The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-06-19
Horace Greeley'S Brother Supposed
to be Buried in Burke.

Tt is not generally known that the
brother of the NOMINEES of the Cincin-
natl Convention is buried in Burke
county, in this State, not great dis
lance from Augusta. This is believed
to be the case, however, by parties
who live in the vicinity of the place.
The story runs that some time during
the year 1885 a gentlemen and lady
travelling through Georgia in a pri-
vate conveyance-for there were no
railroad in those days-stopped at the
house of Colonel Augustus H. Ander-
son, wealthy planter of Burke county.
They were Rev. Greenleafe Greeley
and his wife, and stated that they we're
from Maine. Mr. Greeley was then in
the last stages of consumption, and was
travelling through the South in the vain
hope of recovering his health. Unwell
when he stopped at Colonel Anderson's
he was so i'll the next day that lie was
unable to continue his journey. He
fingered for some time in the house of
the hospitable Southerner, receiving all
the care and attention which would
have been bestowed upon member of
tho family, but finally died. In those
days we suppose it would have been
almost impossible to carry the deceased
back to the North, and the body was
buried in the private cemetery of the
Anderson family. The widow returned
to her relatives aud friends in Maine.
Subsequently Colonel Anderson had
brick work built over the grave, and
upon it placed a marble slab-similar to
the slabs over his own relatives-with
name, age and residence of the deceas.
ed written upon it. Time rolled on.
Thirty years passed away, and Sher-
man began his celebrated march from
Atlanta to the sea. His army passed
through Burke County, and portion
of his forces encamped upon the An.
derson plantation. The Federal bum
mers here, as everywhere else, were
intent on on plumber, and appropria-
ted every thing.not too hot or too heavy
to be carried. Believing that quanti-
ties of silver plate and other treasure
had been hidden, they searched for
them in every direction. As was often
the case, they did not spare the dead,
but rif1ed the family ToMBs, pricing
up and breaking the marble slabs, etc.
The Northern mans grave Jared as
badly as any of the rest, and was des-
ecrated in a shameful manner. AZ
ter the war was over, although like all
his countrymen he found himself al
most ruined, son-in-law Of Colonel
Anderson had the graves of the family
restored to their former condition, and
likewise tho grave Of the Northern
minister. Curious parties may now
visit the grave and read the inscription
upon it for themselves. 1t is for them
selves. 1t is said that before his death
the minister stated he WAS brother
of Horace Greeley, and it is the gener-
al belief that his statement was correct.
Some may attempt to discredit the
statement by asserting that Horace
Greeley was born in New Hampshire
and not Maine. But this proves moth
ing, as every one knows who ia &C.
quainted with the migratory habits of
the young New England. The evil
dence seems very clear that We have
sleeping in Burke n brother of the
philosopher of the Tribune, who re-
ceived hospitality from and was given
Christian burial by a Southern gentle
man; that his tomb was robbed and
dishonored by Federal soldiers, and
restored by relative of his host
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle.