The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-01
VETERANS WEEP.
BUT THEIR TEARS
ARE TEARS Of Joy
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battle. never saw the girl after
wards, but I've kept that ribbon. and
it's back at home to-day"
The veteran looked slowly toward
the platform to see If any of the wom-
EN- there had been the donor of that
faded bit of ribbon, but not one nodded
in answer and he sank into his seat
with a sigh.
II guess she's with the army above"
he said.
Four Governors came into camp to-
day. Governor McGovern, of Wiscon-
SIM was the first arrival; Governor
Tener. of Pennsylvania, was close at
his heels. and Governors Mann. of Vir-
Einia. and McReary, of Kentucky, ar
rived alter.
AS Governor Mann passed down the
dusty streak in the plain of Gettysburg
field that the War Department calls
Confederate Avenue seventy five
veterans in Gray from Richmond lined
up to salute. lifted their hats. and
band burst into strains of Dixie"
Governor Mann Speaks.
Governor Mann stopped his automo-
bile just beyond the veterans and made
little speech.
Peace among my countrymen is
universal" he said
only good feeling prevails There
and no Yankees. All is one great
nation"
While tie men in Gray stood wait
Ing In the blazing sun for the Virginia
Governor TO pass. more than 100 auto
mobiles filled with sightseers scurried
over the road in front of them. Every
man. busy as he might have been be-
fore he reached the struggling column.
lifted his hat and kept II off until he
passed the end of the line.
General Sickles, the only corps com
mander Of the Union army on the field,
was the centre of attraction of hun
dreds of mon in Gray. He sat on tho
porch of tho Rogers House on the field
near the spot where he was shot. and
there stood handshaking.
Before the Southerners left the Rog-
ers House, they shouldered the gen
eral, carried him out onto the battle
field, and stood him up before tho
chimes.
OF the thousands who came in to-
day, probably half were from Dixie
and tents south of the Confederate
avenue, many of which were untitled
before hustled with life. General Ben
mander-in- chief Of the United Confed-
crate Veterans, came late in the day
and became the guest of the Pennsyl-
vania State Commission.
Mrs. Helen D. Longstreet, widow
of General Longstreet and the only
woman In the camp, was given a tent
tonight by Brigadier-General Hunter
Liggett.
Edgar A. Bigsley, veteran residing
at Wauwatosa, Wis, was found dead
in his tent tonight. This brings the
death to three.
Because of the serious condition that
has developed among the veterans,
Colonel Bradley, United States Army,
appealed to tho local authorities to
close all the saloons and prohibit the
sale of liquor in the town.
In event of tho failure OF the local
authorities to take action. the matter
will be placed before the Governor.
1t may be necessary to declare martial
law to effect this.
a picturesque feature was the ar
rival Of the Stonewall Brigade of Vir-
ginia Veterans, headed by Colonel
Chew. who was General Stonewall
Jackson's chief aide. They carried
their original battleiag. Less than
100 survivors were in line. but their
appearance in the streets of Gettysburg
aroused unbounded enthusiasm.