The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-28
ESTIMATED THAT ALREADY 10000
HAVE ARRIVED FOR THE
CELEBRATION.
MAIN ARMY OF BLUE
And GREY ARRIVE SUNDAY
Camp, Which Will be Thrown open At
5usIe Call Tomorrow, will be Largest
Since Civil War-Every Branch Of
Military Service Represented.

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Gettysburg, Pa, June 28.-The ad-
vance guard of great army of peace
reached Gettysburg today. It is esti-
mated that there are already 10000
visitors in this vicinity, and yet the
formal exercises of the Gettysburg
semicentennial celebration do not be-
gin until Monday. Tomorrow morn
ing will see the arrival of the main
army of Blue and Gray veterans. To
\ day a vast body of army engineers,
Sk'Ned cooks, physicians and hospital
at@sehdants is engaged in putting the
finishing touches to the great tented
city where the 10000 old soldiers will
be fed and sheltered during the six
days of the celebration. The camp,
which will be thrown open at the bugle
call tomorrow morning, will be the
largest military camp that the country
has seen since the Civil War. The
camp comprises $50 acres, starting
iSfbout 200 yards from the High Water
Mark monument on the battlefield, and
lying to the southwest of the town and
partly on the scene of the first days
fight.
The town of Gettysburg is beautiful
ly end profusely decorated. Shippens-
burg, Carlisle, Chambersburg and num-
erous other cities and towns within
fifty-mile radius, all of which will help
to entertain the overflow of visitors,
have put on holiday attire. The Stars
and Stripes and the Stars and Bars
are prominent everywhere, with port
rats of Lee and Meade, Longstreet
and Pleasonton and other famous COM
manders of the opposing armies, side
bF side.
tie arrangements to guard the
health of the veterans are of the most
perfect and elaborate character At
cost Of $4,000 the state Of Pennsyl-
vania has established an emergency
hospital under canvas just east of the
National Cetetery grounds. A United
States field hospital is conveniently
located in the town. In addition three
good sized infirmaries have been set
up. There will be many ambulances
and surgeons stationed about the field
ready to give first aid tratment and
rush the Ill to the nearest hospital.
The largest tent in the world has
been raised in which to hold the exer-
cises of the reunion. Fifteen thousand
ve.'a ans may sit under the big canvas
and listen to the orations of Chief
Justice White, Secretary of War Gar.
rison, Governor Tener and other not
abr npen who will address the gather
9 Today was day of preparations and
arrivals. 1t was "go as you please"
with the early visitors, and they took
rsmarkable, considering the age of the
veterans and the fact that many OF
them had just completed long and
tiresome Journeys
The battlefield caught tn. most of
them. The monuments were inspect
ed and every hill and ridge was
climbed to get clear view of the
field where thousands of the youth OF
the North and the South gave up their
lives in the fierce fight that was
waged during the first three days OF
July in 1868.
1t is remarkable how long and well
ea$n} eoldiers remember every spot,
: i move, every order, every Incl.
c,T ,A5f battle. They would gather
n groups and point to the scene Of
n ckett's famous charge, to the spot
8 acre General Reynolds fell, and to
If u line held by the Union forces
\ bng Cemetery Ridge from Culp's Hill
u Round Top. They talked of reserve
II Irps and attacks on their right; ol
h )valry charges and defense by the
/ II. As they wandered around they
build see q monument on who ~
X iscription would particularly q
1eir attention. Then they wou
~ out among themselves, thr
4 fatalities to the winds, how man