The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-25

ceived between the lines, in the night,
and it was with difficulty that he was
borne back TO his own camp.
Richmond's notd cemetery. Hollywood,
IS commonly supposed to hold the re-
mains of many noted Confederates. but
such is not the case. The most distin-
guished soldier buried there is "Jeb' Stu
art. who was cut down almost at the
gates of Richmond by a bullet from the
carbine of one of Colonel Russell Alger' 5
Michigan troopers. He was hurried from
the field in an ambulance, narrowly es-
Gaping capture, and died at the home of
friend in Richmond. General George E.
Pickett is also buried at Hollywood. In
ground known as the Hill plot, near
Westbrook, and close to Richmond, lies
the body of General A p. Hill. Hill was
shot dead on the outskirts of Peters
burg. the last day of the battle there,
bv federal straggler whom he encoun-
tered between the lines. General Lee was
watching Hills movements at the time,
ard on seeing him fall ordered some in
fantry 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 re-
treat
General Joseph e. Johnson is buried in
GreenmoInt cemetery. Baltimore. General
Polk. the soldier-bishop, who was killed
at Johnstons side, in front of Atlanta.
by a shell which General Sherman himself
aimed and dispatched on its errand of
death, is buried at AUGUSTA, ia his
tomb is underneath the chancel of st.
Pauls church.
Only one army commander was killed
in battle. That was Albert Sidney john
ston the soldier who. at the time of his
death at Shiloh, was the hope of the
south. After leading successful bayonet
charge in front of the terrible Hornets
Nest" General Johnston rode towards an
other part of the field, to order up fresh
troops. Without knowing it he was then
bleeding to death from an artery severed
by a bullet that had struck him during
a 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 followed before
a surgeon could be summoned.
For fear that tidings of the death of
their genAal would chill the ardor of the
soldiers WHO were steadily driving Grant S
columns back to the shore of the Ten
nesSce river, the body was wrapped IN a
mantle and stealthily borne to the rear
The first burial was in a vault in the
ST. Louis cemetery at New Orleans. Al
forwards the remains We're transferred 10
the state cemetery at Austin. Tex. TO
rest in soil he claimed as his own Dy
adoption. When l die he had once
said. ''let a handful of Texas earth be
placed upon my breast.
Beauregard is buried in Metarie GENE
terry, New orleans; Forrest. the liz
ard of the saddle at Elmwood ceme-
terry. Memphis; Semmes, commander of
General Armistead. the only brigadier in
Piclett's column who crossed the stone
wall barrier on Cemetery Ridge, was NOR
tally wounded and died a prisoner. He
was recognized by federal officers, and
buried in churchyard of the town.
In all the history of martial deeds there
is no subIimer nor sadder page than that
which records the fate of General Rich
ard Garnett. companion hero with Armis-
tead. When Picketts column was form
inc. Garnett lay in an ambulance pros
trate by a serious Illness Unwilling to
be left behind he wrapped himself IN a
blue overcoat picked up on the field.
mounted his horse and led his brigade
as far as the Emmettsburg pike. \ high
fence obstructed the column at that point,
and the federal fire from tie ridge added
to the confusion in Picketts ranks Gar
nett rode along the front, urging mis- men
TO press forward. He was then covered
with blood and leaned over well npon
his horses week. Suddenly there was
fresh outburst of bullets from the ridge.
Steed and rider went down together. and
the column moved on. After the -epulse
of Pickett the body of General Garnett
Law unrecognized between the lines. His
s-.o-d and field glass were found and
subsequently restored to the family. but
the most diligent search and inquiry
failed TO prevent his burial among the
unknown dead at Gettysburg