1938 Gettysburg reunion
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The 1938 Gettysburg reunion was a Gettysburg Battlefield
encampment of American Civil War
veteran
s for the Battle of Gettysburg
's 75th anniversary. The gathering included approximately 25 Gettysburg battle veterans and had totals of 1,359 Federal and 486 Confederate attendees of the 8,000 remaining war veterans. The veterans averaged 94 years of age, and transportation, quarters, and subsistence was federally funded for each and their attendant, who the veterans were instructed to bring (an attendant, e.g., a Boy Scout, was provided if needed). President Franklin D. Roosevelt
's July 3 reunion address preceded the unveiling of the Eternal Light Peace Memorial
, and a newsreel
with part of the address was included in the Westinghouse Time Capsule
for the 1939 New York World's Fair
.
The reunion's support personnel included 19 officers and 250 enlisted men of the PA National Guard, and there were 3,185 total United States Army
personnel. A "regular army camp" displayed modern weapons was east of the northward tracks of the Reading Railroad to the Gettysburg College buildings, while the Third Corps headquarters tent was south of Gettysburg near The Angle
. Additional police totalled 548 and included the Pennsylvania State Police
and officers from New York City
, Philadelphia
, and Pittsburgh
; and a "white-painted Gettysburg College
building" was the "base hospital" under the First Regular Army Medical Regiment.
1936 April: The House Military Affairs Committee recommended the Haines Bill
for forming a federal committee to work with the PA reunion commission.
1936 June 13: To raise reunion funds, Congress authorized 50,000 US Mint commemorative half dollars--each was dated 1936 despite being struck in 1937 (unsold coins were destroyed.) Sculptor Frank Vittor
had used Union veteran James Power Stanley of the Battles of the Wilderness
, Cold Harbor
, North Anna
, and Spotsylvania
for the model. (A special US postage stamp was also advocated for the reunion's opening day.)
1937 January 25: State senator John Rice
, chairman of the PA reunion commission, sponsored a bill for the commission to develop a memorial to be dedicated at the 1938 reunion, with a "Gettysburg Peace Memorial Fund" for an observation deck
75 ft (22.9 m) above the Big Round Top summit
and a flame 30 feet higher (the abandoned 1910 plan
was for a 1913 cornerstone at The Angle
.)
1937 February 6: The 1st joint meeting of the federal and PA state commissions was held.
1937 May 8: The PA reunion commission's headquarters on the 2nd floor of the Hotel Gettysburg annex began selling the "Gettysburg commemorative half dollars" for $1.65 (the Hotel & 2 Gettysburg banks also sold the coins).
for the reunion (4 other bands were also at the camp).
February: The borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
, formed a 9 person committee for the reunion.
April 18: The Works Progress Administration
began improvements to the 25 sq mi (64.7 km²) of the Gettysburg National Military Park.
April 26: Veterans camp construction began at the "north end of Gettysburg College and on adjacent private property". The Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC) on Seminary Ridge
provided manpower for building the veterans camp, and about 50 enrollees at CCC camp MP-2 of Company #1355-C served as guides for the veterans.
May 16: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
signed the bill for the federal transportation and camp appropriations of $900,000 (federal memorial funding had also failed in 1912
).
June 29: Twelve special Pullman trains arrived carrying veterans (4 from the east, with the remainder from the north and west).
Stadium were in the morning and included an address by Secretary of War Harry Hines Woodring
, chairman of the United States Commission.
July 2, Saturday (Veterans' and Governors' Day): - The 3-mile-long parade for 2 1/2 hours was between the reviewing stand in the college stadium and the intersection of the Baltimore Pike and the Emmitsburg Road, through the Lincoln Square; and included 3 groups: distinguished visitors first, followed by U. S. Army units and equipment, and >50 drum and bugle corps.
- A Marine Corps Band
concert was held in the Gettysburg College stadium (the only remaining Jewish Civil War veteran, Daniel Harris, was a guest on the platform).
July 3, Sunday (President's Day): - Sunday morning memorial service in college stadium
- Veterans shook hands across the stone wall at the The Angle as during the 1913 Gettysburg reunion.
- Attendance for the Eternal Light Peace Memorial
dedication was 250,000 (100,000 were "stuck on automobile-packed highways".)
- As Roosevelt's 9 minute address ended at sunset, the Peace Memorial covered by a 50 foot flag was unveiled by George N. Lockwood and Confederate A. G. Harris (both age 91) with 2 regular army attendants.
- Army aircraft staged a simulated air raid on Gettysburg at dusk, and searchlights were directed from the ground at the planes while they dropped flares.
