The Portland daily press., 1889-10-15
THE QUIET GROUND AT GETTYSBURG.
Scenes within the Great National
Cemetery on the Hill.
a Spot of Rare Beauty devoted to
those who Perished.
The Roll Call Of Names Quota In
this Last Encampment.
Especial Correspondence Of The Press

OCb. ., 1908.
| To the visitor at Gettysburg, there are an
endless number of objects of interests. One
may ride over the battlefield and view the
monuments erected to the various regiments
| or may stand on Cemetery Ridge or Stevens
| Knoll beside the earthworks which have
been preserved in spite of the rains and
4 wearings of quarter of century; or,
| climbing the rocky sides of Little Round
| Top, may view the whole battlefield spread
below over the plains which for three DAYS
flashed with the CLEAN of bayonets and
| swords, where the roar of cannon and rattle
| oil musketry awoke the peaceful country, far
and wide. and where, when all was over,
thousands OF dead covered the green fields.
But impressive as is the view of hills and
plains, interesting andsinspiring as are the
monuments scattered thickly along the roads,
In the fields and in the quiet groves and
woods yet not till one enters the quiet en-
campment Of the dead, does he realize the
full meaning of that three days battle. The
ground for the Gettysburg National cemetery
was purchased by the State of Pennsylvania
and dedicated Nov. 10, 1863 1t was at its dedi-
cation that Abraham Lincoln made that i'm
mortal address, which is to-day as famous as
the battle. After all the work of buryipg
| tue dead and 0rnamentlngi the grounds was
completed the place was handed over to the
government with the sole condition that
1t be Kept In order. Should there be any
neglect at any time the cemetery will revert
to the State of Pennsylvania.
In form this resting place for the dead of
one great battle Is wl., rec!angle nearly if not
are included, giving abundant space for
Walks, driyeways arbOrs and copses such as
are found In the. great and tastefully kept
parks OF large cities. The space devoted to
the dead reminds me of Senate hall parted
OIL ON the floor of a spacious capitol On the
spot where might sit the presiding officer of
great senate, towers the magnificent monu-
ment. Around this monument In semi circular
order sleeps the mighty senate ofGettysburg's
three thousand and more dead, while back
OF the last semi-circular tier Of graves are the
walks and drive-ways, lawns and shade trees,
ana arbors and groves of this mortuary park.
un en teihg the gates one sees on tie pill
| lars on either side the American eagle keep
Ing watch over the names, written beneath,
| OF the States whose soldiers are buried with
In. Near the entrance is life size statue of
the gallant Gen. REYNOLDS who fell in the
following the broad driveway the monument
| Is soon reached. This memorial is of marble,
about 60 feet. high and resting on the spot
where Mr.. Lincoln stood a. the dedication.
At its base are four figures: Peace, with his
implements Of toil,-War, with his sword
and helmet Plenty, her arms fun of
| gathered grain, and History with book in
hand, rplifted pen, and expectant gaze.
| column, stands Columbia holding in her
hand the laurel wreath of victory, and gaz-
/ ing earnestly but triumphantly over the
miles OF plain and forest to the blue and
hazy South Mountain over which:Lee's shat
tered army OF invaders disappeared forever.
| Before the monument lies the Senate
chamber OF the dead, its aisles separating
the representative dead of the States, and
segments OF semi-circular rows of granite
coping, OF all Of which the monument is the
common centre, forming the headstones. No
unslghtly mounds disfgure the burial place,
which but Tor the granite copings is as level
ana veiyety as any other part of the great
graves on the right and left extremes of the
half disc, are the resting places of the I'M
known dead, nearly thousand in ALL of
whom nothing could ever be learned beyond
the fact that they fought for the Union. The
man who sleeps beneath this stone may have
been missed and mourned in home by the
kennebec or in one by the Great Lakes, but
no man can tell which. The curt Arabic
neither Of State, nor home, nor command
nor even his name. OF these unknown dead
the greater number fell on the battlefield of
the first day, which remained in the possess
Sion Of the foe until their retreat. BY this
time the bodies, most of them stripped of
their clothing and valuables. were unrecog-
| niZable. There are others whose names are
unknown, but their States or regiments
were ascertained, SO that they could be
buried with their comrades. In all 1899 of
the 1887 buried here are unknown. Next the
unknown, are arranged in eighteen sections
corresponding to the number of States whose
troops participated in the battle, the graves
OF those known either by name and regiment
coping are cut the names of tho soldiers and
their regiments. In the first section at the
right OF the monument are the Maine soldiers
ana next Michigan. These are the Dames of
Names dead:
Albion B. Mills, Co. L, Regt 16.
