Excerpt from Dedication of the Monument to the 126th Regiment N. Y. Infantry: On the Battlefield of Gettysburg, October 3, 1888
In June, 1886, when the 111th, and 126th regiments, N. Y. volunteers, united in an excursion to the Battlefield of Gettysburg, the wish was expressed that within two or three years they might again visit the place for the purpose of erecting monuments in honor of their respective regiments.
The excursion of the 126th regiment on the 1st of October was the realization in part of such wish.
The excursion left Canandaigua at 8:30 o"clock Monday evening, October 1st, 1888, by a special train.
Owing to the extreme inclemency of the weather, the number of persons was comparatively small, only about sixty uniting in the excursion. The run from Canandaigua was made without delay, accident, or special incident, the train arriving at Gettysburg at half-past six Tuesday morning.
Breakfast was soon in readiness, to which the party did ample justice.
Everything had been most thoughtfully and elaborately arranged for the comfort of the excursionists and to aid them in seeing the most in the shortest possible time.
At eight o"clock Mr. Ziegler"s carriages were at the door of the hotel, and in charge of the well-known battlefield lecturer, Capt. James T. Long, of Gettysburg, the party was soon on its way to view the battlefield.
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