Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-04

NNI fUNUNNNINU Yesterday TIE charge
'ot Pickett acfuss the Held % Octiys-
burg np the tlope 81 Cemetery ridge
whore aeath kcpi stop with them III
e. Ihey were foiefana 81 the Viz
Nluia regiments on THAT immortal bfl.
eade Unaef tho brow 80 the ridge
ln tne bloody auHie where tho phlins
deiphia brigade stood that day WAS
= haHssfHi SIS bias seaFcelg lager.
vniilng 10 meet tho onslaught OF
pceCe. There were no flashing aa-
tres. no Funs rcarine wsfh she'll. only
eyea tbat dimmed fast and kindly fac
- behind the stone wall that marks
the angie. A the end. in place ~
wounds o. nHison or death. were hand
snakes speeches and minHilns cheers.
The Veterans IN grey marched for
q uuertcr % a mile over the ground
that they tfayersod during the charge
They came np the slope IN columns
~ fousA Irregular. but responsive 10
the commands 81 Major ". w Bent
ley. Of the 2tth virginia. one OF the
~ officrts of eiiael riehetrs 81 the
PhIladelphiR hrirader who was pres
eat. Ahead 81 them marched q band
and we'll down the column was 4 fad.
Cd Confederate flag. ita red Held pirc-
"a with many holes. its cross baYs
aim and its SHAFT cciorcd wsth the
sweat ~ many n men who died that
= mighi fly high IN the last dcsper-
ate effort 10 pierce the Union lines
its progress was slow and painful for
the timothy lu the field was high and
~ ploWed surface was not easy for
worid-wsary feet Up % the very
eeRe of the stone wall covered now
with tangled vines. shaded by trees
and peaceful a. a summer lane. they
marched IN the hot sun while the
band played "Dixie.~ There they
stood hair an hour while their COM
radeE IN blue peered across az them.
Tho blue line formed behind the
wallis Over their heads noated a fed
"a standard 81 the SECOND army
corps. Behind Thorn were the stat
uee % the Philadelphia brigade and
the Fourth 4. s. army battery where
General Armisioad died In the midst
- the guns. killed. tho historits say.
by a shot ilred by H. dying command
er. Lieutenant Cushina.
~ the rftn IN gray formed In a
long line facing the wall. the stars
and bars 81 the second corps we're
crossed Ia amity: the stars ana stripes
was unfuried and tra crowd fh&t
came 70 watch hurst into q cheer
Representative J. Hampton Moore. Of
PENNSYLVANIA, made a long speech
and Major Bentley answered hin ois
behalf of the South. The veterans
IN gray we're given medal provided
BY John Wansmaker. Thas crowd
er over tho stone wall. shook hands
! and the charge was over There
Was many a picturesque figure ln the
Use that came up he slope
W. ". Turpin. 81 ne ssrd Virginia.
. appeared In ne uniform ne wore on
the day 81 the charge. His feet were
bound IN cloth, he had an army blaa
net strapped 10 his iTck and he cain,
" smoked a 0ng stemmed corn col
pipe.
There were fifteen regiments In
Pickett's division that day IN 80. and
the histories say that 5000 mon
charged ccross the field. Every field
onscer WAS killed or wounded ex,epi
one lieutenant colonel and two third,
Of the line officers met tho sams
fate. or the g 1000 who charged oni,
about 1000 returned to tho Confed
crate position.
The Philadeiphia brigade number
90 about i2000 men and lost asa IL
killed and wounded
Governors Day" IN the blg ten
WAS great success Interest wal
added TO the occasion by the presenc,
81 congressional committee al
twenty-one representatives and uin'
senators. who came -ero this after
noon from Washington. headed n,
Vice President Marshall and Speaker
Clark
one practical suggestion came from
the meeting. Governor Cox. 81 ohio
IN the cn'irse ~ his address. urge,
that ths national SOLDIER home q
Johnson City. Tcnn,. ne turned owe
10 the Confederatcs for use nv q hom
fnr tho veterans VINO fought unde
tho southern flag The audienc
voiced rs approval by tremendoa
applause.
Vice President Marshall was M
. ilrst speaker His address was In IN
nature Of a Fourthsof July Grafton
Ife said IN part
1T would be- Ia vain 90 speak a
right or wrong on this occasion. Thl
celebration could only happen q
AmeFlca. Nowhere else IN the worl
could men who fought as bitter foe'
nifty years ago. meet. clasp hands D
brotherly lave. ~ they are here toda,
This occasion win perhaps be the Ia,
~ the Mason aaa Dixon line A
Bob Taylor ono said. there Is nos
no difference between the North an
the South except cold bread and M
biscuit"
Speaker CLARK made his usual h
with the audience. He commcndc
the sentiment Of Mr.. Marshall tina
only In American could there be vii
messed the scene Of once bitter foe
loiasping hands Ia brothcrly love hfi
years after they had fought each 9th
~ and he recalled shat ~ took Enp
land ESQ years 90 get around 10 "a
point Of erecting a statue Ia rs greu
prince. oliver Cromwell
'rhe valor displayed IN the war
he declared. "was not northern valo
u was not Southern valor hnt ! thin
hy the Almighty God. Il WAS Amer
can vaior Tho greatest thing of q
Is 10 be an American citizen
Governor Mann. az Virginia. wa
veteran. produced great enthusiast