The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-04-07

Correspondence Of the Washington R<pnbIicanl
Baltimore, March IA.

Ooihmut, uAAfCu 14s
David Wills, Esq T, of Gettysburg, the
General Agent of Pennsylvsnia for the
Soldiers National Cemetery, arrived hers
this morning, on his way 70 Washington.
He informed me that all the bodies Of our
Union soldiers have been disinterred, and
carefnlly buried in their appropriate places
in the new National Cemetery. The to-
ial number thus removed and inferred il
3,5l2. About 1000 Of them are nm
known, and oue-fourth Of the whole num-
Der belong to New York.
Many Of the Union soldiers have been
recognized, their names having been dis.
covered when removing them, from let
ters, photographs, medals, devices. cloth.
ing, asd sthsr things barred With then,
- they were hassily thrown into disches
after the battle. Quite IN amount Of
money was also found on them. both in
coin and paper. in sans ranging from the
fraction Of dollar up 70 ffy doliars.-
Thirtysix dollars in gold were found in
the paataloons pocket of ono corpse, and
thirty to forty dollars in tho pockets Of
Others, besides nsasy relics, nensntess,
esc. An this money and thees relies have
been taken care OF BY the commitsse.
properly labeled, and hsld II sals ksspise
for tho relatives. shosM they svsr eail for
them. A fine huntiBg-ease sold vssch.
and Eve or elk silver watches were alho
found upon bodies whom diintsrrinr
them.
The Cemetery Association viii b or.
ganized - soon - the Peansylvan:a Lsg-
islsture passes N act Of incorporation for
that purpose nov before il. Workmen
are busily engaged improving the grounds.
and will continue 90 doing until the csms.
terry Is completed.
Mr.. WilIs further informs me that he
received on Saturday letter from I COM
mittee Of the FIRST army CORPS. stating
that the members Of said corps had now
raised suf6cient sam of mousy 70 erect
suitable monument somewhere on the
battlefield whore that noble patriot and
beloved commander, Gen. Reynolds, fell.
and asking Of Mr. Wills to designate the
most eligible and appropriate spot where
on to erect it. The committee favors the
idea Of building this monument upou the
spot where Gen. Reynolds fell; but il b.
ing obscure and ont Of the nay. Mr., Wills
has suggested IN elevated location in the
cemetery originally designed for such !
purpose. and he thinks it will be agreed
upoA. M
From evidence developed to the work.
men and Others engaged il removing the
dead bodies On the battlefield. thsy are
nov fully convinced that not |ees than
seven thousand rebels lost THAR livee !.
this oonAiet, the bodies Of whom are sin
there. In one space Of three asres wse
found thres hundred and twenty-five
Confederate alain; and elsewhere in I sin-
gle trench. two hundred and 2fty more
a considerable portion Of the bsttle-
ground = likely. to b ploved m this
spring and summer By farmers owninr &.
prepasatery 70 planting corn and other
grain. Az > matter Of course. The o.
fsderate graves must b obliteratod. "a
the trenches whish nov isdicsfs the;s
bsriAl plaees. Thsrs i ! stsoaR des;re
va - psopls, n respe0t 10 hsu.auRS
% havs fAeee bodiss, tbeaeh Il ths sse-
ny, reePeetlplly ard dsoeeils put arnv.
!. : /. So esoasease wksps tlsy - ~ :.
etdtet661 1-whsss thsy - sDsep = ssfiIis sliis-
tads. Many stsaagsls lson u - q
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