The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-03-30
THE SOU rH'S DEAD.
THIRTY THOUSAND CONFEDER.
ATES DIED IN PRISON.
Nearly Ten thousand Of Whom Are
Buried in National Gem
eteries

The recart appointment Of Col.
William Elliott OF Columbia, as Com
missioner to mark the graves of Cor
t .derate soldiers who died and were
buried near Northern prisons during
the war, reveals the fact that in 89
lOcalitie, there are buried 80, 1862 Con-
federatc prisoners Of war, viz, Gil.
Ger 455, emil ted men %, 400, unknown
726 and citiz ,ns 48l. Many of these
we're long ago buried in trenches Gas
In the case Of the removal OF the Don.
fednrate remains from Fort Delaware
and Pea Patch Island, Pa, to the
Finn's Point, N. j., national Gene.
terry and 1t Is said that 1t will be al
mort i'm racticable to Identify individ-
ual graves, Notwithstanding the fact
that the ames Of many OF the per.
sons may be fund OF record. Approx.
imately $500 C~onfe6erates are turi.
ed In national cemeteries.
The contract price for headstones
that are to be used In the marking Of
Confederate graves will be 50. l3 each,
at the place Of manufacture, and it is
estimated chat in round plumbers $40.
600 viii be required for the purchase
! Of the stones aione. 70 this must be-
added 81 rs each as the cost Of trans.
porting, handling and setting the
stones.
According to the records Of the Wa
Department, the following ia a com
plete list Of United States prisons used
to confine Confederate prisoners of
war: Alton, H., Damp Butler, Pa.
Camp Chase, OAio, Camp d uslas,
Ill. Camp Morton, Ind, Elmira, N.
Y, Fort Delaware, Del, Fort Nc
Henry, Md Johnson's Island, OHIO,
Louisville, Kv., Fort Lafayette, New
York haibor, Newport News, Va,
New Orleans, La, Old Capital Prison,
Washington, d O., Point Lookout,
Md, r ok Island, Ill.,, St. Louis, Mo.
Ship Island, Miss, and Fort Warren,
Boston harbor, Mass.
1t will be noted that with the ex.
ception OF the prisoners in Louisville,
Newport Ne Rs, New Orleans and Fort
McHenry, ali Of them were located
north OF Mason and Dixon's line, the
place where most torture was sui
fered by Confederate troops, possibly
uelnB Oamp OnaS0.
At the Elmlra prison there were
2, $50 deaths; all are marked with the
exception OF about 81. At Fort Del
aware there were 2 SOP deaths, and OF
this number all have been heretofore
marked with the exception OF 8l7. At
the prison at Frederick, NIL, 226 Con-
federateS died, and all out three have
been marked. There we're 3 446 Con-
f%ederatos who died at Point Lookout,
Md, AID OF this number $50 remain
as vet unmarked. At ROCK Island,
ILL.,, 1922 died, and Of this number
all but 302 have been marked.
In the 80 localities originally mon
toned there app ar to have been 726
unknown C~onfederates buried, but
there must be added a total Of 20,
TIA, who diad as Prisoners OF wal in
the hands Of Federal authorities Ia
other places. or this number the
graves or 10, 020 have been heretofore
marked, leaving at this time, acc )rd.
Ing to the figures at + o War Depart
mont about Z. 900 yet to be marked.
There are known 10 be iii existing
national Gem. terles 8, 200 Confederate
NOSut co oISu iuOIC UtltLu uWO-UQlfu2 OF
the Confederate prison daad are burr.
ed In places other than national Gem.
eteries and presumably not under gov
ernment control or receiving the care
OF the government at this time.
While 1t appears that about 80 OOO
Confederate soldiers died In Northern
prisons, the statement is made nv the
War department that tho numb3r OF
Federal soldiers dying In Confederate
prisons reached 30 SIC, also that while
the Federal authorities held 220 600
Confederate prisoners, there we're held
In the South 226, 400 Union soldiers.
-Four Guests Burned.
The business portion Of the village
OF Tusbin, Osceolo county, Mich, was
destroyed by fire which started in the
hotel Compton from q detective fur
mace. Ten guests escaped In night
clothes while four were burned to
death. The financial loss IL 82i 600.
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