The Washington herald., 1909-06-01
CHILDREN LEAD WAY
BrightwOOd Citizens Strew
Flowers on Union Graves.
SERVICES At BATTLE-GROUND
Wen Who Fell Near old Fort stew
ems, In the District, Remembered
by an Association of Patriots Who
Plan n Memorial BOwIder-ChiI-
drea Chant Military Airs.

a little child shall lead them was tbs
Scriptural prophecy. and yesterday II
was the little ones, al robed in white
who led the memorial service at Battle
ground Cemetery and placed wreaths and
roses upon the headstOnes marking the
graves Of those who fought in defense ol
Washington.
Here 1t was that the Confederacy. IN 3
last attempt 10 draw Grant away from
his advance upon Richmond. threatened
the Capital in a swift flank movement
Only the advance guard OF that army
corps got within the District line and il
was on the site Of battle-ground Gene
terry that q two days battle occurred
Forty sons OF the North were slain in
WheatOa's advance upon the enemy. and
Early, the Confederate leader, also SUI
fered heavily. The Southerners are buried
at D, OOdside, where q shaft marks their
graves To the south OF the cemetery Is
old Fort Stevens, which was one Of the
defenses Of the city. II IS near the heart
OF Brightwood.
VIII Erect BowIder.
Veterans cheered yesterday when ". V.
Cox. on behalf Of the Fort Stevens AS
ISOLATION, announced that a bowlder would
shortly be placed on the site Of the old
breastworks-
There is money enough IN the treasury
nov" he said IT would be appropriate
10 dedicate this bowlder. with a bronze
tablet. on the fOrty-fifth anniversary OF
the battle, which comes on July Il But
the objection has been raised that Wash
ington is largely deserted at this time Il
Is hot IN the Capital during July. but We
may sssume that It was hot IN the battle
days also. So We may well make our
plans 10 dedicate the memorial at this
time
The services were charming Walled
about with hedge. the cemetery was
crowded. The forty headstones are ar
ranged il semi-circular fashion about a
flagstaff The bUgle sounded taps" and
the throng quickly circled the graves.
Then the forty or more little girls from
the BrightwooC, Brightwood Park, Ia
kOma. and Petworth public schools drew
around the headstones and placed their
tribute on each one
The Grafton Of the day was delivered
by William Wallace Brown. Assistant
Attorney General OF the United States
He exalted the thought Of nationality
and the union Of the sections
The programme OF exercises was under
the direction OF Capt. Newton N Brooks
past department commander. G. 4 r.
The bugIer Of the United States Soldiers
Home Band called the assembly. Rev.
Claud Il. Hesser, pastor of Emory
Chapel. BTightwOOd, gave the invocation
and Capt Brooks opened and read the
G. A. P orders. Louis P. Shoemaker
made the introductory remarks.
Edgar c. Snyder made an address ne
m0riaIzing the dead. and the school
children sang Beautiful Flag Of Lib
erty-" W Y Cox made al address on
the work OF the Fort Stevens AssOCia-
ton. and Barry BuIkley reaG Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address.
Hon. James u. Blount. Of Georgia. for
merry United States district judge IN
the Philippines read a letter from Presi-
dent Lincoln % a widow OF the Union
who had lost i've sons in the war. The
children sang Hear Your Country 5
Call" and the band played america" p"
Father = X BischOff. pastor Of the
C5urch OF The Nativity, BrightwOOd, de-
lvered the benedictioG.
List of HOnored Dead.
The honored dead buried in Battle
ground Cemetery are the following
Sergt Thomas Richardson. Sergt Alfred
c. Starbird, Elijah S. Hudetin, jeremiah
aIalonev. and William Tray. Of the
TWenty-ffth New York Cavalry: E c.
Barrett, Of the Fortisth New York IN
fantry: E S. Bavett. John Davidson,
Matthew J De Graf. G. W. Farrar. and
Mark Stonehaul, Of the FoTty-third New
York Infantry: William II. Gillette, OF
ths F0rty-niuth New York Infantry; Cor
pOTal A MatOtt. Corporal William RuhIe
Andrew J DOweu, Andrew Manning, and
AlvaradO Mowrey, Of the Seventy-seventh
New York Infantry; John Bentley. Har-
vey ?. 3. Chandler, David L Hogebo0m,
Alals0n Hosier. and John Kennedy. Of
the 122d New York Infantry Lieut. Will
IAN Laughlin, Andrew Ashbaugh, Philip
Bowen, John Ellis, George Garvfu. and
Il EIcIntire. OF the Sixty-first Pennsyl-
vsuia Infantry; william Hoffman. Of
the Ninty-third Pennsylvania Infantry;
Sergt George Aargust. Bernard Hoerie,
Charles SeahoUse, and Frederick Wal
ther, Of the Ninety-eighth Pennsylvania
Infantry; SeTgt. John y. Richard. Of the
18Th Pennsylvania Infantry, John Dolan,
Of the Second Massachusetts Cavalry;
Patrick LOTett, Of the Thirty-seveuth
Massachusetts Infantry, John Pocket. Of
the Seventh Maine Infantry; Corporal
George " GOrton. OF the First Rhode
Island Infantry Russell Z. Stevens, Of
the Third Vermont Infantry: c. s. Christ.
Of the Second United States Artillery.