Show sidelights OF gettysburg REUNION I 1 the great reunion of the blue and t the he gray on the battlefield of gettysburg burgaas efti passed into history it vas in all respects the most moat unique gathering ot of the soldiers of the ever held men who aho fought each other fifty years yarn ago this year fraternized as ao lone separated brothers naturally such a tethering would be productive of many incidents both pathetic and bu humorous As man many i stories weva were floeting about as there were veterans at the reunion the camp Is full of unexpected meetings every day brings bringa forth numerous meetings between men who h have not seen oba nother another for or many years year many are commonplace but r ome boma are arc extraordinary for instance here la Is one 1 I D of erie county pennsylvania a soldier in the pennsylvania was captured by the he con federates federa atea tei at peachtree creek ka ga when ho bo was one of shermans Sher mans army on the celebrated march to the sea aea he was being conveyed to the rear by a confederate soldier wh when e n the union batteries opened fire upon the party among whom he be was a prisoner the man who was guarding maue was hit and fell knocking munsie down and lying on top of him I 1 seeing hla his chance of escape lay very still bill under the unconscious confederate while the battle raged around them that night he clipped from under the tha body and escaped to the union lines 1 I thought that fellow was waa dead said munana but I 1 aw baw hini him today poor fellow his minds bd bad and he recognize me but I 1 was waa sure of him I 1 emil diat even acet hla his name but im goin coin over later to the georgia camp and try t to 0 find dud out who ho bo Is here Is a story etory w which atch was told by A T dice vice president of the R read ead the railway once upon v time there were a veteran in gray and a veteran in blue they came to gettysburg I 1 and in the course of events and visits to hotels they happened to meet they looked over the sights of gettysburg monuments of tho the neld field but they found they must part 1 the one in blue bivil d in ore oregon gen the one mie in gray in new nev orleans th they ey went aping together to their station t nd passed by train after train deferring the parting that must come just what they said lust just how they reached the final grand idea of the meeting mr dice did not know but however yost yesterday erday they finally decided that the time for parting had rome come the one from oregon could not figure how to reach home via new orleans and his bl gray comrade while willing to see the west have the money for a ticket they lined upon on the i platform as trains stood waiting and ul n before the crowd they slowly stripped aff their uniforms and elchan exchanged ed them there while the curious flocked to see aeo them the Ore oregonians oregonian Oreg gonian onlan who came proudly ti t i town with sith a coat of blue went as proudly dway away with one of gray mind ind the veteran from louisiana who boasted the gray of the south couth sat eat with chesi ta in his sew new uniform of 0 plus lue s N A striking contrast la Is seen in the menu provided for the soldiers fifty years ago and what they enjoyed yew year I 1 1863 breakfast hardtack bacon bens beans and coffeo coffee I 1 11 dinner bacon beans beano hardtack mid coffee I 1 supper beans hardtack bacon and coffee 1918 breakfast puffed rice tried fried egas f tied led bacon cream potatoes ces fresh freeh bread hard bard bread butter and coffee dinner fricassee chicken peas corn ice fee cream cake cigars fresh bread hard bread butter coffee iced tea supper salmon salad macaroni and cheese fresh bread butter and coffee chief clerk george G thorne of the state department at harrisburg Harri eburg told of the call made by a union vet eran early on the morning of the fiftieth anniversary of the start of the battle who related that his conscience troubled itan ilm because of the th tact fact that on that fateful morning many yeara ago lie he had bad succumbed to temptation and stolen a quantity of onions from the thorne gardens garden which was located near tho historic seminary ridge ile ho told thorne that he bo desired at this late lata nay day to pay tor for the onions and thus thua relieve his conscience cone clence needless to lay bay his hia offer 0 of tf money waa as refused but the would like to learn the identity tho the pol soldiers who upset eight beehives in the dead of night and appropriated all the honey they contained A remarkable coincidence of the camp was waa the meeting of two men of of exactly the same name coming fro from rn towns town s of the same name but bu t in different diff sr states one fought on the union side in the battle of gettysburg and tha other with the confederates these two men aro are john carson of burlington N J and john carson of burlington Dur lington N C they met by the merest chance the jersey carson was walking I 1 ig along one of the streets and saw a man in gray just to be friendly the jersey man stopped him and gave him a greeting it was not until they had talked talkers for f jeneral minutes mf that they discovered their names were identical as well as the abo of their their towns I 1 A grandson of francis cis scott scot t key composer of tho the star spangled banner la Is here ile he is john francis key aad wo of Pi keville md and he Is a veteran of the second I 1 mary land infantry of the confederate arroy army wearing a s suit alt of gray key camo came into town weik weak end almost dropping ite ile has bas been in n falling failing lip health alth hut but de dared he bo was going to see gettysburg on this occa occasion idon 0 or r dla die one of the oldest veter aoa in the abo big carlp la Is captain W 11 II fleig of houston texas who was ninety years of age on