Revolutionary heroes like St. Clair, War of 1812 heroes like Markle, or Major Andrew Byerly, (whose command defended Commodore Perry's fleet while it was being built on Lake Erie), Mexican war heroes, &c., as well as the heroes of the latest and greatest of our American

At all events, I trust that suitable efforts will be made at an early day, to define the main features or outlines of Bouquet's battle-field. Vice President Jourdan, of the Historical Society at Philadelphia, called my attention to the fact that Bancroft or some other standard author, stated that the scene of Bouquet's battle was unknown. I remarked that the

statement was not correct, and that the battle was fought in the heart of Westmoreland county, a short distance east of Harrison City. Bullets, bones, &c., had in former days, been found there in great numbers, and the local tradition, together with the map of Hutchins, would enable any intelligent person to locate the battlefield. I am confident that the Pennsylvania Historical Society would cheerfully give room in their valuable magazine for any communication on the subject which such a committee as I have designated might choose to make. In this way justice might, in a measure, be done to the memory of the departed heroes, while at the same time a pilgrim shrine would be erected in the grand old county of our nativity, that would increase in interest and importance as age after age rolled by. Might not the next 4th of July, or the 5th or 6th days of August be made memorable by a celebration, sham battles, speeches, &c., that would give the movement a successful impulse? Judging from the interest he manifested in the monograph on Col. Henry Bouquet, several years ago, and more recently in one on "Baron Steuben and his relations to the Reformed Church," I believe Adjutant General R. C. Drum would honor and grace such an occasion with his presence if invited by such a committee.

So also, public spirited Westmorelanders from all parts of the county, and from all parts of the Union, many of whom have become distinguished in civil and military life, would esteem it a privilege and pleasure to take part in such a demonstration. Let us begin at the beginning in this matter of commemorating the deeds of departed heroes and benefactors whose names are linked inseparably with the history of old Westmoreland. Thus can we best secure proper remembrance and honor in the end for the scarred veterans and heroic dead of our late war, and at the same time stimulate intelligent interest and generous emulation in the minds and hearts of the rising generation. The fame of their illustrious men is one of the noblest heritages of a people. Those who will not gratefully cherish the names and deeds of heroic ancestors and benefactors, will scarcely do aught that posterity will delight to honor. For the sake of the living champions of constitutional liberty and union, and for the sake of unborn generations, no less than for the sake of the illustrious dead of Colonial days, I trust that Westmorelanders will do speedy and ample justice to the memory of Colonel Henry Bouquet, and the 1763 army of deliverance.

GREENCASTLE, Franklin Co., Pa., Oct. 30.

CYRUS CORT.

The county papers generally favored the proposed celebration and articles furnished by Rev. C. Cort and Hon. Jos. H. Kuhns in furtherance of the movement were, from time to time, published in the Greensburg Daily Press, and in several of the weeklies.

April 25, 1883, a committee consisting of Rev. C. Cort, S. A. Kline, Esq., Maj. J. M. Laird, A. B. Kline, Esq. and Curtis Gregg, visited and located the Bushy Run, or Edge Hill battle-field in its main features, and selected a grove. covering the same for the proposed celebration.

MEETING IN THE GREENSBURG COURT HOUSE.

On the following evening a public meeting was held in the Court House at Greensburg, to arrange for the celebration. Ex-Governor Latta presided, and General Coulter and Hon Jacob Turney acted as vice presidents, with Maj. Laird, Frank Vogle and Curtis Gregg as secretaries.

In an address of over half an hour, Rev. C. Cort reviewed the career of Col. Bouquet, and described the battle of Bushy Run and its far reaching results. He urged the propriety of getting up a celebration at the next anniversary of Bouquet's victory on that bloody field. Bouquet as the champion and chief builder of the Forbes road, from Bedford to Fort Pitt, in 1758, had rendered signal service to the province of Pennsylvania.

A committee consisting of Revs. Love, Moorhead and Lucien Cort, and Philip Kuhns, Dr. Kline and A. M. Sloan, Esq., presented a series of resolutions providing for the celebration by religious services of a commemorative nature, in all the churches of the county, Aug. 5, and by addresses, poem, military display and pic-nic dinner in the grove on Bushy Run battle-field, Aug. 6, 1883.

Committees were appointed as follows:

Committee of Arrangements to secure and prepare grounds for the celebration: Amos B. Kline, J. B. Laux, Lewis Wannamaker, E. F. Houseman, Lewis Gongaware, William Moore, Mr. Shadwick, Jos. Clark, Robert Byerly, Wm. G. Shuster, Abner Cort.

Committee on Finance: Jas. Gregg, Esq., Geo. F. Huff, Capt. J. J. Wirsing, Dr. Sowash, Wm. B. Skelly, Paul Lauffer, David Snyder, Jno. Rankin, Sebastian Baer, Esq., Hon. N. M. Marker, H. F. Ludwig, Esq., Hon. John Hugus, and George Plumer Smith, of Philadel

Committee on Invitation: General R. Coulter, Hon. Jos. H. Kuhns, Hon. Jacob Turney, Hon. John Latta, Maj. James M. Laird, G. D. Albert, Esq., John A. Marchand, Esq., Dr. Frank Cowan.

