The Holt County sentinel., 1913-07-04
Big Reunion Of Survivors Of Civil
War at Gettysburg on
July l.
10000 EXPECTED TO ATTEND
Men Who Wore the Blue and GRAY
to Again Gather on Ground
Made Memorable by His
toric Conflict.
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.


meeting OF the Blue and the
amity and affection. A half.century will
have passed since last these men Of two
great American armies met on this
northern field. Then they were face
TO face In deadly conflict, for the issue.
II wae well understood 10 both con.
tending forces. was the success of the
southern cause, or the beginning OF It's
defeat, to be followed by the restora.
tion OF the Union as II had been before
the FIRST shot was fired at Fort Sum.
ter.
The United States government and
the government OF nearly every state
in the Union have combined to make
the Gettysburg reunion OF the soldiers
OF the north and south one OF the great
peace events OF the century. The state
OF Pennsylvania some time ago mp.
pointed a "Fiftieth Anniversary OF the
Battle OF Gettysburg commission" to
make preparations for the four days
reunion. at which Pennsylvania as a
state was to act as host to the vet.
Grams OF the war between the states
and 20 the thousands OF visitors who
would follow their march to the field
OF battle. and appropriated si50.0oO for
the purpose OF entertaining the vet.
Grams.
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 I. II 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 a call to a peaceful
celebration while the call TO tho awak.
ening In July. 1863. was n call Of
armies to conflict and. to thousands OF
mon, a call to death.
For years the veterans have been
looking forward to this reunion. II is
probable that there will DO present
many thousands OF survivors o; the
battle. The United States government
under an act OF congress has appro-
priated money for the preparation OF
the camps and for the messing OF tho
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