^^/ 'fig/-/f^ 1861 1911 The Story of the Civil War Told by those who took part in the conflict of fifty years ago A Series of Meetings ai All Souls Church, Prooklyn in connection with a Patriotic Encampment December 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8, 1911 FLATBUSH TRUST COMPANY Corner Flatbush and Linden Avenues Branch : New Utrecht Avenue and Fifty-Fourth Street OFFICERS JOHN Z. LOTT . WARREN CRUIKSHANK ALEXANDER C. SNYDER HARRISON S. COLBURN FRANKLIN SCHENK . JOHN EGOLF FRED. A. LIPPOLD. Jr. President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Secretary Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary OFFERS UNEXCELLED FACILITIES FOR ALL BANKING AND TRUST BUSINESS PAYS INTEREST ON DEPOSITS SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF Eagle ^kVarekouse ^ Storage Co. Lo-w^er Fulton Street Storage for Household Goods :: Storage for Dead Automobiles Safe Deposit and Silver Vaults Packing and Removals :: Auto or Horse-Drawn Vans TELEPHONE 4169 MAIN FOR ESTIMATE ■V. ^ FACTS ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR THE intent of the All Souls Encampment is to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War and to better acquaint the rising generation with the important facts in connec- tion with that great epoch in history. Eye witnesses of the war and men of national reputation will speak on different phases of the Re- bellion. The primary cause of the war was slavery and out of this question other problems arose which resulted in the four years' struggle. A few important facts to remember are: The Missouri Compromise of 1820. The Kansas-Nebraska Bill, May 31, 1854. The Dread Scott Decision, March 6, 1857. The John Brown Raid, October 16, 1859. Abraham Lincoln, President, March 4, i860. South Carolina passed an ordinance of Secession, January 9, 1861. Confederacy formed at Montgomery, Ala., February 4, 1861. First Gun of the war fired at Fort Sumpter, April 12, 1861. Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861. The Trent affair, November 8, 1861. Monitor and Merrimac engagement, March 9, 1862. Capture of New Orleans by Farragut, April 25, 1862. Gen. R. E. Lee took command of the Confederate army June 3, 1862. Battle of Manassas, April 29, 30, 1862 Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862. Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862. Emancipation Proclamation, January i, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville, May 2, 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Surrender of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, September 19, 20, 1863. Battle of Lookout Mountain, November 24, 25, 1863 Battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 6, 1864 Sherman left Atlanta on march to the sea, November 16, 1864 Battle of Five Forks, April i, 1865 Lee's army surrendered, April 9, 1865 President Lincoln assassinated, April 14, 1865 PROSPECT PARK BANK CORNER FLATBUSH AND CHURCH AVENUES TELEPHONE 1500 FLATBUSH OFFICERS WILLIAM D. BUCKNER President WILLIAM E. HARMON Vice-President CHARLES STRAUB . Cashier JOS. A. McKEON . Assistant Cashier SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS Every Facility for a General Banting Business Housetolcl and Business Accounts Invitea Interest Paid Upon Daily Balances It Lets You Sleep ! The ^^AUTO DRAFT ' Regulates tine Drafts ol your Boiler or Furnace and gives you a ■warm Louse m tne morning Price, $5.00 Installed, $6.00 SNYDER of FlattusK I COMPLIMENTS OF THE FLATBUSH WATER WORKS COMPANY \m 31 1»t2 THE STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR THE PRELUDE Sunday, December 3, ign 10.45 o'clock A. M. Organ Prelude Patriotic airs Invocation Rev. L. Ward Brigham, D.D. Anthem — "A Song of Liberty" Mrs. H. H. Beach Announcements Herbert F. Gunnison Reading of Scriptures Col. James M. Spencer, D.D. Chaplain