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

GurraRuJ Is buried IN W OOOlaWn GEM
etery, New York. The Farragut plot is
beautifully situated on Aurora hill
Captain Loyal Farragut, son of the adj.
miral, and Faragut post of New York
city are interested in decorating the
grave.
General George p. Foster, colonel Of
the Fourth Vermont volunteers, one of
tho crack regiments from the Green
Mountain State, is buried in Lake View
cemetery, Burlington. Stannard post of
Burlington looks after the grave There
Is a monument.
General James d. Fessenden is buried
at Portland, Me-, in Evergreen cemetery.
There is monument The generals
widow, his brother, General +. d. Fes-
sender, and Bosworth post, G.. A. r.,
look after the grave, which is in excel
lent condition.
Fremont is buried in Rockland ccme-
terry, on the Hudson, above Now York
city. 1t is commanding sito and is
marked by monument, recently erected.
Roar Admiral A. Ii. Foote lies in
Grove Street cemetery, New Haven. His
son, A. r. S. Foote, and Admiral Foote
post are interested in the care Of the
grave, which is kept in splendid condi-
ton and is marked by q monument.
Garfield's remains rest at Cleveland,
in the cemetery overlooking tho lake.
General John L. Hartranft is buried
at Montgomery, Pa. The national guard
of that state recently erected n monu.
ment to his memory at an expense OF
$40, 900.
Hancock, "The Superb, lies in a
vault constructed during his lifetime
and under his own supervision in Mont
gomery cemetery, Norristown, Pa. Zook
post, G. A. r., Norristown, and tho
Montgomery County Historical society
are interested in the care of the grave.
General Alexander Hayes, hero Of the
Mexican war and Of the civil war, is
buried in Allegheny cemetery, Pitts.
burg. One Of the sights Of Pittsburg ia
the Hayes monument, erected by the
Ladies' Monumental association.
General G. S. Hamilton is buried at
Milwaukee.
General Gcary is buried at Harris.
burg.
General Thomas L. Kane, famous
leader of the Pennsylvania "Bucktails, y
lies buried at Kane Pa
Captain Miles w. Kcogh, the gallant
war veteran who fell with Custer at the
Little Big Horn massacre, lies in Fort
Hill cemetery, Auburn, N. Y.
Kilpatrick's grave at West Point is
looked after by Judson Fitzpatrick post
of New York city. There is no monu.
mcnt.
Kearny's grave is in old Trinity
churchyard, on Broadway, at the head
of Wall street. There is no monument.
The De Peyster and Watts families, rel
atives Of the general, are interested il
the care of the grave, and it is under
stood they propose the erection of O
monument. Phil Kcarny post of New
York city is interested in the care Of
the grave and would erect monumen,
if permission could be obtained.
l,Nthaniel Lyon found his last resting
place in the Churchyard cemetery al
East Hartford When Lyon was killed
at Wilson's Creek, his body fell into
the bands of the enemy. General Pric,
returned it to the Federal soldiers, ant
it was buried on the farm of an ex-con
gresham named Phelps. A few day
afterward it was removed to East Hart
ford.
General Mcpherson, who died within
the enemy's lines at Bald Hill, in from
Of Atlanta, was laid to rest in the fam
lily burying ground Of his own home a
Clyde, o.
General George A. Mccall is buried
at West Chester, Pa.
Mcclellan lies i'll River View GENE
terry, Trenton. His family has erected ;
another in front of the gateway of tn,
cemetery, erected by the general
friends and admirers. The generals sol
and narnesake, Colonel George b. Nc
Clellan, is interested in the care Of tn,
plot.
General Gershom Mott, the distin
guished volunteer general Of New Jer
sey, is buried in River View cemetery
Trenton, within few feet Of his ole
commander, Mcclellan.
Meade is buried at North Laurel Hill
Philadelphia. His son, Colonel Georg
Meade, and George G.. Meade post, No
/, Of Philadelphia are interested in tn
care Of the grave. The site of the Mead
tomb is ON thcmost commanding groun'
of the beautiful Laurel Hill cemetery
overlooking the Schuylkill river. TIL
very famous ceremony Of George &
Meade post on Memorial day has it
most important event at the grave o
General Meade, where special ritua
service is performed. Supplied choris
tiers and a band take part The ceremon,
ends with vo](ey over the grave and
bugle call. The grave has no monument
but there is one in Paramount park.
The remains of General Thomas Fran
els Meagher We're never recovered afte
his drowning from vessel in Missouri
river, Montana,
General Mansfield, the gray haire
hero who was killed at Antietam,
buried at Middletown, Conn. There is
monument. Mansfield post of Middle
town looks after the grave.
General o. NJ. Mitchell is buried i
the family plot Of Greenwood cemetery
His son, Captain II. A. Mitchell, is il
terestcd in the care Of the grave.
General r. b. Potter is buried j
Woodlawn cemetery, near New Yorl
The plot is kept in order by his widow
Abby A. Potter, at present residing il
, Boston.
General Robert Patterson, the Penn