The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-25
P,E,TIEEsRsBURa LETTER.
PErERsBuRGl April 24Y1868.

PETERSBURG, april s24T1868.
AS the recurrence of. the anniversaries IN
concentration OF the Confederate dead. us
now approaching, it becomes % pleasing
duty, as we'll as o matter of Justice TO thee
Ladies' Memorial Association f Petersburgg,sI
to give some ACCOUNT, Of their operations dus
ring the twelve months pastyain order to-
show the Industry and energy wfth;s1Fhich
they have prosecuted their work. Within
that time they have laboreda GENT to5
gather together all the remain Of the VIZ
GINA soldiers which were accessible, from
both far and near; !; and no less diligently
those from around cur lines efseldiersfrom5
all other OF the llate Confederate States.
The result is that atheyEhaEet collected
together, OF. have within reash,sIiTseverat
thousand bodies, preparatory to being com
mitted tc- Their. final resting place.1Yhey
are of soldiers from tweiYeES tates.TTthey
largest numbers being from Virginia, the
next from North Carolina then South Caro-
lina, Georgia, andsos on,-eyen AoHnsto Def
u,ore 80 1 IfuGSS,La
somszlthiim as;fl last a year, ihbs ssls5CaiysaCouR
granted the Associationfou r acres of gfsc,innsdl
in Blandford i4chuurcKsyar for carrying put
theirpurpose, and4reeently sthesladies gFFoos-,
cured the services Of Mr. H.D.Bird.
gentleman Of taste in p g Oh
public grounds; toasyoas ths work. He
has just scompletsdd Il, syery much ito then
satisfaction. as :sxejearnas lshayesnot1nhaa
an opportunity to SEQ itsspbutaI ShafeTcare
fully inspected The map and 2 laales
are eyarfable to conpletefth work accord e 80.
ing 10 The plan, IL win BE o very interesting
nlscc To isit.saf1eS1t ~ rysisasA rrtI ss y. 3
Mr. Bird nas set apart the highest part
Of thag ground fora araEmann1nentsan
around it hehas saSranged dtfeFent sized
lots ,or sections, divided by roads or paths,
mn hat the dead Of each State, whenever
identified, can be laid to themselves
Around the monument are several sections
for thestunkpown4 dead,'' which il 5is,sup.-
posed WI comprise the greatest number,
for the, marks ons many graves, having
been made with perishable materials,
must bythis time be obaiterated 1.-The lots
for the dead Of the States come next the
distant States first and around all, and
embracing ali, are the sections for the aNir-
ginia soldiers. The different sections are
separated byeswinding roadsa andsspaths,
with numerous small plots for flowers and
shrubbery, so that the whole, whenainished,
WILL p3oEohs way 8PASAufCS3uq 0H4 PAooo
ing appearance. Or course this work is
only marked out 30 that the ladies ican COM
mence having the dead brought in and
b~urriedrsthea work. most needed. 6rst-
which they viii do as, fast.as they can raise
funds for the purpose. establishment
of the grounds; and building monument,
can be done afterWards;; and fherecansb be
no doubt the day win .comesssHhen
the different States i1 the South viii
deem tia sacred duty To- perpetlate 1.-The
names Of their brave cons OF b sgrdand
where their. remains, rspose. lat dc.
lightfIl place Of pilgrimage this will be
wheut this generation and its p-assionsSshaH
have passedEaKay, andz history .Nas0 vfndi-
Gated the cause for which the, men buried
here fought and fell The fame Or their
valor has already sounded rtksoughf the
world, and given, thent,a name which will
never die; bnt wbenzimpsrtial history
M in ssorrshow that they fought not for
enansst not even or glory but for those
rights which sanctihed the IInoJ sSsJ ;n}Ss
first revolution Wisi NsssFsEsg1war
shippers Of true lhcrty--coms 49, ~.
all parts y mpss on his. haIowad 49, ~
and be estrengtheasasap SpuriSeS y 49,,
f~aitashysthe recalleStion es Their saa.;a.,.
example. Sss ~ ~