The Daily Missoulian., 1912-10-10

the south is at Newbern, s. c., where 1
about $500 soldiers are inferred, about
a third OF which are unknown. This
cemetery is especially attractive. It
Is surrounded by q substantial wall
having q most attractive gate This
ts built of shell rock which is. ex-
ceedingiy porous 80 that it absorbs
moisture during a rain and then per-
mits its oozing out slowly and the
dripping of the rock has caused a
collection of stalactite formations
which greatly add to it's appearance
The gate is known as the Weeping
Gate and is regarded as an especially
appropriate entrance to this city OF
the dead
The other more important cemeteries
In the south supported by the federal
government are located at Nashville.
Shiloh, Chattanooga, in Tennessee: at
Andersonyille and Marietta in Georgia;
at Salisbury In North Carolina; at
Chalmette In louisiana; and at Fred
ericksburg in Virginia Andersonville
Is especially interesting as it was
the location of one of the famous
prisons during the civil war and many
Of the deceased died during their im-
prisonment. This cemetery contains
1922 graves and all but $50 have
been identified. In Greenville, Ten
nessee, is a national cemetery which
has received especial attention since
in 1t Is buried Andrew johnson,
former president of the United States.
This only contains six graves, all of
which are known.
At jefferson barracks 18 miles
from st. Louis, the national cemetery
has one of the grandest natural loca-
tions I'm the world being situated 800
feet above the Mississippi river and
commanding fine view of all the bot
tom lands upon the west. This cemetery
provides resting places for 1921
soldiers Of which about 1900 are un-
known. 1t Is beautifully kept although
complaint has been made that so few
trees are provided. At Fort Gibson.
Oklahoma, and at Santa Fe. New
| Mexico, there are national cemeteries
chiefly occupied by soldiers who fell
during the battles with the Indians
In the conquest of the west. There
are 2,472 graves at Fort Gibson, most
OF which are unknown. The Santa
Fe cemetery contains a little more
than 1000 graves about half of which
are known The national cemetery at
San Francisco includes over 81 acres
and contains many fine monuments.
Over 5000 soldiers are buried there
of which less than 500 are unknown.
Pennsylvania Is the most northern
state to contain a large national cem-
/ etery and two are located there The
one at Gettysburg is most celebated
as it is visited each year by hundreds
of people from all parts of the coun-
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field and no pains have been spared
to render it attractive In every way.
Numerous monuments have been
erected by public and private funds
and it's Memorial day exercises are
among the most elaborate in the coun-
try There are 1862 soldiers buried
here, 1851 of which are unknown.
A national cemetery Is located
at Philadelphia which contains over
5000 graves and there is also a small
one at Beverly, N. J., where less than
200 are buried
The total number of soldiers and
sailors buried in all of the national
cemeteries is now 360,753 and of these
there are 153,678 unknown This in
cludes' also about $500 confederate
soldiers. who are, buried chiefly at the
locations of prison camps or hospitals.
The government does not stop with
this however, but has provided for the
marking Of graves of soldiers In To-
cal cemeteries in every part of the
different states. It is not necessary
for a soldier to have been in actual
service to merit interment in ma
tiOnal cemetery All soldiers, sailors
or marines having been honorably
discharged from the service or who
served either in the regular army or
in volunteer forces may be buried in
any national cemetery free of cost.
The production of the honorable dis
charge of deceased man shall be
sufficient authority for the superin-
tendent of any cemetery to permit his
interment
While the greatest number of the
graves for which the government is
providing headstones are for soldiers
who served in the civil war provision
has been extended for marking the
graves of the soldiers who fought in
other wars. Since the marking of
graves has been brought to public
notice there are continually being re-
ported graves of soldiers in old Gem
eteries in small towns which have been
neglected, but of which authentic proof
can be furnished that the deceased at
one time fought In the service of his
, country. In this way graves of sol
diers of the revolution, the war OF
1912, and the Mexican war, which have
been found to be In a neglected con-
, dition, are being cared for and marked
by the government as tribute to the
memory of the men who risked their
lives in their countryss defense. The
same provision has also been made fol
the marking of the graves of all army
nurses who held regular commissions
or who did volunteer service.