People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1893 — G. A. R. Encampment. [ARTICLE]

G. A. R. Encampment.

The annual national encampment of the ’'Boysin Blue” has been in session at Indianapolis this week, and that city has certainly done justice to the occasion by the handsome manner she is entertaining these old heroes. The city, never before, has been as elaborately decorated as on this occasion, and the citizens of Indiana are proud that she is doing the work of hostess so I nicely. The towns on the railroads entering Indianapolis are also trying to do -themselves honor by lavishly decorating all along the line. It is estimated that there were 200,001) visitors in the city this week. The parade on Tuesday was a grand affair and fully showed that the “boys” had not forgotten their martial days. There were near 50,000 men in line, together with hundreds of bands of music to make merry the occasion. It is said that their encampment is the largest that has ever been held or that would ever be held. Soon these old soldiers will pass away to the final roll call and then we, the younger generation, can only look back upon the pages of history, where their names and deeds are written in the blood of many battle fields.