The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-05
NORTH CAROL|NA'S
DEAD AT ARLINGTON
Two Hundred Sixty-Four
Confederates There.
46 ARE FROM THIS STATE
As ARE FROM THIS STATE
'<ssu1g0rk of Charles Broadway Rouss
Camp of Veterans.
RtBuaIal OF THE DEAD DUE TO THEM
A Marble Head Stone Inscrib With the Name
of the Dead Now Marks Each Grave.
A Carefully Prepared List Of
the Names.

the Names.
a list of the North Carolina Confederate
soldiers buried in the cemetery at Airing
ton. Va. There are 264 Confederate dead
there. of which 46 are North Carolinians
The list is that of the actual inserip-
tions on the new headstones. These have
been obtained from the Confederate ar
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, 20
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
tiers G.. S. A., signifying Confederate
States Army.
This great work of the reburial of the
Confederate dead, formerly scattered
and inadequately marked in the District
Of Columbia was accomplished, by the
Charles broadway Rouss Camp of Con-
federate veterans of Washington, ID. c.
after three years of hard work. Having
asceTtained upon investigation the fact
that their dead comrades were widely
scattered and poorly marked, the camp
retitioned President Mckinley on June
s. 1892 setting forth the deplorable con-
ditions and requesting remedial meas
ures. The President said it was matter
in which he was deeply interested and a t
once favorably endorsed the petition.
The result was an act of Congress APP
proved June g. 1900, appropriating $4,000
for the rebllrial, and marking with appro-
pirate headstones with suitable inserip-
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 abouH
three and 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 10,
1901. and completed about the first of Oo-
tober last except setting out trees to
acorn the grounds, which will be done
soon.
a committee of the camp has been pres
ent and witnessed every stage of the
work the disinterment, refinement 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 e. Lewis, M. D., of the
District of Columbia; Commander of
Camp, Major E. Willoughly Anderson, of
Virginia., First Lieutenant Commander,
Major Henry NJ Marchant, of Texas !;
Second Lieutenant Commander, Captain
William Brown of Virginia. Adjutant,
Captain John M. Hockey, of Tennessee;
Lieutenant, ". c. 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 its 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
len ID. 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,
commander 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,
member of the Committee on Confederate
Dead of the Charles Broadway Rouss Camp,
by the Commander. ID. +. i.
LIST of INSCRIPTIONS ON. THE HEAD
STONES or GRAVES OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA CONFEDERATE DEAD IN
TIVE NEW CONFEDERATE SECTION IN
ARLINGTON CEMETRY. VIRGINIA.
|. corpl G. W. Rel. Co. IL, 9th \. G.
Inf c. s. A.
IN. A. Rogers, Co. f, 44th N. c. Inf,
j. ". Wilson, Co. B, End n. c. Inf,
IT R. Carlton, Co. B. 18th n. c. Inf,
Jonathan Nickens, Co. A, 9Th \. c. Inf,
w H. Gusston, Co. E, 18th \. G. Inf,
VIM Brown, Co f. 9th \. c. Inf,
Al Jacob Barnes, Co. D, End \. G. INF,
~ James Mccallen, Co. c 18th, \. c. Cav,
c. S. A.
4s John Burns. Co. H, 10th n. G. INF,
G. S. A.
A Corp1 A. A. Bostain, Co, X 57th \.
G., Inf, c. S. a.
Is j. F. Dean, Co. l 4Srd y. c. Inf,
c. $. A.
4G D. G.. Coleman, Co. A 10th y. G. Inf,
c. S. A.
Al d. W Berry, Co. c, 9th n c. Inf,
G. S. A.
81 Sgt. 5. J. Boyce Co. X, soth n c. Inf,
G. S. A.
81 uriah Rash, Co. II. 44th \. c. Inf,
G. 5. A.
- Rufus walston, Co C, 18th y. c. Inf,
c. S. A.
8 J.. D. Pounds. Go. E, asth \, c. Inf,
s. \. L. Craft. Co. k, SIND n. c. Inf,
G. 6. \
81 H. ". Overcast, Co. B, 57th n. c. Inf,
c.. S. A.
s. G Kinkin, Co. c, 44th \. C. Inf,
C. S. A.
III VIM Tucker. Co. c. seth y. C. Inf,
c. s. A.
~ J; W. Cox. Co. G, End \. c. Inf,