The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-08-15

and published in the Hendersonville,
N. c., Western Democrat By Capt.
]. W. Wofford familiarly known as
Old Hedge:
To the Margeret Hayes Chapter,
U. D. c.
Having manifested so much interest
il aiding veterans to attend the great
reunion recently held at Gettysburg,
it was thought that this report of the
trip should be made to your chapter.
The delegation from this county, a
Jolly good humored and congenial
crowd, consisted of the following vet
erans: ]. P. Johnson, j. H. West, ].
T. Williams, J. Harper Johnson and
]. W. Wofford. Tickets were furnished
a majority of them by your chapter.
We left here on Sunday preceding
the reunion, and passed in Virginia
several towns that were familiar to
&us during the war, viz; Orange, Cul-
hopper court house, Brandy station,
Manassas, near where the two battles
y4frst and second Manassas, were
fought. In one or the other we each
participated. In few miles we cross
the historic Bull Run, we see Airing
ton in the distance, the house of Gen
eral Lee. We soon reach Washington
and after a short stay we take a/spec-
ial for Gettysburg ard ride most OF
the way on the great Pennsylvania
Railroad. 1t surpasses in speed and
comfort any road that we had ever
rode on. About p. m, on Sunday we
egarrived at Gettysburg. We come to
a halt in the town, (the road runs
through the town. Instantly two or
more boy scouts enter the coach.
R"Keep your seats, gentlemen, don't
move from your seats until We come
for you." Slowly the train moves out
on a spur about 1-2 miles to the
camp. We alight and get together by
States and march about one half mile,
guided by the scouts, to that part of
the camp assigned to North Carolina,
and take possession of large, COM
\ modious tent sufficient for eight per-
sons, equipped with cot, two blank
4 cts, two sheets, and two wash pans.
CThis the tent equipment. We look
Baround; It's city of tents and covers
about thirty acres, at night lit up by
large electric lights, it is sight to
behold. The Boy Scouts, of which
there are two thousand, are in evl-
,dence everywhere to look after the
Welfare of veterans and are kind and
purteous in imparting information
Sncerning the camp and appurten-
snces. Half past six, the supper bell
kclangs and we repair to the kitchen
at the head of the street, and are fur
nished with half gallon tin cup,
large tin plate, knife, fork and spoon,
and pass by the large receptacles for
the food, and are dished out the pre-
pared meal in abundance. Falling
back a few PAGES to the dining table,
take your seat.
he next day regular stream OF
terans from every section of the
lntry pour out from the trains like
Is from hive, until it is estimated
Rt $4,000 veterans are in camp.
SRey told us that 1000 of the very best
ooks and walters were employed in
she camp. They certainly knew how
10 cook as no complaint was heard
about ill-prepared food. The ar
rangements were so complete that the
hole army of veterans could be serv-
in one hour. The sanitary ar
&gemnts are perfect, no foul
bells, no flies; kitchen and streets
Eat; medical arrangements could not
better; a veteran prostrated by
eat or taken suddenly sick, in less
an ten minutes, he is on comforea-
cot in a hospital and receives
eatment. Three artesian wells are
the camp affording over a million
Hons daily, and piped along every
et in camp, double faucets about
cards apart, and ice water foun-
5ubbling up about the same dis
The kitchen or meal kits were
IN to all veterans and highly priz-
by then as souvenirs. The tents
,of the very best, and did not leak
article. So much for the camp.
DIV, how did we put in our time?
in the morning we scattered
to the ground fought over the
y, some to the second and some
third. Of course, that part
a man fought was the place he