The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-25
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An Anderson Lady Who Markell
Graves Of Union eoldiefs.

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LOOKED FOR YEARS
The Bodies Are Now Taken UP
And Laid Among Comrads in
a National Cemetery at
Marietta, Tia.
One day last week the bodies of SIX
Federal soldiers we're taken up at An.
derson,sS. c., and sent to the national
cemetery at Marietta, Ga. Ali OF
these years that the graves Of the
soldiers have been in Anderson they
have been cared for by an Anderson
lady and school children.
4 The story of their removal in the
Anderson Mail Is as follows:
3 Today the remains of six Federal
soldiers who died In Anderson in 1866
will be removed from the graveyard
Of the First Presbyterian church and
transported to Marietta for interment
in the National cemetery there. Mr..
NJ. III. Darlington. OF the quartermas.
ter department., United States army,
is In Anderson for the purpose of su-
perintending the removal OF the
bodies.
Mr.. Darlington came to Anderson
on orders transmitted to him through
the headquarters Of the Department. OF
the Gulf in Atlanta, by Maj. J. B.
Bellirger, of the war department, in
Washington. In order to remove a
body it is necessary under the city
ordinances to secure permission from
the city board of health. At called
meeting Of the board yesterday after
neon the order was gladly granted.
Mr.. Darlington is receiving the besrt.
lest cooperation in his work. lie is
native OF Newberry and a very pleas
ant gentleman. lie will have the bod
les exhumed today, placed in alright
boxes and shipped to Marietta. The
cost of the removal will be paid out Of
the appropriation for army transpor-
tation. IJ is probable that only a few
bones and possibly a bit Of blue cloth
and 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 take n to little island in
the river and shot to death. They
were mere boys. II, l8 and 20 years Cf
age, respectively, and had never been
In battle. One OF the others was muir
dered by one of his comrades at the
Patrick military institute building.
which was the headquarters, and hi.
b dy was thrown into a well on the
premises. Two others died in the
military hospital here. There was
formerly still another, but his BODY
was r; IN 0ved soon after the war by
relatives.
Miss Lenora G. Hubbard, OF this
city, has always been interested 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 off and dec.
GRATED. a few years ago notice In
regard to this custom was seen In tn,
Anderson Intel'ig ncer by Mai. a. o
Hin, OF Calais, Me-, and he wrote to
Miss Hubbard thanking her for her
eara-ot-the graves OF his. comrades
h1a1. Hill was an Office r OF the Union
garrison at Anderson and has been a
subscriber to TIE Intelligencer almos,
continually since the war. Mr.J. a.
Brock, of this city, later sent to Mai.
johnson. of Lawrence, Mass, accp,
OF The Daily Mail containing anothe r
reference to The graves. Mai. johnson
was adjutapt Of the Anderson war
garrison, and has kept up his friend
ship made during his residence in thi,
city. Miss Hubbard has received let.
ters of gratitude and praise from
many pro ninent Northern v, terans
among them the governor OF Maine,
VINO also sent her package Of fl rs
TO be used in decorating the graves.
and the bishop OF Pennsylvania.
Through these men the m after wa.
brought to the attention Oi the Grand
Army OF the Republic, and at is
meeting IN ston Ia t Sept mber I'll e
ultimate dispo' al Of tie bodies OF TIE
Federal soldiers at Anderson was
thoroughly discussed. Capt. Hopkins
brother in-law Of one OF the dead
soldiers, Col. q. S Brown, formerly in
command OF the Anderson garrison.
and Adjutant j hnson, were in favor
or allowing the bodies to remain a,
Anderson, and OF making IN approI ri.
ION FOR properly nar ing and enc Q
iLg the graves. Finally, however, It
was decided that the bodies should
rest in national cemetery.
The matter was bought TO II @ at.
Genti0n or the war department., 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 nations
'biYouacs OF the dead" and properly
marked
For twenty years Miss Hubbard has
personally cared for the graves of
taese late foemcn, and her thoughtful
ness and generosity have been com.
mented on In the mCst graceful am
courteous letters fro q dcz rs OF North
ern veterans. Invariably they have
referred to ner action as Significant OF
the healing Of the scars Of war and
the reunion OF the country. Many Of
The oiiice's who were men bers of the
garrison which occupied the city dur
Ing its two years Of military rule made
lifelong friends among their defeated
foemen, and the six graves in the
Presbyterian chnrchyard have herp