The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
The Bodies Are Now Taken Up
And Laid Among Comrads In
a National Cemetery at
Marietta, Ga.

N. ID. Garu /. OF tle QudrlelmdS.
ter departme =, United States army,
is in Anderson for the purpose Of su-
perintending the removal Of the
bodies.
MI. Darlington came to Anderson
on orders transmitted to him through
tie headquarters Of the department OF
the Gulf in Atlanta, by Maj. J. B.
Bsllirger, Of the war department, in
Washington. In order to remove a
body 1T is necessary under the city
ordinances to secure permission from
the city board Of health. At called
meeting Of tee board yesterday after.
neon the ord:r was gladly grained.
Mr.. Darlington is receiving the heart
lest cooperation in his work. He Is
native Of Ne~berry and a very pleas
aut gentleman. he will have the bod
les exhumed today, placed in alright
boxes and shipped to Marietta. The
cost Of the removal will be paid cut OF
the appropriation for army transpor-
tation. 1t is probable that OILY few
bones and possibly a bit of blue cloth
and a few buttons will be found In
each grave. The most recent is thirty.
nine years old.
Three Of the dead soldiers were
killed while guarding cotton at
Browns ferry on the Savannah river.
They were taks to little island in
the river and shot to death. They
were mere boys, II, Is and 20 years Of
age. respectively, and had never been
10 battle. One Of the others was mur-
dered by one of his comrades at the
Patrick military institute building,
which was the headquarters, and his
b dy was thrown into well on the
premises. Two others died In the
military hospital here. There was
formerly still another, but his body
was r; moved soon after the war by
relatives.
Miss Lerora c. Hubbard, of this
city, has always been ninterested in the
graves Of these Northern soldiers.
For twenty years she and her pupils
have cared for the six graves, and
every year on Decoration day they
have been neatly cleaned eff and dec
Grated. a f.w years ago notice in
regard to this custom vas sen in the
Anderson Intel:ig :ncer by Maj. A. @
Hill, OF Calais, Me-, and he wrote to
Miss Hubbard thanking ber tor he1
care of the graves OF his comrades
Maj. Hill was an tic Of the Union
garrison at Anderson end has been 3
subscriber to Tue Intelligencer almost
continually since the war. Mr.. j. A.
Brock, OF this city, later sent to Maj.
johnson, OF Lawrence, Mass, a copy
of The Daily Mail containing another
reference to the graves. Maj. Johnson
was adjutant of the Anderson war
garrison, and has kept up his friend
ship made during his residence in this
city. Miss Hubbard has received let
ters Of gratitude aud praise from
many prominent Northern veterans,
among them tie governor OF Maine,
who also sent her a package Ct figs
to be used in decorating the graves,
and the bishop OF Pennsylvania.
Through these men the matter was
brought to the attention Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic, and at its
meeting in B ston last SEPTEMBER TIE
ultimate disp1>al Ct TIE bodies Of the
Federal soldiers at Anderson was
thoroughly discussed. Capt Bopkins
q brother in-law OF one OF the dead
soldiers, Col. c. S. Brown, formerly in
com mand Of the Anderson garrison,
and Adjutant Jch1sop, we're In favor
of allowing the bodies to remain at
Anderson, aud Of making an app:orri
a ion for properly mar ling and enc'o
iIg the graves. Finally, however, it
was decided that the bodies should
rest in national cemetery.
The matter was bought to tie at
tention OF the war dc partment, and In
accordance to its custom the order
was at once issued upon which Mr..
Darlington is now removing the bod
les. They will be inferred in one of
the most beautiful of the -.ation's
"biVouacs Of the dead" and properly
marked.
For twenty years Miss Hubbard has
personally cared for the graves OF
these late foemen. and her thoughtful.
ness and generosity have been COM
mented on il the NEST graceful AMI
courteous letters fro q dozens OF North
ern veterans. Invariably they have
referred to her action as significant OF
the healing OF the scars CT war and
the reunion OF the country. Many OF |
the officers who we're members Of the |
garrison which occupied the city cur
ing its two years Of military rule made
lifelong friends among their defeated
foenen, and the six graves in the /
Presbyterian chnrcAyard have been
the means Of forming yet other de-
lightful friendships.
Miss Hubblrd hid completed ar
to remove the bodies Of
the Fed >rals to Silver Brook cemetery,
and the city council had at Der request
donated beautiful plot for the pur-
pose. but she Learned Of the govern
ment's custom OF n moving the bodies
Of Union soldiers to notional GENE
teries and thought it best to await the
action Of the dead mems comrades
The bodies would long ago have been
placed in Silver B ook cemetery had
not the attention Of Miss Hubbard
and of the ladies WHO were interested
with her been taken up with the
building Of the Confederate monument
On the plaza. They felt that their first
work was due the fathers and brothers
who wore tie gray.
In speaking of the matter yesterday
Miss Hubbard said that the removal
would mean personal loss to her.
After caring for their graves for so
many years the dead soldiers seemed
almost her own dead, and she would
give them up with feeling akin to
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