South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-13
Memorial Day at Winchester.

mated 8; from IL TO % 600. the i. q y.
K K Co, carrying ,hithcr five thousand
I oil toe number, from Baltimore. WASH
ing'or' Frederick City. Hage-stown.
MarlinsOlrg, Stanton and intermediate
points.
lie procession formed on Market
street resting on Piccadilly street, a:
ii 80 o'clock. the military portion OF i,
extending over half a mile, and moved
In the following order:
Chief marshal, Gen. Joseph +. John.
ston; vice marshal, Gen. ID. n. Maury :;
Aios' Coi: l.. L. Moore. Major Z. W.
Hunter, Maj IT S. j. c. Moore. Major II.
/ hyd Douglas, Gen. j. X. Herbert. Col.
Ii. Peyton, Capt. WIN. y. Nelson.
First Division.-Chief marshal. Col.
w. A. Morgan aids. Mai. +. II. Gaines
Cot. c. L. O'Ferral, Can't. :. s. Tnrncr
harpers Ferry Band, Bridgewat Band.
Burlington Cavalry. Martinsburg Artil-
iery, stanton Artillery, Charlestown
Brass Band, Berkeley Light Infantry, OF
Nartinsburg; West Augusta Guards
/ and Drum Corps, OF Stanton Harris
onOurS Band, Harrisonburg Guards.
/ Shepherdstown Band, Winchester Drum
Corp. Winchester Light Infantry. A
iexandria Band, Alexandria Light In
( fantry. Band and Bond Guards, of ca.
/ louisville. Md. ; six carriages containing
| speakers, Gov. Holiday, officers OF Mon
ument Associations snl Invited guests.
! Second Division.-Chef marshal.
Brig. General George II. Stuart: vice
marshal. Col. r. T. Chew; aids, Capt.
4 i. J.. Dandridse, Capt. Ran. Barton.
/ Col. Harry Gilmor, Il. II. Lee; ex- Con-
/ Iederate organizations, with chief marsha!
and staff; Fifth Regimen: Band OF Bal.
timore Society OF Army and Navy OF
confederate States, of Maryland. be.
tween three and four hundred CARRYING
+ the hags used in battle since commence.
ment OF tue late war survivors uf Capt.
/ Murray's command OF MARYLAND Liue.
companies ii and /, carrying old flags
OF the companies; Strasburg Band.
Third Division-Chief marshal, Capt.
! Van. l.. Clark; ails. DR.. w. =. Love.
/ Dr. y Taylor Holiday, DR.. Cornelius
! baldwin, civic.
The Stonewall Cemetery, "a observed
/ ny contemporary, where the ceremo-
/ ny OF unveilins the two monuments took
/ place contains the remains OF 900 con-
/ iedera'e soldiers, most OF whom fell in
o.'ttle, from numerous localities over
! an area OF twenty miles radius from
inchester. The dead from each S.a e
! we're placed In separate lot, designa-
/ ted oy wooden shaft, bearing the name
/ of the State. In the centre. under one
! large mound, were buried S29 dead
! These are designated as the Unknown
dead, and upon the mound over them
| has been placed the larger OF the two
monuments, incribed 10 the Unknown
aud Unrecorlei Dead The other mon.
Gment, smaller in size, but beautiful in
design AMI workmanship, is erected by
The ladies' or the Virginia Shaft Associ-
ation' over the 500 soldiers Inferred in
| The Virginia lot
"On arriving a. the cemetery the pro-
cesSion was received with salvos OF ar.
tillery. Gen. Jos. T.. Johnston and Gen.
/ Dabney Ii. Maury at its head, and with
/ cheers from the vast multitude assem-
bied. The infantry formed in line along
the front drive OF SConewall Cemetery,
and the guns OF the batteries were plac.
eli IN position TO salute the monuments
on their being unveiled. Gov. Holiday
unveiled the monument to the Unknown
Dead hy pulling q rope, which caused
/ the shroud TO fall, while Miss Mary T.
kurtz unveiled the shaft TO the Virginia
Dead, shortly after, the artillery firing
! salntes and the bands playing
Gov. Holiday introduced the orator
of the day, Senator John T.-Morgan OF
Alabama. but before doing so delivered
an appropriate address. Then Senator
No gan delivered most excellent adj
dress, replete with sentiments appropr-
ate 10 that very interesting occasion.
/ The company then returned 10 Win
/ chester. The town was lively with sol
dicrs and other visitors, and the bands
played My Mary land and Dixie
"The ceremonies were interrupted for
/ 8 while by the fall OF heavy rain. At
tor some time the rain ceased, tie sun
came out brilliantly, Dixie was struck
mp by the bands. anil, after few hearty
cheers, the ceremonies were proceeded
with, and there was no further Interrupt
/ ton.
The wooden shafts marking each
State lot were handsomely drapei With
eVerTrteuS ana NJ"cTS, Gnd each grave
received some distinctive mark OF atten
ton throughout the cemetery. The
I Maryland lot in Ssouewall Cemetery
contains now but thirteen graves, the
remains deposited in others having been
removed by friends, nud gathered to
their homes.
"The iutermcnts in The other lots are
ne follows VIRGINIA 9gS North Coro1ino
AL, Texas 5, Florida 50, Alabama IS,
Mississippi sc, Louisiana 63. Kentucky
/ 3, Tennessee 20. Arkansas 90. These
were al 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 Tue
monument 20 the unknown deaf we're
particularly fine"