The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-09-26
BILL ARP.
An Appeal From Bill ARP for Money to
Place Hea.lstones Over the Graves of
Gecrefa's Doad at Fredericksburg.
ANGnta Constitutions.

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Friends, patriots, coultrymen, do you
know that there are 800 soldiers buried
at Fredericksburg nf-ierate soldiers
who 'ell in ,hst great battle? Do you
know that go Of them are from Georgia
Do you know that for tr enty six years
the good ladies of that city have cared
for taeir grs7es and kept mem fresh and
green, and as one by one these faithful,
heroic woman pass away their sweet
daughters tai:e their place and say with
the poet
"wlth fairgst flowers while summer lasts
I'll sweeten thy sad graves
Dc you know that old Father Time is
fighting meriory, and that thes wooden
headooards that marked the name and
coml.s and regiment are rapidly decay
ing sad that soon, very 5o5h, one grave
will uot be known from the other? Do
you know that these graves cover the
bones of patriots, who hac but little to
fight for save love of country, and whose
families and kindred were too poor to
remove them to their own Iamily burying
ground, and they were constrained to
leave them atar from homs and tears and
flowers? Dc you know that it will take
money-a little tnoney-:o rescue these
graves from oblivion and replace their
head5oards aid re mark thsm, so that the
child may find the father who paid for
victory with his life?
Well, now LET I'D RESPOND to this appeal
from these good ladies', and send chem
the money th=y ask for. .Mothers, wild.
owe, orphans, sisters and comrades, please
help us in our sacred work." they say.
One dollar for each grave will do it. 1
will take care of one; wob'tyou? Mrs.
Arp says she will take care of one for the
sake of a dead brother who fell on the
field. Please send me the nidney and I
will forward it to Mrs. Barney, the secre.
tary ofthe Ladies' Memorial Association
and il. will not be wasted or misapplied.
Maybe enough will come to mark them
with marble stone that will not decay.
Who knowsG Privates these soldiers
wore, nearly all Of them p.ivates, but a
life is d life, aud the graves Of
patriots are all alike-al! Of a size, and
every soldier who fell was somebody's
darling.
WAS thinking how nice it would be
and how appropriate if every member of
our Legislature would give dollar.
They will, I know, uhen they see the
appeal, fot our neglect abort such things
is not indifference. DR.. FELTON, Hill, and
SO will Major Foute, who represents our
county, and 20 will Colonial Harris, our
Senator, and believe that the hearts Of
the others are just as tender and true and
patriotic. They may fuss and fret and
quarrel over tie Olive bill and the lease.
Some Of them may getfghtjng mad about
trifes and run off to Alabama and get
lost in the woods, but they are all patri-
OTIS and honor the memory Of those who
died for the ccuntry. In fact, it would
seem reasonable that fighting men should
give double portion just to show their
exalted respect for personal honor and
personal courage. Wars ars scarce now,
and it is right hard on fighting man
that he has no chance to die for bis
country, aud 50 the best he can do is to
seek chance 10 die for himself. Sir
Jack Fallstatf complained that some of
his soldiers wee affected with "she can
ker of a calm word and long peace,"
and Leigh Huat says, "Exceeding peace
hath made Ben Adhem bold." But I
know some men in the legislature who
have foute enough, and so I think that
Major Foute with his empty sleeve would
be a good man to receive the money.
He has one good arm left and an honest
hand, aud it will do him gond to have the
graves of his comrades fzed up. Ten
dollars were sent by the Georgia home
and this is al that has been sent from
Georgls. Mississippi is moving right
along and our great leader, Jefferson
Davis, headed ~the list with thirty
dollars. The ather States a;e responding
and Georgia must not delay. Our own
Tom Cobb fell in the battle, and ifhe Was
alive 10 day tLis letter would not have
been written. BE would have given the
whole amount himself. Dent you know
that hs would Mrs. Barr:y will send
list cf our Georgia dead with the name
and tho compsny and the regiment, and
T will nave it published 80 the kindred
and friends CAT see it, and taey can keep
the paper as record, a witress and hand
it dowa to children and grandchildren.
Friends, please. send me dollar, or more
if you can spare it. Send dollar to q
dead 5oldier, to preserve Lis name.and
his grave. Ha will pay yo,, back. Just
lend il until you meet him on che other
shore md maybe be will have something
over there thas you will need. Look al
The graveysrds of those who fought
against US. See them at Marietta and
Chattanooga and Anderson7ille, and all
around us on southern soil. They look
like an Eden c. paradise and southern
money helps to beautifJ snd adorn them
and southern money flows every year into
the pockets of ;heir widows and orphans
Why, the marble gate to the national
cemetery at Marietta cost twelve hun
dred dollars. Just think of it. Now lei
Georgia take reasonable care of hel
own dead and let all the Southern States
do likwise. What would have become
Of them until now, had il not been fol
tho puod lird loving women Of tht