The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-03
PlCKETT'S CHARGE RE.ENACTED
Survivors March Across Field and
Are Met by Vets In Blue
GOVERNORS DAY AT CAMP

Gettysburg, July 3.-Although thou
sands OF veterans left the uncertain
JOYS Of camp life behind and started
for home. their going made little diff
tleheld camp today for thousands of
others were on hand to participate in
the exercises of governors day. 1t is
estimated ten thousand have left the
camp
The veterans acted today like school
boys whose vacation is only few
days away. Along before sun up they
were again parading in the camp TO
the music of the Streets of Cairo.
played by fifes and drums.
one of the events of today was the
charge" of the survivors of Pickett's
division on the bloody angle" held by
the remnants of the Philadelphia bri-
gade. Under hot sun the men in
gray marched across the field that had
not seen anything more warlike than
n black snake in fifty years up to the
walls tina. form the angle" The enc
my in blue was waiting with "weap
ons' ready, and when they met across
the walls they shook hands. After
wards they looked over the ground for
"A site for a quarter Of million dollar
monument they hope to have Congress
erect there.
Governors day called for speeches
from state executives Tencr of Penn
sylvania; McCreary OF Kentucky; and
Sulzer OF New York Provision was
made on the platform with the gen
erals and governors for Vice President
Marshall and a big congressional dele
cation from Washington
Confederates Are Grateful.
At meeting of the confederates
resolution was unanimously adopted
rendering thanks To the state of Penn
sylvania for initiating movement
which made il possible for the sur
vivors of the two great armies, which
fought on this illustrious field nifty
years ago, to meet in friendship here
and plant a monument of peace; and
thanking the government of the Unit
ed States for the magnificent and
muniiCient manner in which II has
seconded the efforts of Pennsylvania
i'm carrying forward this great work of
peace and fraternity between the blue
and the gray.
Resolved, That we take pride in the
fact that TO the armies of the confed-
eracy Is due the credit of demonstrate
ing the utter impossibility of dismem-
berment of the union. When we con-
slider that six hundred thousand men.
AS good material as ever organized in
a hghting force and directed by our
beloved commander Robert f.. Lee,
and his lieutenants. inspired by sec
tional devotion such as not elsewhere
has been known in history failed to
separate the states, we see that the
demonstration was complete, that the
thing was not To he done and our
failure must give pause to those who,
i'm future would contemplate such an
undertaking."
Governor Cox Also Speaks.
Governor Cox of Ohio, was added TO
the program today. In his address he
said:
Two northern states supplied
large number of soldiers in the Gettys-
burg conflict than Ohio, but the state
that gave birth to Grant. sherman ana
sheridan, yields to no state in the
north or the south in the measure OF
good will which she contributes to
this. the most stupendous human event
in all the history of the world.
"rhe two armies arc now near the
great divide. waiting for the sun to go
down. Silhouettod on the evening
skies we see crisis arm in arm-the
blue and the gray entering the shad-
ovs. Let us give them message 10
Grant Lee Sheridan and Jackson and
comrades beyond the skies-a message
that both armies won their greatest
victory and that one flag shelters
re united republic"
Wilson TO Speak Tomorrow.
Veterans continue To wend their way
homeward in large number The rail-
road people estimated up TO midnight
last night that % per cent of those
who came to the great camp had de-
parted for their homes. Hundreds OF
other veterans are still arriving. how
ever. for the Independence day exer-
cises tomorrow, when President Will
son will speak.
George walls, aged 60. of Pennsyl-
vania. died today, making total of
eight deaths since the reunion.