The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-26

4 & ..unasI< Ntf3ent o. szf Late Wnf~fse"
r,<<n>~ an Relatives were Deceived IN
x<nsea ~ NE nemsins Of Brave o''eex :
81. xwa> ss~s reia.
=. sbe cenctcrv on The ontskifis OK the
<i.c Il Springfield. 49,, where iie in'srieu
thc vfmaisz Of President LlDcoss. Gre also
%r,4ea a. snDposed 20 be buried, tne re-
,s.lns 81 . brsvc young officer VINO zen 10
~. ls,e war between the North ana we
&r<,sh. The parish register OF st. fseFs
! "a ..>cs--ass the cathedral 0f the Diocese
~ @trinefeld--contaius ihe following re-
<.x,9 ngs.er the head OF g Burlais
= Thufsaay, April 81, lS64--Lfeutenans
wij,iam Bishop. eyed twenty-three years Z,
k,,ied in tbc battle Of CbIckamaugd, sep
TENDER, 1903"
The long interval between the death ano
recorded burIslaf Lieutenant Bishop-s' ~,
mosths-will DC accounted for u "na1 io..
Sa<ss. when the fsther OF Mr. BISHOP
learned Of The death OF bis SOC ne spp,s"
81 The psooef military authority TO pave .ne
remains sent home 10 Springfield tnas 'hcy
might receive Christian Durla'' anu ~
xoene his kindred. In answer 70 avs appn-
Gallon be .sss Informed that tne reDa'ps
hed Aesn carefully inferred, ana lne pisCe %
intefment marked, so that they eoulu Ds
olzlnfeTred and sent North al any Tune pu'
A. The weather was very warm y va,
thonvbt best not 10 have them removed
until eprlng. .A,
EsrIs In Aprll u was announced that the
h.adv xonld pe sent 70 Springfield under an
ear1sf. aad excessive arrangements were
saade Tor grand military funeral from tne
church. The Rev. Or. Clover, OF MisouTb'
KS then rector Of the parish OF Spring
AID wes called upon 10 oficale. Upon
fbe arrival OF the body it was conveyed az
onee 20 enc house prior 10 the iuneTai ser
vIes A fbe church, aud a natural ~ish e%-
messed bv the parents TO have tse cashtI
opeped that they might take lssl look AZ
me remaius OF their dead son. 10 co.n'
uliance OF this wish objection vas maue,
for fbe reason assigned, tina: as the oouy
had been muiilaied In battle, Sad some
mnntbs had elapsed since death, the re-
maips would be so dis6gured by decom po-
citizen that It would be far better Tor his
friends and relatives TO recall him as be ap-
neared In health than 10 see him as he then
.yas. unwsshed. bloody, and shattered by
wonnds. To this apparently reasonable sug-
gest,on the narepts coniormed. There stood
6v however. another more deeply inter-
essed. n possible. than even the parents, q
de,cate and beautiful young lady, who was
he,rothed 10 the soldier, and grieyed over
hfs ,,nfImelv end as q blight to all her
earthly hopes. She persisted in Withholding
her consent to the burial until she hsd
taken one last parting look ct The remains.
Every conceivable argument aud persuasion
were urped 10 obtain her consent to the
arrangement proposed, but for long time
without success. AT last, finding that she
was inexorable, compromise was entered
into. by which she agreed that II her rector,
l)r. Clover, was permitted 10 see the re-
mains. aud after seeing them thought 1t IN
expedieUt for her 10 do so, she would SUP
NIT TO bis decision. 10 compliance WIN
this arrangement, which was agreed 10, Dr.
Clover was conducted TO the room Where
the remains lay in charge OF the escort. Tbe
coffin was opened, and, 10 his surprise and
horror, instead OK the remains OF Lieutenant
BIsnop be saw, in addition to other things
placed there 10 give 1t weight, sSull ana q
few dry bones of an imperfect skeleton
erumbling into dust, which had with
onf donht been taken from some grave
YARD. where they bad been moulderine
for hall century. ado you not think II
heat. Doc,or.v said one OF the escort, with q
significant expression. " that the parents oil
Mr. Bishop and the young lady should moi
ace the remainsiD "MOst assuredly," was
the reply; ADD so reporting 10 The relatives
OF the deceased, Dr.. Clover left the house.
The funeral was appointed for the morning
following. Pondering over the peculiar
circumstances OF The case IN The mean time,
and not willing in any way, beyond the
claims OF humanity, to countenaDce so cruel
deception, DR.. Clover resolved TO c0mmu-
~ ho 70 lof
morning following, and be governed by
him as to whether the funeral should take
Mace or not. Shocked beyond expression
upon learning the truth, the father, when
asked Il the funeral ceremonies should pro
coed. with tears 10 his eyes said: GOOD for
give the miserable wretcbes engaged in thii
vile deception; but, as you will at once SEE
uDon reflection, the funeral must 60 on-tc
stop 1t now and expose the deception would
only bring upon us the charge OF disloyaltl
TO the Government, and the deep sorrow
and suffering OF my wife aggravated with
out any good results. Let the funeral g
on. and we will hope the spirit OF my poo
boy may be with US, though we know not
and probably never will know, where hi
body lIes,H
vhn narents OF Lieutenant Bishop, Ions
since deceased, we're wellknown anSS high
ly.respected residents Of Springdeid.
1t Il not known TO US whether the youn
lads 10 whom Lieutenant Bishop was en-
gagged TO be married still survives.
This statement will probably convey th
FIRST intelligence Of the fact 10 those who ar
still living, OF the many who Joined in tn
grand military pageant at that time, tha
they followed to the grave not TIE remain
or their brave young friend Lieutenau
Bishop, but the crumblIng bones OF one,
may be no less brave in time long pas
though more probably the fragments OF
human frame stolen for the purpose from
neuner,s grave