Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1888 — BLUE AND GRAY. [ARTICLE]

BLUE AND GRAY.

Ten thousand people attended the exercises in Reynold’s grove, at Gettysburg, Pa., Sunday. After religious services were held, Chaplain Sayres-deliv-ered the sermon. General E., P. Halstead, of the First Army Corps Association, presided. After prayer by Bishop Newman, the oration was delivered by General Jdhn C. Robinson. Short speeches were made by Geo. Frederick Smith, the war Governor of New Hampshire; Governor Ormsbee, of Vermont; General L. A. Grant, Judge W. G. Veazy, Confederate General Longstreet, General L. A. Fairchild and Professor Williams, of Providence, R. I. Late in the afternoon the Ninth New York National Guard Regiment escorted the veterans of the Eigthy-third Regiment to their monument, the procession making an imposing spectacle. The monument, which is fifty-one feet high, is a shaft of alternate rock-faced red and blue finished granite, and is the finest regimental monument in the field. At the stand, after music by the regimental band, Rev. E. P. Roe offered prayer. The monument was then presented to the Monument Association and received by Colonel J. M. Vanderslice. Ip the evening Bishop Newman addressed an audience of 800 in Christ Lutheran church, on “The Mission cf the Country.” The attendance Monday was larger than at any time in history. At 10 o’clock the five regiments of Green’s brigade—79th, 102 d, 137th and 149th N Y.—dedicated their monument on Culp’s Hill, and immediately thereafter a reunion of the brigade was held. Major-general H. J, Slocum and Brig-Gen. George S. Green, made addresses. At the same hour Sickles Excelsior b-igade—7oth, 71st, 72d, 73d and 74th N. Y.,—met at the site of their brigade monument a dedicatory services, Dr. F. Mitchell delivered the oration and Dr. Buckley read an original poem. The Irish brigade—63d, 69th, and 88th N. Y., marched to the Catholic church where requiem mass for these who fell in the battle was celebrated.. Afterward they marched to there monu> ment. and held dedicatory exercisesGeneral Robert Nugent and Dennis F. Burke made addresses. In the afternoon the business meeting of the Army of the Potomac was held, Gen. Sickles presided and Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania, and Governor Gordon, of Georgia, introduced the veterans of the respective armies (north and south). Chaplain McCobe responded to the address of welcome, and many prominent persons took part in the camp fires at night.