Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-30
Touching Burial by Night.

The remains of two gallant gentlemen,
Virginians, brothers in blood and in heroic
deeds. were re-inJerred in the same grave
in the Virginia lot of the Stonewan ceme-
terry, at Winchester on last Monday:night.
The Times of that place has the follow
| ing interesting account:
The body of one, Col. George Patton,
has rested in the lot Of Mrs. Philip Will
liams, in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, since Sep
| TENDER, 1864, he having been wounded IN
| the battle of the 18th OF September, and
died subsequently ut the residence Oh
Philip Williams, Esq. 1t was eXhumed ON
| last Monday afternoon, preparatory to re-
moving it to the StoneWiLll. The DOdy OF
I his brother, Col. Tazewell Patton, Of the
| 18th Virginia Infantry, was wounded
mortally at Gettysburg, in July, 1858, and
! whose body has since repoSed within the
vault of d Baltimore cemetery, was con-
viewed to this place for final interment.
| No public notice Of the funeral was given,
| but a considerable number OF ladies and
| gentlemen hearing of 1t, had assembled at
| the Stonewall Cemetery with Wreaths and
| flowers to pay respect 70 the memory OF
these gallant soldiers. The remains were
met at tile depot by the pall-bearers and
| conveyed to The StOnewall Cemetery where
| Rev. Dr. j. G. Wheat read the solemn
| burial service for the Gead, and the bodies
| were lowered into the grave by the strug-
Cling moonbeams misty light" NO other
| ceremonies were had, the grave was
| speedily filled up, and covered with bou-
duets OF flowers, the crowd departed leav-
| ing these brave men resting by the side OF
| their comrades i'll glory. linus AFTER a
lapse of twelve years the dust OF these gal
| liant brothers VIII commlngle III the SOIL OF
| = i,o NAV
| 1t was at one time intended that the
| bodies of the PattOns should be buried i'll
! the Memorial Chapel ut Lexington, Va,
| it being designed 10 build Il chapel i'll that
| place and gather the bodies OF the Alumni
| of the Military Institute, who had fallen
| in battle, under it's roof, but their being
no Immediate prospect for the consuma-
tion of the project it WAS finally determine
ed to bury them in one grave iltthe Stone
wall.
Col. George. Patton was wounded on the
18th of September 1864, III defence OF
| Winchester. whilst gallantly leading the
22d Virginia Infantry of Wharton's Di-
vision, and died on the 9th of the same
month He was I'LL accomplished gentle
man and Il brave soldier.
| Col. TaZeWell Patton was Colonel OF the
| 18th Virginia Infantry OF Pickett's Division.
and received his death wound whilst lead
ing his regiment in the famous charge OF
that division at the Cemetery Heights at
the battle OF Gettysburg on the Sd OF July
1863 He was Il courtly gentleman and Il
chvalric soldier Prior to the war he was
Assistant Professor of Mathematics in the
Virginia Military Institute at Lexington.
Both brothers were graduates OF that III
stitution, and sons OF John M. Patton, a
a distinguished light Of the Richmond bar
in years gone by.
-Four Of the Patton family served the
Confederacy in the late WAY in distinguish
ed capacities. Three We're Colonies of
Virginia regiments, John M. Patton being
Colonel Of the 21st Virginia, and Isaac
Patton Colonel Of the 22d Regiment OF
Louisiana Infantry, and now i resident OF
Louisiana.