Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-05
OLD HOLLYWOOD
Rcnmond. V. Feb. 4

| L1csted 90 the backs of the James
yer on Q very high hill IL b. au ifnl old
Hlliywo1d cemetery. 1t Ia apparently
a mile sauare and is bsadaomely laid of,
sho~i g The work of master 10 the art
Nsu.e, WITH her winter garb, never
semed pre- tier lhsu on last Su 1dsy'
Toe winding patbwsVs-on either side
of which are The be. u ifnl magnolia trees
ss ereeu as cedsr-Eere well filed With
people csg,r aud anxious 10 psy tribute to
The noble meu end women whose reuaif
are in erred Ia these sscred grtu ids. To
the north is the plot selected by the
Ladies' Auxiliary to the Confederate
Veterans aud III, ,snds Of the heroes OF
tue lost caule sre resting peace ully uI-
der the shade of the trees. Those who
! have no headstones sfe marked with 8
marble slab snd sre rumbereds denoting
the compsuy aDd regiment to which they
! beloneed. O1e whose hesdstoDe is still
prominent is brother of August Win"
theFol (or Cslmes), 80 he is called 10
I Alexauoris. 1t will bs remsmherd that
the "admirsl" and two brothers enlisted
at the came time aud cast their fortunes
With The Slu b, but fat, decreed that
Au ust was the onlv one to return and he
hasbeen very careful TO take good care OF
his brothers. grave IN Hollywood. 1t is
a greal ndy of history to wander among
the hesdst0pes OF these Doele men and
bows who sacrificed their lives for the
@ 70 nfederale service, and q noticeable
feature OF it all is that at least ous-third
o the killed and buried in this cemetery
a young men ranging In age from l6
| Il % ware. On the snbmit OF the hill
ov rlook ng the graves of the other COM
raiss is one grave marked with the stars
aod 5ars and 8 headstOne with the foi-
| wing inscription:
H. L Wyatt
Bethel
June 10, 1861
On one corner of the stone is "Fhe
First;" on auott er is "Oo. A., First N,
o. Vols. "on TIE ID I'd is Confederate"
nd on the lsst is "Killed ia Ba tle".
One would judy, thst this was the fret
s0ldier killed in hat memorable c0m'
aic'. AS the eye behOlds the neatness
this section Of HollywOod one Is
convinced that loving hands sre KEEP
busy caring for the Oonfederates' resi.
Dg place AMI they still nurse and cheer.
ish he me rories of the noble ones
VINO scr feed their lives aud whose
l{s ara DOW III ut 10 deslb. On an.
| other hssdstOne Is marked the following
inscr P ion.
Capt. c. f. Pardigon
c.. A.
HOmme de tires
An exile from France
A gallant sol iier
A resident of Virginia
Died Nov. 2 1861.
Erected by loving friends.
A wax to the southern end Of the
love cemetery b,ings to view the
tomb o President John Tyler, snd fsrih-
Q on just on the brink of the hill over
looking the iu,ged cliffs on both sides
{ tbs James river ia 8 lovely spot
wherein lie buried the late president
Of ,he OoutederacY aud his family
Jefferson Davis, Mira. Davis and dtuyh-
tr Wionie. The authorities in charge
Of III CEN stery are courteous and sffsble
gentlemen willing and ready to explain
and eten to esc0r, a stranger to any
part OF the grounds he may seek or to
give desired infoTmstion. II one visits
this historic city he would be neglecti0g
golden OPP riuuity to fail to see the
6-auties of nature as revealed 10 dear
| Old II yllyEODd III.