Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-06-18
TIE SOLDlEk'S GRAVE.

Night winds are mourniuAy sweeping,
Whispering oak branches wave
Where your loved ashes are sleeping.
Forms of the true aud brave,
Silence reign, hreathless around YOU
AM Your stern conflicts are DER,
Deep is the sleep that hath bound yuu,
Trumpet shall rouse YOU no more.
Sweet and serene Dee your slumbcr
Helrts tor whose freedom yc blcd.
Millions. whom mo- man can number,
Tears of sad gratitude shed
Never shall morn brightly breaking
Enter your chambers oi gloom,
Till the last trumpet awaking,
Sound thrO tine depths of the tomb
Our venerable fellow citizen, Hon. An
drew Hunter. was then introduced by the
President of the Association. and addressed
the assemblage for q short while. He stood
before his audience as the connecting link
of three generations, embracing within them
the most trying epoch of our country's his
tory. and although the weight of years has
robbed him of much of the fire of his earlier
days, when be stood the peer Ofthe most e.o-
queut of our Virginia orators, Mr. Hunter
was listened to with marked attention, and
our people were glad 90 hear an address
from him once more.
I'm q brief but eloquent address, paying a
glowing tribute 10 those with whom he had
shared the dangers and privatioDs of sol
dier's life, and expressing the general feel
ing of thaukfulness that the march OF time
IS fast healing over the bloody chasm oc-
casioned by the war; and that gentle peace
prevails over our broad and prosperous
country.
At the conclusion of Mr. Wilson remarks
the following hymn was sung by the choir
ONE SWEETLN SOLEMN THOUGHT
one sweetly solemn thought
Comes o. me DER and DER;
I'm nearer home to-day, to-day
Than I have been before.
CHORUS.
Nearer my home. nearer my home,
Nearer my home to-day, to-day,
Than I have ever been before.
Na4-a- r,,v U.--'
49,, e.ucr house.
Where many mansions be
Nearer the great white throne to-day,
Nearer th, crystal sea.-CHo.
Nearer the bound of life,
Where burden, are laid down
Nearer Co leave the cross to-day.
And nearer TO the crOwn.-OHo.
Bcucar me when my feet
Are slipping DER Che brink
For am nearer home to-day,
Perhap, than now / thiu6.-tuo.
The benediction was then pronounced by
the Rev. Dr. Hopkins, and the hand played
dirge. during which the floral decoration
of the graves, which concluded the ccrem0-
mics, took place.
Among those who fell battling for the
Southern side who rep0sc In Edge-Hll
Cemetery. besides the two hundred anc
twelve or thirteen in the plat Immediately
surrounding the soldiers monument and
mostly from other States, we call 10 mind
the names of Frank c. Butler, Robt. NJ
ENGLISH c. Hector Isler, ThOs. y. G. anC
Mamma Hurst. Geo. y. Myers, Samuel W
Wright John +. Colbert and Thomas Han
nah. I'm addition the bodies repose there
among those who have since the war eros
,ed over the river 20 rest, with their grea
commander. under the shade OF the eter
nal trees. 0t the following persons Capts
| John W. Rowan and John Avis, veteran
of two wars. George and Thomas Mllstead
/ VIM. TT. Isler. Mai. Ambrose G. Undertake
John u. Ecerl. Capt. John Henderson, capt
/ B. F. Eug'c. JAS. \. and q. shannon Gdlia
/ her. Juo. r. Blessing. samuel G.. Young
| samuel Myers. Mai. Wells j. Hawks
/ leo Stoncwall" Jackson's Commissary, Geo
/ Davis. Mai. Chas H. Stewart Ihad. Baney
I Charlie. J Bowers. Geo W. Henson, Capt
/ Jno. j Lock and Thos b. Mcintyre.
/ Among the grave, in the soldiers section
/ I'm Edge-Hill are Co be found four marSe0
/ by head,toncs erected by their friends, VIII
I found them Sol wei, cared for here that the
/ did not care 90 remove them from theirresi
| ing place. These are Capt. VIM. 1. Poo
/ lHh y. e.. Volunteers William Lesehel
( Go. A. 18th 5. &. Reg't Lieut.. Joseph l
/ Tolbert and Edgiu B. Mendenhall, both
I North Carolina.
To Mr. r. p. Lucas the Superintendent
of Edge Hill Cemetery. himscltan old Con
tolerate OF the " Stonewal Brigade, niue
credit Is due for having the graves c!eane
OIL and the CemcJer pat ia proper trim 10
7 Memorial uay. besides preparing the seat
stand and other louveuieuces Tor tAe o'
casion
We want q barre. or two Of Corn r..At
WY.