Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-06-05

held ranges and In dismantling, clean
ing, packing and storing material after
the encampment, Is over.
The old soldiers are to be supplied
with fresh meat directly from refrfg-
orator cars drawn upon the field. They
will be given fresh vegetables and spe-
cial bread with the best coffee and tea
which the market affords. For them 1t
will not be a case OF bareback, bootleg
and poor bacon.
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 |
repelling the visitors from the south. |
In early July next the same state will |
have it's arms wide open in welcome
| to the men wearing the gray. Enter
tainments of various kinds will be Of
fered the visiting veterans. but it is
pretty well understood that their deep
interest in revisiting the scenes where
they fought. Little Round Top, Oak
Ridge. Cemetery Hill. Culp'e 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
diers 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
Pennsylvania is going to make a
great celebration of peace OF this If
tieth anniversary of what probably
was the decisive battle OF the war. al
though II was fought nearly two years
before the war ended Other states
will help Pennsylvania in its work. and
, from every section OF the country,
north, east, south and west. the vet
Grams will assemble. most of them
probably to see for the last time in
life the field upon which they were
willing to die for the sake of their re-
spective causes.
The veterans will not be directly en-
camped in the Gettysburg park. which
Is dotted with monuments to the vari
GUS commands which took part IN the
fight and which is laid out in approved
=, park fashion, with fine drives and
), beautifully kept lawns. There will be
two camps, known as No. l and No. 2
p No. l will cover 149 acres and No.
, will cover A acres. The layouts Of
u these camps are based on the use o.
. conical tents, each of which will. with
out crowding accommodate eight per
- sons. Inasmuch as accommodation
:, are to be furnished for 10000 visitor
=, 5000 tents will be required to Civ
- quarters to the visiting hosts.
Visitors to Be Cared For.
=, Every possible care is to be take
:, OF the visitors. The sanitary arrange
- ments which have been made are sal
:. to be the best that are possible an
they are the result of careful study b
medical officers OF the service. All tn
experience OF the past has been draw
upon to make 1t certain that the Lealt
OF the veterans will be conserved Will
they are in camp.
90 With SO many thousands of old so
:. diers in attendance. and taking int
40 consideration the probability that tn
an weather will be warm. II is expecte
ha that there will be sickness. but tn
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a state of Pennsylvania are preparin
"a for a hospital service which shall b
10. adequate to any contingency. Their
All will be hospital corps detachment
ys present ready to render first aid
the injured. and there will be man
IN field hospitals with surgeons in a
:, tendance, where the sick can receiy
70 instant attendance.
all 1t is eaid that this contemplated r
va union has induced more intere
mt among the old soldiers OF the mort
as and the south than any event whiC
he has happened since the day that Il
or. war closed. There is today at Getty
rg burg a great national park. in whit
In is included a cemetery where tho
of sands of soldier dead are buried. II
ch United States government and the lie
ant islature of Pennsylvania worked
MA gether to make park of the battl
m field and to mark accurately eve
point in 1t which has historic interel
I'm. When one goes to the field he can t
or. just where this brigade or that b
ng gade was engaged. just where II
~ charge or that charge was made a
on Just where the desperate defenses
nd positions were maintained until t
raj ude OF pat'le prousn' ei'nei 'N'o''
ars defeat to one OF the immediate CO
ops mands engaged.
rhe 1t was In 1875 that congress es''
the lished a national park at Gettysbu
per- and gave the secretary Oh war auth
had ity to name commission 10 super
'ect tend the opening OF additonai roa
nit. mark the boundaries, ascertain a
son definitely mark the lines OF pa'''e
of troops engaged. to acquire lands VIII
pre- were occupied by infantry cavalry
gov artillery. and such otner auJac'
han lands az the secretary OF war III
tho deem necessary to preserve the imp