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

author Of that phrase which in 1861 thrill
ed the northern heart. IF any man at
tempts to haul down the American flag,
shoot him on the spot" Gen. John A Dix.
Trinity cemetery. on Washington Heights
Is marked by simple headstone.
Fremont. The Path Finder Is buried
In Rockland cemetery, on the Hudson.
above New York. Far up the Hudson, and
quite beyond the classic region of the
Highlands. sleeps the Rock of Chicka-
manga" Gen. Thomas grave Is In Oak
Wood cemetery, Troy. 1t Is kept in the
best of order by q committee of several
G. A R. posts.
The grave OF Gen. Sherman in Calvary
cemetery. st. Louis. Is marked with q
monument Mcclellan lies In River View
cemetery at Trenton. There is a monument
on his grave, erected by his family; also
one In front Of the gateway of the Gene
terry. placed there by the generals friends
and admirers, and an equestrian statue on
the north plaza of the municipal SQUARE
Philadelphia. Burnside sleeps in the soil
OF his adopted state, Rhode Island His
grave in Swamp Point cemetery, Provi-
dence. Is kept in good order. a permanent
fund having been established for that pur-
pose. Gen. Joseph Hooker Fighting Joe :"
the third commander of the Army of the
Potomac. sleeps in Cincinnati. Meade
fourth and last commander of that army
Is buried in Philadelphia.
Many of the subordinate heroes Of the
war. the dashing fellows of meteoric ca
reers. lie in strange out-of-the-way places
Col Ellsworth. the zouave, known as the
flag martyr of Alexandria, who fell in the
second month of the war. Is buried In the
village cemetery at Mechanicsville. N. Y.
Nathaniel Lyon. also hero Of the first
months of the war, Is buried at Eastford
Conn. He was killed in battle, and his
body fell into the hands OF the enemy, but
was finally recovered and sent north for
burial.
Major Theodore Winthrop. who was shot
through the heart while leading a forlorn
hope at Big Bethel. is buried at New Ha-
ven. Conn., Hold the Fort!' Corse, who
survived his war wounds, and died a couple
of years ago in Boston. is buried at Bur
hngton, Ia Cushing the hero of Albemarle
sound, and who also survived his war in
jrries for some years, but at last succumbed
to them is buried in the Naval cemetery at
Annapolis.
Brilliant Galaxy.
There Is a galaxy Of brilliant names borne
by heroes Of many hard fight. At the
head stands that of Hancock 1.-THE superb, I"
WHO led innumerable battle charges famous
In history. He is buried at Norristown.
Pa. in vault constructed under his own
supervision. Gen. Henry A. Barnum. who
suffered until the day of his death. in 1891.
from a wound received in 1862. is buried in
Oak Wood cemetery. Syracuse NJ " Gen
hiram Burnham. the hero of the capture of
Fort Harrison. also of the successful
Grove cemetery, Cherryfeld. Me. Charles
Eilet, jr. who organized the first steam
ram fleet and died of a wound received in
Sle Dc sperate rayal battle at Memphis.
sleeps at Laurel Hill cemetery, Philadel.
pbia- Farragut. the bold fighter and bril-
liant fleet commander. is buried at Wood
lawn cemetery. New York. In a plot beauti-
fully situated on Aurora hill General stan
nard. whose brigade of Green mountain
militia turned the tide at Gettysburg, in
repulsing Pickett's charge Is buried at Rur-
liEgton. VT.
Gen. Joseph Hooker whose reputation az
q lighting soldier needs no amplification
here. has already been mentioned in con-
nection with the commanders Of the Army