Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-23

in the storming of Fort Wagner. was kill
ed on the parapet, and the southerners.
who held the field, placed him in a trench
scooped out of he sand between the fort
ard 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.
Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher was
drowned from vessel in the Missouri
river, Montana, and his body 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
Fighting Phil Kearney, The Ones arm
ed Devil" was killed within the Confed-
crate lines, Nnere 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 a flag of truce, ac-
companied by a touching message of trib-
nte to the gallantry of an old comrade.
Kearney lies in Trinity churchyard. on
Broadway, at the head of Wall street,
New York Mcpherson, who, like kear-
ney was shot down within the enemy's
lines in front of Atlanta. was also recog-
nized by the enemy. The remains were
guarded and sent into the Federal camp.
They were brought North for burial in
the family plot in his old home, Clyde,
Ohio.
Gettysburg's foremost hero, Gen. j. #.
Reynolds. was shot by a sharpshooter
while plotting his troops to the scene of
the first encounter on that decisive field,
He is buried at Lancaster City Cemetery,
Lancaster, Pa.
Logan is buried in the National Gene
terry at the Soldiers Home, Washington,
ID G.. Slocum is buried at Greenwood,
near the tomb Il Henry Ward Beecher.
Buffers remains lie in private grounds
! belonging to the family. plot annexci 10
| Hildreth Cemetery at Lowell Banks
| grave is at Grove Hill Cemetery.
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
Nearly two score whose names are house
hold words because of their daring deeds
in battle now rest at Arlington, among
them Sheridan, who has already beer
mentioned The heroes of the deck buried
| at Arlington thus far are Admirals Por
ter and jenkins and Pr1r Admirals
Queen. johnson and Shufeldt.
Gen. Thomas Leonidas Crittender
| sleeps at the "Bivouac of the Dead, on
tie banks Of the Kentucky river close tc
the spot where Col O'Hara penned tbs
celebrated lines beginning:
On flames eternal camping grounds.
Their silent tents spread.
A Massachusetts hero, whose fame
| rests upon a single incident, one which
however. will never be lost to history
is the sailor who sent the notorious cTuis
| err Alabama to Dayy Jones locker, Ad
miral James A. Winsiow. Winsiow's
grave is in Forest Hills Cemetery, Bos
| ton.
The little town of Lexington, Va, holds
the ashes of Robert Il. Lee and Stonewal
| Jackson. In Richmond's noted cemetery
Hollywood. is deb Stuart, Gen. George
Il. Pickett is also buried at Hollywood
In ground known as he Hill plot, neal
Westhrook and close to Richmond les tbs
body of Gen. A. T. Hill. Hill was sho
dead on The outskirts Of Petersburg, th'
last day of the battle there
Gen. Joseph T. Johnston is buried il
Grcenmount Cemetery, Baltimore. Gen
Polk. the soilier-biShop, who was kille'
by shell which Gen, sherman himse(
aimed and dispat he'd on the errand .
death, is buried at Augusta. Ga.
The body of Albert Sidney Johnstol
rests in the State Cemetery at Austin
Texas. 70 rest in soil he claimed as hi
own By adoption Beauregard is burie
in Metarie Cemetery. New Orleans; For
res, at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis
Semmes. commander If the cruiser Ala
/ hama in New Orleans. Gen. Armistead
the only brisadier in Picketts column
who crossed the stonewall barrier %
Cemetery ridge. was MORALLY wounde
and died prisoner. He was recognize
by Federal officers and buried in
churchyard of the town.