Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-06-10
N sPECrAToN AND GENERAL ADvERTIsER-
Memorial Ceremonies at Winchester.

Memorial Ceremonies at Winchester.
The memorial ceremonies at Winches-
ter on last Friday were attended by a
large number of persons, by some esti-
mated as many as $1,000, and the dis
play made by the military companies
and other organizations, and the i'm
mense procession, presented an impos-
ing spectacle.
The Stonewall Cemetery where the
ceremony of unwilling the two monu-
ments took place contains the remains
of $500 confederate soldiers. most OF
whom fell in battle, from numerous To-
calities over an area of twenty miles "a
dius from Winchester. The dead from
each State were placed in a separate lot,
designated by wooden shaft, bearing
the name of the State. In the centre.
under ono large mound, were buried S29
dead. These are designated as the "Un-
known dead" and upon the mound
over them has been placed the larger of
the two monuments, inscribed "To the
Unknown and Unrecorded Dead" The
other monument, smaller in size, but
beautiful in design and workmanship,
Is erected by the ladies of the virginia
Shaft Association" over the 1893 soldiers
inferred in the Virginia lot.
On arriving at the cemetery the pro-
cession was received with salvos of ar
tillery, Gen. Jos. E. Johnston and Gen.
Dabney H. Maury at its head, and with
cheers from the vast multitude assem-
bled. The infantry formed in line along
the front drive of Stonewall Cemetery,
and the guns of the batteries were plac-
ed in position to salute the monuments
on their being unveiled. Gov. Holiday
unveiled the monument to the "Un.
known Dead" by pulling rope, which
caused the shroud to fall. while Miss
Mary E. Kurtz unveiled the shaft to the
Virginia Dead, shortly after, the artllle-
~ firing salutes and the bands play
ing.
Gov. Holiday introduced the orator
of the day, Senator John T. Morgan of
Alabama. but before doing SO delivered
an appropriate address. Then Senator
Morgan delivered most excellent adj
dress, replete with sentiments appropri-
ate to that very interesting occasion.
At the conclusion of Senator Morgan's
address, vociferous calls for Gen. Jos.
E. Johnston were made.
He thanked the crowd for the cordi-
atty of their greeting, and said he was
much gratified with the proceedings.
He Endorsed them all. 1t had been an
interesting event to him, especially as
he had held military association with
many now present, and with the honor
ed dead whose memory was here to day
SO appropriately celebrated. He was
loudly applauded, and retired with Gen.
Hunton ana Senator Morgan.
The company then returned to Win.
chester. The town was lively with SOL
diers and other visitors, and the bands
played "My Maryland" and "Dixie."
The Staunton Artillery, four rifled
cannon, Capt. A. H. Fultz, and part
of the West Augusta Guard, and drum
corps, Capt. VIM. L. Bumgardner were
in the procession.
The ceremonies were interrupted for
while by the fall of a heavy rain. At
ter some time the rain ceased, the sun
came out brilliantly, "Dixie" was struck
up by the bands. and, after few hearty
cheers, the ceremonies were proceeded
with, and there was no further inter-
ruption.
The wooden shafts marking each
State lot were handsomely draped with
evergreens and flowers, and each grave
received some distinctive mark of at
tention throughout the cemetery. The
Maryland lot in Stonewall Cemetery
contains now but thirteen graves, the
remains deposited in others having been
removed by friends, and gathered to
their homes.
The inteIments in the other lots are
as follows: Virginia 1893, North Caro-
lima 447, Texas S, Florida S8, Alabama
70, Mississippi 66, Louisiana 63. Ken
lucky 8, Tennessee 90, Arkansas 20.
These were all strewn with flowers and
handsomely embellished with garlands,
and in several instances with banners,
frames, pictures of Gems. Lee, Jackson,
&c. The floral decorations around the
monument to the unknown dead were
particularly fine.