Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-04

remains OF inc gallant colonel hODerJ
G. Shaw, leader of the colored rcgi-
ment which had the place of honor and
of danger in tho. ssault upon Fort Wag
ner. Shaw was instantly killed, and
the southerners placed him in grave
scooped out of the sand between the
fort and the sea. The beach has since
been washed away by the action Of the
waves, and so the bones Of many Of the
heroes Of Wagner are scattered forever
General Stannard, whose brigade of
Vermont militia is credited with hav-
ing turned the tide at Gettysburg, July
3, 1868, is buried in Lake View cemc-
terry, Burlington, VT. A bronze statue
has been erected by the grave. The gen
erals widow and daughters, together
with Stannard post, G.. A. r., and the
cemetery commissioners, take excellent
care of the plot
Sheridan's grave at Arlington il
looked after by his widow and Phil
Sheridan post in New York city There
is monument Mt Sheridan's grave.
Sherman's last resting place in Cal
vary cemetery, st. Louis, is under the
care of his son, tho Rev. 7. p. Shcr.
man, who resides i'll st. Louis and also
of Ransom post i'll that city. 1t has II
monument.
General Sedgwick rests in Cornwall
Hollow, Conn. There is monument at
his grave.
General Truman Seymour, one Of the
heroes of the defense Of Fort Sumter,
rests in Italy. lie died there last year
and was buried in the Protestant Gem
etory in Florence.
General George G. Strong was among
those who fell III the assault upon Fort
Wagner He lived few days after re-
cciving his wound, and his remains
were removed to Greenwood cemetery,
Brooklyn. George G. Strong post Of
Brooklyn holds service at the general S
grave every Memorial day.
Stoneman, the cavalry leader, who
died in San Francisco, lies buried at
Lakewood cemetery, Lakewood, N. Y.
Thomas grave at lakewood cemetery,
Troy, N. V, is cared for by a commit
tee Of several G.. A. r. posts. The con-
dition of the grave and the surroundings
are Of the best, being kept in order by a
permanent fund, There is a monument.
Terry of Fort Fisher fame rests in the
City Burial ground New Haven. There
is q monument, and the generals sis
tcrs, with Admiral Footc post, c. A. r.. 4,
of New Haven, keep the grave and it,
surroundings i'll coed condition.
General A. T. A. Torbert, the distin-
guishcd cavalryman, is buried at Mil
ford, Del.
General Emory Upton rests in rho
Martin lot at Fort Hill cemetery, Au-
burn, N. Y.
General Wadsworth's remains were
recovered from the enemy at the Wilder
ness and entombed at Temple Hill GENE
terry, Genesee, n. Y. There is q monu.
ment, and tho sons of the general and
the Genesoe post, CT. A. r.. bearing his
name, look after the grave
Q. G. Washburne, distinguished lead
er Of the western armies, is buried at La
crosse, Wis.
Major Winthrop, the gallant leader OF
the "forlorn hope" at Big Bethel where
he lost his life, is buried at New Haven.
A monument marks the grave, and &
sister, together with the cemetery com.
pany, is interested in it's care.
General William Wells, who VOL
fame for himself and tho First Vermont
cavalry, is buried ut Lake View GENE
terry, Burlington, His family and Stan
nard post, Ct. A. r., give the gray,
special care.
General S. X. ZoolS, who fell in the
whcatfield Of Gettysburg, is buried al
Montgomery cemetery, Norristown, Pa.
His grave is in excellent condition, be
ing looked after by the generals family
and q. A. r. post No II Of Norris
town, which bears his name.
Arlington shelters the remains OF
nearly twoscore of tho distinguished
soldiers and sailors of the war. Besides
Sheridan and Doubleday, who have beer
mentioned, the following are entombet
in that classic ground; Crook, the cav
alryman and Indian fighter; Alexander
McComb, General J. b. Ricketts,, Bur
bridge, Green Clay Smith, Gibbon
Mower, h. b. Mitchell and Sturgis
General Joseph J. Bartlett Of the Sixtl
and Fifth corps lies buried there; alsC
Capehart, tho cavalryman; John irwin
Gregg, Hazen, Mcigs and Ingalls,, Rogcl
Jones, Belknap and Benet, Generals
Sutherland, b. F. Kelley, Thomas Ma
son and Caleb Swan, John Edwards, n
w. Brown, Gabriel h. Paul, ]. b
Plummer, j, H. Baxter and the gallan
western soldier Lowell H. Rousseau
Bcrdan, the noted sharpshootcr, lies Il
Arlington, and also General Harvey, III,
old regular who left the service at tn
beginning of the war.
Five distinguished sailors arc buried
at Arlington, Admirals Porter and Jen
kins and Rear Admirals Queen, johnson
and Shufcldt. Nearly all of the gravc'
in Arlington IRE marked by monuments.
The graves in the cemetery at West
Point are cared for by the government
and are kept in good condition. Sevcra
Of the G.. A. r. posts Of New York city
decorate at West Point each Memoria
day. The following whose names have
not appeared before in the list are en-
tombed there: J. NJ. Brannan, Grover
Hartsuff, William Hays and r.. II
Jackson, j. b. Kiddo, Mackenzie, thu
cavalry leader; Thomas H. Neil
Charles p. Stone and George Sykes
General Reyes, who died in Switzerland
last year, was brought to West Point TO
burial.
The state of Indiana has entombet
within her borders the ashes Of nearl,
all of her distinguished soldiers. Gen