The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-24
HERE TO LOCATE.
/ SOLDIERS GRAVES
COL. WIN. ELLIOTT or WAR DE
PARTMENT SEEKS CCNFED-
ERATE PRISONERS
RESTING PLACES.
FIVE ON. MISSING LIST
Covernme Mt viii Place eHadstones to
Mark Graves in Accordance
With Foraker Act
of Congress.

| Col. William Elliott of the war de-
lEartment at Washington d. c.. who
has been in the city several days left
yesterday for the national capital hav-
| ing made an investigation for the de-
partment of which he is a commits.
sioner.
Col. Elliott is engaged in the work
of locating the graves of Confederate
soldiers in northern burial grounds, in
compliance with the Foraker act OF
congress which act was brought be-
| fore congress at the request OF Gen.
Stephen d. Lee, one Of the two sur
viving generals of the Confederate
army.
The object of the act is for the
government to get possession OF the
burial places of prisoners of war who
died in the north, to see that they
are put in good condition enclosed by
o fence and marble headstone
placed at each grave with the name
rank, company regiment and state OF
each soldier engraved thereon. There
are sixty-one such places in the north
located from Massachusetts, to New
Mexico. Headstones are now being
erected in some of the cemeteries,
notably 5000 in the cemetery at Ell
mira, N. Y. The stones are of Blue
Ridge marble furnished by com
pany at Nelson, Ga, which was by far
the lowest bidder. The government
has a contract with this company to
furnish 10000 headstones with the
right to increase or diminish the mum
her as required. An appropriation or
| 100000 is provided for the expense.
Col Elliott, accompanied by Mrs.
| Elliott and his private secretary has
been on a tour of the country since
| Oct. !. While here he visited the
National cemetery a; Mound City and
found there thirty-four graves of Con-
federate prisoners all of which graves
are marked by headstones which like.
lly will be replaced with the govern
jment's stones.
Five On Missing List.
| Col. Elliott, however was greatly
disappointed to find no trace of five
| Confederates who are said to have
been buried there. The missing ones
are herewith given and Col. Elliott
will be grateful II information con
corning any of them is sent to him.
care War Department. 1900 F street,
Washington d. c.:
w. Carthgart, private. Seventh
Florida; died Nov. g. 1862
w. H. Carter, private. Forty'third
Georgia. died Nov. u. 1862.
]. NJ Meadows, private, Marion Ar
tillery; died Nov. IL, 1862.
]. w. Sweat, private. First Florida;
died Nov 4. 1862.
James Thompson. private, Marion
Artillery: died Nov. II, 1862
All of the above died on steamer
Marie Cunning en- route to Vicksburg
| for exchange
These prisoners we're being taken
down the river to be exchange when
death smote them and it is quite
probable that the skeletons of sol
diers which have been found from
| time TO time in excavating on the
loutskirts of the city may have been
the remains of these men who after
serving in the Lost Cause, failed by
only few days to be reunited with
their dear ones.
le DISTINGUISHED Soldier.
Col. Elliott is a South Carolinian
and a typical gentleman of the old
school He served as adiutant gen
eral OF Gen. Stephen d. Lees corps
during the Civil war aud was one of
the company that took Fort Sumpter
| in 1861. He served in many notable
engagements, namely at the first and
second battles of Manassas, Williams
burg, the seven days battle at Rich.
mond, Sharpsburg and Williamsburg,
and was then transferred to Vicks-
lburg being In the fight at Champion
Hill. the siege of Vicksburg and
imany other engagements.
In making his tour Col. Elliott has
lmet number who were on the other
side of the battle but his association
with the erstwhiIe enemy has been
delightfully."- friendly and he has en-
loved the trip greatly. The superin.
tendent of the National cemetery at
Mound City was shot at the battle OF
Champion Hill or Bakers Creek
where Col. Eiliott-s horse was shot
Under him and their reminiscent con-
versation of the old days on the bat
tleheld can better be imagined than
taescribed. Col. Elliott himself. was
wounded at Bentonvllie, n. c. He
served as a member OF congress from
mis- native state for fourteen years NJ