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

from the battlefield cemeteries for RENTER
ment at the north. One such exception was
IN the case Of the gallant Col. Robert G.
Shaw. whose regiment of black soldiers.
Their line of eyeballs cleaning white"
had the place of honor In the storming Of
Fort Wagner. Shaw was killed on the
parapet and the sOutherners. who held the
field, placed him in trench scooped out of
the sand between the fort and the sea. In
the course of time, the action OF the waves
destroyed the surface Of the beach to a
considerable depth and scattered the bones
of Wagner's heroes beyond recovery. An
other noted war hero whose last resting
place can never be fifty honored Is that of
the first leader of the Irish brigade, Gen.
Thomas Francis Meagher. Some time after
the war Meagher was drowned from ves-
sci in the Missouri river. Montana, and his
tGdy could never be recovered. The body
Of the gallant Custer was removed from the
scene of the horrible massacre on the Little
Big Horn. and buried at West Point. The
war veteran, who died by the side Of Gus
ter. were also identified and brought to Au-
burn. N. Y. for burial In Fort Hill ceme-
terry. Fighting Phil Kearney THE one
federate lines. where he had ventured alone
with his usual rashness. His body was
recognized by Stonewall Jackson. who had
served with him In Mexico, and sent to his
friends under q flag of truce. accompanied
by touching message of tribute to the gal
lantry of an old comrade. Kearney lies In
Trinity churcfyard. on Broadway. at the
head Of Wall street. There is no monu-
ment. The brave Mcpherson. who, like
kearney. was shot down within the enc
my's lines in front Of Atlanta, was also
recognized by the enemy. The remains
we're carefully guarded and sent into the
federal camp. They were brought north for
burial in the family plot. In his old home.
Clyde. Ohio.
At the Front.
Four of the distinguished leaders who
met with a fate similar to that Of Kearny
and Mcpherson. falling under the pitiless
sharpshooter's bullet. on the very front
line where the ground was held alternately
by friend and foe. lived long enough to be
borne by their friends to places of safety.
Gen. Jesse L. Reno was shot almost at the
crest of South mountain. while reconnoit-
ering the ground for advance of the 9th
Army Corps. He was buried at Oak Hill
cemetery. Washington. and monument
marks the spot where he fell. Three days
later Gen. James K. Mansfield. hero with
white hairs. was killed in a similar man
ner in front Of the 18th Corps at Antietam.
He died while being borne to the rear in
the arms Of a couple of his soldiers and
was buried at Middletown. Conn Gettys-
burg's foremost hero. Gen. J. F. Reynolds,
was shot through the head by q sharp
shooter while plotting his troops to the
scene Of the first encounter on that decis-
i've field. He died after being placed in an
ambulance, and the remains were slowly
borne to the rear past the advancing col
umns which the news Of his initial battle
stroke and tragic death summoned to the
front at double quick. He is buried at Lam
caster city cemetery, Lancaster. Pa. Gen.
Wadsworth, another hero with gray hairs,
fell within the enemy's lines at the Wilder
ness. His body was secured when his
troops rushed forward. and brought north
for interment In the Temple Hill cemetery.
Genesee. N. Y.
Mcclellan. Grant. Sherman and Sheridan
were followed to the grave by Others who,
like themselves. after brilliant army ca
reers. had distinguished themselves in civil
affairs. Logan Is buried In the National
cemetery at the Soldiers Home. Washing
ton, y. c.. His tomb is in a memorial
chapel, erected by Mrs. Logan. Slocum is
buried at Greenwood near the tomb of
Henry Ward Beecher. in a vault especially
prepared for him. Buffers remains lie In
private grounds belonging to the family,
a plot annexed to Hildreth's cemetery at
Lowell, Mass. Banks grave is al Grove
Hin cemetery. Waltham. Mass.
The National cemetery at Arlington, Va
is destined to become hallowed with the
ashes Of many of the distinguished soldiers
and sailors Of the civil war. 1t Is already