Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-01

change no fashions Observable 70
/ common eyes. They s.iIlsit in high
seats with heads covered and speak
Eonly rs the "spirit tnogeth them. "
But The venerable unpainted walls
and 1oxslen seats, are scandalised by
narrow cushions. Flowery bats a1d
i.0unced drapery are too common
i for remark.
-Four miles from the maple under
whose fslekerIng shade ! write, flows
the famous Brandywine. Not two
rods rom my feet lies tie great dus-
~ brown road troddens mootb more
than d hundred years ago, by ocn.
Washington and his brave soldiers,
on their way 10 Cllads Ford, four
miles below where one Of the success
mi battles, Of the revolution vas
fought, and mile or two from that
point occurred the famed battle Of
l,randy1ine. Only pleasant ride
over the beautiful rolling hills, wales
and magnificent farms carries Us to
Valley Forge with all its precious
historical "reminiscences. And the
house where the Father of His
Country held his headquarters, with
iia antique old walls and quaint old
gables, stiIi teppts the excursionist ~
visit lis bonorcd precincts.
So you see the pendulum which
swings my fate has vibrated from one
extreme plane Of interest 70 another.
The Island Of Port Royal claims
the honor Of sbeltering for season
The first flying fugitives from the
French and Spanish Catholic oppres-
sors, The Hugnenots Of France, y
and here rested the prosecuted Qua
kers after their escape from the inioI-
eranco Of English Professionalism.
May not ask without impertiBence,
Have we not grown eiDce those
days?' has not greater good came
to n greater number of the children
Of humanity? Has Tie world, or 0ty
w0rid, a. some would fain have Us be.
lIaye grown worse, ~ this century Of
liberty has rolled by? ! leave my
renders 10 answer rs IL pleases them,
only wishing | could listen to each
voice and hear the verdict.
r. ID. GAGE.
J.. S.-The evening before ! left
South Carolina. ! received from Mr..
Miles Christensen a note correcting
some mistakes which occurred In my
account Of the National Cemetery st
Beaufort. Mr.. Christensen says:
There are now Is cemeteries estab-
lished by act Of Congress. They are
divided into four classes, those con-
-tituting the first class containing the
largest number and the fourth class
tho smallest.
Beaufort National Cementery, 1st
class, Is surrounded by a picket mot
board fence, which will soon be re-
placed by permanent brick wall.
Soldiers from the following regi-
ments Of iowa troops are buried In
this cemetery: LIST Iowa Engineers,
"a Iowa cavalry, "a, 9TH, 7th, 9th,
10th, lith, 18Th, 18th, 18th, I'D, 9th,
18th, 3lst and 39th Iowa infantry.
The total numbers of interments in
ali the 20 Nationa! Cemeteries are
given as follows:
l52,ll7 known white soldiers, 49,.
i96 unknown white soldiers, 1905
known colorcd soldiers, 20, Dos un-
known col0red soldiers; total 30s ,33l
union soldiers, besides G,75l civilians
attached to the army In various
capacities, and II ,GGl rebel soldiers.
The War Department has published
In book form Roll OF Honor, In ~
volumes, containing the name, rank i,
company, regiment and date Of death
Of ench deceased, as far IA known.
A set Of these Is kept on ille at the
office Of each Of the cemeteries.
Mr.. Miles Christensen Is OF Danish
decent, no. German.