The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-09-01


morning, having successfully accom-
plished the object of his visit, The
Captain reports that lie arrived at
Andersonville on the 25th ult., after
having experienced considerable diff.
ficulty in procuring transportation
for himself and his party of mechan-
les and clerks. The work of paint.
ing and lettering the head board for
graves was Immediately commenced
and finished; occupying nearly the
whole time of the .party's stary,--s
There were thirteen thousand neat l.
head boards set up, all appropriately
lettercd, giving the names, and, as
far as known, the regiment and COM
pany of the deceased The Captain
found the graves nearly all marked,
with a neatly painted stake, number
ed; the numbers on the stakes cor.
responding with record kept in the
hospital of the prison, giving the
names of those buried The Gene.
terry is about 80 acres in extent, and
nearly 300 yards from the stockade.
, The dead we're all buried in trenches,
th many SNoNc wv lOU I'LL " II.
Mounds were created over each bodyS
thus forming graves A neat little
fence has been erected around the
Cemetery, and the.plaee made to look
as inviting as possible. Pleasant
walks are being LAID out, which are
to he shaded by trees. t'A
Captain NJ says the country for
ffatlaG | An1Arax.n l. ,l,,
devoid of verdure of any kind except
rank weeds. stinted pines and live
oaks. The climate he considers ex-.
tremely unhealthy; the sheat is in
b tense during the day; the heavy dews
falling Mt night penetrating the tents
: of the party and satnrating their
blankets. Just before the party left,
a flag staff was planted and the Amer
lean Colors were thrown to the breeze
A trustworthy Superintendent has
} been appointed to take care OF tho
p cemetery and perfect the ideas of
. Captain NJ. in the laying of this mod
I ern Golgotha, and the surrounding
grounds. A sufficient guard has been
placed over the grounds by General
Gibbon, commanding the military
forces in the region, and every care
is to be taken that the remains ofour
:. braves shall rest undlsturbed. These
n were within tho enclosure Of the
o stockade sheds, about so yards in
:, length and Is feet in width. There
i were no sides to these so called tene-
# ments, but they were merely upright
L poles, supporting the roof. The
J. stockad with all the buildings, are
c to remain standing until they fall by
e decav--dt monument of the heinous
n crimes committed within their lin.
r its.
The Chattanooga Gazette of Satur.
Z day says that on the Dist twenty. fivo
: men belonging to Company d, 18th
:. Ohio Cavalry, commanded by Lieut..
u a. III. Thomson, went from Chatta-
lnooga to Cherokee county, Ala, to
= collect a number Of horses and mules
/ belonging to the Government, which
, had been taken there by the guerrilla
II Gatewood. They divided into squads
OF four men each, aud collected q
number of animals without difficulty.
Toward night, however, one of the
= squads was stopped near GdylesviIle
'" by anumber OF citizens, headed by Q
y man calling himself Deputy Sheriff,
, and compelled to surrender. They
d. were then taken to Gaylesvillc.-
;, Lieut.. Thomson hearing OF this, in
=, turn arrested the Deputy Sheriff -
+, The Sheriff Of the county. named
:. Daniels, then collected about one
= hundred men. who captured all the
soldiers except Lieut. Thomson $
!, own sqnd The latter, however,
/ rescued some OF their companions,
and took about twenty OF their as
sailantS prisoners, without loss OF
l. life, The prisoners were mostly ex-
ie rebel soldiers. They have been
IS lodged in prison at Chattanooga
n Twelve of lieut.. Thomson's men are
g still missing.