Sharpsburg Items

The Reunion at Sharpsburg - The reunion and campfire of veterans of the late war at Sharpsburg, under the auspices of Antietam Post, No 14 G.A.R., began at this place, Thursday morning and will continue until Saturday evening. Religious services will be held on the grounds on Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock before such veterans as shall remain at Sharpsburg over that day.

The G.A.R. of our town have made the necessary preparations for holding an encampment in Mr. Renner’s field near town.

The Reunion and Camp-fire of veterans of the late war, began here the fifteenth and continued until Saturday evening the 17th. Religious services were held on the premises on Sunday afternoon before the veterans that remained over that day.

The old roof of the Dunkard church has been replaced with a new one. O.T. Reilly bought two spring-wagon loads of the wood and will sell some of it as relics of that historic church.

Your correspondent is in receipt of a letter from a member of the 16th Conn. regiment stating that the 8th, 11th and 16th regiments of that State, will erect monuments on the 10 acre lot of the 16th Conn., south of town, in time to be dedicated on the 17th of September next.

The following item appeared in a recent issue of the Tolland County Leader, of Rockville, Conn:

O.T. Reilly of Sharpsburg, Md., has lately had some photographs made of the 10 acre field at Antietam owned by the Sixteenth Conn. regt., also of the Reformed church, showing the front Memorial windowwhich was presented to the society by the regiment. He also has pictures of Burnside bridge and the two other bridges above. The Dunker church, National cemetery, Bloody Lane, Roulette's farm, McClellan's headquarters, Poffenberger's house and barn, Reno monument and other scenes of interest to soldiers and citizens. Mr. Reilly also deals in relics. A "Battlefield Guide" is a convenient and interesting work, as it gives a review of the Maryland campaign from September 1st to the 20th, 1862, and, of course, includes South Mountain battle. Any one expecting to take in the October excursion of the 8th, 11th, 14th, and 16th regiments will find in the "Guide" and these pictures much to assist them in sight seeing on that memorable bloody field.

FERRERO.

The stone observatory to be built in the Bloody Lane at the angle east of the Roulette lane, will be about 25 or 30 feet high; 16 feet square at the base and 15 feet to the first platform of which there will be two with stone steps on the inside and railing on the top for safety.

Hands have commenced work on the stone tower to be built on the hill overlooking the sunken part of the famous Bloody Lane. It will be built of stone and iron.

The stone observatory on the Bloody lane is now finished and ready for visitors. The view from this point alone is worth a visit to the famous Bloody lane as you can take in the entire right to the left nearly four miles. There will be, when all planted, nearly four hundred markers, giving one a good idea of the entire battle field with the advantage of the good roads. Every body ought to visit it and make a study of this great battle.