July 4, Monday (United States Army Day): - Military demonstrations included tank maneuvers by the 66th Infantry's Provisional Tank Battalion near the college's Glatfelter Hall and an air show with 18 Northrop A-17
As from Barksdale Field
and, from Langley Field, 18 Consolidated PB-2s
& 6 B-17 Flying Fortresses.
- Fireworks were launched from the crest of Oak hill.
July 5: The 62nd Coastal Artillery
departed for Fort Totten, the 12th Infantry (without 1 company) to Fort Howard (Maryland)
, and the Third Cavalry to Fort Myer
.
July 6: The 66th Infantry departed for Fort Meade and the 6th Field Artillery
to Fort Hoyle.
July 7: The 34th Infantry
(without 1 company) departed for Fort Meade.
July 8: The 34th Infantry headquarters company departed for Fort Meade (the 8th Quartermaster Regiment remained until ~July 25 to dismantle the veterans camp.)
September 23: A World's Fair
time capsule with a "permanent acetate film by RKO-Pathé
" (15 minute newsreel) with part of Roosevelt's Gettysburg reunion address and numerous other events was lowered into a 50 ft well.
Gettysburg Battlefield
The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the 4 acre site of the first shot & at on the west of the borough, to East...
encampment of American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
veteran
Veteran
A veteran is a person who has had long service or experience in a particular occupation or field; " A veteran of ..."...
s for the Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
's 75th anniversary. The gathering included approximately 25 Gettysburg battle veterans and had totals of 1,359 Federal and 486 Confederate attendees of the 8,000 remaining war veterans. The veterans averaged 94 years of age, and transportation, quarters, and subsistence was federally funded for each and their attendant, who the veterans were instructed to bring (an attendant, e.g., a Boy Scout, was provided if needed). President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
's July 3 reunion address preceded the unveiling of the Eternal Light Peace Memorial
Eternal Light Peace Memorial
The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a 1938 Gettysburg Battlefield monument commemorating the 1913 "reconciliation of our people North and South after the lapse of only 50 years since they had fought" in the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg...
, and a newsreel
Newsreel
A newsreel was a form of short documentary film prevalent in the first half of the 20th century, regularly released in a public presentation place and containing filmed news stories and items of topical interest. It was a source of news, current affairs and entertainment for millions of moviegoers...
with part of the address was included in the Westinghouse Time Capsule
Westinghouse Time Capsules
The Westinghouse Time Capsules are two time capsules prepared by the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company: "Time Capsule I", created for the 1939 New York World's Fair; and "Time Capsule II", created for the 1964 New York World's Fair. Both are buried 50 feet below Flushing Meadows Park,...
for the 1939 New York World's Fair
1939 New York World's Fair
The 1939–40 New York World's Fair, which covered the of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park , was the second largest American world's fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. Many countries around the world participated in it, and over 44 million people...
.
The reunion's support personnel included 19 officers and 250 enlisted men of the PA National Guard, and there were 3,185 total United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
personnel. A "regular army camp" displayed modern weapons was east of the northward tracks of the Reading Railroad to the Gettysburg College buildings, while the Third Corps headquarters tent was south of Gettysburg near The Angle
The Angle
The Angle is a Gettysburg Battlefield area which includes the 1863 Copse of Trees used as the target landmark for Pickett's Charge, the 1892 monument that marks the high-water mark of the Confederacy, and several other Battle of Gettysburg monuments...
. Additional police totalled 548 and included the Pennsylvania State Police
Pennsylvania State Police
The Pennsylvania State Police is the state police force of Pennsylvania, responsible for statewide law enforcement. It was founded in 1905 by order of Governor Samuel Pennypacker, in response to the private police forces used by mine and mill owners to stop worker strikes and the inability or...
and officers from New York City
New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
, Philadelphia
Philadelphia Police Department
The Philadelphia Police Department is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
, and Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Police
The Pittsburgh Police, or officially the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, is the largest law enforcement agency in Western Pennsylvania and the third largest in Pennsylvania...
; and a "white-painted Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College is a private four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the famous battlefield. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Bullets. Gettysburg College has about 2,700 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women...
building" was the "base hospital" under the First Regular Army Medical Regiment.
Chronology
1935: Pennsylvania created the "seventy-fifth anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg commission".1936 April: The House Military Affairs Committee recommended the Haines Bill
Harry L. Haines
Harry Luther Haines was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
for forming a federal committee to work with the PA reunion commission.
