The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-29
TIE nTsiNTERWENT.

burying ground, i'm the midst of the Federal
dead, Law two Confederate soldiers, and it
was determined Mt once TO disinter them.
Volunteers for the work were plentiful,
but the Cadets had the honor OF doing the
greater part. and the collins which CON
tained the remains Of the two Confederates
were in a short time brought 10 the spot
where Law so many of their own country,
their own thought, and their own belief.
The name of the first is not known the
head board was marked, "Rebcl; died June
Ii, 1863" and he is believed to have been
n private i'm a North Carolina regiment.
The body was carried to grave which had
been prepared, a prayer was offered by
tlssRcv. Mr.. ArmiStcad, and this unknown
but honorcd Confederate soldier lay in
peace among his own people. Every mead
was uncovered, and II heartfelt, earnest
PRAYERS can comfort or console the dead,
then that poor North Carolinlan-that tal-
len child of the gallant old North State
must have been gratiticd in the knowledge
that the southern soldier who fell on the
soil of Virginia will he always honored
and never forgotten. The second body
disinterred was that of Lieutenant A. W.
Latimer, Fortv-ninth Georgia regiment;
died Nav 30, 1860. Mr.. Charles ii. Wynne,
in spirit Of libcrality and generosity which
does honor to him and to his State, lmmc-
datcly sent, at his own expense, to the
city for a new coffin. In this the remains OF
Lieutenant Latimcr were placed, and, after
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Armistead, were
carefully, tenderly, covered with that earth
which must ALWAYS seem to press too hea-
vily upon the breasts of those whom we
love.
There was some difficulty at first in dis
intcrring the two Confederate soldiers we
have mentioned, as the sexton OF the
cemetery, Mr.. Okcefe, said they 1rere not
CON federute SOliierS bat 'rerc buried unden'
that name for reasons ,chiCh he 'rdS not at
Hjcrty to dirule. To set all doubt at rest,
both of the collins were opened, and the
remains of each soldier were found To be
dressed in Confederate uniforms. 1t Is
difficult to understand what motives Mr..
O'Kecfe could have had in making such
statement, and the more especially as he
is said to have threatened to call upon
General Terry if the graves were inter
fercd with against his protest.
THE TRANSPORTATION.
The National, Southern, and Adams EX-
press Companies all sent their wagons to
the Executive Committee, and the wagons
which they furnished were OF great as
sistancc in carving tools, hauling rubbish,
&c. From the City Council two carts and
teams were received, and several carts and
teams were hired by the committee.
REFRESHMENTS.
When thc work was suspended at II
o'clock, there was n general rush to haS-
kcts, bundles, and hampers, and every old
"Confcd" seemed to have provided him
self with an extensive days ration. Water
was plentiful, and the "BlucS" sgnalizcd
themselves by carrying with them barrel
of ice, which was admirably refreshing to
the apostles Of the pick, spade, axe, or
rake. But besides this, Mr.. }. u. Langc.
Of Fourth street, between Broad and Mar
shall, kindly sent ont three barrels of
lager" which was highly appreciated, al
though it did run slow and Mr.. White, of
the BEST Idca,' showed "bettcreNt
idea in the shape OF certain choice refresh
ments.
CLOSING WORK.
AT about half-paSt o'clock, Major Par
kcr, commanding, ordered the work TO
cease ; and the organizations formed to re-
turn to the city. Then some idea could
he formed of the work that had been done,
and it was astonishing in the extreme that
even cX-ContcdcrateS could have per-
formed so much in so short a time. The
first meeting was held on ThurSday-thc
work was done on ycstcrday-thcrc was
but an interval Of three dayS-and yet
L. r,l ,If a
anxious to do honor 10 their fallen COM
radcS. 1t may be that the voices were
rough-that the jackets were gray with
duSt-that the faces were bronZcd ana
scarrcd-Of those who SO willingly worked
at the graves; but there was the same
thought, the same feeling, the same pur-
pose. in every breast, and the same steady
determination ncrvcd every vigorous mana.
In life we tended and nurSed our Contedc-
rate soldiers: our ladies gave them all the
care that the tendcrcSt Solicitude could IN
spire: but the work of repairing their
graves is a work for men, and work for
Confederate men-and it is our duty to
carry through the work that we have now
commenced.
THE RETURN TO THE CITY.
When the men had given up such implc-
ments as they had borrowed, they fell In
and marched to the city. The Life
/ Guards" and " Parker Battery " remained
behind to finish a row upon which they
were working, and had to double quick for
half a mile in gallant style to oyertakc the
organization, which were first to leave the
ground. OF course there was great deal
Of shouting and singing the men had done
| a good days work, and knew it; and when
they responded to the ladies of Richmond,
who waved their 'kcrchictS as the long
ranks of dusty, tired eX-ContederateS
passed their doors, it was but to acknoW-
! ledge that feeling of respect To purity ana
virtue, which is woman'S brightest crown,
| and to express in acts that God-spced ~
and " God bless them which had so long
/ been iealouSly concealed in their most sa-
cred heart of hearts.
/ ANOTHER MEETING OF THE MEN OF RICHMOND
The men at Hollywood yesterday worked
! brayely and well but there is yet much
10 be done if we wish the cemetery oi our
dead soldiers to be in good order by the
! 3lst instant. Those who have done so
much will be willing TO do more to com
! pletc the work. Every organization Which
took part in the work on yesterday Is re-
ouested to meet at 2 O'Clock on to-n0rT0r
afternoon at the place at which they met
on Monday morning i'll order that they
may reach the cemetery at 3 o'clock pre-
cisely. Every man who can attend, must
do 80, and the work contemplated can then
he completed in few hours. We must
-. H., t;rol of we'll doing. Our dead may