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Title: Pennsylvania at Gettysburg : ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Major General George G. Meade, Major General Winfield S. Hancock, Major General John F. Reynolds and to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Pennsylvania. Gettysburg Battle-field Commission Nicholson, John Page, 1842-1922 Beitler, Lewis Eugene, 1863-
Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 Gettysburg Reunion, 1913
Publisher: (Harrisburg : W. S. Ray, state printer)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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so justly proud. Ye sons of Columbia come hither And join in our songs with delight.May the wreaths you have won never wither. May the star of your glory grow bright.May the bonds oft united neer sever, But hold to their colors so true;The Army and Navy forever. Three cheers for the Red, White and Blue! Colonel Cowan then presented to the audience GeneralMeades descendants who were present on the platform, saying: Comrades, we had on this platform the son and the grandsons ofGeneral Longstreet, and the grandsons of General Pickett, who havejust departed, but the daughter of General Meade and the grand-children of General Meade are still here, and I am very happy tosay that they will now be presented to you, and will rise in theirplaces as their names are called. Miss Henrietta Meade, daughter of General Meade.Mrs. George Meade, daughter-in-law of General Meade.Mr. George Gordon Meade, grandson of General Meade.Mr. George Gordon Meade Large.Mr and Mrs John B. Large.Mr. Kobert H. Large.
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Hon. Thomas R. Marshall.Vice President of the United States, Speaker, Governors D<nj, July 3rd. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. 133 Mr. S. Sargeant Large. Mr. Saunders L. Meade. Mrs. Charles P. Fox. Mr. and Mrs; George J. ^oke. Miss Salvadora Meade. Miss Henrietta Meade Large. At the conclusion of their presentations, three cheersand a tiger for the descendants of General Meade were calledfor and enthusiastically given by the Blue and Gray together. Colonel Cowan then said, the benediction will be pro-nounced by the Rev. Dr. J. Richards Boyle, Chaplain of theMilitary Order of the Loyal Legion. BENEDICTION. Now may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God,the Father, and the fellowship and communion of the Holy Ghostabide with us all forever more. Amen. Again following these services, various Reunions were heldup to 6 oclock, and at 8 P. M there followed a concert by theband of the Third Regiment Infaijtry, N. G. P. Thursday, July 3rd, in the forenoon, the Great Tent wasag

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