Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
VETERANS BEAR HEAT WITH
THEIR WARTIME FORTITUDE
General Sickles, of Union Army, and
General Young, Of the Confederacy,
Greeted by Warriors They Led and
Fought at Scene of the Reunion.

GETTYSBURG, PA. July 5-The tumut and the shouting
died for the second time Gettysburg again
has figured in world history. For less
tile conflict of the armies of Lee and Meade 63 the friendly
meeting between the of the armies which,
lasting four days is at end to-day
Voices have been raised the of peace and reconciliation
during all the half century Appomatox they
remained merely uneazed appeaun this last week. the
of the greatest battle of the greatest
fought between brothers.
peace reigns love rgns at last over the broad roll
stretches of Gettysburg where for fifty years
recollection of crashing of sectional hatred of thirst for
blood
Affection of Veterans Sincere.
The reunion of the the Union Confed
eacy has been the ncer and effective step taken
the reconciliation of the North South-ts by
of the themselves younger representatives
of the two sections and of expressions which
the nation.
Yesterday proved when pathetic but spec
tace staged The whtehaed of the Union army
dpoyed nearly calculated in the positions they
occupied the third day of the battle Bloody Angle They
stood there proud in the forgeness of their years. obvous
the terrific heat obvious of everything around them, with eyes
seeing only the brave strong day fifty years before when they
waited on the same spot for the enemy.
The feeble Also placed in battle order They
too exutant poweress sde the rebel yell
dubbed out of their souls
The given charge The rebel veil came sharp
and clear The started toward the blue line charge
did not have the force and that mpeed fifty years
Instead the stumbled in their course
them fell The advancing line became ragged where the younger
veterans Oudanced more feeble comrades But spirit
of '63 there.
Clasp Hands at Bloody Angle.
Years rolled back and the echoes of cannonade sight Of
the pervadg smoke finn the choking of that
thrill of battle and of youthful revived
The army advanced to the Bloody Angle The blue army
braced itself for the shock they well knew how
lines together.
AS they met the rebel yell became laugh tense faces
the blue veterans melted Blue and caspd hands
friends The old ashamed their
that around the shoulders of their
agocomrades of the Nor the
thousands of spectators ashamed of the
they joined mpusivey.
All that spectacular. Yet it exceptional in
revealing the spirit that prompted the entire reunion
Tuesday everywhere has been exhibited frendness
citation. More than $4,000 present sleeping
gehe tenng together the old camp ground telling endless
Stories pointing spots here and there where they die
but always smiling, always shaking hands, always jolly
G. A. R. outnumbers u G. v.
OF those who attended the reunion of the armies little
than oneourh soldiers of the Confederacy The
others g. A. r. who with less distance travel nat
rally present In greater numbers.
The trip trying with the and with little inevitable
discomforts that old noticed 80 years
ago. but which raugh with danger There tragedy
the sight of the feeble fighting van against heat and
exhaustion There real tragedy when dozen
cumbed and died the field where they escaped shot and
shell.
The first days of the reunion almost unbearabe with