The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-26
v|RG|N|ANS PLAN
GETTYSBURG TRIP
Fifteen Hundred Veterans Will
Have Best Quarters in Great
Encampment.
GOVERNOR AND STAFF GOING
Special Train Will Go From
Richmond-Pedestal Of Nir-
ginia Monument in Place.

| Applications for reservations In the
great reunion camp ut Gettysburg in
July filed with Colonel Joseph v
Bidsood. adiutant- general OF the Grand
Camp of Virginia. Confederate Vet
Grams and Colonel David A Brown. Jr.
quartermaster of the Virginia Davis
ion. United Confederate Veterans, show
that between 1900 and 1900 Virginia
veterans will be in attendance. Re-
ports made would make the number
| larger. reaching perhaps 1000. but
these are discounted in allowing for ILL
ness and change OF plans, so that not
TO exceed 1900 is regarded as safe
estimate.
| The Virginians Will he located in
what is perhaps the best situation in
the entire camp, which is laid out for
10000 men. They have section on
West Confederate Avenue. close by
Seminary Ridge. and not far from tho
| Lutheran Seminary, where It is prob
able tho commissioners of tho reunion
Will have their headquarters. General
J. Thompson Brown, commander of the
| Virginia Division. United Confederat e
Veterans. and. by appointment of Gov
ernor Mann. the Gettysburg commits
sioner for this State. visited Gettys-
burg few days ago for the third
time. He there sought tho advice of
Major Normoyle, United States Army,
who is In charge of tho arrange ments,
and that officer unhesitatingly suggest
ed the spot spoken OF as the best in
camp, General Brown thereupon re-
served for it for the veterans from this
State
Governor md StnT Going.
Governor Mann and his staff will at
I tAN fl,A
probably. at the Pennsylvania College.
They will he present at least three days.
taking part in the official ceremonies,
at which President Woodrow Wilson
will be the leading figure when he lays
the corner stone of the peace monu-
ment Leaving Gettysburg. Governor
Mann and staff will visit the First Rri
gade of Virginia Volunteers. which
Will then be in camp at point to be
determined in the conference to be
held in Staunton this morning
The Virginia Division will certainly
be accompanied to Gettysburg by n
band, which will be devoted to it's use.
sci for the Virginia part OF the camp.
The band is to he good one.
Special TrRin From Richmond.
special train is being arranged for
to convey most OF tho Virginia veterans
to the reunion. Some of course, will
, routes. but IL is certain that several
hundred will journey from Richmond,
including many of the inmates OF the
Soldiers Home. The train Will leave
Richmond carly in tho morning of
Sunday. June %. in time. allowing for
all possible delays due 10 congestion.
TO insure reaching Gettysburg by 6
o'clock in the afternoon This will
give the division all day Monday TO
get straight in camp. Resides It will
save all expense since the State of
PENNSYLVANIA Will begin serving meals
free 10 all veterans on sunday night.
and the old soldiers need only to take
a lunch 10 he eaten on the train dur
ing the day.
TO show tho interest taken in got
ting the Confedcrates to the reunion.
for which the War Department is fur
nishinS the tents and camp expenses.
/ Major Normoylc and Captain Hartman
OF the army quartermastcr' depart
mcnt, will attend the reunion in Chat
tanooga this week, and will he in CON
ference there with General Brown and
ether Confederate leaders.
The Virginia Monument.
General Brown reports that the
pedestal which is to hold the monu.
mont TO he erected 10y the state OF Viz
Gina To the memory Of her soldiers
who took part in the battle is already
n
is pleased to find. on the very spot
where he himself came upon General
Lee during the high water mark OF
the battle, finding him in an attitude
OF PRAYER. The ground about the
pedestal has been cleared and turfed
making an attractive appearance
! The alleGorical group which is to
surround the base Of the monument
has been cast In bronze and Is ready
to be put in place. The equestrian
statute OF General Lee to surmount tho
( monument is now in tho foundry The
site is in Confederate territory during
The battle nearly opposite the great
PENNSYLVANIA monument,
y kodak picture was taken of General
Brown during his visit. shaking hands
with Colonel Arthur Cowan, of the
FIRST New York Heavy Artillery. across
the shaft that marks the spot where
General Armistead fell during Picketta
/ charge
7 Many Virginia counties have appro.
priated money 10 pay the railroad fare
OF veterans who arc unable to defra \
. their own expenses. The City Council
of Richmond is being asked to appro-
pirate not exceeding $4,000 for tho
same purpose, and the Confederates OF
/ itich!aond arc greatly interested In the
outcome OF this effort. They feel tina,
the city should help the men who
barred their breasts In defense of Rich
mond TO visit again. after fifty wears
the scene where the greatest battle OF
the war was fought.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED