, 1865-06-12
ANTlETAaI CEMETERY.
1t1 Neglected Eontlttton-What In
proposed to be done.
From the Baltimore American. !

We earnestly call the attention of tae
press Of the Northern cities, and the G G3yeEu-
ors Of those states which had troops engaged
In the battles Of Antietam aud South Mo,n.
tan, TO the neglected condition Of ii. qra.rs Of
ttght MousaHd ef Il: gaaant d:al, scattered
Of these aapgufnary fields. The Slate ri
Maryland has but few Of her sons thus neg
lected--those that fell IN these battles haT-
Ing been moatly removed by their friends--
but our legislature has taken the inItlaIorv
steps towards the estAbltshment Of ceme-
te'y at shaTpsoufg< having appointed Com
missionefs and appropriated seven thousand
dollars Tor the securing and enclosing prop
er alte for It's location. Tho Commissioners
consist Of General E. Hhriyer. Of Freanrict
City Dr.. August1n A Biggs, Of SAApsburr:
Thc1nnssA: BouIlt, Esq. Of HagerstoHn. aid
Charles C.. Fultor Of Baltimore.
The first meeting Of the Commissioners vas
held at Hagrsstown, on the 25th nit. witcn
alter calling Mr. G. C. Fulton to TIC cf,atr
they permanently organized underline Ia hr
the election Of Dr. Aagustin A. Biggs a PresI-
dent, and Thomas A. Bou1it, Esq, as Treas.
uer.
The meeting then adjourned to the nevt
day on the ten acre lot adjoining the town
q sharpsburg, selected for the cemetery.
The eite ls q most appropriate one, In close
proximity 10 the battle. fald Of An1ietarn, and
but few hundfed yards from what Is known
as The buEns'de Bridge. It Is also within
which General sIcclelian l5 establ1shea q
Of the battle wns fought In the strists ' n
sha9psburg, wheTe General Lee had his
headquarters. and most Of the houses bear
marks OF the shot and shell which rained on
and children were compelled to take up theIr
quarters In the cellars Tor twenty. -four hours.
and recount many narrow escapes from the
shells thnt exploded IN their parlors and
chambers A short distance to the north or
sharpsburg Is the famous corn Held In which
the heaviest portion Of the battle was foucht.
and the old Dankard Church, which VA
riddled By bullets. The Commissioners Va
lted the field and the surrounding woods
discovered hundreds Of graves, and viewed
the woods to which the rebels rctrcated. eacb
tree bearing the marksot the leaden and iron
messengers Of death.
els Was to cousummate the purchase Of the
site selected, to make arrangements for the
grading and Willing Of the cemeterv, and to
ascertain the number Of graves that are
marked and those that are unknown, II
pursuing this branch O: their inquiries they
were Gratlhed to meet With Mr. Aaron Goodc,
patriotic citizen Of shatpsbure, who pre.
sented the Commissioners with d list of the
names and regiments, and locations OF the !
graves Of over fifteen hundred of the eaIlant
dead He also stated that most of the far |
mels on whose lands graves wcsc located
had preserved the names Of the dead, aud |
that the hospital records could be procured |
which would give the names Of the occu. |
pants Of many Of the graves which wcre
only numbered at the time of burial. Tho
Commissioners finding that Mr.. Goode could
thus locate from three to fox
,1,a thousand ana gsaTes, with the names and
II employed him to perfect Els |
list and to keep up the record aad the grave !!
marx until the work of removal should be: |
commenced. Proposals will be immediately
Issued for the erection Of substantiaI stous
wall on the outer lines Of the Cemetery. and
the erection Of foundation walls on TINT nnr-
tion fronting the turnpike, leaving tho char.
acter oi;this part OF the saa1osure to awai,I;he
action Of other States Interested In the work.
notification having been received By Cover.
nor Bradford from number OF the Governors
Of other States OF their intention to Qrpe
upon their respective legislatures the al.
poinfment Of CO operating Commissioners
and liberal appropriations for the consun-
nation of the object.
In the meantime the MARYLAND Commission
ars, under the energetic personal superin.
tendence Of their President. Ds. Bigrs. and
Mr. Bonllt. the Treasurer, will proceed with
III the incipient work, Is FAR rs The means at
thousand dollars for the grounds sclected.
Governor Bradford is also heartily co-opera.
ing IN the patriotic WORK, and wo hive m
loubt that there will be very general inter-
st manifested on the part Of ali the States
Ehose sons are IN naWeless graves to carry
he project to q successful Issue. The C.m.
nisstoners VIII also, for theifufnrnatfon Of
ist Of oil the recognized graves. now beinr
perfected bY Mr.. GOode