Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-02

The eight hundred and fifteen unknown
are buried In common mound in the
centre lOf the ground; the remaining 1879
are deposited in single graves. Upon
the central mound monument is TO be
erected 10 the memory Of the "nameless
braves" who sleep beneath.
The site Of the cemetery is a beautiful
slope ofground adjoiningthe old rural grave
yard Of the town. The lot is almost square,
and contains about five acres. The general
plan observed in the laying off of the
grounds, and in the burials, is much more
artistic and pleasing 10 the eye than the stiff
formaility observed in the National Gene
teries Of the United States. In the exact
centre Of the Stonewall is the mound re-
ferred 10, and in its centreagain is a wooden
shaft bearing the inscription, eight
hundred and fifteen unknown and I'M
recorded dead lie beneath this mound"
Each State has a space allotted il,
it, and each space is marked by a wooden
shaft bearing its name Every State that
belonged TO the Confederacy is represented,
and in addition 10 them Delaware, Mary
land and Kentucky. All Of these shafts we're
to-day dressed in beautiful wreaths of flowers
and evergreens that gave picturesqe effect
to the scene. As yet very few Of the graves
are marked by any stone or other memorial,
and general appearance Of newness per-
vades the place.
It was to formally dedicate these grounds
that to-day was set apart, the dedicatory
ceremonies consisting of the burial Of the
AsHBYs, the Grafton by Gov. WISE, and the
reading Of poem. The apparently attae-
tive feature, and certainly the one that con-
sumed the most time, was the burial. The
remains Of Gen. TURNER AsHBY and his
brother, RICHARD AsHBY, were contained in
one handsome silver-mounted coffin, and
those Of two other Confederate officers in
another, and the two hearses, handsomely
draped in black and evergreens, we're fol-
lowed through the principal streets by
large procession, composed chiefly of the
survivors Of the Ashby Brigade, on horse
back. AT the graves the ceremonies were
confined TO the impressive Masonic burial
service, and the singing of an ode, in honor
Of the AsHBYs, by the combined choirs Of
the several churches Of the town.
THE NATIONAL CEMETERY,
now being prepared by the United States, is
Immediately adjoiningthe Stonewall Gene
terry. Into this ground the Federal dead
from around Winchester are being gathered,
and already FIVE thousand have for the last
time been put 10 rest. OF this number three
hundred and ninety-seven are the soldiers of
New York, lying side by side in solid phal-
anx, even as when in life they marched upon
the foe. Ofall this number, except perhaps
a score, the name regiment and company of
the sleeper have been preserved, and are
painted in black letters upon the white
wooden head-boards. But this is all. A
few years and these head-boards are gone,
and the ground bears no record. New Hamp-
shire has only some fifty buried here, but the
State has already put up neat and durable
shaft with the names of her dead cut into
the stone. tell Ct this action Of New Hamp
shire only to ask that New York should fol-
low so laudable an example. +, c.