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Ing selected and plated. but there
being no law under which the bodies
could be removed and no nppropriat ton
To ray the expense Of such removal.
an appeal was made TO Congress for
the necessary legislation
Senator lIawley. Of Connecticut. a
brave and fair-minded cx-Union gen
eral. was at this time Chairman OF
the Committee on Military Affairs OF
the Senate. and when he learned
through his friend. General Marcus j.
Wright. the condition Of these graves
nc readily agreed to give the matter
prompt attention. y statement OF the
facts. In writing. and AN estimate OF
the proba bile cost were furnished the
proper Committees of the Senate and
House Of Representatives. By DR., Lewis
and General Wright. At the request
Of Senator lIawlcy. DIR. Lewis and
bill providing for remedial measures
TO be laid before Congress. This bill
was introduced and passed both
Houses and became law 1t auth
orized the Secretary OF War to have
reburicd in some suitable spot In
Arlington Cemetery and the graves
ma rkcd with proper headstones. tho
bodies of the Confederate soldiers in
Arlington and In tho District OF Colum-
b!a and appropriated a sufficient sun
OF money to cover the necessary cx-
DeDses.
Tho bodies were all carefully disin-
tered and reburicd in the presence OF
committee OF the Broadway Rouss
Camp. OF which Or. Lewis Is the com
mander. and each grave was properly
marked with a white marble headstone
Of distinctive shane 10 distinguish
Confederate graves from those OF
ro-contrabands and others. in
scribed on 1t the name Of the soldier.
his company. regiment and State. and
the letters &C. S. A." signifying Con-
federate States Army. 7 no ground in
the Confederate section was laid off
and beautifully improved By grading,
constructing drivcways and planting
Of trees, and hy raising of q mound
In the centre OF the section. All of
this work was done In the kindest and
most considerate manner by or und CIR
the direction OF the officials of the War
Department. and under the obsnrva tlon
Of committee of the Broadway Rouss
Camp.
Each year. on the Sunday following
the birthday anniversary OF Jefferson
Davis. appropriate and impressive cere-
monies arc conducted in the confed-
crate section. Orations are delivered
by prominent speakers, Southern airs
are sung ny selected choirs, and In
st-umental music IS rendered by mill
tary band, acting under orders OF the
Secretary of War. When these ccrc-
monies arc concluded a Southern cross
Is formed of young women On the
ground: then they and others proceed
to decorate all of the graves. Large
crowds of Southern people participant e
In these services. and in these assem-
hlies may always be seen many in
terested and symna thetic men who
were Union soldiers.
Following the reburial OF tho Con
Tolerate dead IN Arlington, Or. Lewis
undertook an Investigation OF tho To-
cations AMI conditions Of the 10000
Confederate graves III the Northern
States, aud caused to be introduced a
bill in Congress for an appropriation
for remedial measures regarding the
same. The appropriation was made in
1906, and that great work Is now in
process of accomplishment.
Thus has been removed great
source of sectional bitterness existing
since the downfall of the Confedcra tc
governments