Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-11

partment is kept constantly
employed attending the de-
tails all these burial places
Many of them beautifully
- laid and decorated with fine
monuments shrubbery. All are expected TO re-
ceive equal of attention from the govern
ment in proportion their size and the number OF
although are more attractive than otn-
ers because of special monuments which nave beeA
we'll because of their natural advantags
of location.
Many of the cemeteries have been called into eS-
istence because battle which has been foushs
nearby. For instance, al Little Big Horn in Montan@
there cemetery located upon the Custer battle
field in which 1,40O soldier sare buried inns
rather looking place. decorated only by ths
marble shaft erected by the government IN honos
of these heroes that fell by the Indian arrows oW.
ing to climatic conditions 1t is almost impossible to-
secure any kind ornamental shrubbery or oecora-
tive plants in this cemetery, it has the extrenn
cold in winter and drouth in summer, so tness
soldiers are resting in attractive surroundings
of the others
strange to say one of the first cemeteries estab-
ushed by the government is located in the City On
Mexico The appropriation for this purpose was
made 1850. $4,000 being appropriated Tor pur-
chasing waling ditching piece of land near tos
CITY of Mexico for burial ground for such OF the
officers soldiers Of army in our late war Win
Mexico as fell battle died in around said city
and also the interment Of American citizens "ns
have died die in said city
This cemetery is beautifully kept and y
adorned with number Of fine monuments. in addiuoA
70 those provided by the United States gOvernm@nt
which. with luxuriant vegetation native to tnaa
locality 1T an attractive place in the eyes o.
hundreds Of tourists who visit it each year.
The largest national cemetery in the country ex-
cepting Arlington is vicksburg. Miss where near.
ly $4,000 who fell in the great oate thsrt
are buried as well as many those who died In the
hospitals and prisons there. This cemetery was
established in 1856. year later than tne one a 30.
NTH in the state and both are under tne SAM
local jurisdiction national cemetery is located az
Natchez which contains over 5000 graves cared h0a
by the government
Another large cemetery Iocateo in the south is
Newbern. S. c., where about $500 soldiers are in
TERED about third Of which are unknown This
cemetery is especially attractive 1t is surrounded
by a substantial wall having attractive
gate. This is built Of shell rock which Is
ceedngIy porous that it absorbs moisture during
rain and then permits its oozng out slowly and the
dropping of the rock caused collection Of sa-
formations which greatly add to its apppea--
ance. The gate the Weeping Gate" aud
is regarded an especially appropriate entrance to
this city of the dead
The other more important cemeteries in the south
supported by the federal government located a.
Nashville, Shiloh, Chattanooga, in Tennessee; at An
Jacksonville Marietta, in Georgia; Salisbury IN
North Carolina; Chalmette Louisiana. and 40
Fredericksburg in Virginia Andersonvile is especial"
ly interesting, it the location of of the Ia
Confederate prisons during the Civil war slN
many of the deceased died during their imprisonme1k
This cemetery contains 1922 graves. and all but 80
cemetery which received especial attentsoa
since in burid Andrew Johnson, former prcsi-
dent of the United states This only contains sir
graves all Of which known.
Jefferson Barracks, eight miles from st Louls
the national cemetery has grandest natural
locations in the world being sruatd 800 above
the Mississippi river and commanding fine view u
all the bottom lands the west This cemetery
provides resting places for soldiers, of whica
about 5000 unknown beautifully kept al
though complaint has made that so few trees
provided At Fort Gibson, Okla and Santa Re.
n. NJ. there national cemeteries chiefly occupied
the conquest Of the great There are 2,s71
graves at Fort Gibson. which are unknown.
The Santa Fe cemetery contains a little more than
1000 graves, about half of which known Tns
national cemetery at San Francisco includes
ty-seven and contains fine monuments.
over 5000 soldiers buried there of which less
than 500 unknown
Pennsylvania is the most northern state con-
tain a large national cemetery two are located
there at Gettysburg celebrated az
vsiter by hundreds of people from ala
parts country. 1t is located upon battle
field and pains been spared render it at
tractive n every way. Numerous monuments havs
been erected by public private funds its
oral day expercses among the most elaborate in
the country. There 1862 soldiers buried here.
located at Philadelphia which contains over s.O09
graves is also a small at Beverly. N. -
where less than 200 buried,