The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-28

ceremonies Of Memoria.
day. under Order No. II
o. Gen John A. Logan, then command.
erin-chlef Of tho Grand Army 81 The
Republic. May 30. 1855. dawned glorb
ously. as IL heaven had smiled pro.
piuossly for he day.
Unexpectedly 10 Gen. Logan the or
der ELECTED the heartiest cooperation
Of AL loyal citizens with the Grand
Army Of the Republic 10 honorfng the
memory Of the heroic dead. whose
bodies lay In almost every city. VIII
LACE churchyard IN She land"
The survivors Of the ciFi war vers
then a large part Of the nob1Iauon 81
AL communities. They seized with
great enthusiasm the suggestion Of
commemoration Of the names and
deeds Of their departed comrades
Generously assisted By patriotic peo
pie. the heaYen-born ceremony was
i~naugurated with 90 much rever
entail eclst as 70 make an indeHblt
Impression on the whole nation and
establish IT'S permanoncy forevermore
So interesting we're the ceremonies
that congress made an appropriation
for the publication Of the reports Of
the proceedings az many places in a.
most every state and territory. as also
In Old and New Mexico.
The most imposing and impressive
exercises were those at Arlington
where then slept more than z2.0oO
heroic dead Two thousand NJ hun
dred Of that number are In the cata
combs Of the granite mausoieum upon
which IS inscribed Unknown"
Il may be OF interest 20 many who
have not visited this Yalhalla Of
American patriots &c read the In
scription chiseisd on this tomb:
Beneath this stone repose the bones Of
thousand one hundred and eleven
unknown soldiers. gathered after the war
from the helca % BAH Run and the route
70 happahannuCk. Their remalua could
not be idenuned, but their names aad
deeds are recorded ia the archives o.
their country; and its grateful citizens
honor them as Of their noble army q
martyrs May they rest 10 peace!
"septsmbeT. A. =. lS5s"
Surmounting the tomb are four
nded field pieces. one al esch corner.
and a stack Of cannon balls. On Dec.
Grafton day, 1865, floral shields formed
the center Of each side. and upon
them were appropriate inscriptions.
On the north side:
. Fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents nre spread.
And Glory guards with solemn round
The mNuUnH Of Tia HNgn 20
On the west side:
whether on tented neld
or On the battles van.
The ntteSt place FOR nan 20 ale
L. where he dies for man.
On the east side.
Here rest the brave who sunk IS rest
BY an thcir c~ountry'a Wishes biost
on the south side:
'Trhe grave should be surrounded by
everything that might inspire tender
ness and v-enerauon Tor the dead az that
niEht win the crung 10 virtue. IA 10 not
the place % disgust and tismay. but q
sorrow and meditation"
Ia addition 70 the thousands IN the
mausoleum there are hundreds OF
graves In the grounds marked ~Un.
known" But few OF the present gen
Grafton know that the hanowed bones
IN the mausoleum and those in the
graves whose headstones bear The
melancholy word Unknown" were
through the efforts Of that lncompar.
able, patriotic woman, Clara Barton.
gathered from the many ~battledelds Of
Virginia and from isolated places In
the forests around them, whittier
wounded soldiers had craWlod and
lied. and whose bodies were undiscov.
FRED hy the burial corps. who az best
could DO little more than cover over /
heir fallen comrades with a few
lpadefuls Of earth after the san.
struggle Of many hours. be
lore they were Obliged 90 press for
10 hold advanced positions The
springlme rains. the summer suns
he winter SHOWS beat upon the hasti
y made mounds or trenches and iaid
bare the sacred forms which were
lonn nauFht saw Whiiencd skeletons I
Clara Barton conceived che idea Of
gathering them together and placing
hem IN scientific hands 50 as 10 elias
Iify and inter them Ia Arlington. Con
-reas adopted her suggestion and or
tho secretary 81 wa 60 furnish
transportation and detail men 10 ac
company her on her mission 81 res.
ne remains OF heroes from OBJ
iteration b. further exposure 10 the
dement's
This sacred spot Is fun OF historic
ntorost Once the property 90 ne
amiiy % Washington. from whom h
vas Inherited By Robert e. Leland
ghen DE deserted 81 90 cast his lot
gith the coniederacy- 1T cutiously be-
anne the last resting place % those
had sacrificed their lives 10 ne
Of the union. which Lee and
is cohorts had tried 20 dismomher
The pr0gram 81 May Sc 1865 for
be decoration of tho graves in Ar
was perfect The president
is cabinet the great captains OF tie