Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-25
ANDERSONVILLE CEMETERY
Graves Of Thirteen Thousand Recognized.
FIVE HUNDRED UNKNOWN
Return OF Captain Moore and Party.

Captain JAMES NJ Moons, A. O. NJ, and his
corps returned to this city yesterda y'morning
from Andersonyille, Ca, in the II. 10 train. Our
readers will remember that Captain NJ. LEFT this
city on the l4th Of July last in company with Miss
CLARA BARTON and detail Of $50 men from the
Fourth regulars, together with an efficient corps
Of workmen, for the purpose Of making eeme-
terry at Andersonville, Ca, and placing head
boards over such graves as could be Identified,
The party arrived at Audersonville on the 2jth
Of July, aud Immediately began the work. over
thirteen thousand graves have been identified,
and a neat Iheadboard placed over each grave
bearing the name, company, aud regiment Of the
deceased, and the date OF death.
The graves were Identified by means OF the
hospital book which was kept by our men who
were prisoner, and In the hospital. The name
and number was entered on the book and a little
stick bearing the number stuck in the ground Al
the head Of the grave. By this means the name
Of the deceased was ascertained and neat head :
board placed over the grave. About Ave hun
dred graves bore the sad inscription, " Unknown
U. s. Soldier and the date OF death.
The work was completed on the night OF the
18th Of August The cemetery is about three
hundred yards from the prison pen, and com
prises about hfty acres. II is inelosed by neat
board fence, and laid OF in squares similar to
those cemeteries about Washington which have
been under the charge Of Capt. MooRR. In the
centre Of the cemetery 10 a beautiful sg-staf,
on which the stars and stripes were hoisted on
the morning Of the 18th Of August, at sunrise, by
Miss BARrox, when a national salute was fred
and several national pieces sung by those present
Many Of the residents about Andersonvills de-
cIared that they had not seen the nag for ten
years. Mr.. WILLIAM GRTPPIS has been appointed
superintendent OF the cemetery, and has his resi-
dence there. Gravel walks extend through the
cemetery, the graves are all neatly graded and
fixed up, and the place now presents quite neat
appearance. The buildings erected and used by
the rebels are still standing 1t being the inten-
ton Of the Government to allow them to remain.
The prison pen, the building In which the blood :
hounds were kept, the hospital, and all other
buildings about the place, remain the same as
when they were held by the rebels.
The head boards over the graves are about four
feet high aud ten inches wide. They are made
Of pine, painted white, with black letters.
At one time about one quarter Of the men with
Capt. NJ. were sick and unable to work the
thermometer, in the shade, at Audersonville, fire.
queutly being from one hundred and i've to one
hundred and ten degrees.
Mr.. EDWARD WATTS, about tWenty-one years
OF age, a clerk to Capt. MooRB, and resident Of
Georgetown, died at Andersonville, on the 10th
Of August, Of typhoid fever. lie was a young
man Of excellent qualities, and had been with
Capt MOORE long time, having accompanied
him over the battle-helds Of the Wilderness and
spottsylvSnia. The body was brought on by
Capt MOORE, and delivered to his relatives in
Georgetown.
Miss BARTON, who accompanied Capt. MOORE
by invitation from the War Department, attended
faithfully to the sick, Rnd got much information
in regard to her list OF names Of those missing.
Il was for this purpose that she accompanied
Capt. NJ