The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-27
Fer THE CAMDEN JOURNAL.
"TGat I t,lay bury my dead"

"TGat ! s,lay bury my dead"
They are lying 'hy lens Of thousands
all over tue regent battle fields, and our
conquerors are buryius theirs in ccIne.
terics, set apar, with vulvyistic oralons,
and embelIishcd with every art. Shall
ours be less honore,l or shall we not
gather their precious remains into fitting
gravrs-morc in keeping, perhaps, in
their lowliuess With our buuLler condi-
ton, bu. not l"ss, cherished in the hearts
Of their grateful and rcvcrential country
men.
The CIRCULAR 5rluw speaks for itself.
We have to add only, that iu; appointing
the subscriber agent for this "hjectjj,
South Carolina, the sou of the lady by
whom it was set on foot, says: "A five
acre lot las been bought and paid for,
au.l.suitably laid out. The centre plat is
to, contain the unknown dead, while The
other Ilals arc assignas to Ahe various
States, "le to each. Suutal CAROLINA will
require IA large plat, lis nearly three hun
dred of her gallant suns have SO far b, eli
reported. 10 carry out orr full plan
will require about slj,O0o, of which
amount al,nut $1,000 have been received
as the result vi unr partial efforts "
sPer>rus WHO wuu.d aid in this work,
are requested ,u send their contributions
to Co. WM. NJ. Shannon, at his office,
or to PAUL TRAPIER.
; The undersigned having been ap-
pointed Committee by public meet
ing Of the citizens Of Winchester, (held
in turtherance Of tile design originated
BY Mrs. Phillip Wilialns and Mrs. A.
Ii. IL, Boyd, to take measures to collect
tho remains Of the honorcd dead Of the
late Confederate army, which repose in
its vicinity; and to cause them to lie re-
inferred in suitable ground to be provi-
ded aud set apart for that purpose,
gladly accept the sacred trust commit
ted to them, and appeal to those who
'sylnpathise i'll the object for such pecu-
MARY aid as they may be disposed to
render.
1t is desired to effect this object with
the least possible delay, 80 that the
tlanstercnce OF the remains may he ac-
complished before the heat of Summer
shall interposo 10 hinder their removal;
and this committee has already institu-
ted such inquiries Us it is hoped and
believed will put them in possession OF
al the information Which can be had to
enable them to proceed at once to the
execution u the purpose contemplated
by thcir appointment.
There is scarcely Il Sou hcrn State
which will not be.representel, more or
less largely, in this proposed city Of the
heroic doatl ; and it is intended to as
sign to each one Of them q seperat0
al,d distinct department in which
ashes Of its bravo sons will rerosi
by side.
4 record will also be proscveI
cndhring form OF the names
dead, us far as they can be q
tho Slate whence they
command to which they
and the Tine, place and ma
death and where we
ton, each grave wilf
a head board, on viii
occupant will be insci
srTo carry out his id
corresponding not only
ing sense Of what is due
Of the dead, but to the
surviving relatives and fria
volve o larger expenditure
than our own people, in the !!
impoverished condition, could soma
bly, be expected to supply. They, how;-;
ever, have done and are doing what
they can; and we therefore feel at lib
erty to ask that others, who may par
ticipate in the feelings and motives
which have prompted this labor of min
gled gratitude and love, will aid in its
accomplishment by such contributions
as they may be able and willing to
make. BUTT is important that what
ever nav be done in this way should be
done speedily.
Any information which the friends
or relatives of deceased officers or SOL
diers, may desire to obtain, as to the
remains Of those who fell in battle, or
who died at Winchester orin its neigh
borhood, and which may come to the
knowledge Of the undersigned, will be
promptly furnished by them on appi-
cation by letter or otherwise.
gYThe publishers Of Southern pa.
pers, who may approve the object Of
this appeal, would render and accepta-
bic service by either giving it a place
iu their columns, or presenting the SUBJ