Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-24

Nichisaa made any attempt to atty honor
| him, even 90 much as the placing OF . head
| stone. At last his two sisters. weary Of
the republic. out of slender earnings gained
by daily labor erected simple monument,
| which now marks hts grave.
| ties OF the west shed new glory upon q
name already celebrated In American an
nails, Gen. Thomas Leonidas Crtttenden.
| sleeps In the 'GBivouac Of the Dead on the
| spot where Colonel OHara penned the cele-
Grated lines beginning:
On Fame's eternal camping grounds.
The section of the burial ground at Frank
fort where General Crittenden lies Is de-
voted to the remains of distinguished Ken
tuckians, governors. statesmen and war
riors There are buried the heroes of Buena
Of Colonel OHara- Beside the grave OF
General Crfttenden stands a shaft erected
to the memory Of a Kentucky boy hero, hfe
orfy son, Lieutenant Crittenden, one Of the
victims Of the Custer massacre.
The war belongs to q past SO remote that
| It Is necessary to recall some Of the Incl
dents which for time lent brilliancy 20
names since forgotten. In Woodfawn GEM
etery. near New York city. is buried Gen.
Robert B. Potter. a brother OF Bishop Pot
ter OF the New York diocese. General Pot
ter died In the service but not until he had
his regiment, the b1st New York, in the
charge across Burnside's bridge at Antie-
tam. Later hs commanded division in
PIT Of the celebrated crater" after the
explosion of the mine at Petersburg. Gen.
William F. Bartlett, another hero of the
crater" battle. Is buried at Pittsield. Mass.
Bartlett led a brigade into the crater"
ana ono OF his companions. hearing the
thud of bullet striking him in the leg. Of
fered to assist him to place Of safety.
"Oh, never mind" said Bartlett, at was
only my wooden Leg" Bartlett had lost his
leg two years before at Yorktown, but kept
on hghting, and came out of the war liter
ally shot all to pieces" Owing to his
wooden leg he always went into battle
mounted. and was wounded again and
again, although the confederate officers,
who learned to know him. out Of admira-
.lon Tor his bravery. tried to prevent their
men from aiming at him. Another Massa-
cnusetts hero, whose fame rests upon a
single incident, one which, however, will
never be lost to history. is the sailor who
sent the notorious cruiser Alabama to Davy
Jones locker. Admiral James A. WinsIow.
Winslow's grave Is In Forest Hills ceme-
terry, Boston, and is cared for by the Kear-
sarge Association Of Naval Veterans, who
gather annually to sing over the remains Of
their old commander the celebrated Kear-
sarge Song Of Victory"
Lee and jackson.
The little town Of Lexington, Va, holds
the ashes Of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall
jackson. The chieftain is entombed in the
chapel of Washinton and Lee University.
and his great field marshal sleeps in the
town cemetery. Jackson's fatal wound was
received between the lines, in the night
and 1t was with difficulty that he was
borne back to his own camp.
Rtchmond'S noted cemetery HOLLYWOOD
10 commonly supposed to hold the re-
mains Of many noted confederates but
such is not the case. The most distin-
se shed soldier buried there is "Jeb"
ont 6nvlyr OILS
gates OF Richmond by a bullet from the
carbine of one of Col. Russell AIger's
Mlchtgan troopers. He was hurried from
the field in an ambulance, narrowly es-
Gaping capture, and died at the home of a
friend In Richmond. Gen. George e. Pick
EFT Is also buried at Hollywood. In ground
known as the Hill plot, near westbrook
and close to Richmond, lies the body of
Gen. A. p. Hill. Hill was shot dead on
the outskirts of Petersburg, the last day
of the battle there. by federal straggler
whom ne encountered between the lines.
General Lee was watching Hills move
ments at the time. and on seeing him fall
ordered some infantry that CHANGED to be
near to charge and recover the body. The
charge was successful and in nick o. time
for the ground was soon irretrievably lost
to the enemy and the confederates in full.
retreat.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston is buried in
Greenmount cemetery Baltimore. General
Polk, the soldier bishop, who was killed
at Johnstons side. in front of Atlanta, by
shell which General Sherman himself
aimed and dispatched on its GRAND of
death. ia buried at Augusta, Ga. His tomb,
is underneath the chancel of st. Paul's
Church.
Only one army commander was killed in
battle. That was Albert Sidney Johnston.
the soldier who, at the time Of his death
at Shiloh. was the hope of the south. Az
ter leading successful bayonet charge
in frcnt Of the terrible Hornets Nest"
General Johnston rode toward another
part Of the field, to order up fresh troops.
Without knowing 1t he was then bleeding
to ceath from an artery severed by a bull
let that had struck him during q moment
of excitement and had not been felt. A
stream Of blood pouring over the top of his
bootleg attracted the attention Of his aids.
who helped him from the saddle. Death
moned.
For fear that tidings of the death of
their general would chill the ardor Of the
soldiers who were steadily driving Grants
columns back to the shore OF Tennessee
river. the body was wrapped in a mantle
and stealthily borne to the rear. The first
burial was in vault In the st. Louis GEM
etery. at New Orleans. Afterward the re-
mains were transferred to the state ceme-
terry at Austin. Texas. to rest in soil he
claimed as mis- own by adoption. when
die" he had once said. let handful
of Texas earth be placed upon my breast"
Beauregard Ii buried in Metarie ceme-
terry. New Orleans: Forrest. the wizard of
the saddle" at Elmwood cemetery, Mem
Alabama, in New Orleans. General Arm
istead, the only brigadier in Pickett's COL
umn who crossed the stone wall barrier
on Cemetery ridge, was MORALLY wounded.
and died prisoner. He was recognized by
federal officers. and buried in q church
yard Of the town.
In all the history of martial deeds there
Is no sublimer nor sadder page than that
which records the fate Of Gen. Richard
Garrett companion nero with Armlstead.
When Pickett's column waS forming. Gar
nett lay In an ambulance PROSTATE by
serious Illness. Unwilling to be left be-
hind he wrapped himself In blue over
coat picked up on the field. mounted his
horse and led his brigade as far as the
Emmittsburg pike. A high fence obstruct-
ed the column at that point, and the fed
eral fire from the ridge added to the con-
fusion In Pickett's ranks. Garrett rode
along the front, urging his men to press
forward. He was then covered with blood,
and leaned over well upon his horses neck.
Suddenly there was fresh outburst of
bullets from the ridge. steed and rider
went down together. and the column moved
on. After the repulse of Pickett the body
of Gen. Garnett lay unrecognized between
the lines His sword and field glass were
found and subsequently restored to the
family. but the most diligent search and
inquiry failed to prevent his burial among