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Show LIBRARY OF CONGRESS UTAH HISTORICAL QUARTERLY marched to General Liggett’s campground headquarters “to pay their respects.” While Confederate and Union—pose the general “stood in front of his tent and together at Gettysburg in July reviewed the march” their band played 1913. “Dixie” and “Maryland, My Maryland.”91 The grand reunion ended with the lowering of the camp commander’s flag to half-staff, a brief tribute to the war dead, a forty-eight gun salute, five minutes of silence, and a fireworks display.92 Although the reunion officially ended on July 4, the camp remained open until July 6 for veterans who wished to linger a little longer. In contrast to the pageantry that marked the beginning, “no flying banners, blar ing bands or marching columns” accompanied the veterans as they quietly departed Gettysburg. Newspaper accounts trumpeted the “wonderful success of what has been described as an army camp that will stand as a model for all the countries of the world for years to come.” By July 7, less than three hundred veterans remained. 93 The U.S. Army dismantled the campground over the next two months Civil War veterans—both 91 “Charge Again at Bloody Angle,” Salt Lake Herald-Republican, July 4, 1913. “Pay Tribute to Sleeping Heroes,” July 10, 1913. 93 “Gettysburg Camp Closed,” New York City, July 7, 1913. 92 286 |
