The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-04
Soldiers To Revisit
Scenes Of Carnage

From Saturdays Daily.
Four hundred war heroes will de-
part from Minneapolis and st. Paul
tonight for the battlefield at Gettys-
burg where they will participate in
the anniversary of the terrific strug-
gle which occurred there during the
Civil war. Minnesota will give God
speed to these veterans. More than
half are. veterans of the famous
First Minnesota Three of the con-
tingent from Minnesota will be for
mer Confederates, who fought under
Lee. They will go as brothers to
join $4,000 others.
Today the First Minnesota met in
reunion at Minneapolis. The ranks
of those who participated in the
charge that sent the name of the
regiment into history are fast thin
ming. Not more than fifty men who
followed Colonel Colville in the sec
ond days fighting are left. The city
of Minneapolis was host of the vet
Grams today. Efforts of the enter
tainment committee headed by Mayor
Nye were directed toward the physi-
cal comfort of the veterans, rather
than any set program. A luncheon
was served the "boys" at 1890.
Will Leave Tonight.
Many prominent national figures
in the G. A. R. will be in the Min
nesota contingent that will entertain
at $3.50 tonight. Governor Eberhart
and his staff will head the delega-
ton. General Ell Torrance, who is
chairman of the National G. A. R.
commission of the celebration, left
Friday to make arrangements for
the reception of veterans. With him
will be Major John Bigelow, also a
member of the national commission.
General L. A. Grant, who will rep
resent the state officially, is already
on the way to make arrangements
for handling the Minnesotans.
"The Minnesota men will be well
located" said General Grant before
his departure. Their camp will be
in the end around the grounds of
the Mcmillan house of the battle
field, on the outskirts of Gettysburg
and north of Cemetery ridge, where
Lincoln delivered his memorial ad-
dress"
Fully thousand men from Min
nesota, North and South Dakota and
Montana will encamp on the Gettys-
burg field and nearly all of them
will be veterans of the conflict.
Will Reach Point Monday.
The Minnesota train will reach
Gettysburg at 10 a. m. Monday.
The first day of the celebration,
July 1, will be given over to the
establishment of the men in their
quarters and in general preparation
for the celebration. The exercises
will begin Tuesday with military
review of veterans and regulars of
the army. The big day will be
given over TO the dedication of the
peace memorial by President Will
son.
The Confederates who will accom-
pany the Minnesota delegation are ::
Davis H. Ross, Minneapolis, Eighth
Georgia.; B. F. Rollins, Mankato,
First Virginia; w. F. Jewson, Man
kato, First South Carolina. All are
Minnesota pioneers, having come to
the state shortly after the war.
The Governors Party.
The following will be the COVER
nor's party:
Governor Eberhart and Mrs. Eber-
hart, Adjutant General Fred B.
Wood, chief of staff; Brigadier General
Gustaf Widell, Mankato and Mrs.
Widell; Brigadier General Carl H.
Biron, Duluth, and Mrs. Biron; Ma
jor G. d. Sherman, st. Paul, and
Mrs. Sherman; Brigadier General E.
L. WEIGH, st. Paul, and Mrs. WEIGH;
Brigadier General P. Doty, st. Paul;
Major Edwin A. Force, Minneapolis,
and Mrs. Force; Surgeon General
w. H. Rowe, st. James; Colonel
John C. Hardy and Mrs. Hardy, st.
Paul; Colonel Edward W. Murphy,
Minneapolis, Miss Murphy and Mas
ter Murphy; Colonel Mathew Gasser,
Duluth, and Mrs. Gasser; Colonel
David E. Jones, Minneapolis; Colo
mel David Wallblom, st. Paul; Colo
mel John Dawn, Two Harbors; Colo
mel George S. Koffend, Minneapolis,
and Mrs. Koffend; Colonel William
R. Wylie, Minneapolis, and Mrs.
Wylie; Colonel Albert C. Floan, ST.
Paul; Colonel Howard R. Weirick,
Hibbing; Colonel F. A. Williams, ST.
Paul; Major Robert ]. Seiberlich,
Minneapolis; Major Fred Lorenz,
Minneapolis, and Mrs. M. R. Nyman,
wife of Colonel Nyman, Minneapolis.
Several side trips will be taken by
the party after the Gettysburg ex-
ercises and some will not return un-
til July Is.