The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

| the rector and vestrymen Of the church in
| 1852. the former being Rev. David Kerr and
! the latter John Agg. James NJ. Carlisle.
| William II. Dundas. Darius C,agett. George
McCeney. Erasmus ]. Middleton. c. II.
Wiltberger. and Hezekiah Davis. Since
| then part OF the "GIebe'' as the whole
piece of ground has long been known, was
surveyed and laid out for cemetery pur-
poses. 1t is for the most part shaded by
forest trees OF great age. and being secure
| from the Entertainments OF the city. 1t is a
favorite place of sepulture
GIenwood Cemetery is located on Lincoln
Avenue. about half mile from Florida
avenue, on high ground. overlooking the
city. and is about one and a half miles
| north of the Capitol building. 1t is said to
have been laid out on the plan OF Green
wood Cemetery. New York This cemetery
was Incorporated July 81. 1854, and dedi-
Gated by Rev. DR.. Butler. August I. 1854.
The National Cemetery at Arlington
ranks among the handsomest cities of
the dead" in the world. 1t Is elevated
more than 200 feet above the Potomac and
the old estate which it now occupies. of
which the present Arlington mansion was
the homestead. originally contained LOO
acres. 1t was the property of Daniel
Parke GUSTS. the first husband Of Mrs.
to his wifes grandson, his own adopted
son, George Washington Parke GUSTS.
who died in 1857, leaving the estate to his
daughter. Mrs. Robert E. Lee. 1t revert
ing at her death to his grandsons. Gusts
and FitZhugh Lee. AS ii was not the
property of Robert E. Lee, 1t could not be
confiscated. but because Of the large ac-
emulation Of taxes upon it the Legisla-
ture OF Virginia ordered it to be sold and
it was bought in 1864 by the Government
of the United States for $4,000. In May.
1865. it was established as the first of the
eighty-two national cemeteries for the re-
mains of the nations dead. Some years
afterward George W. Lee. the eldest son
of General Lee. brought suit to recover the
estate. upon the ground that it had been
Illegally sold. and after a long litigation
established his claim. He then sold it to
the Government for $3.50, 900.
The cemetery contains 200 acres Of land,
enclosed by a low wall of masonry. The
ground is shaded by oak trees of 200 years
growth. The ground is rolling and mag
nificently kept. One of its most interest
ing monuments is that erected over the
grave of 2.111 unidentified dead Upon
this tomb is the following inscription:
Beneath this stone repose the bones of
2.111 unknown soldiers. gathered after the
war from the fields of Bull Run and the
route to the Rappahannock. Their re-
mains could not be identified but their
names and deaths are recorded in the
archives of their country. and its grateful
citizens honor them as OF the noble army
of martyrs. May they rest in peace Sep
TENDER, A. d. 1866
Upon the lawn in front OF the old man
SIGN. and overlooking the river and entire
city spread GU; below like a magnificent
panorama. is plain granite tablet bear
ing the inscription. Sheridan with fine
bronze medallion portrait of the great
soldier. and the date Of his birth and DEATH |
This monument was erected by the widow
Of General Sheridan.
Placed along the graveled drives and |
walks arc tablets each bearing a stanza |
from the celebrated poem. "The Bivouac |
of the Dead"
Other cemeteries in or near Washington |
are the following: Mount Olivet, .Bladens-
burg Road; Soldiers Home. national; !
Battle Ground. Brightwood Avenue: Grace
land. Fifteenth and H Streets northeast; |
Harmonic Burial Ground, Brentwood Road, |
two miles from the city, and Prospect Hill, |
Lincoln Avenue. S'ir -H