The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-15
COL. HERBERT WRITES
 OF CONFEDERATE DEAD
Gives List of Thirty-five Alabama Heroes Who
 Sleep Now in Arlington Cemetery.

1 Hon. Hillary A. Herbert has announced to the State of Alabama, through Mrs. l. NJ r. Ockenden, Secretary of the Ladies Memorial Association. that thirty-five of the States Confederate dead now sweetly sleep in beautiful Arlington Cemetery. The letter from the distinguished Ala bamian announcing the removal of the bodies to the Confederate section Of Arl, ington Is one of the most eloquent ana touching documents ever made public in the State It speaks in pathetic tender ness of the days when the graves or the CCnfcderates were unmarked and scorned in the North. then changes to declara- ton that politicians who were trading on the passions of the war stood Tn the way of peace between the sections. The let ter also gives the names and the com mands of the soldiers of the Southland who sleep in Arlington today.
 The letter follows
 Washington. D. C., November I, 1901. My Dear Mrs. Ockenden:
 "The government has finished the work or re-interring the 264 Confederate soldiers at Arlington. and I went recently to see It. in company with Dr. Samuel E. Lew Is. commander of the Broadway Rouss Confederate Camp of the District of Co., lumhia, and General Marcus A. Wright.
 We were all much gratified at its com pleteness The walks and drives are com pleted. and nothing now remains to be done, except to plant the trees. large and carefully selected variety. during tho coming winter and spring.
 'T should say. however. that Dr. Lewis has been following this work all the time: indeed. the Camp of which he is the head took up this matter some three years ago and secured the passage through Congress of the act under whish this re-interment was made. I should state to you that committee from that Camp. consisting of Samuel E. Lewis, M. D.. Chairman: Major E. Willoughby- An derson of Virginia, Major Henry M. Mar chant of Texas. Captain William Broun of Virginia, Captain John Hickey of Ten nessee. Lieutenant N. c. Munroe of Geor- gia. Judge Silas Hare of Texas and Cap tain Julian c. Moore of North Carolina, looked after the matter of re-interment, following 1t at every step from the ex- humation of the remains to their inter- ment at Arlington. and saw that the act of Congress was complied with in letter and spirit
 This careful superintendence. however. was certainly not necessary, so far as the officers of the army were concerned upon whom these duties devolved. They were careful and jealous in the perform ance of the work. and in addition to the amount. S2.50O appropriated by Congress, s4.500 more procGred on special reuuisi- tions from the annual appropriations were expended upon the re-interment. and the grounds. etc.
 The plan with which you have here tofore been made acquainted was carried
 
 fine white marble. twenty inches high ten inches wide and four inches thick. On each is inscribed the number of the grave. the name of the soldier occupant his company. regiment. State and the let ters. "C S. A." The spot is beautiful and well chosen. The Secretary of War. af- ter selecting 1t. did me the honor of con sulting me as to whether 1t was satisfac- tory. This I mention only to show the care and zeal manifested by the authori- ties in carrying out the act of Congress.
 "Following is a list of inscriptions on the hesdstones of the graves of the Ala bama dead in the ''new Confederate sec tion" in Arlington Cemetery Virginia:
 2l R. T. J. Harris Company B. 9th Alabama InfHntry. C. S. A.
 g. James Scales. Company I, 17th Ala hama Infantry. c. & A.
 B. ". C. West. Company F. 4th Ala bama Infantry. C. s. A.
 Si. Leon Brewer. Company I, G1st Ala bama Tnfa C. s. A.
 35. H Howard. Company A. 6lst Ala bama Infantry. C. s. A.
 36. Corporal w. L. Nicks. Company B. 61st Alabama Infantry. c. & A. Il. T. r. Morgan Company r. 59th Ala hama Infantry. c. s. A.
 72. J. S Russell. Company I. 61st Ala hama Infantry. C. S. A.
 72. Jamos Forcm7n Company F.. r9th Alabama Infantry. C. S. A.
 7i. Vim. Herod. Company F, 9th Ala bama Infantry. C. s. A.
 75. John Roberts. Company D. 18th Ala banla Infantry. c 2 A.
 66, lieutenant w. s. Renfral. Company H. 12th Alabama Infantry. C. S. A. ] Ill. J. C. Cannon. 6lst Alabama Infan- try. C. s. A.
 l12. willia Kenneman, 12th Alabama In.