The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-07
Two Hundred Sixty-four
COnfederates here.
As ARE FROM THIS A
Work Of Charles Broadway Rouss
Camp of Veterans.
REBuRlaL OF THE DEAD DUE TO THE N
A Mar BILE Head Stone Irsctib d With the Name
of the Dead Now Marks Each Grave.
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To the Editor Herewith is enclosed
a list of the North Carolina Confederate
soldiers buried in the cemetery at Airing
ton, Va. There are 264 Confederate dead
there, of which 4s are North Carolinians.
The list is that of the actual inscrip-
tons on the new headstones. These have
been obtained from the Confederate ar
chives at Washington, and are as nearly
accurate as possible. They are to stand
for all time. This list has been prepared
with great care, with the view that it will
find its way into the public libraries
throughout our Southland.
The headstones are fresh from the
Quarries; of the best white marble, 90
inches high, 10 inches wide and 4 inches
thick. On each is inscribed the number
OF the grave, the name Of the soldier, his
company, regiment and State and the let
ters c.. S. A, ~signifying Confederate
States Army.
This great work Of the reburial Of the
Confederate dead, formerly scattered
and i~nadequately marked in the District
of Columbia Yves accomplished by the
Charles broadway Rouss Camp of Con-
federate veterans of Washington, D. c.
after three years of hard work. Having
ascertained upon investigation the fact
that their lead comrades were widely
scattered and poorly marked, the camp
retitioned President Mckinley on June
5. 1899, setting forth the deplorable con-
diticns and requesting remedial meas
ures. The President said it was a matter
in c-hiph no wa c 1onn1v jptornCto6 and ar
once favorably endorsed the petition.
The result was an act of Congress ap-
proved June 6, 1900, appropriating 50, 500
for the reburial, and marking with appro-
pirate headstones with suitable inscrip-
tons
Afterwards the government, with the
approval Of the committee Of the camp.
selected a separate plot in the new part
CT Arlington cemetery OF an area of abOuI
three and a third acres, to which the
remains of these comrades should be re-
moved, and named it the Confederate
Section.
The work was begun about May Is,
1901, and completed about the first of O1-
tober last. except setting out trees to
aCorn the grounds, which will BE Gcne
soon.
A committee Of the camp has been pres
ent and witnessed every stage of the
work, the disinterment, reinternent and
the erection of the new headStOnes, and
all has been most satisfactorily done.
The future care of this Confederate
Section" will be included in the annual
appropriation for the Arlington cemetery
by the United States Congress.
The committee CT the Charles Broad
way Rouss Camp, which accomplished
this patriotic work. is as follows: Chair
man, Samuel z. Lewis, NJ. D., of the
District OF Columbia; Commander OF
Camp, Major E. Willoughly Anderson, of
Virginia; First acknowledgements,
Major Henry NJ. Marchant. of Texas:
Second Observation-Disclosures Captain
William, Brown. of Virginia.; Adjutant
Lieutenant, n. G Munroe, of Georgia,
Judge Silas Hare, of Texas; Colonel
George c. Giddings, Of Texas, Captain
Julian G. Moore. of North Carolina.
From first to last of it's work the COM
mittee of the Charles Broadway Rouss
Camp has had sympathy, encouragement
. and aid of General Marcus j. Wright, OF
Washington, D. c., and of General Step
hen d. Lee, Of Columbus, Miss, and the
able ana Jealous championship of Col
onel Hilary A. Herbert, of Alabama, also
of General John B. Gordon, of Georgia,
ccmnander-in-chief of the United Con
federate veterans.
Here is the list Of inscriptions on the
headstones of the graves Of the North
Carolina Confederate dead in the Confed-
crate Section:
Dec. &c, 1901.
Presented to Captain Julian G.. Moore. a
member of the Committee on Confederate
Dead Of the Charles Broadway Rouss Camp,
By the Commander, j. L. j..
LIST OF INSCRIPTIONS on THE HEAL
STONES OF GRAVES OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA CONFEDERATE DEAD IN
THE NEW CONFEDERATE SECTION IN
ARLINGTON CEMETERY. VIRGINIA:
/. Corp'l C.. W. Rel. Co. II, 9th \. c.
\. A. Rogers, Co. Z, 44th \. G. INF,
3 J. ". Wilson. Co. B, End \. c. INF,
IT. r.. Carlton, Co. B, 57th \. c. Inf,
) Jonathan Nickens, Co. A., 9th y. c. Inf,
". II, Gusston, CO. Z, 44th \. c, Inf,
: Vim. Brown, Co. f. 9Th n. C.. Inf,
Al jacob Barnes, Co. D, End \. G. INF,
{. s. \.
y James MeCallcn, Go. G 9Th n G. Cav,
- John Burns. Go. II, 10Th y. G. Inf.,
II cerpl 4, A; Bostain, Co. K 57th y.
Is J. L. Dean, Go. l i3rd y. c. Inf.
i6 d. G. Coleman, CO. y 2Hh y. c. Inf,
Il b. y. Berry, CO. c, 9th \. G. mi,
81 Sgt. $, }. Boycc, Co. X, 3oIh \. c. Int,
s. uriah Rash, Co. II. 18th y. c. mi,
&. ). \.
s. Rufus Watson. co. G, 18th \. c. INF,