The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-29
GRAVES OF HEROES
SARCOPHAGI OVER TOSTBs OF
GEMS. McLAWs AND BARLOW.
TO BE DEDICATED SATURDAY.
WILL BE ATTENDED BY NO FOR
NAL CEREMONIES.

WILL BE ATTENDED BY NO FOR
NAL CEREMONIES.
Daughters of the COnfederHcy Have
the Final Preparations in Charge.
Numerous Floral and Laurel
Wreaths to SurmOunt the SnrcO-
phagi-Wiu BE Draped in COnfed-
crate FIaEs-The Two Marble Mon
uments Pronounced Works of Art
by Those Who Have Seen Them.
VIII BE Reared within Less Than
100 Yards of Each Other-Descrip-
ton of the SarcOPhagi-Origin of
the Inscriptions.
The handsome saTCophagi for the
tombs of Gems Barlow and McLaws'
upon which the finishing touches are
now being put. will be placed in posi-
ton within the next day or two, and
Saturday afternoon viii be ready for
the inspection of the public. The dec
Grafton of the sarcophagi has been as
signed to the Daughters of the Con-
federacy, who will drape them with
Confederate flags and place wreaths
and floral offerings.
The dedication will be attended by
no formal ceremony. The sarcophagi
will be in position Saturday afternoon,
and it is expected that
many will visit Laurel Grove
Cemetery during the afternoon and
on Sunday to see them. Besides four
a ah ~
Messrs. Oelschig, Wolf, Wagner and
Kiesnng. Teynac and Glass, there will
be laurel wreaths and other floral Of
ferings on the tombs.
Tribute of the OgIethorpes.
The members of the Oglethorpe Light
Infantry will donate a floral wreath for
the tomb of Gen. Barlow, while on the
tomb of Gen. McLaws Will rest a SINH
lar tribute from the family of the illus
trious soldier. Members of the several
Confederate organizations in the city
and of the Oglethorpe Light Infantry
are expected to visit the graves.
The sarcophagi will be over the
graves of the heroes to the right of the
roadway on the north side of the
hollow in Laurel Grove. 1t is
probable that the direction of the
graves from the roadway will be in
dicated by flags, placed by the roadside.
The distance between the graves is not
more than seventy five yards.
The sarcOphagi are works of art, and
have been so pronounced by all who
have seen them. They are plain. The
only ornament-and but for the letter
ing they are identical-is a sheathed
sword and wreath, in alto relieve. The
history of the model from which the
swords were sculptured is in itself in
teresting. 1t was once owned by Capt.
L. S. Hale, who wore it on the occa-
sion of the capture of the United States
gunboat Harriet Lane in Galveston
Bay, Dec. 81, 1862. 1t was manufac-
tured in New Orleans.
The McLaws Memorial.
The McLaws sarcophagus is the first
after entering the cemetery, the one
being within plain view of the other.
They are six feet and a half in length
at the base. three and a half feet in
hight and three feet in width. The
base is a block of granite. about one
third the hight of the whole. The
foundation for the base is under
ground.
On the front face of each appears
the same inscription, in raised letter
ing, as appears on the respective mon
uments in Chippewa Square. On the
McLaws sarcophagus, on one side Of
the base is the inscription, Il Fought
Not For What l Thought Was Right
But For Principles That Were Right"
On the opposite side appears, He
Knew When To Lead Us In And He
Always Brought Us Out" This was
said by one under McLaws' command,
and expressed better than could any
other words the tactics of the general.
His remarkable discretion in the din of
battle, by which he avoided useless
sacrifices and made the greatest use
of the forces at his command was one
of his noted characteristics.
Erected by Confederate Association.
On the front of the sarcophagus over
this grave also appears, in indented
lettering at the base, the inscription,
Erected by the Confederate Associa-
tons and Citizens of Savannah" The
word veteran" does not appear on
either of the sarcophagi, the Sons and
Daughters of the Confederacy, as we'll
as the two local camp of veterans, con-
tributing to the fund for their erec-
ton.
In addition to a similar inscription
to the one on the monument of Gen.
Barlow in Chippewa Square, there ap-
pears also on the Barlow sarcophagus,
in raised lettering on the one side. the
inscription, Il Go to Illustrate Geor-
gia," and OH the other, They've Killed
Me, Boys, but Never Give 1t Up"
These latter words, uttered after Gen
Barlow had received a mortal wound
were inscribed on his grave stone
shortly after his burial, so that the
words attributed to him are not mere
ly what has been handed down to pos
terity, but the words inscribed over his
last resting place by those to whom he
uttered the parting injunction. On the
base, at the 'front.' in indented lettering,
is the inscription, Erected by the Con-
federate Associations, Oglethorpe Light
Infantry and the Citizens of Savan-
nah"
The sarcophagi were sculptured by
Mr.. William Roch, at the works of the
Savannah Monument and Tile Com
pany, on York street. They are now
practically completed and will be taken
to the cemetery tomorrow. The COM
mittee in charge of the work is
Messrs. d. G. Purse, ]. H. Estill, John
r. Dillon, c. L. Chestnut and II. A.