1936 June 13: To raise reunion funds, Congress authorized 50,000 US Mint commemorative half dollars--each was dated 1936 despite being struck in 1937 (unsold coins were destroyed.) Sculptor Frank Vittor
Frank Vittor
Frank Vittor was an American sculptor, known for his "preference for the heroic and colossal" - Early life :...
had used Union veteran James Power Stanley of the Battles of the Wilderness
Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness, fought May 5–7, 1864, was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Both armies suffered heavy casualties, a harbinger of a bloody war of attrition by...
, Cold Harbor
Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864 . It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles...
, North Anna
Battle of North Anna
The Battle of North Anna was fought May 23–26, 1864, as part of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. It consisted of a series of small actions near the North Anna River in central Virginia, rather than a...
, and Spotsylvania
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania , was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. Following the bloody but inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness, Grant's army disengaged...
for the model. (A special US postage stamp was also advocated for the reunion's opening day.)
1937 January 25: State senator John Rice
John Rice
John Rice may refer to:* John Andrew Rice, founder of the Black Mountain College* John B. Rice , U.S. Representative from Ohio* John Blake Rice , mayor of Chicago, Illinois, 1865–1869, and later a U.S. Representative...
, chairman of the PA reunion commission, sponsored a bill for the commission to develop a memorial to be dedicated at the 1938 reunion, with a "Gettysburg Peace Memorial Fund" for an observation deck
Observation deck
__FORCETOC__ An observation deck, observation platform or viewing platform is an elevated sightseeing platform usually situated upon a tall architectural structure such as a skyscraper or observation tower...
75 ft (22.9 m) above the Big Round Top summit
Big Round Top Observation Tower Foundation Ruin
The Big Round Top Observation Tower Foundation Ruin is the 19th century base of the 1st Cope Truss tower. Fred Lyons of Baltimore led the construction team that moved the foundation's granite blocks to the Big Round Top summit using block and tackle driven by a 12 horsepower...
and a flame 30 feet higher (the abandoned 1910 plan
Eternal Light Peace Memorial
The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a 1938 Gettysburg Battlefield monument commemorating the 1913 "reconciliation of our people North and South after the lapse of only 50 years since they had fought" in the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg...
was for a 1913 cornerstone at The Angle
The Angle
The Angle is a Gettysburg Battlefield area which includes the 1863 Copse of Trees used as the target landmark for Pickett's Charge, the 1892 monument that marks the high-water mark of the Confederacy, and several other Battle of Gettysburg monuments...
.)
1937 February 6: The 1st joint meeting of the federal and PA state commissions was held.
1937 May 8: The PA reunion commission's headquarters on the 2nd floor of the Hotel Gettysburg annex began selling the "Gettysburg commemorative half dollars" for $1.65 (the Hotel & 2 Gettysburg banks also sold the coins).
1938
January 15: The Navy approved the 75-man Marine Corps BandUnited States Marine Band
The United States Marine Band is the premier band of the United States Marine Corps. Established by act of Congress on July 11, 1798, it is the oldest of the United States military bands and the oldest professional musical organization in the United States...
for the reunion (4 other bands were also at the camp).
February: The borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg is a borough that is the county seat, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park and has 3 institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and...
, formed a 9 person committee for the reunion.
April 18: The Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
began improvements to the 25 sq mi (64.7 km²) of the Gettysburg National Military Park.
April 26: Veterans camp construction began at the "north end of Gettysburg College and on adjacent private property". The Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...
(CCC) on Seminary Ridge
Seminary Ridge
Seminary Ridge is a dendritic ridge which was an area of Battle of Gettysburg engagements during the American Civil War and of military installations during World War II.-Geography:...
provided manpower for building the veterans camp, and about 50 enrollees at CCC camp MP-2 of Company #1355-C served as guides for the veterans.
May 16: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
signed the bill for the federal transportation and camp appropriations of $900,000 (federal memorial funding had also failed in 1912
Eternal Light Peace Memorial
The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a 1938 Gettysburg Battlefield monument commemorating the 1913 "reconciliation of our people North and South after the lapse of only 50 years since they had fought" in the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg...
).
June 29: Twelve special Pullman trains arrived carrying veterans (4 from the east, with the remainder from the north and west).
Events
July 1, Friday (Reunion Day): Opening ceremonies in the Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg College
Gettysburg College is a private four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the famous battlefield. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Bullets. Gettysburg College has about 2,700 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women...
Stadium were in the morning and included an address by Secretary of War Harry Hines Woodring
Harry Hines Woodring
Harry Hines Woodring was a U.S. political figure. He was born in 1890 in Elk City, Kansas. He was educated in city and county schools and at sixteen began work as a janitor in the First National Bank of Neodesha, Kansas...
