and to the sadnesses of per-
sonal "reminiscences. Arm in arm with
the Union soldiers the Confederate SOL
diers will retramp the battle-ground.
They will look over the field of Pick.
ett's desperate charge. They will re-
trace the marching steps of Long
streets corps. They win go to the
place where Meade had his headquar-
ters and to the place from which Lee
directed his southern forces in battle.
Pennsylvania is going to make a
great celebration of peace of this if
tieth anniversary Of what probably
was the decisive battle of the war, al
though it was fought nearly two years
before the war ended. Other states
win help Pennsylvania in its work, and
from every section of the country,
north, east, south and west, the vet
Grams will assemble, most of them
probably to see for the last time in
life the field upon which they were
willing to die for the sake of their re-
| spective causes.
The veterans will not be directly en-
| camped in the Gettysburg park, which
| is dotted with monuments to the yari-
GUS commands which took part N the
fight and which is laid out in approved
park fashion, with fine drives and
beautifully kept lawns. There will be
| two camps, known as No. l and No. 2.
No. / will cover 149 acres and No.
will cover A acres. The layouts of
these camps are based on the use of
conical tents, each of which will. with
| out crowding, accommodate eight per-
sons. Inasmuch as accommodations
are to be furnished for 10000 visitors
5000 tents will be required to give
quarters to the visiting hosts.
Visitors to Be Cared For.
Every possible care is to be taken
of the visitors. The sanitary arrange
ments which have been made are said
to be the best that are possible and
they are the result of careful study by
medical officers of the service. All the
upon to make it certain that the health
of the veterans will be conserved while
they are in camp.
With so many thousands of old sol
diers in attendance, and taking into
consideration the probability that the
weather will be warm, it is expected
that there will be sickness, but the
United States government and the
state of Pennsylvania are preparing
for hospital service which shall be
adequate to any contingency. There
will be hospital corps detachments
present ready to render first aid to
the injured, and there will be many
field hospitals with surgeons in at
tendance, where the sick can receive
instant attendance.
i 1t is said that this contemplated re
union has induced more interest
among the old soldiers of the north
and the south than any event which
has happened since the day that the
war closed. There is today at Gettys
burg a great national park, in which
is included a cemetery where thou
sands of soldier dead are buried. Thu
United States government and the leg
islature of Pennsylvania worked to
gether to make park of the battle
field and to mark accurately ever!
point in it which has historic interest
When one goes to the field he can tel
just where this brigade or that bri
gade was engaged. just where thi'
charge or that charge was made ant
just where the desperate defenses o
positions were maintained until tn,
tide of battle brought either victory o
defeat TO one of the immediate com
mands engaged.
, It was in 1895 that congress estah
, lished national park at Gettysburg
: and gave the secretary of war author
| ity to name commission ito superin
/ tend the opening of additional roads
mark the boundaries, ascertain an,
i definitely mark the lines OF battle o
I troops engaged. to acquire lands whicl
: were occupied by infantry. cavalry an,
: artillery. and such other adiacen
/ lands as the secretary of war ma.