Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-06-06

which the market affords. For them II
will not be a case Of bareback, bootleg
and poor bacon.
The Battle of Gettysburg commits.
sion Of the state of Pennsylvania has
a large sum of money at its disposal
for the entertainment of the visiting
veterans, and the thousands Of persons
who will accompany them. Hospital
ity is to mark the days. Fifty years
ago Pennsylvania aided in the work of
repelling the visitors from the south.
In early July 2ext the same state will
have its arms wide open in welcome
to the men wearing the gray. Enter
tainments of various kinds will be Of
fered the visiting veterans, but it is
pretty well understood that their deep
interest in revisiting the scenes where
they fought, Little Round Top, Oak
Ridge, Cemetery Hill, Culp's Hill,
Rock Greek, the Stone Wall and other
places will hold them largely to the
pleasures and to the sadnesses of per.
sonal "reminiscences. Arm in arm with
the Union soldiers the Confederate sol
diers will retramp the battle-ground.
They will look over the field of Pick
ett's desperate charge. They will re-
trace the marching steps of Long
streets corps They will go to the
place where Meade had his headquar-
ters and to the place from which Lee
directed his southern forces in battle.
Pennsylvania is going to make a
great celebration of peace of this fif-
tieth anniversary of what probably
was the decisive battle of the war, al
though it was fought nearly two years
before the war ended. other states
will help Pennsylvania in it's work, and
from every section Of the country,
north, east, south and west, the vet
Grams will assemble, most Of them
probably to see for the last time in
life the field upon which they were
willing to die for the sake Of their re-
spective causes.
The veterans will not be directly en-
camped in the Gettysburg park, which
is dotted with monuments to the vari-
GUS commands which took part in the
fight and which is laid out in approved
park fashion, with fine drives and
beautifully kept lawns. There will be
two camps, known as No. / and No. 2.
No. 1 will cover 149 acres and No. 2
will cover "A acres. The layouts of
these camps are based on the use of
conical tents, each of which will, with
out crowding, accommodate eight per-
sons. Inasmuch as accommodations
are to be furnished for 10000 visitors
5000 tents will be required to give
quarters to the visiting hosts.
Visitors to Be Cared For.
Every possible care is to be taken
Of the visitors. The sanitary arrange
ments which have been made are said
to be the best that are possible and
they are the result of careful study by
medical officers of the service. All the
of the past has been drawn
upon to make it certain that the health
Of the veterans will be conserved while
they are in camp.
With so many thousands of old SOL
1iers in attendance, and taking into
the probability that the
weather will be warm, it is expected
that there will be sickness, but the
United States government and the
state of Pennsylvania are preparing
or a hospitaI service which shall be
adequate to any contingency. There
will be hospital corps detachments
present ready to render first aid to
he injured, and there will be many
ield hospitals with surgeons in at
enhance, where the sick can receive
instant attendance.
1t is said that this contemplated re-
lnion has induced more interest
Imong the old soldiers Of the north
Ind the south than any event which
las happened since the day that the
var closed. There is today at Gettys-
,urg great national park, in which
s included cemetery where thou.
ands of soldier dead are buried. The
United States government and the leg
stature of Pennsylvania worked to-
'ether to make park of the battle
Ield and to mark accurately every
,oint in it which has historic interest.
When one goes to the field he can tell
ust where this brigade or that bri-
.ade was engaged, Just where this
barge or that charge was made and
lst where the desperate defenses of
were maintained until the
Ide of battle brought either victory or
efeat to one Of the immediate com
hands engaged.
1t was in 1895 that congress estab.
shed a national park at Gettysburg
nd gave the secretary Of war author
y to name commission ITO superin.
end the opening Of additional roads,
lark the boundaries, ascertain and
mark the lines of battle OF
-oops engaged. to acquire lands which
ERE occupied by infantry, cavalry and
rtillery, and such other adjacent
lnds as the secretary of war may
eem necessary to preserve the impor
INT typographical features Of the bat