, chairman of the United States Commission.
July 2, Saturday (Veterans' and Governors' Day): - The 3-mile-long parade for 2 1/2 hours was between the reviewing stand in the college stadium and the intersection of the Baltimore Pike and the Emmitsburg Road, through the Lincoln Square; and included 3 groups: distinguished visitors first, followed by U. S. Army units and equipment, and >50 drum and bugle corps.
- A Marine Corps Band
United States Marine Band
The United States Marine Band is the premier band of the United States Marine Corps. Established by act of Congress on July 11, 1798, it is the oldest of the United States military bands and the oldest professional musical organization in the United States...
concert was held in the Gettysburg College stadium (the only remaining Jewish Civil War veteran, Daniel Harris, was a guest on the platform).
July 3, Sunday (President's Day): - Sunday morning memorial service in college stadium
- Veterans shook hands across the stone wall at the The Angle as during the 1913 Gettysburg reunion.
- Attendance for the Eternal Light Peace Memorial
Eternal Light Peace Memorial
The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a 1938 Gettysburg Battlefield monument commemorating the 1913 "reconciliation of our people North and South after the lapse of only 50 years since they had fought" in the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg...
dedication was 250,000 (100,000 were "stuck on automobile-packed highways".)
- As Roosevelt's 9 minute address ended at sunset, the Peace Memorial covered by a 50 foot flag was unveiled by George N. Lockwood and Confederate A. G. Harris (both age 91) with 2 regular army attendants.
- Army aircraft staged a simulated air raid on Gettysburg at dusk, and searchlights were directed from the ground at the planes while they dropped flares.
July 4, Monday (United States Army Day): - Military demonstrations included tank maneuvers by the 66th Infantry's Provisional Tank Battalion near the college's Glatfelter Hall and an air show with 18 Northrop A-17
Northrop A-17
The Northrop A-17, a development of the Northrop Gamma 2F was a two seat, single engine, monoplane, attack bomber built in 1935 by the Northrop Corporation for the US Army Air Corps.-Development and design:...
As from Barksdale Field
Barksdale Air Force Base
Barksdale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately east-southeast of Bossier City, Louisiana.The host unit at Barksdale is the 2d Bomb Wing , the oldest Bomb Wing in the Air Force. It is assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command's Eighth Air Force...
and, from Langley Field, 18 Consolidated PB-2s
Consolidated P-30
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Angelucci, Enzo. and Peter M. Bowers, The American Fighter. New York: Orion Books, 1987. ISBN 0-517-56588-9....
& 6 B-17 Flying Fortresses.
- Fireworks were launched from the crest of Oak hill.
July 5: The 62nd Coastal Artillery
U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps
The U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps was a Corps level organization responsible for coastal and harbor defense of the United States between 1901 and 1950.-History:...
departed for Fort Totten, the 12th Infantry (without 1 company) to Fort Howard (Maryland)
Fort Howard (Maryland)
Fort Howard is the name of a former military installation in Baltimore County, Maryland, near the present-day settlement of Fort Howard.This park's historical significance is its connection with the War of 1812 and largest invasion of the United States in history on the morning of September 12, 1814...
, and the Third Cavalry to Fort Myer
Fort Myer
Fort Myer is a U.S. Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. It is a small post by U.S...
.
July 6: The 66th Infantry departed for Fort Meade and the 6th Field Artillery
6th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
The 6th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1907-History:The 6th Field Artillery Regiment was first activated in 1907 from numbered companies of artillery...
to Fort Hoyle.
July 7: The 34th Infantry
34th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 34th Infantry Regiment is a Regular Army infantry regiment of the United States Army. It saw combat in World War I, in the Pacific Theater of Operations in World War II, and was the first full American regiment deployed in combat in the Korean War...
(without 1 company) departed for Fort Meade.
July 8: The 34th Infantry headquarters company departed for Fort Meade (the 8th Quartermaster Regiment remained until ~July 25 to dismantle the veterans camp.)
September 23: A World's Fair
1939 New York World's Fair
The 1939–40 New York World's Fair, which covered the of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park , was the second largest American world's fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. Many countries around the world participated in it, and over 44 million people...
time capsule with a "permanent acetate film by RKO-Pathé
RKO Pictures
RKO Pictures is an American film production and distribution company. As RKO Radio Pictures Inc., it was one of the Big Five studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chains and Joseph P...
" (15 minute newsreel) with part of Roosevelt's Gettysburg reunion address and numerous other events was lowered into a 50 ft well.
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