The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-19

:, .,yyG7n NENoEIAL ASsaC!AT!oN.--
... 49,. ~. :, meeting of this Association at
. ...s!'~ g,,,Irc,: on Yesterday 10 receive the
.. - ,rl,fain {. II. Dimmnck. who, as
.,r.!,,. \ A>>o,'ii,ion, i.aS recently returned
49,. ,,;,. =, the ,.srluus and historic field o!
.,..r.',l.r. where hr has hccn on Il tour o.
-t,,i ~ in regard tn tie removal Of the
d. 3r-,. ,'.;,,l - tie land Of their ma
.- ,ul,iin Dimm0cN'> report was then
H.. >,.ftmcnt, which WAS verbal, was en-
r..H Interesting, and we reproduce
.,,,,jnn, oy il a$ Illustrating The cond-
,va;r> !h"i, n he found them. He
3 49,. ,1,r. i no data by which the
-, NJ aunnoWM graves may be ascer-
49,. "a ,,.,. il j. presumed II he about 2,0OG.
':,.lr. or Known remains which We're
iq,,I marked TX the Contrdcratcs be-
.... retreat from i.rat disastrous tieli is
,,B The cast uf boxing and remov
.,... r,.r,qil, f. Baltimore will be about
..-- .:,s,:.
- biu,,ncrk went over the entire
.... ,,.. iiis. The most careful examinations,
..t y.lnl ;le buried dead scattered over a
..,r,q IN Graves AMI trenches, many OF
....,,.l.',, uiAtvlr,tcd hv the farmers OWE
re lands OH which they liz p!oughing
....,Il!-.a indi>rli!mimtciy, and the only in-
.. lions II their presence was betrayed by
go. .,,.r,,., ,sY,.tnnc.S Of he vegetation which
..s. ahoyc them.
3. -, 1rlt At the point where Pickett :
o.. IN >,ri.i, the Federal lines "a charge
....; yy.,~ ltnrXamI,lrd in lis hcroism). IN
:. e. - T., HE trenches in which the dead arc
......f y..fr discovered with difficulty. and
,..ral- Us IL" proximity OF skeletons when
b.. i.,.s p!ou@hch mp and now lay $lrcWn
.,...! I..c surface. thoroughly EicAched by
,.... exposure. Al Of these remains were
...rA up BY Captain Dimmock ana carried
.,..t,,t;y>lrrr 10 be sent here When The
other, aye Forwarded.
IL. ~tf;4.> that the total want of feeling hc-
,.,...i hr n"st Of the farmers III rr2ard 10
.r... lp. tines" remains l. shocking III lli'
,..f.,..~. ~ several Instances they iHtvc dc-
s.,,a,..ri remuneration when bottle were r.
.,. ,..i III h:yiuc iiowcd them to fclAalli
....D4! uGun their farms. These inS!allccH
..t,. lr,i!ut.t 10 TIC alIclIt ION oi Governor
...trr. oi PENNSYLVANIA, whose >n!aIcrly ILL.,
....fi"n WAS aroused at their recital, Ai!a hr
-, ,..!r,. Instituted measures TO prevent their
,...,.I,,lirr. one instance WIS mentioned.
..iur lrnuva! Of tie remains oI lietIcli-
,.,,.l r!nn,l u. K. Winu, Of the Fourth Gcor-
lin. >,l:.,,. ,i. owner Of TIC farm Oh which
far# ;H,y were buried. Blocker hy name. as,-
..lrfrl from the grave Il gold pi:ttc. with
i,,.,.,, nld refused 10 yield them even, after
g.. friends ri the deceased had written him
,r.r,,:u@ il until the paltrv sum OF - had
:.,il 'ciA iiin.
~ tl: ~ the rcunin, Of Federal soldiers
arr concerned. tiry We're al! carefully re-
..u.,,d 10 the National Cemetery !ci"rc traces
+ Il Ativ were lost, and they are now lying
,...,r, .ha,.owrd 10y Il most costly and cabu-
..'.. !spalin"ut.
f.. conclusion. Captain DiTmock said chat
.s.i...mi.. 81! the ladies should bc rendered
&, "a il. Il. Weaver, OF Gettysburg, who,
,,s;:. H. Id!rr has with great care and troll
a-., >,s.Hyci all t!tr information they could
a. .,..aad - the Confederate dead; and, in-
..,,ri, htu inr them little would now be
t.,,,H concerning them.
,u,. report having been received, Il reso-
uri,n wa adopted requesting the several
.1..ltry ro'nlAurS Of the rityt appoint two
..:.:,i> ,...,.l 10 ASSIST lic ladieS in the eXer-
sH.,> - t"i>r place Yn the 1jih OF May, that
..ia. lie memorial ,:ay OF Tn" Association.