JPK Huson 1863
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2012
- Location
- Central Pennsylvania
Had not heard of any " Gettysburg Reunion ", circa 1869.
A few things.
*Officers only, seemed a little high-handed.
*There was a brand, new hotel opening with accusations the timing was very suspect.
*Pennsylvania's involvement with land-buys and the Federal Treasury's interest in land looked very ugly.
*Evergreen Cemetery's David McConaugh had somehow become president of Gettysburg's Battlefield Association, no one was quite certain how. The GAR was already looking at the guy through non-rose colored glasses.
*Balls and glitz were on the program. With so many soldiers recently dead not many feet away this was considered in poor taste by the public.
*Finally, it was poorly attended by the South, RE Lee's sentiments seem to be reflective of most albeit put more gracefully than several I found.
Really finally, when the topic of " Gettysburg Reunions " comes up, who in blazes has heard of this one?
1869 was really far, far too soon for a ' reunion' slash hotel opening slash ball slash land buy slash let the governor het involved slash what-about-all-the-men-who-were-not-officers?
I'm not saying this isn't sheer snark from someone- but was it?
You can't tell how much of this reporter was tongue in cheek or tongue swallowed.
Little snark there! Very good snark, too.
A few things.
*Officers only, seemed a little high-handed.
*There was a brand, new hotel opening with accusations the timing was very suspect.
*Pennsylvania's involvement with land-buys and the Federal Treasury's interest in land looked very ugly.
*Evergreen Cemetery's David McConaugh had somehow become president of Gettysburg's Battlefield Association, no one was quite certain how. The GAR was already looking at the guy through non-rose colored glasses.
*Balls and glitz were on the program. With so many soldiers recently dead not many feet away this was considered in poor taste by the public.
*Finally, it was poorly attended by the South, RE Lee's sentiments seem to be reflective of most albeit put more gracefully than several I found.
Really finally, when the topic of " Gettysburg Reunions " comes up, who in blazes has heard of this one?
1869 was really far, far too soon for a ' reunion' slash hotel opening slash ball slash land buy slash let the governor het involved slash what-about-all-the-men-who-were-not-officers?
I'm not saying this isn't sheer snark from someone- but was it?
You can't tell how much of this reporter was tongue in cheek or tongue swallowed.
Little snark there! Very good snark, too.