The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-12
THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.
Removal of the Remains To-Day.
Funeral Ceremonies Near Silver Springs.


Monday and Tuesday, July 18th and 18th,
1864, an attack was made upon Fort Stevens,
on the north side of Washington, by column
of Confederate troops, men Of Earlys Corps.
under the immediate command OF Gen. Cor
don, now United States Senator from Georgia.
Quite number Of soldiers belonging to the
Union army were killed in the engagement,
and their remains were afterwards buried in
Battle Cemetery, which was laid out on
Seventh Street Road, near Fort Stevens, for
that purpose.
There were also a number of Confederate
soldiers killed, and their remains were in
tered on farm near the fort where they fell.
A few weeks ago friends of the Lost Cause,
headed by Rev. J. B. Averill, pastor of Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church, situated about
two miles above Silver Springs, on Seventh
street road resolved to gather up the remains
and remove them to the above named church
ward for interment, and steps were immedi-
atelv taken to carry the plan into effect, and
progressed so satisfactorily as to be executed
to-day,
On Tuesday last the bodies, to the number
of seventeen, were eXhumed and placed in
six plain coffins, and borne to the church
| yard, where they were this morning placed
on bier in front of the church and covered
with q black pail, on which was stitched
neat cross of white muslin. The remains
were all unknown, excepting one body, that
of James B. Bland, Of Highland county, Va,
q member of the Sixty-second Virginia
Mounted Infantry, of Imbodens Brigade In
the enclosure between the front of the church
and the street, grave large enough for the
six cotfins had been dug for the final resting
place of the remains, and large evergreen
| cross was placed at the head Of it.
THE SERVICES.
At 8 o'clock quite large number of Wash
ingtonians assembled at the corner of Ninth
street and Pennsylvania Avenue and taking
carriages proceeded to the church, about eight
miles from the city, to witness the ceremony.
A large number from Rockville and the coan-
try round about were also present to the num-
Der Of about 800 persons, including many
ladies'.
Att o'clock Bishop Pinckney and Revs.
s. Averill. Williamson and Buck entered the
church reciting the service commencing,
''Lord let me know the end of my DAYS, etc.
After portions of the Scriptures had been
read, the choir sang Il would not live always,
I ask not to stay which was followed by
PRAYER and another hymn, after which the
audience proceeded to the grave in front Of
the church to inter the remains, the following
gentlemen acting as pall-bearers: Gen Cook,
Henry Garrett DR.. Young, DR.. Boyle, VIM
Harmon, G.. r. Howard, Gen. P. NJ. B. Young,
J. W. Drew, Col. L. O. c. Lamar, Col. Her
bert VIM Stone and Col. r. Fleming.
The cotfins were lowered into the graves,
wreaths being placed upon each one, the one
containing the remains of Bland being placed
at the north end, to enable the friends to find
it if they ever desired to remove the body.
Rev. Mr.. Averill read the burial service,
when the assemblage repaired to the rectory,
few yards distant, where DIR. A. L. p Gar
nett, of this city, delivered the grafton.
He congratulated those present that the
time had come when they could do justice to
the memory of their friends, and perform
! such ceremonies unmolested, and claimed
thu. they should not perform the action
coldly, and with subdued spirits He alluded
to the causes of the war, and justified the
South for their action. He once alluded to
the willingness Of the South to take up arms
to defend their homes from invasion, when a
voice in the crowd said, and we are still
| willing to do it, Doctor.r He alluded to the
South as ''our people and Jefferson Davis
as s'our President"
| The address occupied about half an hour
in the delivery. After the Grafton, Bishop
Pinckney read short poem full of tender
illusions to the dead which was we'll re-
ceived.
A vote of thanks was rendered to DR.. Gar
nett and Bishop Pinckney, and copy Of the
| address and poem asked for publication, in
book form.
| The bearers then proceeded to- the grave
and filed it with earth, and the assemblage
dispersed.