The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-30
CARE FOR CONFEDERATE DEAD
GOVERNOR CALLED ON FOR A LIST
OF THE CEMETERIES.

Request From the War Department
seeks Information rs TO the Lo-
cation of All Confederate Burial
Grounds president Mckinley
Thought to Have Ordered the Cir
cuIar sent Out. Following Up the
Line of His Atlanta speech.
Atlanta, Ca. Dec 29.-(speciaD,-
Dent Mckinley not only declared in his
Atlanta speech recently that he believed
the time had come when the federal gov
eminent should bestow the same care upon
the graves of Confederate soldiers as it
does upon those of the union dead, but it
seems thai he has taken hold of the mat
ter in more material way.
When he spoke this sentiment before
the Georgia legislature it was applaudad,
ana the echo of this applause followed him
throughout his tour through the South.
From every section of the country came
words of communication for the Presi-
dents fraternizing words.
Action upon this universal demonstration
of approval, il appears that The President
as soon as he returned to the national capt.
tai began preparations for a practical ap-
plication of the sentiments so happily ex-
pressed when he came South 70 part'ci-
pate in the jubilee festivities.
The first step in the development in the
idea of placing the Confederate graves I'M
der the care of the national government
is an order to ascertain the location of all
the Confederate burying grounds in the
South This work has already begun.
A List OF Cemeteries.
Georgia has been called upon for list
of these sacred spots, the adjutant general
OF the state having received an oihclal
letter from the Washington department.
requesting that a fun list of the Conted-
crate cemeteries be made up and forward
ed TO the national capitol. This commu-
nication came 10 the state department
from Gen Marcus w. Wright, agent of
the war records Office. But while 1t comes
from the war department, it is the bellet
that the orders to secure this information
were issued by the President, the war
department record office being merely the
official channel through which such lnlor-
nation would naturally be obtained.
From the communication received by
the adiutant general Of Georgia, it APP
pears that a similar request has been
made upon the other Southern states. AS
sistapt Adiutant General Obear, upon re-
CENT of the Washington communication,
laid it before Gov Gambler, as there is
no official record in this state of the num-
Der or location of Confederate cemeteries
VIII Get the Information.
After considering the matter Gov. Cand-
ler to-day ordered that a circular letter
be issued from the adjutant generals Of
fee for the purpose of collecting the IN
formation desired a Washington, and his
circular will be issued early next week
il will be sent to all the ordnaries of
the state, and will request them to re-
port all burial places of Confederate sol
dlers in their respective counties, giving
the number inferred at each place and
information regarding the conditions of
such burial places
This information will then be compiled
and sent on to Washington, for the use
OF the department or of the President AZ
the surmlse be true that he is directly re-
sponsible for having instituted the inquiry
1t IS supposed that the idea is to get
all this information in hand so that an
intelligent estimate can be prepared to
show the cost and the feasibility of the
federal government taking charge of the
Confederate graves, the facts and figures
TO be presented 20 Congress in further-y
ance of the Presidents ideas on this sub
ject as expressed in his Atlanta speech.