of the United Confederate Veterans' Association, Lexington, Ky. Soprano Solo. Prayer Rev. L. Ward Brigham, D.D. Hymn 858 — "My Country 'Tis of Thee". The Congregation Address — "The Prelude to the Civil War". .Oswald Garrison Villard Grandson of William Lloyd Garrison and author of "John Brown, a Biography Fifty Years After." Anthem — "To Thee, Oh Country" •. . . J. Cichberg Offertory. Hymn 861 — Army Hymn The Congregation Benediction. Postlude — Grand March, George Ricard Post G. A. R. in attendance. Visiting troops in uniform. In addition to delegations from Grand Army Posts, army sta- tions, the Navy Yard and battleships and representatives of colored homes and churches, patriotic societies and veteran organizations, the following troops of American Boy Scouts and Boys' Brigades will be present on different nights : Boy Scouts. The Dan. Sickles' Troop, Manhattan. The First Signal Corps of National Headquarters, Rutherford, N. J. The Marcy Avenue Y. M. C. A., Brooklyn. The Wells Memorial Church, Brooklyn. Boys' Brigade. The Central Congregational Church, Brooklyn. The Central Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn. Marines. The Y. M. C. A., Brooklyn Navy Yard Station. EARLY EVENTS Sunday, December 3, 191 1 4 o'clock P. M. Organ Prelude Patriotic airs Mozart, Op. 15 All Souls String Quartette Prayer Rev. L. Ward Brigham, D.D. Address — "The Beginning of the War" Uncle Tom's Cabin— The Sale of a Slave Girl in Plymouth Church — The Election of Abraham Lincoln — The Secession of the States— The Firing Upon Fort Sumpter— The Call for Troops— The Departure of the Brooklyn Regiments. Gen. Horatio C. King Of the Army of the Potomac. For nearly fifty years a member of Plymouth Church. Speakers' Escort of Honor — Col. Andrew D. Baird, Col. James D. Bell, Col. Lewis R. Stegman, Col. Francis M. Crafts and Dr. George W. Brush. Anthem — "To Thee, Oh Country" J. Cichberg Offertory. Hymn — "Onward Christian Soldiers" The Congregation Benediction. Abel Smith Post G. A. R. in attendance. All Souls Choir Miss Maude E. Klotz, Soprano Mr. Francis A. Weismann, Tenor Mrs. B. W. Marinus, Contralto Mr. W. W. Fitzhugh, Bass Emil Dillmann, Organist and Choirmaster General King has loaned to the Encampment, headquarters flags of the several corps of the Army of the Potomac, and Plymouth Church has loaned pictures of Henry Ward Beecher, President Lincoln and his cabinet, and the original Bill of Sale and picture of "Pinkey," the nine- year-old slave girl sold at auction in Plymouth Church. The Patriotic Encampment will be formally opened on Tuesday, December 5th, at seven o'clock, upon receipt of a message from President Taft, sent by wireless to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and transmitted by wireless to the Parish House, where it will be received by members of the Wireless First Signal Corps, National Head- quarters, A. B. S. The "Mess" Room of the Encampment will be open on Tuesday, at 6.30 o'clock, where a hot supper will be served. Encampment open every afternoon and evening of December 6th, 7th and 8th, THE GREAT BATTLES Tuesday, December 5, 191 1 7.30 o'clock P. M. Organ Prelude Patriotic airs Presiding Paul K. Ames Solo W. W. Fitzhugh, Jr. "Tenting on the Old Campground" The Audience The Great Battles of the Civil War Major Gen. Daniel E. Sickles Commander of the famous Third Corps at the Battle of Gettysburg. Speaker's Escort of Honor: Brigadier Gen. James McLeer. Major General Edward L. Molineaux. Gen. Robert Avery. Captain Miles O'Reilly. Grant Post, G. A. R., in attendance. "Battle Cry of Freedom" The Audience The Dan. Sickles' Troop, Boy Scouts, will act as patrol and guard. Marines of the U. S. Navy Yard in attendance. Patriotic Encampment, in Parish House, open at close of services. SOUTHERN NIGHT Wednesday, December 6, 191 1 7.30 o'clock P. M. Organ Prelude Patriotic