Gettysburg 50 Years On Veterans Camp In City Of Tents
Crowds fill Gettysburg as 5000 tents rise on Seminary Ridge for the reunion. Veterans travel by foot and car amid heat and dust while formal exercises near Emmitsburg road proceed each day. The town swarms with sightseers and shows.
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Massachusetts veterans depart for Gettysburg 1900s 50th anniversary
Two thousand Massachusetts veterans begin a 15 hour journey by special trains from Boston and South Framingham to Gettysburg for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Officials organize seating, meals, and on board medical care as Wilson plans a July 4 speech.
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Jewish veteran to attend Gettysburg Jubilee parade
Abraham Moss of Bowdoin place West End departs with other Grand Army of veterans for Gettysburg. A Polish immigrant who arrived in 1858, Moss enlisted in Company A, 2nd Massachusetts, served two years, fought at Gettysburg and the Wilderness, where he was wounded in the cheek and neck. He returned to Boston in 1864 and has lived there since.
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First veteran dies on field in Livermore Falls
August D. Brown of Livermore Falls Maine was the first veteran to die on the field. He grew suddenly ill late today and died as an army surgeon arrived. The heat likely hastened his death. Mr Brown belonged to Camp Kimball G A R of Livermore Falls. Relatives were notified and the body will be shipped north as soon as possible.
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Gettysburg Sermon Theme Across Boston Churches
Boston churches marked Gettysburg Day with large Civil War veteran attendance. Shawmut Congregational Church led by Rev E Ellsworth Shumaker preached on anniversary and emancipation. First Methodist Church, Temple Street, cited Gettysburg July 13 1868 in morning talk and displayed an illustrated evening address on the battle. Dorchester First Methodist noted The Battle of Gettysburg in its morning sermon.
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Gettysburg Tales From a Town In The Battle’s Grip
Joseph Edgar Chamberlain reflects on Gettysburg residents and their lived experience during the 1863 battle. Jennie Wade’s bread baking, a Confederate sharpshooter, the wounded, and townsfolk sheltering in cellars illustrate daily life amid cannon fire. A church chaplain’s death, a visions tale, and a dying horse in Huger’s battery add local color to the historic clash.
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