Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11

| various battle fields between the Potomac and
| the Eapr ahsnnock but many officers and sol
| diers diving since the close of the war are also
I buried here at their own request. Among the
, latter are Gems T. II. Sheridan, Ricketts,. Paul
! Hazon. William Myers, Baxter and Admiral
| Porter.
The amplitheater. which you pass in moving
! through the grounds. was erected in 1873 and
! wasdesiSned for Use in conducting the annual
Memorial! day oere monies. 1t is capable of ac-
| comm Odating 5000 persons.
just cast OF here is granite sarcorhagus,
surmounted by cannOns and ball', which, in
1866. was erected over the remains of >. IL I'M
known soldiers, Eatho red after hostlllties from
Bull Run and other battle fields. The vault in
which the remains are placed is 80 feet deep
and 10 feet in diameter.
ARLINGTON HOUSE.
Arlington house was the old-.ime home OF
the WashingtOns, the Custises and the Lees, and
was ever famous for its hospitality. From the
front portion. which is 200 feet above the level
of the river. a splendid view of Washing ton.
the Potomac and the intervening country is
presented. The buildings in the rear were once
slave quarters. but most of the slaves were
housed on the plain in front. down toward the
rIver. Some OF the cabins are still standing.
and the Over5eers house, which stood near the
east end of Oyerseer by-road, was only recently
torn down.
The mansion is four miles from the Capitol
" .--'O ''N' " --''-' - I'm
IN WAR TIMES.
Gen. Mcdowell had his headquarters in this
building in 1861 and it was from here that he
marched NJ the heod of the ORIGINAL army of
Virginia to the iIl-fated battle field of the first
Bull Run.
Gen. sanford of the New York militia was
the first federal officer to occupy the house.
East of the mansion are the graves of Mr..
ubiIo i,nn,.diat.9 i, So 80 e. 49, Of
Gems sheridan and Baxter and Admiral Porter.
At the north end of the cemetery are buried
the remains OF white and colored soldiers DYING
." ~ &c as ven TS az
oldest part of the cemete-v
Nou can nou r,.rrD 10 Ro.slr, by tho Caoroo
town and Alexandria road which rnrs along in
front of tn. ceuatary or by 80 81 ~ e
Iumbi. turnrike ana LONG bridga. Iut tLa.a
road. having once bean Travelled Won NAV ,,ro
fer TO r.trace vour sters tnrongb Fort Ntver
and take UucLleLerry natb witch i. NV Ia
Won Therefore ascending tho biu north Of
Fort Myer take tins path which l. entered a
few PAGES northeast of the sipuboard bearing
the legend NO tborourhfare before referred
To- In Iea,ls tbrougb ~. ,,onds -, ,,arIII
with the main rna1 which il agai,, a,it" ~ ~
the culyert near Arbutus bronl a Nv roG.
south of Rosslvn ne nth v,birb IL suitable
only for a vaIE ia sLaded ali tb.. ~ 80 80
atmosphere lie always delightfully."- cool and re-
ireshing- The toothsome huckleberry and
sassHntIr,r or al .ml,. =" sie"' aouNu"i'oe Al
Taken altogether tnis ia n CHARMING short
walk and ought 10 be popular. especially with
the ladies. The scenery along the course OF
Arbutus brook is interesting and the views
from Fort AIyer and Arlington are hard to ex-
eel. In early spring tine trailing arbutus is
found in abundance ON the ridges bordering on
the brook OF that name.
WHERE THE cpous ,oos-
O,o 81 H. ,,roo,o.. - a. .
y inc siea'e
iVoAeiIes Ia INC Ai'eu States Is slluated IN the
strip OF woods covering about twelve acres on
the northwest side Of the National cemetery
Some one has estimated thai f,II,, 200 900
crows roo.r bere cyer, i,, Tor sna 49,, ~
does not seem 10 he excessive
OF an autumn or winter EVENING .bo,,. s,,,,so.
o- later II is bo,b an,usi,o a. n,,l,i,'I. =,
stand ~ Fort Uver and ,ya3ch III ,rr;a,io IS
crows "a tbev RETURN 10 roo.t s,n,,I,- j., -
bv the dozen and in fiocks NJ bTn;iraa. -,
their feeling grounds nv, Tho Eas,ar,' ~
The noise OF their chatter as tn r.Ia,a III
DAVIS exn.r,ences-for LirJ ia,,sra,,a ha NJ :.
Known IL both granbi, ayd oo".i,'r3; ai,os,
de.fs ming. and whcr q, t,,,,.o III 80