The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-27
leigh, New Berne and Wilmington. About

leigh, New Berne and Wilmington. About
1000 are buried in these three.
Almost at the southern tip Of South
Carolina is the most beautiful national
cemetery in the country. 1t is known as
Beaufort and about 10000 are buried
there. Although it is in South Carolina,
Beaufort might be SAID to belong to Sa-
vannah, Ga. The perfect city of the
South is just a few miles away, across
the river that divides the two States, and
it is from there that the crowds Of people
come who decorate its graves. Hundreds
of the sons Of Savannah are buried in
Beaufort. For picturesqueness the ma
tional cemetery at st. Augustine, Fla,
takes first rank. 1t is on the site of an
old Spanish burying place, and many are
the quaint graves and tombstones to be
seen there. Surrounded by very old
stone wall, within sound Of the breakers
and filed with tropical plants and dreamy
lagoons, 1t Is at once beautiful and inter
esting About 800 are buried here, and
the Decoration Day ceremonies are al
ways Of a most impressive nature. The
national cemetery of Chalmette, near New
Orleans, is one of the best-known burying
places in the country. Thirteen thousand
are buried here. Chalmette is located on
the shore Of bayou and presents some
what the appearance of a swamp with
driveways through it. There are several
lakes in it, and in many instances the
graves are very close to the water. Deco
ration Day is always extensively observ-
ed here, but for one reason or another the
graves are decorated with flowers and
evergreens the greater part of the year.
The largest national cemetery in the
country is at Vicksburg, Miss. About
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rather q depressing effect on one who
visits it for the first time, it is so vast
and so suggestive of the horrors of death.
is impossible to shake off. Near by is
the cemetery at Natchez, where 5000
are buried. In the immediate vicinity are
the cemeteries Of Port Hudson, Baton
Rouge and Alexandria. All through this
part Of the country Decoration Day Is
most extensively observed. In nearly ev-
cry graveyard there are several soldiers
buried, and the sentimental nature Of the
people causes much attention to be given
to the ceremonies. From Andersonville,
Ga, and following a sort Of curve to
Little Rock, Ark, there is line Of ceme-
teries where nearly 100000 soldiers are
buried. These are all very much alike in
appearance and are not as well cared for
as those in other parts of the country.
The principal ones of this group are Mem
phis, Nashville, Chattanooga and Mari
eta.
There is little group of cemeteries In
Kentucky where about 5000 are buried,
but the observances of the day here are
always very sad. More old people are
seen at these ceremonies than in any
other cemetery in the country. They
still remember their lost ones, and even at
this late day old, white-haired negroes
are frequently seen weeping and crying
for young marsa."
A national cemetery that is very little
known is Jefferson Barracks, located
about eighteen miles below st. Louis, Mo.
Over II 800 are buried here, and the GEM
etery is one of the grandest sites in the
world. 1t is about 300 feet above the
Mississippi, on the west bank, and com
mands a view in all directions over the
bottom lands. This cemetery is remarka-
bly, well kept, although it does not contain
as many trees as one feels ought to be
there.
The national cemeteries of the West are
sad places. Most OF them are absolutely
barren and are distressing in the extreme.
The one at San Antonio, Tex, is of this
character, although of late years an at
tempt has been made to improve it. Near
ly all the Western cemeteries are small.
The national cemetery on the Custer bat
tlefield in Dakota is perhaps the strang-
est burying place in all the world. 1t is
most barren spot, containing an enor-
nous marble shaft, with 414 graves
grouped around it. The strange thing
about this cemetery is that all those sleep
ing there were killed on the same day.
The national cemetery of San Francisco
is located at the Preside. About $50 are
inferred here. 1t is not generally known,
but the United States maintains nation
al cemetery at the City of Mexico. OF
course the 6,1S4 buried there are the vic
Tins of the Mexican war.