Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-12
c. A. R. MAY SEE
COLLIE Lotion Of
WARMEMENT0ES
Wonderful Specimens Of Weap-
o0s, Uniforms and Flags to
Be ON Display to Veterans at
National Museum

tsrEetAL eoRRSsroNoENos noaNipa JOURNAL
Washington Aug 9-The Grand
Army encampment win hold many
hohOrs for the civil war veterans but
apart from the grand review To be
held here September % 10 october o.
am historic echo of that other review
OF fifty years ago-it rs doubtful II
any plan will exceed I'm emotional
value visit to the national museum
exhibit Of flags. weapons. uniforms
and other relies Of the great war
For every veteran who marches
alone historic Pennsylvania avenue.
link In the chain which connects his
twilight years with the immortal army
Of his youth. there win be some pre-
dominating memory of war days to
keep step with him to the can of fife
and drum
Relics 10 Recall Events.
And over in the national museum
The big moment OF his life may again
vision itself In memory. that spark
like, will flash ont It's glimpse Of
"a long ago soldier boy who was dar-
Ing enough 10 follow wherever 20 flag
led the way From Sumter To Apo
mattoX the museum sketches the war
by means Of many records, the unus-
ual Of which Is a bullct-riddied stump,
which tolls the story OF Spotsy
Nania court house.
10 the old soldier who had his
share In that battle. tho stump means
something more than SO much dead
wood He Gees IL "a giant oak spread
ing It's centuries of leafy shade over
those confederate entertainments. Butt
he can see IT, right now, that poor old
tree, cut down by enemy musket balla /
during an attempt 10 recapture the
works. The battered chunk has
bridged the gulf Of a half century.
Grant Nlemcnlocs Numerous.
Ulysses S. Grant will live I'm their /
memories until the last pulse beat Of
the last boy In blue, ana the belong |
iBgs Of the commanding general of |
Of the army Will be of special interest /
to every soldier who fought under him
in the civil war
Shoulder straps buttons hat orna-
ments and epaulris, grouped IN the
order I'm which they were earned. serve
as sn many stepping stones 10 the
heights of military glory 20 which the
hero attained ana there is war
grimed uniform which looks as If
it had gone through more than enough
to earn the "gold-fringed epaulets of
the general of the army which blaze
in gorgeous heap nearby The Grant
collection ls large enough 10 fill four
great cases. and $50 varied iu charoc-
Ter as 10 represent almost every quar-
ter of the globe. The smallest ok
hibit Is jade cup the size and color
OF wild ducks egg, and not much
thicker than IT'S she'll II was "a gift
from thr regent of china nj the time
of General Grants visit to the orient
The largest specimen les magnificent
buffet, composed of cloud-tlnted onyx
veincd with a dozen colors and
mounted IN dull. carved brass The cit-
izens Of pueblo. Mexico, took this
method of expressing their apprcciu-
tion Of their warrior guest"
Grant Statue Uncomplctcd.
Though the equestrian statue of
Grant will not be completed I'm time
for the cncampment, a bronze Sher
man on a bronze steed viii figure In
the coming review The museum also
ecnis the valiant Sherman with his
service sword used at shiloh, and NJ ,
breastpin made Of buttons from the
uniform worn by him on his march
10 tho sen.
There are war flags that carry
thrill in each fraycd stripe and tarn
shed star. From the garrison stand
ard, lowered at Fort MouItrie In 1860,
when Major Anderson and his com