his last birthday february 33 23 during the war he ha served with distinction in the marine department of the confederate navy captain fleig to la itao odthe of the best wen men in camp andis and is mere active than many ft the tha other vatel tta a scare ot of years less advanced I 1 F fifty efty years to the tour hour from the time when the first shot preceding the battle was waa fired a reunion meeting of 0 the he blua and the gray was van held in tho the big tent the gray cavalry men who ought blought the skirmishes that led up to the throe days daya tight fight pledged them beves in the shadows of tho the stars and stripes to forgot and their brothers brothe r in bauo swore by tho the stars and bara bar that the fight was over for all time there were several women from tho the village in the tent and six one ihno schoolgirls gray haired and aged now no sang rally round the flag boys while tho the veterans wept like ifko boys but with pride the six women who sang the battle s P nadore among those who thronged thron ged tl the io streets of gettysburg after tho the advance guard of tho the southern army left it 60 50 years ago on tho the night when bufords men came riding nto into the villager on the heels of wheelers men in gray maidens strew od ed flowers flo verB along tho the streets and hella bells in the churches pealed out the news ot of tho the coming of the bauo buo and the town went wild of all the scores of girls who we welcomed the vanguard of meade only a half dozen could be found and they stood white hatred haired witt vara ears in their eyes on a platform in the big tent and sang to the weeping soldiers in tho seats ea ta below im afraid we cant sing bing like wo wang 60 50 years ago said tho tac ma cronly woman who acted as leader as she led the way up the steps to tho the platform we dont care just sing again the veterans As AB the first llast of the ame melody camo from them in quai quavering ering tones the veterans both of the north and of the south sat quiet with eyes fixed upon the singers gin gers the hum burn of tho chorus came from every side and the old men wept openly aside from froin tho old soldiers eold lere themselves an interesting figure Is tire mrs longstreet widow of the commander at the front of the Oon confederate federate lines in tho third days battle mrs airs longstree f T walked a mile through the broiling sun out to iho old rogers couro to interview general sickles some time ago mrs longstreet Longstree sent trient a long telegram as representing the southern veterans in protest against tho the old union veteran being thrown in jail in now new york because of some financial affairs it was said that sickles misunderstood the spirit and hla his pride was so hurt that their meeting today would not bo be cordial general I 1 have written an article about you tor for publication mrs longstreet Longst Ung street at the meeting and she read several pages of the highest tribute to the old corps leader whom she characterized as having como come back and being once again in the saddle half a hundred old sickles men gathered on oh the iho laft end and adf laig 16 oe came dramatic general lean fad ed tack ack in his big chair closed his bis eyes eYe sand and looked back to meeting with I longstreet Uong street here his widow was wa praising to tho the world the valor which she sha claimed had gone unrecognized by the government tears flowed down tho the sickles cheeks now tanned by his ninety third cummer bummer and ats old followers doffed coffed their hats hat and mingled their tears with those of their old leader wetting the ground upon which long ago had been soaked by their blood I 1 I 1 james 11 lansberry Lan sherry of st louis mo who enlisted in the third indiana cavalry from madison ind recited tc hla his comrades the details of hla his capture in the town of gettysburg by Confederates I 1 60 years ago following the skirmish just outside of town which marked the opening of what was to bo be a world famed engagement I 1 he had been detailed to assist in carrying a wounded officer to the bid 11 seminary in gettysburg while in town frantic women flocked about him bile and begged that he ha tell ot of the battle he remained to tell the story with the result that he had to s spend pend several days in following the confederate army as a prisoner after tramping gi 0 nilles miles over rough country without shoes lie ho succeeded in escaping and finally made his bis way back to gettysburg where he remained till august in assisting in the care of the ed which were housed in the nary churches barns and public build tc 3 one of the unadvertised reunions ol of the celebration in the confederate section of the camp A we fife and drum corps of men in blue tramped epand down the streets of the confederate part of the city of tents they stopped before the te tents lite played such a fanfare as only uly drums and alfes cari can make summoned forth the occupants add shook hands ads threw their arms about the gray shoulders and in a dozen other WILYS ways their feelings of friendship they kept it up for hours and via cited practically every rob reb tent was as warm as their greeting of tho the most interesting places place in campeas camp was tho the lost and found bureau reau located under the benches in the big tent everything found on the be grounds was I 1 brought there ind and I 1 thousands applied every day tor for missing articles there were at least crutches piled up in the bureau dozen or so ap having called for them those who come come to redeem their lost crutches seldom can recognize them endmost and roost of them go away with somebody elsos I 1 there was one wooden leg also lying unclaimed it was waa brought in by a boy scout who hart had found it under a tree several sets of at rabe false teeth wom touch I 1 I 1 1 |