Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-28
AT OAK HILL CEMETERY.
Distinguished Dead Whose Graves VIII Ne
Decorated Monday,

Distingutshed Dead whose Graves Will Bs
Decorated Monday.
One Of the most interesting of the oemeiorio.
which receive especial attention on Memorial
day is Oak Hill For many years the decora-
ton Of the graves OF distinguished heroes has
been intrusted 10 Comrade ID. W. Houghton OF
J. A. Garfield Post, No. z. He has been extra
ordinarily attentive and only through his efforts
have large number Of the graves been identi-
fed and properly marked. Year after year
does Mr.. Houghton correspond with relatives
OF the dead soldiers and sailors now sleeping in
Oak HILL and from all parts of the country ID
about this season he receives horal designs in
great profusion. So complete il Mr., Houeh-
tons grave index that every little mound
which covers one Of the Unions dead has ON il
at least a flag and handful OF fowers.
The committee which viii attend 20 the dec
orating on Monday consists Of D. W. Houghton
(chairman); W. Il. Post, Sheridan Post, No. Il:
Mrs. Marin A. Hougbton, Mrs. Virginia Ira
vers, Miss Olive Travers, Miss Helen Roesier,
Miss Belle r. Houghton and Mise Della Mciirr
Of Potomac Relief Corps, W. X. c., and Miss
Little Mckenzie.
Among the distinguished soldiers and sailors
buried in Oak Hill cemetery are Secretaries Of
War Edwin NJ. Stanton and John II. Eaton,
Secretary Of the Navy W. III. Hunt. Major Gen.
erals Jesse L. Reno, Charles A. Griffin. Morgan
l.. Smith, Lorenzo Thomas. Adiutant Generals
E. o. c. Ord, Joseph Casey, T. s. Jessup,
Henry f. Clarke and Nathan Tovsou, Brigadier
Generals 81. John b. skinner. Frank A. STRAIT
ton, c. G. Carroll, Il. +. Clary, Joseph K.
Barnes, A. B. Dyer, Seth Eastman, J. c. Nc
Ferran, George ID. Ramsey, K. q. Beckwith,
Charles l.. Thomas, o. L. Babcock, John A.
Campbell, Horace Capron. George c. Thomas,
Adna Anderson, W. Mayna6ier, Vim. Mckee
Dunn and John Garland, Coils and Lieutenant
Colonies Samuel Owen, H. w. Kingsbury. John
Harris, o. \ Marines Llewellyn Jones o. IL Irish.
u r. G-nf nalr ~ Oh. n
Scott, Lorenzo Sitgreaves, Charles \. I.sub,
medical director Of the Army of the Tennessee;
J. Nell. Hallingsworth, ID. p. Woodbury., VIM
Turnbul. L. j. Middleton and H. II. yoss
Majs. Geo. A. Gordon, Robt. Langdon, Il. T..
Maynadier, John A. Craig. L. A. Edwards, Geo.
Bender, J. r. Bigelow, Henry II. Pierce, first
Connecticut artillery; Samuel Ri6gely, Robt.
Eastman, j. o. Stanton; Capts. Otto Herzog,
twelfth New York cavalry; A. X. Long. Hooker,
Alois Babb, twentieth Massachusetts volunteers;
w. q. Hunt, second Maryland volunteers; Jas.
Gray, twelfth New York infantry volunteers;
ID. s. Castle, nineteenth Indiana volunteers;
Emerson Goodrich. eightieth Ohio volunteers;
W. III. Beggs, District Of Columbia volunteers;
John Moore, Edward fitzke, second keystone
battery; y. @. Williams, J. h. ellis engineer
corps; A. Grant. II. n. Service, fourteenth
New York heavy artillery; Jas Kelley, District Of
Columbia volunteers; Lieuts. Thos. +. Hunter,
II. c. Harris. fourth New York artillery; Chas.
Weisselhof, twentieth Massachuse;s q volunteers;
J. r. Essex. one hundredth United States c. T.:
David A. Coffin. United States volunteers; Thoe
Barker, twenty-tbird infantry; Ihos L. Tul-
lock, Stephen q. Perkins, second Massachusetts,;
W. 2. Sanger, L. A. Harvard, twenty-eighth
New York; w. A. Waugh, first battalion Dis-
trict Of Columbia volunteers, and W. II. Kerr.
Rear Admirals @. H. Scott, c. II. Poor, Theo.
Bailey, Fabius Stanley, John Rodgers, Chaa.
Wilkes, C. X. Stribling. stephen b. Qusckes-
bush, s. Z. Carter, William kadford. Adrnirala
Joseph Smith, X. II. Wyman, l.. NJ Powell,
John r. Beaumont, Madison farnall, stephen
C. Rowan, Commodores Geo. W. Morris, ). H.
Upshur, c. 4. McCauley, W. W. W. Wood, 7.
Scott Fiilebrown. J. c. Palmer, JoshnA FoIlans-
bee; Commanders Thomas Ii. Eastman and A.
n. Smith; other naval officers, Capt n. b. Har-
rison, Capt. Seth @. Phelps Capt. J. NJ. ellis.
Lieuts. J. b. Smith, 8 q. Palmer, q. NJ Hun
ter Thos Barker Richard n. Chew, Thos Il.
Harrison, b. F. Gibbs, Frank Eastman, W. A.
Birchard, II. NJ. Garland, Surg. J. Wells Stew
art, Pay Director Story J. Quick, Chief Eng j.
Follansbee, Paymaster l. ]. Brown and Lieut..
E. A. Kerr.
The soldiers and sailors whose rank Is IN.
known but whose graves have been located aret
II. c. Logan, John s. Sinter, George b Mo
Kenzie, Webster Lindsey, W. II. Mason, James
H. Mason, Charles L. Huise, Charles Il. Clifton,
Charles Z. Davenport, J, Bishop LAndes, Brain
sixth New York cavalry; John Rodgers, ]. d.
Barnes, H. X. Craig, Pres. o. Craig, Calvin w.
Brown, r. 6. Graham, @. H. Garfield W A Fsrlea
Harry Burr, Richard Joseph, H.A- Gross, Martin
Kelley, George &. Greene, J. R&msdalI, J. W.
Starr, John z. Rodgers, James saysrs, NJ. c.
Gladmon. Richard J. BlakeIock, Thomas
Duke, Thomas Kelley, George Kelley, h
Ellis, }. b. Kidder, John r. Eddie,
Henry Scott, Christian Anderson, John b.
Finch, William Gross, w. H. Bailey, CAS-
per Norman, Geo. G. Rowell, W. ID. Eilwood,
James b. Ellwood, r. Del French, H. w.
Jackson, VIM. H. Burroughs. Mark s. Green.
VIM Luce, w. Z. Cor, Conrad WOLF, Wilson
Fuller, Joseph Roberto, Michael Heating and
David A. Coffin. About seventy others are
buried st Oak HIN, but they are not MI idensi-
fed
Remembered just ~ are the sol6ierr and
sailos are John Howard Payne, s,Iihor of
''Home, Sweet Home" Lorenzo Dow, The
famous old-time preacher, and bishop fincknsy.