The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-02
DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOL U7TON

/ Lafayette was given q. reception ana
bali on his last visit to America in
April. 1895.
Revolutionary Soldiers, Graves.
During the expansion Of settlement,
or the movement Of population from
the Atlantic States TO the west, Ala
hanna received q large number OF set
tiers. who had served in the RevoIr-
tionary war. The census OF 1870 conn
piied/a list Of those who were then
alive, and the number in Alabama was
quite considerable. In q recent letter
from DR.: Thomas N. Owen. State His
torian. he says: = 49,
while statistics are not available. /
am quite sure there there are more
than 500 soldiers OF the Revolution
buried In this State. Distributed over
the entire State In the sixty-seyen
counties. II suppose that in each the
number would range from i've to
twenty-five. Within the easy reach Of
your several chapters in the state.
am satisfied that there are cemeteries
and private burying grounds which
contain the remains OF at least ten OF
these soldiers
Il know Of no better historic task
which could engage your members
than the location OF these graves, In
order that they may be cared for, re-
marked IL necessary. and modest mon
DR.. Owen further suggests:
THAT In some cases IL would be wen
70 erect Q monument In the county
town. to all the Revolutionary soldiers
buried in the county, reciting thereon
tho names records. ana places OF
burial"
In 1908. Mrs. P. H. Men pub,ishsd q
list of the Revolutionary soldiers
buried in Alabama" with sketches OF
each, the paper being included in Vol
urne .. Transactions OF the Historical
Society. Since them" says DR.. Owen,
II have accumulated quite as many
facts concerning the location of other
graves, and the collection Is constantly
heonming augmented" He further
states that It 10 his purpose TO publish
this Information in the near future.
Mrs. Smith, of Birmingham, informs
me OF eight graves in. jefferson couns
ty, names and service known. but the
exact spot of burial not located.
The General Sumpter Chapter pro-
poses to erect a boulder In memory OF
these soldiers. One grave Is at Bene-
boia, Pickens County. unmarked I
would recommend wooden head-board
until further steps age taken.
Mrs. Bryce. gives following tnforma-
tion: - .
ssRev. Robert Cunningham is buried
near the central part OF the old GENES
terry in Tuscaloosa. A stately marble
shaft marks his grave. the epitaph
which covers four sides of the SHAFT
is In Latin. showing among other
things that he had been q soldier OF the
Revolution and pastor of Presbyterian
churches in Georgia and Lexington. KY
His wife's niece was Miss Pamela Cum
ningham Of South Carolina. the found
er OF the Mount Vernon Ladies' Me-
mortal Association. His wife had an
AfAart afafar uvhn Uyaa tho 4YnOfnAP
william l. Yancy." .
Horseshoe Robinson" or AZ his true
name was Major James Robertson IL
buried on the banks OF the Black War.
rior River. near Sanders ferry, In the
old family burying ground, three miles
from Tuscaloosa. He has . stone over
his grave erected by his children. He
was the hero of the novel. OF that name.
written by John Pendieton Kennedy IN
1885.
George Darden, another Revolution
airy soldier is buried four miles from
Tuscaloosa. One Of his descendants.
Mrs. Richard Little. 10 a member OF
the Tuscaloosa D.. A r. He has .
tombstone.
John webster. another revolution
airy soldier is buried at Tuscaloosa.
James McCrary is buried there also.
He came to Tuscaloosa when II was
q territory. and made it his home for
twenty-five years. Was with General
washington at the battle OF German
town. and wintered at Valley Forge.
1577-177s. In Talladega County. one
grave has been located, that OF Mr.
Curry. It has q monument
One of our members, Mrs. w. w.
Whiteside, located two Revolutionary
graves in Tennessee. One is marked
with q handsome stone. but the other
is not. We wrote the State Regent
about them, 30 hope she will mark II.
One OF my ancestors, william McDOn-
aid IL buried near Florence, Alabama.
He was only boy but assisted his
mother in manufacturing powder for
the Continental Army and carried IL
In bags on horseback across the
mountains of west Virginia 20 the
Army in Ohio. do not know whether
the grave Is marked.
+ Relics.
Mr.. J. B. MILAN. of Talladega, has
in his possession rifle carried by his
great grandfather through the Revo-
lutionary War.
In Florence. in the possession Of Mrs
Sam Thompson, Is an old diary, kent
by Rev. Edward Pride. an ancestor Of