The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-26
large. II not l1rger, than is usually seen there
on Memorial day.

THE GRAVE.
The grave was upon the summit OF Get-
tysburg Hill, north Of the soldiers monu.
meut. and not far from the northern etc'o,
sure. An army Of perhaps twenty thousaHu
Confederate soldiers lie sleeping their ias'
sleep within the liRsits OF the cemetery
Some thousand Of these were brougnt by tnt
patriotic exert;ons Of the Ladies Memorial
Association from Gettysburg, Wnere aney
fell in that grand yet fatal charge. lnelt
commander. who escaped the storm OF siioI
and shell, was to soin their number. no
other burial rlace could have been Us appro'
PIRATE.
"WhereYer ttc brave have died.
They should rot rest apart: IT,
Living they struggled SIDE oy size,
WHY shonlsshc hand of death di'ioe
A single heart from heart"
The grave was made by Messrs. Redtord ~
DIXIE. Its walls are solid, being built 10
n;ers of hard brick and cement in "Trk'
maulike manner. 1t was painted pure Wnite
up 10 the top Of the walls, and from thas
noint to the surface Of the ground was i!ned
with a snow.white cloth. Its simplicity
made it beautiful, if such thing can De said
Of tie grave.
SERVICES AND CEREMONIES AT THE GEA'E.
Before the procession reached the grave
squad of efficient police under Sergeant
Robert Thomas, of the Third district, sta.
toned themselves around the hill aud kept
the crowd away from the space shotted to
the military and friends.
The column entered at the northwestern
end of the soldiers cemetery, and marching
to the eastward came to bslt, with the
right resting upon the crest Of the bill, the
hand playjpg "STeet spirits hear my
pray er - set as dirge. The regiment was
then formed in line of battle, and In snoIt
time the gun.carriage came MP preceded ny
| Rev. Charles Minnigerode, d. D., the ofticiat-
| ing cgerssenap, assisted by Rev. Joshua re-
terssu, d. D., repeating that portion OF the
burial service 81 am the resurrection ard
the life, saith the Lord"
The hearse was brought to halt, and the
box was taken down and placed over the
grave. By this time many OF the friends and
relatives had reached the grave, and DR..
Minnigerode. continuing the service, read it
as far Us the Loro's Prayer, when DR.. Peter
kin took it up and read to the end. The
benediction vas pronounced by Or. MInnl'
gerede, the crowd moved away while salute
of three rounds was fired by the soldiers, the
grave was brcked up, and the solemn cere-
monies of the day brought to close. The
military were then marched cit, and the vast
crowd dispersed.
| BEAUTIFUL EMBLEM.
Besides the Virginia State flag, the battle
| figs and colors which covered the remains.
there was one truly beautiful emblem which
OF itstIf was sufficient to remind one that a
prominent officer Of the Lost Cause was
icing buried. 1t was q Confederate flag
made of h)wers the most beautiful em-
bIem of the kind We have ever seen. 1t was
about two and half feet long by eighteen
inches in Width. The three bars were msde
of white and scarlet Verbenas; on an azure
field of drorT adjurntum, white stars were
tastefully set in with exquisite and delicate
flowers called Solinam jdSmindm. The
flowers were aii securely fastened with foil
and shallow pan covered with silver
foil and filed with wet sand-the
whole being the work and tribute Of Mr..
| W. A. j. Smith, Of the Hollywood flower.
garden.
| CONCLUSION.
Never till life and memory fail will the sad
scenes of that beautiful Sabbath day be for
gotten. The evening was faultless. There
was not Il cloud in the skies, and the air was
of that soft temperature that comes only with
the Indian summer. The sun was going
down az the cor'eye reached Gettysburg
bill; unlike the evening of that great battle,
all was quiet and peace. The earth was
Swallowed around tine grave by the forms of
some of The soldiers who followed the dead
chieitain over many hard-!ought field, and
ere the last sad visitor took parting look
upon the spot now halowed by tears Holly.
wood was left to the watch of the All.seeine
Eye that safely guards by dry and night the
green graves of the southern hero mirlyIs.