Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-24

teau. The hillside is gorgeous in the
array OF its natural green. Above what
the skill Of man has done, one recog-
nizes the majestic beauty of the site
itself with its crown of oaks and
evergreens.
Probably the most impressive sight
at Arlington is that of the field OF the
uead on the plateau, where the head
stones stretch away in lines almost
endless to the vision. The stones are
set in rows, uniform in distance from
one to the other, arrayed in order
| and marshalled as battalion for re-
view. silent army of 1920 strong
The headstones are Of the simple pat
tern adopted In 1872 for ali Of nat
ional cemeteries-here, at Gettysburg.
Chattanooga and elsewhere. On each
| slab Is inscribed the name of the sol
der whose grave it marks. with his
state and the number by which he
has been enrolled In the roll of honor
the roster kept by the war depart
ment of those who died in the SER
vice OF the country. consisting of 81
volumes and containing the records of
100000 deceased union soldiers.
Most of the graves are at the back
of the house toward the Fort Meyer
hill by the Ord and Wietzel gate is
| another field which contains 5000
graves. The slope east of the mansion
has been set apart for the graves of
officers. In front of the house near the
| dIsfiguring Flagstaff are the graves Of
General Philip II. Sheridan and Ad-
miral David ID. Porter. Sheridan's
resting place Is marked by dignined
monument of granite adorned with
bronze medallion portrait with flag
and wreath. The likeness of the gen
eral Is excellent. The monument is
rectangular. terminating in a pyra-
midal apex, is about IL feet In height
and five feet at base. Beneath the
medallion is the word Sheridan In
bronze. The lot is enclosed by a chain
fence supported by granite posts. The
grave lies on the lower side of the
stone toward the city of Washington.
and is covered with green vines.
A simple stone marks Admiral Por-
ter's grave. but 1t Is 10 be replaced by
a monument. To the south are the
graves of Purveyor-GeneralJ j. II. Bax-
ter, Colonel Hiram Berdan of the First
United States snaTpsnooters, and
General George Crook. The bronze
panel on the Crook monument depicts
the scene Of the surrender of Apache
Indians under Geronimo to General
Crook In the Sierra Madre mountains
OF Mexico In 1883. Another section of
the grounds reserved for officers Is
west of the house toward Fort Meyer.
Here are memorials of those who
fought In the civil war and earlier
conflicts. Conspicuous is the sarcopha-
gus OF Quartermaster-Ge General M. G.
Meigs, upon whose suggestion to
President Lincoln In 1864 the estate
was converted into q military ceme-
terry. Among other monuments are
those of Belknap. Burns. Harvey, Ha.
zen. Kirk. Lytord. Paul, Plummer.
Shelby. SieuIndn, Van Dachenhausen,
and Ricketts, hero of twenty-seven
battles. in five of which he was borne.
wounded from the field. Stones worn
with age mark the graves of eleven
Revolutionary officers.
In accordance with a privilege
given to the wives and daughters of
soldiers buried at Arlington, many a
woman's grave is here beside that OF
the husband or father. General Law.
TONS grave is not far from those of
officers and men who died In the
Spanish and Philippine wars, many
of whom are buried in the cemetery.
In their honor high shaft has been
erected. upon the top of whose sylin-
drical body an eagle rests upon a
huge ball of granite. A bronze panel
with an inscription is fastened to the
top base. The monument probably is
80 feet In height. The rough rider
monument is a little apart from the
group OF other graves. 1t Is a rough
| rectangular piece of stone about IL
| feet high, and marks the resting
places OF those who died In the late
war while serving in the first United
States volunteer cavalry, 1t was erect.
ed by the surviving members of the
regiment and was dedicated last fall,
President Roosevelt making the ad.
dress.
Near the so-called Temple of Fame.
whose columns proclaim the dis.
tirguished names thus chosen for pc
culiar honor. stands another memoir
ial-monument TO the unknown dead.
Some an nameless soldiers are
gathered there in one common grave,
deprived of the individual measure
of fame which each one by his daring
and dying merited. and denied the
poor reward OF recognition. even of
Identification. Their names, their
homes, their friends, all were un.
known. The simple story is told in
the letters chisled on the granite
face-"Beneath this stone repose the
bones OF s,l11 unknown soldiers
\ gathered after the war from the
HA1HG Of N,,lt n.