The great Gettysburg Reunion of 1913 marked the 50th anniversary of the crucial Civil War battle and the largest official gathering of veterans from both sides of the conflict. A total of 53,407 veterans, 8,750 of them Confederate, gathered peacefully from June 29 through July 4, 1913, with delegations from 46 of the 48 states. President Woodrow Wilson optimistically addressed the reunion on July 4: “We have found one another again as brothers and comrades in arms, enemies no longer, generous friends rather, our battles long past, the quarrel forgotten—except that we shall not forget the splendid valor.” This group included several Wayne County veterans from Honesdale’s GAR Post 198, posing with former enemies. They are identified as follows, from left, Thomas Bates, Clinton Township; R. R. Tibbett, Clifton Ford, VA; Samuel Found, Prompton; D. M. Reynolds, Clifton Ford, VA; Joel Hill, Lookout; Henry Humphrey, Bost Salma, VA; J. E. Cook, Honesdale; J. W. Thomas, North Carolina; Daniel Kimble, Dyberry.

From the collection of the Wayne County Historical Society, 810 Main St., Honesdale. The museum, research library and museum shop are open Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.