. Shaler's brigade. Survivors of the Sixth Corps. Re-union and monument dedications at Gettysburg, June ... 1888 . mandersname to the Mummasburg road, admiring the monuments alreadyup and in course of erection; then to Howard avenue and the 131 operations of numerous memorials of the Eleventh Corps, endingat the extreme right of the Union line of that clay. A beautiful gold badge, in the form of a red enameled SixthOorps badge, the Grecian cross, was presented to SecretaryWilliam J. Wray, of Shalers Brigade Association, in the parlorof the Eagle Hotel, by the survivors of the 82d PennsylvaniaR
. Shaler's brigade. Survivors of the Sixth Corps. Re-union and monument dedications at Gettysburg, June ... 1888 . mandersname to the Mummasburg road, admiring the monuments alreadyup and in course of erection; then to Howard avenue and the 131 operations of numerous memorials of the Eleventh Corps, endingat the extreme right of the Union line of that clay. A beautiful gold badge, in the form of a red enameled SixthOorps badge, the Grecian cross, was presented to SecretaryWilliam J. Wray, of Shalers Brigade Association, in the parlorof the Eagle Hotel, by the survivors of the 82d PennsylvaniaRegiment. Colonel Wetherill made the presentation, and whileSecretary Wray was ta^en entirely by surprise, he recoveredsufficiently to express his heartfelt thanks in a neat speech. The ladies who accompanied the excursion held a meeting,over which Mrs., General Shaler presided, and adopted resolu-tions expressive of their thanks for the many kindly attentionsshown them by the veterans of the regiments. At noon thevisitors left, filled with the most pleasant recollections of theirvisit to historic Gett3^ / ^ ^i*^-- ^ 1 ■ <M Ml- ^■jk 1^ -: ■? ^^^s^z^^mmu^. APPENDIX-B. RE-Ui\ION CLIPPINGS, -FROM THE FAYETTEYILLE RECORDER; 0¥ NEW YORK,TRUTH; ^compiler; STAR AND SEN-TINEL, OF GETTYSBURG, AND INDI-YIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS. The editor of The Truths in getting out an extra edition,showed considerable enterprise. The report was quite a reviewof the Re-Union., We congratulate such energy. The Compiler and the Star and Sentinel, of Gettj^sburg, gavea very interesting, readable account of the Re-Union. The Eagle, McClellan, City and Globe Inn, at Gettysburg,were used as the headquarters of the several commands. Allreport the accommodations par excellent. On the arrival of the train bringing General Shaler, the follow-ing additional friends of the 122d joined the party : Mr. and M. Slauson, Miss Slauson, Miss Nellie Slauson, Miss Carpen-ter and Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Wil
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