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 tumu and the shouting
died for the second time Gettysburg battlefield again
has figured world history For than the hos
tile conflict of the armies of Lee and Meade 63 friendly
meeting between the of the which
lasting four days is at an end to-day.
Voices have been raised in the peace
during all the half century since AppomatOx but they
remained merely unreazed appealsun week. the
of the greatest battle of the greatest
fought between brothers.
And peace regns regns at last over the broad roll
ing stretches of Gettysburg where for fifty years
recollection of crashing terror of sectional hatred of thirst
blood.
Affection of Veterans Sincere
The reunion of the of the Union Confed
has been the sncere step taken for
the reconciliation the Sout-ths so by COM
of the themselves
of the two sections and of expressions which
the nation.
Yesterday proved when pathetic spec
tacle staged The white-haed army
depOyed nearly could be calculated the positions they
occupied the third day of the battle Bloody Angle They
stood there proud in the forgeuness of their years. obvous
the terrific heat obvous of everything around hem 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 exuant poweress to sh the rebel yell that
dubbed out of their souls
The command given charge The yell came sharp
and clear The gray army line charge
did have the force that mpeed fifty years ago
Instead of the stumbled in their course
them fell The advancing line ragged younger
veterans Oudsaned feeble comrades But the spirit
of '63 there
Clasp Hands at Bloody Angle.
Years rolled back and the echoes of cannonade sight of
the apervadg smoke m the choking of that smoke the
thrill of battle and of youh-al revived
The advanced to the Bloody Angle The blue army
braced itself for the shock they well how
lines together.
AS they the rebel yell became laugh tense faces
of the blue veterans melted Blue and gray asped hands
friends The old ashamed of their
that and around the shoulders of their fifty
years of any of the
thousands of spectators ashamed of the demonstration which
they joined impusvely.
All that spectacular. Yet it not exceptional in
revealing the spirit that prompted the entire reunion Since
Tuesday everywhere has exhibited frenness
citation More than $4,000 present. sleeping
geher tentng together the old camp ground telling
Stories pointing spots here and there where they die
but always smiling, always shaking hands, always jolly.
G. A. r. outnumbers U. o. v.
Of those who attended the reunion of the armies little
than Onefourth soldiers of the Confderac The
others A R. men, who with less distance travel
rally present in greater numbers
The trip trying with the heat and with little inevitable
dscomfor that the old would have noticed so years
but which fraugh with danger There tragedy
the sight of the feeble fighting vany against heat and
exhaustion There real tragedy when dozen
they escaped
shell.
The first days of the reunion almost nbarabe with