The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
INFORMATION DESIRED
BY MEMORIAL BOARD
object Is the Preservation of Com
federate Cemeteries.


federate Cemeteries.
Hon. w. d. Ellis of Atlanta, chairman
of the Confederate Memorial Board. an
organization which has for it's prime
object the preservation of Confederate
cemeteries and which is supported by
the state. is making an effort to locate
the burial places of soldiers who fought
in the Confederate army and who were
either killed in battle, died from dis
eases while in service, or who survived
the war and have since died.
Hon. Mr.. Ellis very much desires to
be in position to formulate a report
10 present to the state Legislature at
its next meeting and to this end asks
the cooperation of all persons who are
interested in the preservation of Con-
1ederate soldiers graves and who know
OF the locations of such graves The
BOARD is familiar with the locations of
the principal Confederate cemeteries at
Savannah, Augusta, Athens, Macon,
MARIETTA, Columbus and along the line
OF the western and Atlantic Railway in
the northeastern part of the state, but
is very anxious to be informed as to
the many places throughout the state
Where one or more Confederate soldiers
are buried.
The Memorial Board desires infornra-
| ton as to the location of Confederate
cemeteries, whether or not they are
connected with other burial grounds;
thelr present conditions, whether under
| enclosure and of what kind; the num-
Der OF Confederate dead buried and
present condition of graves and how
the graves are marked; the number of
names of the known dead and of how
| many head stones it would require to
marx them; the probable cost of dur
| able head stones; in whose name the
tltle OF the cemetery lot is made to and
whether or not the holder would be
Wiling to transfer same to the state
| under the provisions of the act creating
the Memorial Board, and any other de-
talls which might be furnished.
An important question to be answer
| ed IN writing to the Memorial Board is
| whether or not the Memorial Associa-
| ton at such places where there are
| Confederate graves desire the state to
take charge under the provisions of the
act recently passed, sections 2, 3, and 4
of which are as follows:
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted bv au-
thority of same. that said board NAV
accept deeds conveying the title to
the state in Confederate cemeteries. or
| in such parts of cemeteries wherein
| Confederate soldiers are buried and
may also accept all gifts and requests
that may be made to said board or
to the state for the care and protcc-
ton of said cemeteries, or any of them.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by
authority of same. that it shall be the
duty of said board to have suitably
marked with marble, granite or metal
headboards all graves of soldiers in
| said cemeteries, and properly care for
| same in every particular.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by au-
| thority aforesaid, that said board shall.
as soon as practicable after the pas
sage of this act. make an investiga-
ton of all the cemeteries mentioned
in Section 2, and make a report of their
| findings to the Governor not later than
May 81, 1904. which report shall be
submitted to this General Assembly at
its next session. Said report shall con-
| tain the location of such cemeteries,
| the present condition of each, the num-
Der of soldiers buried therein, the prob
| able cost of suitably marking such
graves as may not have durable head
| stones, the condition of the enclos-
ures around the cemeteries and the
probable cost of all needed enclosures,
| and all other information that the
board may deem it advisable to report,
| looking to placing such cemeteries in
| good condition and keeping them in
| that condition.
Persons who desire to aid the Me-
mortal Board in securing the desired
| information will receive the sincere
thanks of the board. and should adj
| dress the chairman at Atlanta. The
board is composed of the following
gentlemen w. D. Ellis. chairman: ].
G. Morris. vice chairman; r. A. Mis-
bet, w. S. Shepherd, ]. o. Waddell,
secretary