Committee of Reception at Bushy Run on Monday-viz: Hon. John Latta, Hon. James R. McAfee, Col. Geo. F. Huff, John Kuhns and A. D. McConnell, Esqs.

The chairmen, R. Coulter, Jas. Gregg and Amos B. Kline, were appointed an executive committee to fill all vacancies and have a general oversight of the celebration.

A few weeks previous to the celebration, Rev. C. Cort published, by request of the executive committee, a pamphlet of one hundred pages on "Col. Henry Bouquet and His Campaigns." This document was received with words of hearty commendation by the religious, as well as secular press, German and English, in Pennslvania, Ohio and New York. Lengthy extracts from it were inserted in the Pittsburg dailies a few days before the celebration took place. In this way the name of Bouquet and Bushy Run became familiar to thousands who had never heard of them before, and a deep interest was created in the approaching celebration. Thus, too, the questions of some of the Pittsburg dailies two months previous, "Who is Bouquet, What Did He Do," &c., were measurably answered in a way that raised the subject far above the plane of ridicule.

Amos B. Kline, with his colleagues on the committee of arrangements, did their work well. With the assistance of County Surveyor Wm. Miller, John Kuhns, Esq., Ed. Potts, Louis Wannamaker and Rev. C. Cort, the battle-field was definitely located and the exact positions of Bouquet's troops and their savage assailants, clearly indicated. The first and second positions of the troops; the lines held respectively by the Highlanders, the Royal Americans and Provincial Rangers; the location of the pack horses, the cattle and the Flour Bag Fort, occupied by the wounded, in the two days' fight were definitely marked with flags and handboards, and pointed out as they had not hitherto been for a hundred years.

THE GATHERING OF THE CLANS—AUGUST 6, 1883.

All the necessary preliminary arrangements having been completed, the friends and promoters of the celebration awaited the dawning of the memorable 6th of August, 1883, with anxious hearts. It came bright and beautiful, as balmy and propitious a day as could have been desired for such an occasion. And never did the sons and daughters of Old Westmoreland turn out in such a vast and magnificent array as they did on that memorable day. Old and public-spirited citizens like Gen. Thos. F. Gallagher, who had attended all important convocations of our people for a generation past, declared that the concourse assembled on Bouquet's battlefield, Aug. 6, was by far the largest and grandest of them all. It was the largest assemblage of any kind ever convened in Old Westmoreland, and by far the largest of the kind ever convened in Western Pennsylvania. Estimates of the numbers present vary greatly, ranging from 8,000 to 25,ooo. Dr. Samuel Stewart, who had considerable army experience, named the latter number. It was estimated that between 2,500 and 3,000 vehicles were on the grounds or in the groves, fields, fence corners, &c., within a circuit of two miles. A large number of hacks ran during most of the day from Manor and Penn Stations, and thousands footed it from the railroad and neighboring towns. At Irwin, business was largely suspended, and L. Kunkle, with four Percheron horses, hauled on a large wagon, seventy-two persons to the battle-field. All other vehicles had been engaged weeks ahead.

"What would Colonel Bouquet have thought of this, exclaimed Ex-United States Senator Cowan to General Beaver, as they met at the outskirts of the crowd, on the General's arrival. It was indeed a mighty host to honor the memory of Bouquet and his Army of Deliverance, on the very scene of their heroic achievements, after the lapse of 120 years. If the ovation was long in coming, it made up in a measure for the delay by its splendid character and magnificent proportions. It was worthy the man and the occasion, and did high honor to Old Westmoreland, the mother of counties, and the mother of the great majority of

those assembled on the historic field, in social and patriotic communion.

THE ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING.

A large stand had been erected in Gongaware's woods by the committee of arrangements, on part of the old Bushy Run battle-field. The stand was tastefully decorated with American flags and with several flags of the Swiss Republic, loaned for the occasion by the Swiss consul at Philadelphia. The coat-of-arms of the Cantons of Berne and of Vand, the home of Bouquet, painted on large metallic shields, with their brown bears and motto, "Liberte et Patrie," held a conspicuous place. Relics in large numbers from Provincial and Revolutionary times, covered the tables. Prominent among them was a bayonet, found in a clearing on the battle-field, in good state of preservation, two years ago. Amos B. Kline, Esq., chairman of the committee of arrangements, called the meeting to order at half past ten o'clock, and nominated General Richard Coulter as presiding officer. The General made a short speech as follows:

GENERAL COULTER'S REMARKS.

Gentlemen and Ladies: You all know the object of this meeting. We are here to commemorate the memory of a brave and skillful commander, and a military achievement that had far greater influence in determining the character of the Western end of the State, than any event of later years. In the stirring times of later wars, the battle of Bushy Run had been forgotten. Its importance had not been appreciated, and it received but a small share of the attention which it deserves. But I am not going to make any speech. It is my duty to see the programme carried

out.

Prayer was then offered by Rev. B. F. Boyle,. of Irwin. On motion of Dr. Frank Cowan, a committee consisting of Geo. D. Albert, Esq., Rev. Cyrus Cort and E. B. Kenly, was appointed to prepare a memorial of the celebration.

The following is the list of vice presidents and secretaries : Vice Presidents: Hon. Jos. H. Kuhns, Hon. Jas. C. Clarke, Greensburg; Robert M, Cavett, Irwin; Samuel Rock, Esq., Adamsburg;