Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-30

place is cared for by the ladies Of the
Hebrew Memorial Society, and the spot
where they sleep is as lovely and pic
turesque as any surrounding this city.
Only thirty-four Confederate soldiers lie
buried there, and thirty OF their graves
are within the enclosure erected by the
above-named organization. Each grave
has neat marble head and foot-stone,
showing the name. State, and command.
The fence around the soldiers section Is
one of the handsomest and most durable
OF its kind in the country. The posts
represent stacked muskets, furled stand
ards and swords, surrounded by sol
dier's cap. The intervenngs are COM
sod of sabres and laurel wreaths.
Below IS giysn a list OF those buried In
the soldiers SEXTON OF the Hebrew Gene
terry: II. Jacobs, South. Carolina; f.. b.
Miller. corporal: G.. Eiseman, Mississippi.
NJ. Bachrach. -ynchburg, Va; S. Ovry,
Mississippi; A. Robinson. Georgia; Julius
lark. Louisiana: A. Heyman, Georgia;
Lieutenant W. NJ. Wolfe. South Carolina;
Lieutenant l.. 5. Lipman. Louisiana;
Isaac Seldner, Virginia: s. Weiss. Geor-
gla; Jonathan Shevr Louisiana; j. f.
Frank, Georgia; Henry Cohen, South Car
olna; Captain Jacob A. Cohen. Louisiana;
NJ. Aaron North Carolina; A. Lehman.
South Carolina; Henry Gersberg, Salem.
Va; T. Foltz. Mississippi; /. Cohen,
Hampton Legion. South Carolina: Samuel
Bear. Georgia: s Bachrach. Lynchburg;
|. Hesburg. Virginia; c. Wolfe. North
Carolina: E. j. Sampson. Texas; Henry
Adler. Virginie; J. Rosenberg. Georgia;
NJ. Levy. Mississippi.
Those inferred In other portions OF the
grounds OF the Hebrew Cemetery are:
Isaac j. Levy. Virginia; Captain NJ. Mar
Gus. Georgia: Marx Meyers. Virginia,
Henry Smith. Virginia.
LEE CAMP SOLDIERS HOME.
Directly west OF the city. and just be-
yond the corporate limits. Is the Lee
Camp Soldiers Home. This patriotic in
stitution accommodates about 80 Con-
federate soldiers. who are unable to care
| for themselves. These INDECENT southern
| soldiers have been accorded the advan-
| tages Of a delightfully."- airy home. an i'm
mense lawn. a pleasant chapel. and all
other accessories OF modern civilization.
| The Legislature OF Virginia appropriated
about s3250Q for the maintenance Of this
| institution this year. and. although this
| sum is insufficient 10 care for the large
| number OF ex-Confederats soldiers making
| application for admission. the home ~ the
| abode OF a large number OF those south
| ern heroes who were manned and wound
| ed In battle, and who would be dependent
! upon the State but for such an ins,itr-
stlor.
The Lee Camp Soldiers Home cost
| about 10000. and the average expense per
capita is about 3i69 cents per day Be
sides the regular buildings in connection
with the home. there arc the Stuart cot
| tage. donated by Mr.. James B. Pace
the Mosby cottage. given by Captain A.
G.. Babcock; the Virginia cottage. do
mated by Captain Mark Downey: the Nex
York cottage. donated by Colonel Apple.
ton OF the Seventeenth New YORK kegi
roent. the Union cottage. given by Mr.
~ w Corcoran: the Stonewall cottage
donated by Major Lewis G.nter; ths
smith cottage, donated by the children
OF Ex-Governor William Smith. ard tn
pickett cottage. given by the members Of
George r. Pickett Camp. OF this city.