Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-02
18TH NEW JERSEY
UNION SAV|ORS
Claims Senator Nichols ir
Speech at Gettysburg Reg
mental Reunion.
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GETTYSBURG. Pa, July Estate
Senator Isaac Nichols. of Cumber-
land county, told veterans of the
Twelfth New Jersey Volunteers at
their regimental reunion this morn
ing that their regiment had saved
the Union. The Twelfth was in the
front line of Union troops that re-
pulsed Pickett's charge at the bloody
angle. Forty-five survivors answered
the roll-call at the reunion this morn
ing. Senator Nichols was the prin-
cipal speaker. 1.-The supremacy of
the Union was settled at Gettysburg,
said Nichols, land the Twelfth New
Jersey practically settled it,
An effort was made today to hold
reunion of Phil Kearny's fighting
brigade, but only three survivors put
in an appearance and the attempt
was given up. A song and preaching
service was held in the New Jersey
camp last night and was so success
full that the Rev. w. j. Hartpence,
acting department chaplain, who con-
Quoted it, announced today that 1t
was to be repeated every evening.
On Friday night the New Jersey
camp will hold a big patriotic meet
ing, with singing and addresses. Two
more heat prostrations were reported
among Jersey veterans this morning.
They are Martin Parker of Stanton,
and Patrick Costello, of New Bruins
wick.
Sheridan Post, of Newark, with
forty men, and Hexamer Post, with
nearly that number, are among the
Newark veteran organizations who
were unable to find tents together
and are scattered about the camp.
Outgoing trains today carried many
of the New Jersey veterans home
ward, not because they wanted to
CO. but because they wanted to get
home for the Fourth or found the
camp life too fatiguing.
The big camp was a lively scene this
morning long before reveille sounded,
and the feeble vets. who dared not
attempt excursion in yesterdays ter
rife heat, began pilgrimages to points
in the battlefield at daylight. Despite
the cooler breeze of today the suns
heat was still intense, and the hos
pital corps worked overtime as ex-
hausted veterans were carried in. AS
the end of the encampment ap-
proaches, the officers in charge began
to express worry as to how they are
going to get the army away on the
last day.
There is one single track railroad
out of Gettysburg, and its manage
ment went to pieces early in the
week. with the result that service is
chaotic.
Attempts at maintaining schedule
or making connections are abandoned.
Trains are made up haphaZard, run
with one or two-man crews, and rail
road agents are unable to give any
information as to trains.
81 am told that 5000 men left camp
yesterday" General Liggett, the camp
commandant. told me, 'and I hope
twice that number will go today. If
they all stay until the last day and
want to go home at once, don't know
what We'll do with them
There is high praise all through tn.
camp for the camp arrangements,
equipment, food, water supply and
sanitary provisions made by the Penn
sylvania committee and carried out
by the army officers.
New Jersey headquarters continued
today to be one of the few places
where there is a spirit of criticism.
G. A. r. officers there complained
today that they had been given un-
necessary work in issuing credentials
and identification cards since no effort
is being made to exclude anybody
from camp, and rations are served at
the mems tents to all corners, veterans
and visitors alike
In the Confederate camp today the
Star artist and correspondent found
a group of Jersey veterans and tar
heels gathered discussing the details
of Pickett's charge, in which several
men in the group had taken part on
opposite sides.
us 1t worth while?" l asked one
dignified old Confederate officer. I'm
deed it is" he replied. 1.-TWO times
over. We ought to have had it twen-
ty years ago. We all never did know
before what a fine lot of fellows you
Yanks were and how much you all
liked u.s."
"Yes sub, I'll be very glad to
oblige you, subj" answered Missis-
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