Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-06-02
EYIRGINIA NEWS.


Willis Hill, part Of Marye's Heights, near
Fredericksburg, has been taken possession OF
by the, military, as a place for cemetery tor
the Federal dead The place belongs to Mr.:
D. H. Gordon. 1t was here that the Federal
troops received on Of the seyerest defects they
experienced during the war. =
The Fredericksburg Herald says :--s'Ihe
steamer IN airy Washington brought up the
river yesgerday,7some fty"sheepshead fish,
from "tCarter's Wharf 1.-The most Eplcurean
dish, in the fish way, that our river Affords
They sell at a halfa dollar apiece, at Carrier S
Wharf 1ssaf- -
The little girls of " arrenton have fair in
contemplation, the proceeds of which are to be
applied to the removal Of the remains OF the
gallant Ashby from Charlottesville to the
s'Stonevap Cemetery. At present there IS
not single stone to mark his resting place
The Leesturg Washing tags Louis
Millard, sold his farm near the Gum Spring,
in Loudoun, last week, containing 400 acres,
for $50 per acre, to a Mr. Weaver, of New
York. About half of this land was purchased
few years ago for sll per acre
The case of Wesley Bowling, charged with
killing J. s.. Harrow, near Fredericksburg IN
1864, has been stayed by the military author
tiles, and the papers sent to Gen. Terry in
Richmond. -,-..--a
The case of the Com vs. H. B. Lewis, Tor
the killing of Dr.. Rose, in King George coun-
ty, before the Carolina Circuit Court, has been
removed to King George county, for trial.
Layton Y. Atkins highly respected and
valued citizen Of Fredericksburg died in that
place, on Tuesday, of apoplezy.
Mai. Nicodemus succeeds COL Hambright IN
command of,he military at Fredericksburg.
The CONFEDERATE DEAD IN RICHMOND
Most Of the associations collected at Grace
Church in the city, and from that point TO
HOLLYWOOD the distance is about half a mile,
the road for the most ofthe way running over
a common. From half past eight to eleven
o'clock A. NJ, there was one unbroken tide OF
human life between the two points, and stand
log on the height cast of the cemetery one
might see what seemed to be an endless pro-
cession, composed OF men, women and children
on foot, in carriages, buegies, wagons and ON
nibuses, winding out of Richmond and losing
itself beneath the shade OF the groves Of Holly
wood.
By the middle of the day twenty thousand
persons had assem- bled in Hollywood Cemetery
and all we're engaged in placing flowers and
wreaths upon the thousands of Confederate
graves.
The Confederate Soldiers Bnyiag Ground
covers space Of eight or ten acres "
ing OH the northern slope of the northwestern
portion of Hollywood Cemetery. Here lie the
! remains of many thousand Confederates. All
of the graves, except about one thusand have
been cleared Of weeds and rubbish, and re.
mounIed, by the young men of Richmond
within the last week So rapidly was the dis
tribution of the flowers, wreaths, and symbols
performed by the thousand busy fingers Of our
ladies, that when completed The decoration
seemed the work of magic Two hundred and
fftv graves located along the extreme northern
border of the Cemetery received the same hon
ors. Not one Southern tomb in all that vast
Metropolis was neglected. The grave on the
headhoard ofwhlch was marked 'kebel, by
| the Federas, and the remains OF whose nn-
known occupant were, last Monday, transfer
red from the Federal to the Confederate ground
was literally hidden by the wreaths and roses
thrown upon it.
Many as were the fowcrs and evergreens
that had been collected by the Association,
they were a mere posey compared With the
! quantities brought by individuals. No hand
came empty, and. many Of the ladies toiled un
der baskets of roses that seemed too great for
their strength; yet such was their enthusiasm
that they would accept no kind Of assistance.
A number OF graves were especially decora-
ted. Among them were those Of Generals
Morgan, Saunders, Starke, Pegran, and his
brother, Colonel Pegram. General Sluart's
tomb was deliberately decorated, and a bust Of
him just finished by Mr.. Edward Valentine, OF
Richmond, was placed on the grave. A great
number of the old organizations were Represent
ed on the grounds.
The grave of General Archer, Of Maryland
was dressed with the most rare and beautiful
flowers, and was visited by q large number of
ladies'