John Merriam, Co. d, Regt 10.
Abltah Crosby. Co, C, Regt. 10.
C CorP q fafuG eis, Co Co. (. R Regt. Z
John W. Jones, Go. Regt s.
Henry s. Small, Co. A, Regt. 8.
Corp, J: L; Little Co. A. Regs. $.
Calvin II. Burdin, Co. i, Regt. g.
Capt. John q. Keen, Co. X, Regt. 3.
Sergt. Nelson w. Jones, Co. L. Regt g.
J. Bartlett Co. : Regt.-
Joseph D. simpson, Co. A. Regt. 20.
Moses Davis, Co. G, hegt. %.
Corp. s; G. Brookinas, Co H. Regt. 10.
| Corp. w. X. Co. = Regt. 20.
TTeGlgs =; fR8 egt 90 Go, O. Regt. 20.
Michael Michael harden, CO, X, Regt A.
w% Fin HI Day az g Co. R =, Reg. IL.
Crosby Il. Brookings, Co. G, Regt. A.
S Goodwin s. p Ireland, Co, H. Regt 20.
Erwin Walker. Co X, Regt. 20.
unknown, Regt. TO-
| Corp. Y Y. 8. h hodgsOn, CO; T, Regt. 20.
sergt. Chas. W. Steel Go. a. Reet. 20.
Unknown, Rsegt 20.
Sam. o. Hatch, Co. X, Regt H.
Sergt. 4. n. Lathrop, Co. r. Regt 20.
Benz. "; Grant, Co. +. Regt 20.
Corp. S; G. Davis. Co. B, Regt. II.
Royal Rand, Co. II, Regt. III.
Chas. r. Hartman, Co. L, Regt. 49,
Corp. Y. H. Wiley, Co. H. Regt 10.
Wm. II. huntington, Co. G, kegt. l6
Edward Cunningham IN ham, Co L, 1st Cavalry
Alsbnry Luce, Go. +, Regt 3.
Corp. Il. Harrington. Co. II, Regt 3.
Gieaa! ". l. hfRg en sS Co. G. Regt. 90
Frank b. Curtis, Co. +, Regt. 20.
| SeTgt w. S. Jordan, Co. G, Regt. 90
Sergt. Z. G. Dow, Co: Z, Rrgt. 10.
William II. Shovey, CO. T, Regt. 10,
Lieut.. O.. n Bragg. Co. Z, kegt.4
| Corp. B. Hogan, Co. ID, Regt. IL.
join F. Sherman, Co. X, Regt 4.
Ira l.. Martin, Co. III, Regt. II.
Sergt. K. S. Alien, Go. ID. Regt. 3.
| Corp. Geo. w. Jones, Co. b, Regt. z.
- Ickels, 60. G, Regt,-.
| Geo. +. Johnson, Co. X, Regt 4.
| Samuel L. Dwelley Co, ID, Regt. IT.
Frank Coffin, Co. B, Regt. 10.
James I. Heal, Co. X kegt, 10.
Samuel b. Shea, Co. X, Regt. 10.
Corp. II. +. Arnold Co. II, Regt 10.
Sergt. 1: J: A. Dorman, Co. II, Regt. ID.
George L. Hodgdon, Co. g, Regt. 10.
Gnarles j. Carroll, Co. q, Regt. 10.
| heuel Nickerson, Co. L, Regt 10.
| Hushai G. Thomas, Co. D, Regt. 10.
JSonn r; Carey, Co. l. Regt. 10.
moses u. Emery, Co. B, Regt. IL.
Tessenden nj. Mills, Co. c, Regt II,
Joseph A. Roach, Co. ID, Regte 8,
Anen H. Sprague, Co. e. Regt g.
Jonn b. Gray, Co. ID, Rept