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by the Friends of Southern Rights." This company was raised by Captain Bradley T. Johnson, and was the first body of troops that joined the Confederate army in Virginia. The Baltimore flag, known ;is the Bucktail flag, also of blue silk, with the State seal and the inscription, " First Regiment, Maryland Line," upon it, was brought from Baltimore by Miss Hetty Cary, just before the battle of Manassas, and the two colors on one staff" were carried through the battle. The flags were also in the battles of Front Royal, Winchester, Bolivar Heights, Harrisonburg, Cross Keys, Port Republic, Cold Harbor, Chickahominy, Malvern Hill, and the Seven Days around Richmond. At the battle of Harrisonburg, where Ashby was killed, five men were shot under the colors.

The route of the procession was out Carlisle street to Baltimore street, across Cemetery Hill, then by a road to the left to Culp's Hill, where stands the monument, one of the most handsome ones on the field. It was described in The Sun of yesterday. The Fifth regiment passed at carry arms the National cemetery, where the flag was at half-mast in respect to the memory of Ex President Arthur.

As the procession marched over the battlefield one could obtain some little idea of the desperate fighting which occurred there when he viewed the stones and monuments in close proximity marking the positions of the opposing bodies, and the rugged nature of the country, broken by woods and huge ribs of rock projecting several feet above ground. The monument has one of these ribs for a base. At the monument, upon which was placed a floral anchor by a lady whose son was a member of the Second Maryland, the scene was striking. The Fifth regiment stood at parade rest; the veterans gathered about the monument or strolled about the field, pointing out the spots where they were wounded, where the gallant Murray and other members of their command were killed, or narrating the incidents of the three days' fight. Luncheon parties were scattered about among the trees, giving an animated appearance to the bare November landscape. The battle of Gettysburg was one of the two fights in which Maryland troops were pitted against each other. Among those present yesterday were Messrs. Joseph H. White and W. T. Ehlen, of Talbot county, who were members of Pennsylvania regiments opposed to the Confederate forces in that battle.

General Steuart and staff" were greeted by Messrs. John M. Krauth, John S. Schick, Dr. Charles Horner, W. D. Holtzworth, and Colonel C. H. Buehler, of the Gettysburg Memorial Association, and with General Steuart presiding the ceremonies were begun by Rev.