, 1865-06-11
AcTlETAr1 CEnETERY.
: Ifn Neglected Coudlxton-What Is
proposed to be d0ne~
From the Baltimore A1ncxItau.1

We earnestly cell the attention OF the
PEess Of the Northern cities, and the Govern
crs Of those states which bad troops engaged
in The battles Of ~ntietam and South Noun.
ktghi thousand cf ue gallant dad, scattered
over dtstar c. OF thirty miles IN The Vicinity
OF these sangu{narY fields. The State of
Maryland has but few Of her sons thus neg@
leeted--those that fell In these battles har-
irE been mostly removed by their f,iends--
bnt or leElhlatu1e has taken the initsata1y
slcps towards the establishment Of cemc-
te1y At Sharpsburg, having appointed Com
missione1s and appropriated seven thousand
dollars for the scouting and enclostnga prop
er cite for It's lccatIou. Tho Commissioners
% ssnslst :, Of General =; Shrlsez, e FsedsricS
ThopaastA. Doulit. Esq. 81 HsgcIssoRRu @ Rnoa and
Charles g. Eultor Of Baltimore.
The CGat meeling Of the Commissioners Has
leld at Hagefs'own. on the 18th nlt., wien
inter calling atr. c. c. Fulton to the chair,
they permanently organized underithe Law By
dent, and Thomas A. Built, Esq, as Trecs-
urer.
The meeting then adjourned to the next
day on the ten acre lot adjoining the town
Of SharEsburg, selected for the ccmetery.
pns p1osns III 70 met ns 0ni IN els
but few hurd,ed yards from what is known
as the Burnside Bri1ge. 1t Is also within
sight Of the bIlck farmhouse in
Thtch. General Mcclellan established
h.s headquarters. Indeed portion
slarpsbu1g, where Gtnc:a1 Lee had bis
headquarters. and most Of the houses bear
marks Of The shot and shell which ra!ned on
them from the contendfne armies. The women
and children were compelled to take up their
quarters in the cellars Tor twenty. four hours,
ard Iect unit many narrow escapes from sha
shells that exploded In their parlors and
chambers 4 short distance to the north Of
SLarpsbufE Is the famous corn he1d In whi2h
tie Heaviest portion Of the battls Was fought,
and the old DnnkaId Caufch, which was
r!d5led hy bullets. The Commissioners VS.
itcd the field ard the surrounding woods.
discoveied hundreds Of graves. ami y1eyed
the woods 10 which the rebels .etreatcd. each
tree bearing the marks OF the leadea apd Irun
me:seDgeIs Of death.
The ohj.cs Of this visit Of the Commis SION
e's was TO consumrnatc tn. purchase OF the
site selected. TO make arrangements ior TIT,
grading and wallin.. Of the cemetery, and to
aseet1a1n the number Of graves that ma
mafkcd and those that are unknown. Ia
pursuing this branch OF their inqnlEies they
were eratiflcd to meet With 3Ir. Aaron Goode,
1attiotic citizen or Snarpsou1E, VINO prs
ssntel the Commissioners With list Of the
names and regiments, and locations Of the
graves Of over f1fiee1 hundred Of the gallant
dead. lie also stated that most Of the Ear
AtIa VI hAosE !nl2s EI0fcs HcEC 10cdeeu
had preserved the names Of tho dead, sud
that the hospital records could be procured
which would give the names Of the occtl-
pants Of many Of the graves which were
only numbered at the Time OF burial. The
Commls slonefs finding that Sir. Goode could
thus locate Gonl 1hree to four
thousand graves, With the names aud
| regiments Of tueir occupants, pgomps-
/ ly employed him to perfect Ills
list and 10 keep up the record and the grave
mark until the work Of removal shonll be
issued for the erection OF n substantial stone
| wall cn the outer lines or the Cemetery, and
| the erection Of foundation walls on that !, 1r-
| ti1n fronting the turnpike, leaving the char
acter ct. this part OF the ENCLOSURE to awllII:hc
action Of other cstuierested In the work,
| notification having been received By Cover.
| nor Brudfoid trom u number Of the Goresno:s
| OF other States Of their intention TO urge
urn Melr respective legislatures the ap.
potn:mcnt Of CO operating Commissioners
| and liberal appropriations for The consum-
mation of the Obi ct.
In the meantime the Maryland Commission
ers, under thu energetic personal supcrIn-
Tendance Of their President. DIR. B.gss, a,l
Mr.. Doul@t. the Trl asurcr, will proceed with
| all the lncipicnt work, IS far as tue means at
their disposal Will wlrrant, n.,er paying Que
thousand dollars for the grounds selected,
| Governor Bradford is also heartily co.opr,a-
| ting In the patriotic work, and We have no
DOUBT that thtEe Will be very general inter
| est manifested On the rart of ali tue States
Mhusc sors arc in ramclcss graves to c:.rrg
the project To successful Issue. The C,m
missloners will also, for thrtinfoKmatson ui
those personally concerned, shortly publish O
list OF all the recognized graves, now bein.
| pcrtCctl1 bY Mr., EQode,