Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-30
Regular Report.
The Hsaorsd Dead OF the BAttIs 81
the yFIfaermeang

The Honorsd Dead or the BhttIs Of
the wilderness! e
Nav YoKK, June 29.--Ths Heratd's
special says:
The expedition recently sent to the
Wilderness 10 re.integ, and re mark the
graves OF those who we're killed IN bat.
lies there last year, have accomplished
The work, and yesterday returned 10 ihis
city. The whole aiiair was under com
maud OF Cspt James W. Moore, Acting
QnartermAster, lst regimeut Of Han
cocks Corps, Which they performed With
much credit TO themselves.
s, The operations were commenced on
the 18th inst, aud were continued siih
gu. iDtermission anEil last Saturday,
when the sad duty was completed. They
commenced operations on the extreme
right aud worked around 70 the left.
All bodies which mad not been properly
haYted were re BasfsVa,r AZ q NJ AZ cases
where the graves could be identified,
neat head stones painted wbiie we're
placed oser them with the name aud
regiment inscribed. Carpenters and
painters were taken along 10 90 the
| work promptly and thoroughly. About
! 200 graves were thus Identified and
marked. Where it was iDpo .sible 20
identify them, they were marked as
United States soldiers unknoEn. "a
Ga the extreme right two sites for
cemeteries were laid out. and enclosed
! by neat white fences One Of these on
the Orange c. H. road, a mile and =
half from the Lacey House, And the
other on the Orange C. n. Plank road.
At the junction Of these roads guide
board was put up, directing visitors 70
/ the cemeteries, aud the remains Of all
not properly inferred we're placed in the
cemeteries. The number Of bodies foand
| unburried were not so numerous as has
I been said, and there was 90 odor from
/ bodies as has been represented By some
| parties The bead boards Of many
Of the graves, previously placed, we're,
/ in many cases, oblllerated 50 "a to rem
der Identification almost impossible.
Great irreguiarity exista in complying
/ With the legal forms for oaths Of 4mnes-
~ and Allegiance One hundred and
/ nineteen we're received in the State De-
| partment, today, containing vital omis-
siouA 10 large proportion OF cases,
the residence Of parties is wholly CT
partially omitted, in Others the sppli-
I cant 10 only sworn TO defend the Consti-
ton Of the United States, instead Of be-
/ ing sworn to defend, support and pro-
/ tect Such emissions are held 70 invalid
ate the oath, and in many cases the ap
plieant suffers from delsy. The insei-
! ton Of the residences is not prescribed
BY the Presidents proclamation. bar 4
is obviously necessary that it should not
be omitted
/ The General Land 0fice has received
a Iiss Of names received q Msryssilie,
I CaHfornis, By the agent Of ths Central
Pacific Railroad. as insuFing 70 said
/ Company, under grants Of July Is, 1854,
and Jnly 2, 1854. 70 aid 10 the coharuc-
ton OF the Pacific Railroad, arncurtiug z
to 50. 229 acres The 50 lsciious we're
duly certified TO by the Register and Re
ceiTer as free from conflicting claims,
ard subject 10 selection under the sur
Yey deposited With the Assistant Treas
ursr at San Francisco, as recorded by
act Of Jaly, 1864
The appointment Of Mr.. Vandyck, ss
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury oi
NeE York, IS confirmed, and he Is ex-
peeled 10 enter upon the discharge oI
bis duties on Monday next. g4
1 The Tribnne 8 special says:
1 In accopdance With .the spirit Of the
act Of Congress, ordering no more thres
cent notes to be issued Secretary Nc