The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-27
IN APPEAL.

| The following are extracts from letter re-
ceived from parties at Gettysburg in relation to
the removal Of the Southern dead who lie on the
battlefield. The person alluded to, we learn, is
| perfectly reliable and responsible, and fully
| vouched for by parties Of undoubted respecta'
| blity In Baltimore, some OF whom nursed many
OF these dead heroes in their hours OF anguish IN
the dreary hospital and can and do testify to the
truth Of what is written. The letter. after speak
ing of the state Of the case, says:
Last summer the government had squad OF
soldiers here sury eying the battlefield. They were
but O set OF loafers, ragabonds. and destructive
| villains, doing no good, but much harm. After
they went over the battlefield, there was hardly
relic OF grave left; they not only took @ up n the
| to destroy every possibility OF recognizing the
Southern graves. Fortunately the location OF the
graves are precisely described IN W-'s oooS.
that he can find hundreds Of them with little difh-
Guilty, and even without the headboards was
on the field with him yesterday, and hardly YES
tige Is left, tn many places to designate grave;
but yet W would point here and there saying,
there lies such man, and so on, showing that ne
undoubtedly knew all about it, and Il the South
ever intends to remove its dead, W" Is the
only person living who can positively 1dentliy tne
graves W-is old and In feeble health, tnere-
Is not such an appeal well based' Is there not
say more than that the Memorial Association are
willing and can easily make all necessary ar
rangernents, and with but small outlay COM
paratively. But they have not the funds, and ap-
peal to generous community to aid in this labor
of love and gratitude. There are but siXty-nye
South Carolinians among the hundreds whose
graves can be Identified; and shall we let them lie
there on alien soil, neglected and forgotten, or
worse, their repose disturbed by the rude touch
OF miscreant's handi
Remember, they are our brothers, South caro-
lima braves. Shall they not be brought back to
kindred and home, and given quiet resting places
in native earth? Thirty OF the sixty-fve
can be identified by name and organ ization, but
does not the unknown grave appeal, II possible,
more sadly still9 77ey are the fathers, husbands,
sons and brothers OF many In our old State, per-
haps city, who left their homes manfully to do
their duty, and have returned no more. Will not
the hearts OF these doubly bereaved ones second
our appeal, and induce each and all to add their
mite for so just and 80 holy work9 Columbia
has aided to remove our dead from Arlington to
Richmond. Will not Charleston do as much 2
We call upon those whose dear ones have been
spared this fate. We call upon those whose Bit
ter lament Is yet unsoaced; they may thus uncon.
sciously be reclaiming the remains OF their own
loved and lost. We call upon all who yet honor
the past, and reverence the memory Of the noble
and the brave. to give, and to aid US quickly in
bringing cur honored dead home.
The undersigned ladies', officers OF the Memorial
Association, win gladly raceive contributions, de.
signed for the holy purpose:
President, Mrs. NJ A. SNowDEN, No. Church
street. vIce-president, Miss F. NJ. BLAMYER, No.
500 East Bay. Secretary, Miss A. SIMpsoN, north
west corner Society and Meeting streets. Treas
urer, Mrs. Henry WIGFALL, No. 500 East Bay.