airs Presiding Walter B. Gunnison, Ph.D. Solo Francis A. Weismann "Dixie" The Audience Address — "The War Spirit of the South in 1861" John H. Wyeth, M.D. Member of Co. I of the Alabama Cavalry, serving under Generals Forest, Morgan and Wheeler. Author of "The Life of General Nathan B. Forest" and Civil War articles. "My Maryland" The Audience Speaker's Escort, Representatives of the Southern Society. Guests Received by Men's Club of All Souls Church, William R. Lasher, President Patrol Scouts in attendance. U. S. Marines and Sailors on guard. Patriotic Encampment in Parish House. ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY CANTON, N. Y. DEPARTMENTS ^Ikz College of Letters ana Science TKe Tkeological Scnool The Law Sckool {fike Brooklyn Law Sckool) The New York State Sckool of Agriculture Tke University is aJmiratly situated in a region remarkatle for healttfulness. Canton is an ideal college tow^n, far away from distractions of tke city. Annual tuition $60. A modem plant — atle professors ALMON GUNNISON, President Telepbone 429 Hattust J. Henry W^oltmann FINE GROCERIES 995-997 Rattusk Avenue Near Tilden Avenue If trie Baby is Cutting Xeetn use that old and well-tried remedy Mrs. Wmslo-w's Soothing Syrup •wkict greatly facilitates the process and is sure to regulate the bowels. It relieves the child from pain, corrects acidity and wind colic, and by giving the infant quiet, natural sleep, gives rest to the jnother SOLD ALL OVER ITHE WORLD SOME OF THE PRODUCTS Thursday, December 7, 1911 7.30 o'clock P. M. Organ Prelude Patriotic airs Presiding Frank J. Arnold Selection — Jubilee Songs Southern Male Jubilee Octet Address — "The Products of Freedom" George E. Wibecan Of the United States Postal Department. Selections — Melodies Southern Male Jubilee Octet Boy Scouts and Marines on guard. Former slaves in attendance ; many of them are from the Brooklyn Home for Aged Colored People. PEACE Friday, December 8, 191 1 7.30 o'clock P. M. Organ Prelude Patriotic airs Presiding Rev. L. Ward Brigham, D.D. Solo Francis A. Weismann Hymn 393— "Peace Triumphant" The Audience Address— "World Peace" Rev. Frederick Lynch Member of the Second Hague Conference Hymn — "The Star Spangled Banner" The Audience Scouts and Blue Jackets in attendance. The collection of flags displayed in this church has been generously loaned by Dr. R. J. Freedman for this occasion. These flags include the standards of all nations and various symbolical peace flags, all of which are to be placed as the permanent exhibit in the Palace of Peace at the Hague. The Patriotic Encampment in the Parish House. THE PATRIOTIC ENCAMPMENT PARISH HOUSE All Souls Church, Flatbush Ocean and Ditmas Avenues December 5, 6, 7 and 8 Opens Tuesday Evening at 7 o'clock and will continue, after- noon and evening, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Hot meals will be served every evening (beginning on Tuesday at 6.30) in the Encampment Mess. There will be many and varied attractions in the Camp Canteen. Valuable articles for sale in the Red Cross Tent. Stories told around the Camp Fire by Veterans of the War. Camp Life fully and faithfully depicted. Uniforms and dresses of the period of the Civil War. A large assortment of Holiday Goods for sale in the various Tents. In the Canteen will be a Wireless Service for public use, by the courtesy of the First Signal Corps of National Headquarters, A. B. S. Chief Signal Officer L. W. Current, ist Lieutenant C. R. Brooks, 2d Lieutenant B. Wood, Chief Operator C. Huebner and Staff. Wire- less Code letters for All Souls Church Station, "B. G." Official busi- ness or social telegrams filed with Western Union or Postal Telegraph directed via United Wireless, New York World, Care All Souls Church, Code Letter "B. G.," will be promptly transmitted. 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