New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-28

t.N's iAhAHIhD WOMEN AND MEN.
SHOULD Id RESCUE FROM oIIvIoN THE MEMORY or
THE BEAyB, WHO DIED IN uRFENsE an uo1r 2
AND COUNTRY @-'an VT Ho@ =
The Ladies Memorial Association of Freaerjeks-
oarg. a., PIesent TINS appeal The stern press
ure Of mnl1aly necessity made it impossible
properly, to care for the remains Of tbe eaiiaSf
dead who fell on the bloody fields of Frsdeyteks
burg, wilderness, ohancelforsviie, spotsylvania
C0uEI h9hse' aua III scores Of skrm!shes, which,
battles.
Our association proposes to preserve record.
and as far aspossTole, mark the spot where ever
Confederate soldier is buried n thia vicinf.
whether he fell on these memorable aelds or
otherwise died in the SERVICE 10 the harsa vs3
throughout our suffering South we pledge ousr
selves to spare no exertion to accomplish this
work.
In land stripped Of enclosures and forests
desolated and impoverished ours, we canpas
without aid, guard these graves from exposure
and possible desecration we can only cover
them with our native sod, and with pious fars
garland them with the wild flowers from the fgfds
But with the generous aid and cordial co-operE-
tion of those who have suffered less, bnt Whossel
as deeply as we do on this subject, we confdently
hope to accomplish far more; to purchase and
adOrn a cemetery to remove thither the sacred
dust scattered all over this region, and to erect
some enduring tribute to the memory Of our gal
lant dead.
Shall that /" noble army Of martyrs > who, for
four years Of toll and suffering, bore in trfamph
the Confederate Banner" from Chattandoggto
Gettysburg, sleep on the fields Of their fame
annotced and unknown? Shall their very MINES
pass from the knowledge Of the living, to be
! treasured only in the mind of Him to whom the
memory OF the just is precious?"
what spot 80 appropriate for the last resting
place Of these heroes as some commanding emf
nence overlooking the e7er-1nemnrable plain Of
Fredericksburg Ard what nobler work for the
hearts and hands of Southern women, than upon
its summit to rear monument TO the unreeorde6
Confederate dead, which, through all time, shall
testify to the gratitude of the people for whom
they so goriously died as no State, and scarcely
town or county throughout the late ConfederacY
is uUrepresented on these battle-felds, may ne
not hope that the cooperation required, in order
to accomplish our holy work, will be as m
| versai?
An act of the legislature of Virginia win be
| obtained Incorporating our association, SO that the
property may be held perpetually dedicated to its
We solicit such contributions as the appreoiatiVa
| sympathy Of friends in all parts of our country
and of the world will extend to us. So soon al
sufficient means are obtained, our association viii
proceed to purchase and improve grounds appFo.
pirate for cemetery, and remove thither the
remains Of the honored dead.
Our association, although its organization is bni
recent, has been enabled to rescue from oblivion
the names and places of burial of many Of the
noble spirits who fell upon the fields of Frede
ricksburg, Charlottesville, the Wilderness, etc
The objects of the association will be pressed
forward as rapidly as tue requisite means are pro
cured.
All auxiliary societies which may be formed ars
requested to correspond with our association ans
should they desire their contributions to be spe
cally appropriated to the graves of any individual
!, or Of any particular State or section, the tras
will be sacredly discharged.
Any one may become a life member of this asse
citation by the contribution of ten dollars
Donations may be sent to Messrs. McLeaTn
Mason, l25 Common street, New Orleans. The.
! will be duly acknowledged.
MRS. JOHN II. WALLACE, President
Miss ANN JANE CARTER Cor. Sec Fredericksburg, Va.