The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-22

DEAD JEWISH SoLDJERs.-We have been
handed the following letter, addressed TO
the .Jep;sh Messenger from Elmira, N. l.,
by one of our Jewish citizens, with the re-
quest that we publish it, and request the
southern press to copy
!" AfessTs. Editors On the 24th Of May
last-the day appointed for the decoration
of the graves of Union soldiers-se7erat OF
our co-religionists attended the ceremony at
Woodlawn cemetery, in this city, where
there are also large number OF Confede-
rate prisoners buried. Their attention was
drawn to many names upon the boards OF
the graves that sounded SO peculiarly jew
isk that we copied them, giving also the
regiment to which they belonged, and from
whence they came.
81 send copy below, which ought to DC
published in the Messenger, and copied in
other Jewish papers; ana IL 1t Is ascer-
tained that some of them are really Jews,
nr CONGREGATION will Immediately take
proper steps ohave them disinterrea' anu
buried according to Jewish rites 49,.
"No. 2.7Os, L. Daniels, company 3, FIJI
teenth South Carolina cavalry, died April
IA, 1865; No. .2,73S, Joel Cook, company
K, Sixty third Tennessee infantry, diea
April l6, 1865; No. 2.669, Levi Sauthare,
company A, Twenty eighth North Caroiina
infantry, died April 6, 1865 /, NO. Z,oo,,
Edwart Harris, company &, Ihrty-si1th
North Carolina infantry, died April y
1864; No. 2,6l0, James 7. Altman, com
pany A, Twenty-first South Carolina m
tantry, died March 20, 1868; No. I.6iz,
John Sellers, sergeant, company q, Imrty-
sixth North Carolina infantry, died March
90, 1865; No. 2,l5S, Elisha Harris, com
pany c, Cobb's Georgia legend, died FEB
ruary Is, 1865 No. 2,263, Henry GOODMAN,
company G, Twcnty-sixth North oarol,ha
infantry, died February Il, 1869; NO.
2,l36, w. Morris, company {, Third Georgia
battery, died February ID, 1865 No. 2,Z43,
D. Wolf, company G, Twenty-ffth South
Carolina infantry, died March ! 1860 NO;
1891, /. NJ. Pinner, company b, THIRD
North Carolina infantry, died March 4,
1865 No. ,6O6, benjamin Davis, company
B, Sixth Virginia infantry No. l,6l5, Jesse
Simons. company C, Twentieth North Caro-
lima infantry, died March 22, 1865; No.
16l3. 7. Israel, company D, Sixtieth Ala
bama infantry, died March 22, 1868 ;
Daniel Jonas. company d, First North
Carolina infantry, died January Ia, 1869
Benjamin Bass, company II, Forty-nI,h
North Carolina infantry, died January II,
1865; Joseph Harrison, company A, First
Alabama infantry, died January Il, 1860
No. l,4ol, Nathan Altman, company, u
Fortieth North Carolina infantry, died
April II, 1865; No. ,405, Henry Daniel,
company +, Tenth North Carolina infantry
died April II, 1865 William Daniel, com
pany 4, First Florida infantry, died DE-
cember 20, 1864; No. 533, jacob Eberhart
company G, Seventh Georgia cavalry, died
October 3, 1864: No. ls4, John Israel, com,
pany E, Fifty first North Carolina infantry
died September 6, 1864 NO. Zoo, nose .,
Simmons, company 6, Twentieth Norti
Carolina infantry, died September IA
1864; No. 233, Joseph Newman, company
X, Twentieth Virginia infantry, died Sep
tember u, 1864; No. 10, David Lewis
comphny c, Twcnty-second North Caroline
l infantry, died July 81, 1864.
Yours, very respectfully,
81 EJ,DKE'