Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-08-09
HliscfllanY.
Tne Union Dead at Culpepper.


Editor Rutland Herald Not long ago
the writer was in Culpepper, Va, and Wis
tied the Union Cemetery located there,
Noticing the names of several Vermont
soldiers among the list buried there, /
transcribed them. 1t was deeply inter-
esting to me to read over the names, and
to stand by the graves of Vermont's hon
ored dead. Hoping these names Will
attract the attention of some OF their
friends or relatives who may perhaps not
know just where their last resting place
is, send them to you for publication in
the Herald. The graves are all number
ed:
No. 20. l.. Seymore, Co. II, 1st VT.
Cav, died March 80, 1864.
No. SO. III. Jones, Co. G, 1st VT
Cav, died March Is, 1864.
No. AZ. II. A. Field, Co. X, LIST W.,
Cav, died March 10; 1864.
No. 40. p Holden, Co. |, I'd VI. Inf,
died March Is, 1864.
No. so. S. Wright, Co. K, I'd VI.
Int, died April II. 1854.
No. 81. A. Mcleod, Co, X, ID VI.
Inf, died March 2, 1864.
No. 81. F. N. Wheeler, Co. =, I'd
VT. Inf.
NO. SO. 7. Goodrich, Co. c, I'd VT.
Int, died March 3, 1864.
No. "a. III. G. Dyer, Co, ID. cd VT.
INT, died Jan. Z, 1864.
No. So. Jacob Reyes, Co. E, I'd vt.
Inf, died Dec 81, 1868,
No. Sc. G. Vassar, Co. K, I'd Vt.
Inf
No. 2S6. d. L. Hastings, Co, E, Sd
VT. Inf.
No. 237. G. M. Lowall, Co. F, Sd
VT. Inf.
No. $50. NJ. Batchelder, Co. G, 4th
VT. Inf, died March rs, 1864.
No. 252. G. D. McUtcher, Co. d,
4th Vt. Inf, died Nov. 10, 1868.
No. 255. d. Russin, Co. L, I'd Vt.
Inf, died Nov. 16, 1868.
No. 1852 Blaisdell, Co. D, LIST Vt.
Cav.
No. 273. CA. Layford, Co. A, 10th
VT. Inf, died Oct 10, 1868.
No. 311. j. A. Ballard, Co. G, 10th
VT. Inf.
No. Alb. Joseph Ledan, Co. G, 4th
VT. Inf, died Feb. rs, 1864.
The site for this cemetery is beauti-
full one, containing several acres, and
near the village of Culpepper A more
beautiful site it would be difficult to
imagine 1t is beautifully laid out, and
adorned with shade trees and flowers
In il are buried thirteen hundred and
fifty soldiers. On the right, as we enter
the cemetery, are nine hundred and two
graves Of unknown" U. S. soldiers
On the left are four hundred and forty
eight graves of the known. AT the head
of the graves are painted boards Of uni
form size. On the right the Inscription
invariably is Unknown U. S. Soldier
On the left there is inscribed on eacf
board the name of the soldier, and, will
but few exceptions, the company. regi
ment, and date of death. was informed
by Mr.. Home, the superintendent, tina
the Government is about to cause to b.
erected in place of the painted boards
marble slabs. There is also upon eacl
board, and will be upon each slab, tn,
number of the grave. In the cente
there is flagstaff, from which float thu
stars and stripes. Mr.. Home is con
stantly identifying the grounds, and il
his skilful hands it has already become
so attractive, that the living love to lin
ger there, and could the dead speak
they could ask for no lovelier spot TO
their last repose.
AS | wandered among the graves o
the unknown, THE thought occurred t,
me that it is probable that some of tn,
unknown heroes who sleep there, wer,
from Vermont. b. &c.