The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27
FIFTY THOUSAND
VETERANS SOON TO
MEET IN REUNION
GETTYSBURG HILLS FlEcke,
WITH TENTS WHERE LEE
AND MEADE MET.
EACH STATE TOBE REPRESENTED
~ nan seven Thousand Tents
are Going Up Under the supervI.
sion OF the War Department Pre-.
'Paratory for the Great Event july a.

GETTYSBURG, Pa, June 23-Tb
nils OF Gettysburg, where the armie
Oh Meade and Lee pitched their tent
'nIty years ago, are fiecked TO-DAY VIII
canvas, harbingers Of the tented cit
which will soon arise on the battle
neid. The army of civil war veto,
ans from the north and the south 20
ooo OF taem-are coming, some few
IN thread worn uniforms and all with
OUT thelr mIskets, to hold d jubile,
reunion on the the fiftieth anniyersa
ry or the battle. Some of the scout,
are already here; the advance guarf
I"iii blVouac on the field within 9
week; the rank and the file will FL,
low them not more than forty eight
hours later.
Every star of the forty-elght in the
american flag is expected to have
mere It's own quota of vetearns. Thew
VIII come sthe guests of the nation.
al government, and of their respective
states and territories, which Jointly
Will spend r,ore than a million dol.
lars for their entertainment and ON.
tort. To receive them the govern.
ment and tie state Of Pennsylvania
nave madeefa borate plans. One de-.
tall alone provides for furnishing the
veterans more than 100000 meals
pennsylvania has been planning for
the celebration of the battle for more
IMAM four years. She has appropriat.
$4,000 as her share of the expens
congress has appropriated s15O,OOO to
defray the expenses of the govern
ment's partiiration and named COM
mission to help carry out the plans.
Every state and territory also accept.
ed the general invitation to partici.
pate and nearly all of them apprcpri.
ated money to transport veterans and
The bis camp Is pitched on that
part OF The battlefield which lies
of Gettysburg. On nearly
500 acres OF contiguous ground 1000
.ents and more are going up under
he supervision of the war depart
nent. The camp lies partly on the
cene of the first days fighting and is
lot far from High Water Mark, where
'ikett's famous charge shattered
gainst the Union lines.
Five. thousand tents have been
rected for the exclusive use of the
eterans. The camp has been laid Il
ut like city. Each street and each
emit has a number, so it will be easy
Or any veteran to look up a former
omrade or foe. In the center of the 8
amp will be the headquarters o. the 9
nlef quartcrmaster. The veterans a
III be encamped according to states. /
although each tent is designed to Id
,commodate twelve men, it has been G
AIMED to assign only eight to each '
as to make them as comfortable as i
'ssible. Each veteran will have a i,
parate cot, blankets and mes, kit h
hlch will contain plate, GRIP. Inife i,
TX and spoon, and will become his a
ersonal property when he breaks h
mp. Each tent will also have two k
nd basins, water bucket, candles oil
q two lanterns. With the prepara- W
N OF meals the veterans will have
thing to do These will be whole.
me and substantial, and will be .,
wed at tie ends of the COMPANY n,
eets.
only veterans Of the civil war NAV
provided food, shelter and snter.
nment within the great camp
und the battlefield" reads the an N
lncement of the commission. r
erefore no woman or child or any
not a veteran will be given food,
tier OF entertainment No yeter-
should Iring to Gettysburg any 10
nber of his family or other person Nc
whom he will have to obtain food hn
quarters outside the camp unless ory
arrangements therefor have first do,
made Tor them before he or g
come to Gettysburg" r..
o veteran will be permitted to
g trunk into camp, his baggage
g restricted to that which he can
y carry himself. The care of If
rest with him.
lie principal events of the celebra-
Will be held on July /, 2, 3 and
Ut IN order to avoid congestion
ettysburC. the camp will be cpen-S
IN Sunday eveninf, June 20. the
meal TO be. served at suppers
Twenty meals will be served
ach veteran during the week ifIS
In camp that long, and the campIS
come to an end after breakfast
ay. July 6.
teraLs nave planned to visit his
places in and about the great
where the battle was fought and =