Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-07-01

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Il - gFNen eafIahds. bright how-
ers and sad as possible With black crepe,
which foaEed out from the flowers aud
evergreens. Arkansas had an old. torn
battle-i1ag, fesiooned and draped over
her dead. Some had haFps, crosses and
shields made Of flowers andeveFgreens.
The South Carolina shaft was most
beautifully decoraled---a wreath Of how-
ers and ivy leaves was woand around
ii. Fastened at The top were several
wreaths, which were 80 arranged a. 10
form canopy in form somew hat like
q Chinese pavilion. Over the mound
on which rest The monument, under
this flower bower. which wasquite large,
lowers, were arranged in many styles.
Anchors, harps, crosses, crescents and
pieces of Palmetto were scattered
aFound. The prettiest flowers Z ever
saw--they came from the far Of Sunny
South. Indeed, every, spot was as
lovely .as lovely hands could make il.
III The ,centre of this cemetery Is a
marble mppnneRt ever the unknown
dead, ATound ibis central. shaft, in
lois near hys are buried the soldiers who
died near Winchester, of The following
States - Georgia. North and South Car
oiina,s Mississippi. Alabama, LOUISIANA.
Tennessee. Kentucky, Florida, Texas,
Missouri, Virginia, Maryland and Ar
kansas, Here, as in most Southern
cemeteries, the boys from. lhe, old
North State" lie thickest,s - NY.
The monument TO the unknown dead
IS very handsome, pure white marble
pedestal. with npted shaft, about ffty-
FIVE feet high. On the summit OF this
shalt is a figure oil a Confederate SOL
der tat rest on arms" looking mourn
fully down on fallen comrades. ~.
The bones of eight hundred and twen-
ty-nine unknown dead have been gath
cred from different places and put in a
mound, over which il the monument.
The mound is about three or four feet
Iss=.A A s--.aa.Al L r. r.. gse.s-a.
sod4ed vita grass 50 gfd-sa Uzsv might
suppose il came from the Emerald Isle.
This mound slopes from the centre to
the edge. which is graveled walk that
encircIes the mound. Here was the
grandest floral display Of all. Flowers
Of every hue, it seemed to me, and from
every cline adorned this spot of the uG-
known dead.
On this mound were flowers and ev-
ergreens. Arches Of green flowers COW
cred the entire mound. A fairy scene
bul for the black banneretts with differ
ent notices in letters of gold-"LoEe
and tears for the Grey" "The Valley
mourns for her fallen dead, /" 'fOur hon
or lies in honoFing them, - Happy 10
have died before defeat, T" etc. The PEE
destal has the seal Of the Coniederacy
10 bas relief and its motto Dec vinaiee.
Also in large and beautifully .chiselled
letters are the words, "Tothe unknown
and unrecorded dead an inscription
telling that the monument is tribute
by The people of the South 10 that cause
which they believed to be right, and
that the unknown and unrecorded dead
will never be forgotten by them. Very
touching rs the inscription, "Who they
,cere, none knOsC, sosat they scere, all
knOp."
We viii pass over TO Virginia's mon
ument, which is about thirty feet high.
On top is an urn draped with pail OF
pure white marble. On the pedestal Is
The coat of arms Of the State and the
motto. Sic Semper Twannis. There Is
on the shaft above sabre in relief.
Cut deep 10 this marble are the words /:
'In memory of the three hundred
and ninety-eight soldiers lying in this
cemetery who FELL IN defense OF Corsti-
tutional Liberty and the Sovereignty Of
their State
This obelisk u beautifed in every
way. Many graves in this Iot have
marble tombs. Near the monument is
buried that heroic, brave, gallant sol
der, OF whom all have heard,
General Turner Ashby. lie and, his
brother are buried in tue same grave,
II has a wooden head board winch
bears the inscription, The Ashby
Brothers" Al that hands could do 70
make this spot lovely was done. There
was black gauze bannerett with gill
letters, With an inscription which have
| forgotten, fas there was 20 much 10 see
and hear) drsped, which hung like a
pail over the grave. So sad and touch
ing. | was sorry. could not Iiager
longer By this sacred spot. By this
time the military began 10 enter The
cemetery, whose entFee was announced
BY firing minute guns, mniiied drums
and bands playing the dead march. We
hurried TO The Maryland lot, which was
near, % as 20 get place 10 see Whal
vas to be seen. The crowd was %
great near the monument that | was
lifted from the ground and carried along,
Tramp. tramp, vas heard The measured
step Of tire soidIers, sounds 50 famil-
lar In this place years ago. Soon was
seen long lines Of gIittenng bayon-
ets. for Just. then old Sol broke
through the silver lining and smiled
on those grey jackets and the vast
shrong which had come 10 honoi
the dead First came the ye.e ans oTthe
Maryland Line. with the:r old battle fiaa
faded and torn Tie Ensign held il
high, The breeze caught up is razget
folds and Il foaicd IS Prs adiy - in dag,
gone b whenin The zenith 0. is glory,