South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-06-11

keeping with the correct sentiment which
gives the first place in monumental re-
ccgnition 20 the unknown dead for any
State to outvie the central shaft: nor
would it be in good taste for MARYLAND
ers, having not more than IA Of her dead
buried here, to over shadow Virginia
with 1913. The Maryland monument IL
therefore, modest and unpretendinp. and
at the same time work Of which none
OF US need be ashamed.
MARYLAND DEAD.
The Maryland dead buried beneath
this monument are j. Is. Latimer, j. Il.
Hall, Frank Reilly, Robt. II. Gushing.
JOS. Il. Cushing, Emory T.. IIodson, S.
Jamcstor, Robt. Brown, Baily and Moore
OF the First Maryland Battery, j. +.
JOY, j. Mockabec. Lieut.. Allen, j. S.
Richardson and Edward Warnip.
PICTURESQUE SCENERY.
Originally Mount Hebron Cemetery
stood alone as the chief burial place
in Winchester. On part of its grounds
stand the ruins Of a revolutionary struc.
ture, the side wall Of an old Lutheran
Church, built Of rough stone and pierced
by two arched windows. The ruin is on
the highest knoll about Winchester, and
just at the main entrance TO Mount
Hebron Cemetery. Near the ruin stand
six Lombardy poplar trees, which, like
oil the trees of this variety, arc Gradu-
ally dying out. Their decay so near
the ruin adds TO the pcturesqueness OF
the scene. An old grave. yard attached
to the ruined church property merges
into Mount Hebron, as Mount Hebron
does into the Stonewall Cemetery, with
ont dividing lines, so that to one not
apprlsed that these arc lines it would
seem to be all one cemetery. MANY
handsome monuments, charming shrub.
berry, some old trees and varied growth
OF flowers and plants for borders, hedges,
&C., combine to make the spot very
beautiful, irrespective of its bold sur
rounding scenery. which is hemmed in
oil around by distant hills. broken here
a1d there by the well-known gaps
Through which armies poured and the
tide OF war swept over the valley during
the late conflict. Winchester was the
scene of many cont csts: its fortunes
varied from day to day throughout the
struggle, and from its look out points
twenty memorable fields are in view. -
In Mt. Hebron there are q number OF
monuments which still show the scars
of bullet marks. as the tide of battle
ragged over the resting places of the dead.
SOME HISTORY.
One OF the most interesting souvenirs
OF the past in the cemetery is slab to
the memory Of Major General Daniel
Morgan, of revolutionary fame, who
died July G, 1902, aged ca years. Gen.
Morgan was native of Winchester, and
the rifle corps, 90 strong, which he rails
ed in the neighborhood, was the first
company which marched from the South
to Boston to help the Yankee rebels
against the Crown. lie made the march
in twenty -onc days, crossing the Susquc.
hanna, Delaware and Hudson rivers, q
distance of 600 miles to Breeds Hill.
leaving not one Inan behind. They went
with Arnold TO join Montgomery, nj
Montreal. Only 25 CT them returned
homo. aud noue deserted. Gen. Nor
CANS remains were at first buried in
graveyard now abandoned. Relic fends
and other iconoclasts Clipped the slab
which bears his name. and q record Of
his worth. so that it is hardly legiblc.-
Piece by piece the stone was broken
away and carried off, until about six
years ago Mr.. John j. Williams and
ether citizens caused the remains of the
revolutionary hero TO be dcsinterred and
reburicd in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, where
the Clipped and mis- .shaped stone is
safe from further pllage. The coffin.
which was of solid mahogany and heavy
silver mountings, and the bones of the
hero were in good preservation. The
broken stone over his dust records that
patriotism and valor were the prom
inent features Of his character"
MEMORIAL PROGRAMME.
Linked thus with The past in a double
sense. the Maryl land memor ial on this
historic ground is an event 10 which it
IS eminently fitting the chief city of the
state should send its chief magistrate
and the flower of The citizen soldiery. as
we'll as n worthy orator in Mr.. Spencer
&. Jones, in order that tender words
should embalm the manly deeds of those
who died for the right. Every prepare.
ton has been made to welcome with
hearty hospitality the Maryland guests.
On Market street, near the depot. an
arch OF evergreen has been thrown
across the street in front OF the Hart
Hotel, bearing the inscription on one
side, in large letters, Virginia Wei
comes Maryland and on the other side
the words, In Honor Of Maryland
Dead On the next block is the resi-
dencc Of Gov. Holiday, who has come
home from Richmond TO formally well
come the Marylanders in n speech TO be
delivered from the portico Of his dwell
ling. Opposite the Governors house,
large mansion has been secured ana tom.
porarily furnished 20 accommo date
Maryland ladies, who are to have the
premises exclusively and be securod
from intrusion by ladies' from the sur
rounding country. IL is believed that
Mary land memorial day will tic the
greatest celebration ever held in the
valley il the weather continues good. -
In addition to the Fifth Regiment and
one or two other Maryland military or