The Washington times., 1913-07-02
Little Tales of Gettysburg

command OF Adtt. J. +. Stratton. and
though their steps were somewha
halting, they executed few fanc,
formations on Confederate avenue whll'
; awaiting the governor and his part!
Governor Mann was accompanied b!
: Governor Tener, of Pennsylvania, an,
Senator Penrose on his tour OF inspec
ton through the camp.
One Of the distinguished visitors a
the District of Columbia camp yester
gay was Gen. Felix ROBERTS. who com
mandeu the Texas hangers during I'M
ciSu saf. BOin GeueraL Rouerts ant
ms latter were bilgaoler generals uur
| ing the war, me oaiy Iasiance knoNI
OF faIner and son noioing such mgr
eomnaanas siinuasaneousiy.
4 Captain Null doorkeeper at the
CapI,oI, is one OIL the Jonnny Reos
from washington. ne got up AZ
/ O'Clock yesterday anu walked out te
Big Round 1up, dbou. Ipur miles. when
| he got To the Top ne Iouno a Squad OF
| '-IanKs'' there, anu lney asked MIN
to give a demonstration OF the reDel
Yell. Of course. ne oonYed them. and
then another buncn OF men IN Blue
wanted TO near the famous pattle-cry
The performance continued. and when
\
was almost too hoarse 10 whlspef.
Il have been showing bunch Of
YANKEES how 10 yell," he said. Some
oL them who were here nifty years ago
said they sfili heard It IN their sleep
1 sometimes"
4 Capt William H. Mosby. who was ad-
ljutam 10 his brother. Col. John 9. Mosby,
during the battle In 1858. looked over
since he fought here. The veteran drove
here In an automobile from his home In
Southeast Va, = distance Of more than
zU0 miles He was accompanied by
Capt L. r. Champan and Capt II. Z.
a part OF the way.
Prom what / saw when / was here
in sixty-fhree and what have learned
since 1 am sure that II Lee had but had
| 10000 more men to support Lnose who
made the charge under Pickett he would
have won an unqualified victory" said
Captain Mosby. a. be looked across the
field toward the b3oody angle" from
the point WHERE PicsetI Ia men % 'tAr5so 1so
have a united nation today, and ! would
be the last TO wish II otherwise"
Joseph Trax. who was nghtlng under
Custer at the age OF sixteen. today
the fiery red necktte that all the Custer
men AFFECT.
What's your name" was the strang-
1 er's first query.
Il won't tell you, but was . good
friend to Joe Trax.' said Trax. Ever
know him"
Il certainly did, replied the first man.
THE last time / saw him helped caSry
him of this very heid when he was
I'm Joe Trax. and I've stiii got those
\ legs"
And thus two wartime comrades met
| again.
Col. George r. Ross. past commander
of the Department Of the Potomac. G..
singing. He 10 backed up BY Q quartet.
| composed Of II. e. Magoon, Robert J.
Strong. George Newton. and Capt A.
A. Row1ey.
! H. X. Hnnterson, . District veteran.
the war from some Of his rations. The
chain was carved from the bones OF
meat served In the war, The links are
bound together with insignia, represent
4 ing the corps that took part In all the
Tss soot 81 tai Which s0lSs the
| to the vest pocket ID carved from tRe
sNin bone Of q horse which was served
up as emergency rations, MI. Hunter
| son did the last Of his carving on the
night before the battle OF Geftyspurg.
Confederate veterans yesterday after
| noon risked their lives 70 fire the old
guns that mark the position where. nfty
\ years ago, their batteries shot At the
| Union men. The camps near the Viz.
\ ginia section emptied when the rebel
yeli sounded through Confederate ave-
nue., ana the work Of firing the old guns
la dangerous proceeding-engendere
a good feeling among all the soldier
| men.
I'D rather die in Gettysburg than
anywhere else. II I've got TO Die now,
the Gettysburg battlefield today seeking
some old landmark.
| He expressed the attitude Of the Blue
and Gray army as they entered upon
the second day Of the reunion.
The aIarmist talk about prospective
! death rates among the veterans Is with
out foundation. There are nearly 6O,0OO
! veterans here, to say nothing OF the
| vast crowds IN town. The norman ceatn
/ rate for 60,O00 men over sixty years OF
age is very high. The death rate here
/ has been very much under the average
for such men. Pity for these supposedly
| feeble and tottering old men 10 out
| place. They are an astohishpisiy s'uiuy
lot.
what regiment did you belong %!
asked a Union veteran inside OF ten'
OF a Confederate on the outside.
The Twenty-eighth Virginia ne re-
.The devil you did," said the man IN,
side. DO you know what became o'
your fag?" ..yo,
see. / was with Armistead's Brigade
the one that got into the Yankee lines
when pickett made his charge. l dom
know exactly what happened to The
nag, but think some OF you Yankees
I've did" said the man in the tent
I'm Capt. T. II. Pressnal. of Company
If, First Minnesota. We captured you'
flag. and II is pw in st. Paul. We've
got a spare blanket In here, and yot
may have IL. Come in and spend tht
rest of the encampment with US"
Mrs Helen u. Longstreet. widow o
the fighting general, went over to th'
old Rogers Mouse yesterday. wher'
Carr's brigade Is posted and wher'
General Sickkles is staying. She told tn
general. in response to a question. tha
she had slept the preceding night OF
the foor OF a building. no beds beint
obtainable.
II sent you a telegram some day
ago" General Sickles told Mrs. Long