Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-05
OLD HOLLY WOOD.
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L1csted on lhe backs of the James
vfr On very high hill is b. All ifnl old
H rligwo,d cemetery. 1t ia apparently
mile squire and is haadaomsly laid CT,
sh0~i rhe wcrk OF master 10 the art
N.u.e, WITH her winter garh, never
.emed pre- tier than on last Su adsy.
Toe winding pathwass-on either eide
Of which are The be, Il if0l magnolia trees
as crsea as cedar-Here well filed with
psop'e esg' aud anxious 10 psy tribute to
the noble msn and women whose renal, 8
are in ersed in these sscred grt Ids. 10
the uorth ia the plot selected by the
Ladies Auxiliary 10 the Confederate
Veterans and lh u'ands of the heroes OF
tue lest cau,e ara resting peacefully ur-
der the shade of the treeP. Those who
have no headstoues ere msrked with
marble sls5 snd sre 1unbereds denoting
the com psuy spd regiment to which they
belonged. O1e whose hesdstone Is still
prominent is brother of Au .u5t Win.
thesoll (or Cslmes), ss he Is called 10
ALEXANDRIA. 1t will be remsmnerd that
the "admire!" sud two brothers enlisted
ct taa a4ms time and cat their fortunes
With The Slu b, but ta,s decreed that
Au .ust was the 0nls one TO return and he
hasbeen very careful to take good care of
his brothers. grave in Boliyw0od. 1t is
q grea S ndy of history to wander among
the hssdsiCEss OF these poele men snd
boys Who sacrificed their lives for the
O 10 rfederate service, and noticeable
feature oi it sill is that at least ous-third
the Killed aud buried in this cemetery
young men ranging In sge from IL
t % " ars Oa the submit of the hill
oy r!oak pg the gr.vss of the other COM
ra les is ore grave marked with the stars
a1d oar- end headstone With the fos-
wing Inscriptions:
II. L Wyatt
Bethel
June 10, 1861
On one corner of the stone is "Fhe
Firxt;" on anotr er ts "Oc. A., First n
O. Vols. "oa tie III I'd 10 "COpeders,e,"
nd on the l9st is KILLED in Ba tle".
One would judg, thst Il is was the fret
aoluief killed in hat memorable com.
nict. As the eye 5eholds the nsatness
o this section OF HollyEood one Is
Convinced that loving hands are KEEP
busy caring TOR the Confederates' res:.
,ng place an trey still nurse aud cheer
ISL be me rories OF the noble ones
VINO ser tced their lives aud whose
EIs ara DOW Sil ut in deab. On an.
other h hssdstone is marked the following
insc.p !oa.
Capt. c. +. Psrdigon
c. A.
Homme de | tires
An exile from France
A gallant sol Ier
4 resident of Y rsinia
Died Nov. 2 sol.
Erected by loving friends.
a wa'g TO the southern end OF the
love cemetery b,iurs to view the
tomb o President Johu Tyler, sud fGr.h-
I 90 jast or lie brink of the hill over
;ook'ps the il!ged cliffs on both sides
Tia James river ia lovely spot
wherein lie bnrisd the iats president
IT :hc Coufederacy aad his family
Jefferson Davis, Mira. Davis and dsuy yh-
t.r Wiauis. The authorities in charge
Of lhs Ccm-t are courteous end sffAble
genilrmen willing and ready to explain
and esen to esc0r; a stranger to any
part OF the grouuds hs may seek or to
give desired information. II one visits
this historic city he would be neglectiug
golden opp rtuuity to fail to see the
BEAUTIES of nature as revealed In dear
Old Ii ,!lywood h.