New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-18

or- rreot battlefield of the war has its
Ne" ; cemetery At the close Of the Rebellion the
ca",t ORGANIZED q Burial CorTs, ana sent detach-
Cow .,,h an the Southern States to gather up ia
meh' ,s,s and give them the rites of Christian burial
Ialen - exlumed from the shallow graves into
TIE oc" nd bsen hastily thrown, and inferred in in
WhNh ' -, I'm ulots representing the several states
ooileG National CcheteI.s, tne 5IoSs d ~ sir i
pered an I inscribed on board placed at the mead OF
now S These boards WIZ 9e ltph R W. @
head Vpeoris has been established Wlch Is mGtr Tue
Teaa 81 ~ Col Moore Of the QuaIterh's'efs Depart
1ent ,onal cemeteries at Gettysburg aud shaiTsburg
sse the Srs so cries we're not incloaed by the Govern
nt but 10y the states oet u ~.
tbe legislatures Of most Of the loyal states Tor TINS
pq TlS yIutem National Cemetery is not 50 widely
,rnSu gs the Gettysburg Cemetery although IT. twice
Ircc and viii contain more than twice as many graves
Hhc ground Is much GoaT Sis1 I DH massive and more
Ha5inig and the architectural embellishments are equal
mDv l Isf5 Board Of Trustees created by an
Get Of the Maryland legislature ana an M Oh
~ he Summer the Board organized M olecti9g
SS M cso 81 Hagcrstovn, Secretary Dr Biggs was
SVI dc Spcrrtcudcn and forthwith began To push
forward the enterprise Ite 3e n oy4I t S,G ro My
Responded with appropriate n, G i ,c
a. man any other state, yet has contributed nothing
TS Stafe however, represented at the last meeting
~ the B0ard Of Trustees, and an appropriation of $4,000
Is confidently expected this Winter.
T1.vr ha
zion Of the Superintendent The utmost economy mas
been praciccd and the walls have been built ~ cost Of
Ices than one hall The contract price lor ms kG o. ma
sonny The incloSure CccCsdn area Vl Vn hcItS, .h9
As siTourded by wall a feet high, and three feet thick az
the base slopug to the top, which y two feet In width
Se all M The lower side OF the I'm IS nine feet high
the outside hut by grading and filling up uniform
e. soon rs the grading had been completed, detach
merit OF The United States Burial Corps under the drcc
tOn of superintendent ~ W. Shcrer began taking up the
dead and placing them in the lots assigned TO the respect
I've States Not only those who were buried on the battle
Fef hut an Union soldiers buried within radius OF 20
ncs'on the north side of the Potomac VIII he gathered
n9 THIS cemetery, Ials eI,6y Is oo3,eo 10y %TI VIII
Iusles others died of disease wounds IN the hospitals
and PGt fI" t ~ woods Eu the & and eaGny in
gardens Those that scattered through the country
and State There time TO mark these graves some
times the inscription is cut the headbOard and some
soldiers Who died on the battlefield OF AIticm tie
l7h Of September 1892 and We're buried there less t4Sn
one half can De identified by name and regiment. The
rai memorials erected by their comrades have ds
appeared every thing 10 have been taken frou
Iheir persons mat could iead To- Their dencall3n Al
this writing Jan. - $500 bodies have been eNluined
fsi15Iy t Tnk asc V. S ' i III VIC 's' '''
Tbs il moi the most favorable season for digging in The
earth or even outdoor employment hut for sanitary
geasOns is the proper fo taking mp the dead and
IJent shcrer's men are busiy at work digging up the
frozen ground and carefully removing al that remains OF
she gallant who died TN this historic field. The
bones for hut little else remains III most Of the graycs
sre carefully put into Ieat c0fns, which numbered
and are then deposited in the cemetery Wherever
flower rosebush it is also taken TO the cemetery;
MANY flowers have thus been uanSpiHOtod Nhlcl Nil
bloom year I'm soil but over the same body.
