Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-16
CONFEDERATE DEAD.
An Effort to Have Fitting Memorial at
Camp Chase, Near Columbus.

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Camp Chase, Near Columbus.
George Norman, Adjutant General
and Chief of Staff of the United Con-
federate Veterans, has sent out irom
Headquarters at New Orleans, clrcu-
lar letter relating to the condltlon OIL
the graves of Confederate dead aI
Camp Chase, near Columbus, u, ana
encloses circulars, which have for their
object the restoration Of the burylng
ground and the holding of a suitable
memorial service there on June oth
next.
At Camp Chase there are buried over
200 Confederate soldiers-from Nlr-
ginia. 337; Kentucky, 15S; Tennessee,
S37; Alabama, 431; Texas, %; Georgia
265: South Carolina, So; North Caro-
lima. 80; Arkansas, %; Mississippi, 2O2;
Florisa. 81; Maryland, 9; Missouri, .;
Louisiana, 52 and unknown, 10.
When eX-President Hayes was Gov
ernor he ordered a Mr.. Briggs, VINO
was a farmer in the neighobrhood, 10
clean it up and take care Of the ground
and he would pay him $25 per year out
of the contingent fund; that was done
each wear until the first Democratic
Governor. which was Governor Bishop,
was elected. and his Adjutant General
then ordered it stopped and would not
allow it to be paid. Then the place
became a wild waste again until GOV.
!. B. Foraker (nOw United States sen
ator) became Governor. lie theh
caused his Adjutant General TO CORE
spond with the United States govern
ment and explain to them the condition
and the disgrace it was, and urged
them to fix it up, and it resulted IN an
appropriation sufficient TO build a sub
stantial stone wall around the plat and
an iron fence around the Confederate
burial ground at Sandusky; since then
nothing has been done with 1t.
Last spring VIM. II. Knauss,
Union soldier who was badly wounded
at Fredericksburg. Va, associated with
him Capt. w. B. Albright, who fought
through the war in the Confederate
army. and few other friends, and had
a large arch built in the cemetery, and
decorated the burial ground with
couple thousand flags. and on the arch
had inscribed: AMERICANS, also
had profusion of flowers, hanging
baskets of flowers, etc, attached to the
arch; and appropriate addresses were
made by Northern and Southern gen.
tlemen.
Mr.. Knauss placed restrictions upon
all sNlkers not to speak Of politics or
any society, but TO rise above all par
ties and be Americans, etc. There was
not an adverse criticism from any one
of the large number that was there an"
the newspapers commented fayoraDly
upon the subject and gave much praise
for the brotherly spirit manifested.
Mr.. Knauss betrayed all the expenses.
He has again called together rev
respectable gentlemen 10 prepare 1or
another service there this spring, hop
ing that it will terminate in an asso-
citation to perpetuate a kind feeling,
and also that there will be sufficient
funds raised to point up the walls when
surround this graveyard. if not enough
TO repair all this year, to do part this
year and more next year.
Therefore it has been resolved that
the subscribers hereto be a committee
TO ask the Confederate Camps to donate
what in their judgment, they can, II II
be but one dollar. or more If conveh-
lent. without taking from those de-
pending on their charity.
The Committee will be pleased to re-
ceive remittances at an early day so
they will know how to prepare for the
occasion. The balance left from the
decoration services will be spent in
repairing the walls and grounds. We
will make full reports to Gen. Geo.
Norman. Adiutant General OF the
United Confederate Veterans, Of pro-
ceedings. receipts and disbursements,
also TO the Confederate Veteran.
published at Nashville, Tenn, which
magazine No. of August, 1896, con-
tains illustrations Of the burial grounds
and part of the decoration taken some
two weeks after the services were held
last year.
1t would also be appreciated If the
nearby Camps or friends would send
flowers as you will bear in mind that
the Union decoration drains the gar
dens and markets of flowers in the
neighborhood. All those sending flow
ers please prepay express charges.
Address. VIM H. KNAUSS,
311k High street, Columbus o.
Committee-Col. Vim. H. knauss,
Union Veteran: Capt. VIM. B. AL
bright. Confederate Veteran; Gen. e.
J. Pocock. Union Veteran: Major A.
!. NARROW. Confederate Veteran; j.
II. Nolan. Union citizen; Rev. DR.. I. J.
Diol,;neon son of Confederate Captain.