The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-05-29

United Confederate Veteran.
July Military Day: Under thu
direction OF the chief of staff of the
United States army. Special detach'
ments of each arm OF the regular
service to participate as directed,
July 3-Civic Day: Under the d.
rection OF the governor OF the com
monwealth OF Pennsylvania, presld.
Ing and participated In by the gov.
errors OF the several states. Orations,
sermon and music.
July National Day: The chief
Justice OF the United States presiding.
Forenoon. Grafton by the president OF
the United States. High noon. he to
lay the cornerstone OF a great peace
memorial. Evening. fireworks.
To Hold Reunion In Great Tent.
A great tent, seating between ten
thousand 100000 and fifteen thou.
sand G5,OO0) veterans. will be erect
ed Immediately adjoining the camp,
and therein will occur the above exer-
cises, excepting the military parade
and fireworks, and therein, save for
the hours set apart for the above ex.
ercises, the veterans may hold all
reunions they may desire, the tent
being arranged to be subdivlded into
numerous separate enclosures. All
veterans OF the Civil war, north and
south, are urged to wear their army,
corps, division brigade and society
| badges, rs means OF Identification
to their comrades in like commands.
in the expectation that 1t will assist
in imparting information as to when
and where their different organiza.
tons meet. and in bringing together
comrades who would otherwise, by
reason OF lapse of time, fail to recog.
nize each other.
10000 Veterans Expected.
II is expected that 10000 veterans
Of the war, not all OF them, however.
survivors OF the Gettysburg battle, will
be found encamped upon the field
when reveille sounds on the morning
OF July l. 1t will be a different re-
veille than that which the fife and
drum corps OF the two great armies
! sounded fifty years ago The call TO
awakening will be call TO peaceful
celebration while the call to the awak-
ening in July. 1868, was call OF
armies to conflict and, to thousands OF
men. a call to death.
For years the veterans have been
looking forward TO this reunion 1t is
probable that there will be present
many thousands OF survivors of the
battle
Many OF the states Of the Union,
north as well as south have made APP
preparation to send their veterans to
the Gettysburg reunion and to pay all
other expenses. The battle of Gettys.
burg is recognized as the turning point
OF the war between the states. II has
been called time and again one of the
decisive battles OF the world. Gcner-
ally II ia recognized that Gettysburg
decided tho great conflict, helped In
the decision probably by the iall OF
Vicksburg on the Mississippi, which
took place virtually at the moment
that the conflict on the Pennsylvania
field was decided in favor Of the north
ern arms.
Large Sum for Entertainment.
The Battle OF Gettysburg commits
sion of the state Of Pennsylvania has
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
repelllng the visitors from the south.
| In early July next the same state will
havo 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 II Is
pretty we'll understood that their deep
Interest in reyisiting the scenes where
| they fought, Little Round Top, Oak
| Ridge, Cemetery Hill, Culp's Hill.
Rock Creek, 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.
dlers 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.
II Is said that this contemplated re-
union has induced more interest
among the old soldiers OF the north
and the south than any event which
has happened since the day that the
war closed. There Is today at Gettys-
burg great national park. In which
Is included cemetery where thou
sands OF soldier dead are buried. Tho
United States government and the leg
islature of Pennsylvania worked to-
gether TO make n park OF the battle.
| field and TO mark accurately every
point in It which has historic interest.
1t is expected that much good will
come from the reunion OF the Blue and
the Gray on the battlefield OF Gettys-
burg. Time has healed many wounds.
The old soldiers have forgotten their
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