As has been already remarked, III most OF the graves,
but little is found except bones but there are some nota
ie executions Some bodies buried in moist ground are
an wonderful state Of preservation. Anew days ago
feet in length and well preserved that the work
men stood it upright The grave exceedingly shall
Was from so Lard that il held together the jcns In
hie tins man mut haye1,en giant: ehid such D.e4d1
Government coffin. His grave not markedmd there
wa nothing found lis person BY which he could be
ItFnips
recognize him. for surely the armies OF the Union con
tained but few men seven feet IA hight;
These examinations have developed q singular fact,
which may be rneral or reri3Ps only } en- m req
perfect state Of lcNer, Lon Wlllc al other coIos are
But few relics have been found in the graves and
these few of but little interest Occasionally piece 0l
ant froIn the interior Of fractured skull In one grave
there was bottle containing small ltee OK IaRSI on
Naeo @alyanized watch was talcn from
sue grave OF an unknown soldier. On the inside Of c
the sam Robinson" - engraved i'm letters 20
Sga as Th. NAY have been the soldier name Int It Is
more probably the name Of some joulnoym"u watch
silver watch pocket looking glass in frame cWiously
carved gold lotkct' Three lnfOtype likeness lcH
Tsted IOcAe; ives, SILVER ring, rosary "i1' some
pious soldier lad carried. perhaps, AZ charm against
deadly bullets and n few insignificant TiIyes, ~
that have been found II would seem th3t deod sol'
pockets pretty thoroughly examined before he j. pat
Lieut. shcrer and his have received much courtesy
sr0m the citizens, with few exceptions one man sad
Unauon derived from the ncigboIs the workman knew
that several soldiers had been buried in his garden lie
BtOutly Geied tlat any there The mon I 10 worn
with pick aud shovel ana eHnuned eight hnNe, nom
bed OH which cabbage had been planted. Another man
purpose y made farm road oyersome graves, aIpuo y
70 offer them ind entity Some OF the farmers, when they
frst ponrd t,if clds left small piece of ground sur
pounding Tie graves untouched. From year 20 year how
ever, tbs sacred plat grew smaller nul 81 last the pillow
shere would tt1i out some of the Iarger bones, or
peihance shasty skull before the aYallcoas p.o"mah
In marked contrast with this was DE condlo, of the
humble people living along The base OF Tie SoniA Moan
Bouth Mountain, many soldiers bsied these lots
enu Fai's, oItellll' III pItcch 'A.CoIn9y lC"it;
Dlent 10 INC owners Ihcse poOf Dan l"lHotic people
nevertheless seemed 10 regard Tie of these graves
trust committed 70 them by their country. They have
releousy preserved every max Of idonihlciCn ana 10
no Instance has spade or lor share ever disturbed
peGr DlucI's Fort Maryland Rights, LEFT her house
hold work and walked milo, O very cold day 10 show
buried
Its nct reasonable to hold the people OF whole
munity responsible FOR he crimes of some Infamous
soOundrcls happen 20 live IN the EeiobOlhood;
but thc town Of tsNi!c, FIcdeTfrk County t,ems
by its citizens. u they wish TO save their own regulations
ain fought by -loculn, Division OF Jrauhllis while
aIumbcr OF mortay wounded Union soldiers were armed
so Bwkett5 lie, Il small town within milo of the battle
field, where they aftcrward died Their graves wei
Makcd, but in some instances thn people seen Ia have
taken pains 20 preserve these marks. on citizen had
paed headb0ard, on which printed dead soldiers
grave, were aad With Head fs OF on esg iffS 1e
scroll was neatly carved containing the conp
my and regiment Of the deceased soldiers in full shortly
before Lieut. sh1Iers party Of exhumeIs made their aI
boards ard throw them in pile. by fms icndsl act The
identity cf six deceased soldiers lost and thew must
be laid With the unknown"
Tbe AnictaIn National Cemetery win contain about
5000 graves OF which nearly Onehalf viii be marked
fcaton Mil Dc ma de ont aud sent the GOvern0rs of
the several states Tor correction ron inc rolls. When
this has been done Record" VIII he made, and IRON
this record the head boards viii DC marked Those head
boards viii ~ furnished ny the C0yeTlnahT dhey WI