Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03
Veterans Are Marching On Washington

sion. camp and place Of residence. II
consists of medallion on which II
prominently shown the st. Andrews
eiasped hands. representing the broth
erhood of the north, east, south and
west. Around the edge of the medal
lion is inscribed: "Ohlcial Badge, u.
c. v. Reunion. Washington. d. .Cv June
red pendant will be printed in clear.
distinct letters the name of the divi-
sion, location of camp and its name and
number.
Those of the visiting Confederate
veterans who desire to renew ac-
quaintance with the civil war battle-
fields in nearby Virginia and Maryland
will be given an opportunity to make
side trips to these historic places.
Within a radius of seventy-five miles
of Washington some of the most i'm
portant and terrific battles of the civil
war were fought, and visits to the ia
nous fields may be made by railroad.
electric line or automobile. Notable
among these are the, two backgrounds
of Bull Run, or Manassas; Fredericks-
burg. the immediate scene of two great
battles, with several more in it's vicin-
ity. including Charlottesville, May 3.
1864: Salem Church. Mine Run and the
terrific fighting in the Wilderness and
at Spottsylvania, from May to May 20,
1864; all of which are within sixty miles
of Washington. Then there are the
miles south of Manassas. and that Of
Chantilly, where Gen. Pope's army,
while in retreat, was f1ercely attacked
by Stonewall Jackson and his men in
gray. In this action Maj Gen. Kearny
and Maj. Gen. Stevens of the Union
army fell before the Confederate fire.
The spots where they were killed have
been marked by memorial tablets.
In nearby Maryland, less than seventy
miles west of Washington, is the IA
Iof IaA Of nj q
few miles east of that location Is the
scene of the battles of South Mountain
and Crampton's Gap. where lively
fighting occurred in 1852.
as "the cockpit of the Shenandoah vail
ley" and about which place were fought
at least fifty battles and skirmishes, is
about seventy miles by railroad from
point of the civil war. is about the
same distance from the National Capt..
tai In an air line.
A trip by steamboat down the his
toric Potomac river will bring the WISH
tor to the famous stretch of water
famous battle was fought between the
Confederate IN Merrimac and the
Union Monitor.
There are many interesting places
in the immediate vicinage of Wash.
ington. including the Fort Stevens bait
street car line. The Great Falls of the
Potomac reached by electric line. was
the scene of sanguinary activities be-
tween the men in blue and those in
gray in the early years of the civil
war. This is one of the beauty spots
near the capital. the tumblfng, rushing
waters of the Potomac being confined
between the palisades and towering
blue hills of Virginia and Maryland.
The venerable Lee mansion at Airing.
ton remains in all its original glory
overlooking Washington, and from fts
wide porticos magnificent view may
be had of the Capitol city of the nation,
The Sons of Confederate Veterans are
planning to take an important part in
the reunion of their seniors. Thousands
Of them will parade in uniforms OF
southern gray. They will hold their
annual meeting here on the same dates
as the United Confederate Veterans,
June to Z.
The sons organization is a splendid
body of representative descendants of
the men of Lee, Jackson and other
great Confederate commanders In the
membership are-eHbraced historians.
congressman, scientists. educators and
many men who sefGad with the colors
in the war with Spaia and since in the
forces on the Mexicah border.