The Ordway new era., 1913-05-23

equipment. When men 70 into the neld of active
service each wears about his neck piece OF
tape, and hung upon that tape there 10 q metal
tag which contains his name the branch OF the
service to which he belongs and his particular
regiment and company. This tag IL made OF
aluminium and the lettering 10 stamped into 1t.
It s practically indestructible. II man is killed
In battle he may always be identified.
When the Identity OF the individual has been
established the department will communicate
with his relatives. II they desire his remains.
these will be prepared for transportation to the
old home. They will be brought back to his own
people to be buried, a. they wish. All expenses
will bei borne by the federal government. II the
relatives Of the dead soldier or sailor prefer
that he-be buried In q national cemetery they
may 20 order. and the orders will be carried out
to the letter.
There are the men who have died in the Philip
pinee. for instance. None of these left to
In this foreign. tropic land All are eventually
sent back to the states. Relatives are informed
of their coming. They may order the disposition
of Che remains as they see At. In case there il
no cali for the remains Of the Philippine vet
eran. his body is inferred in the national ceme-
terry at San Francisco and duly marked.
During the Civil war there were great numbers
OF Confederate soldiers taken prisoners and held
in northern prisons. Many Of these died in these
prisons, and many others, suffering from wounds
and disease died in the hospitals of the Union
forces Two years ago the federal government
appropriated 100000 to mark the graves of
being expended. The task IL practically com.
pleted The Confederate dead are thus being
honored in the land from which came their enc.
mics n the monster conflict.
At many OF the prisons the dead Confede.ates
we're buried separately. and their graves ware
marked with their names. In these cases the
graves are being permanently marked with head
stones Of design different from those used for
the Union troops. but In way less Imposing.
There is the cemetsry at Elmira. N. r. for
instance. The resting place Of the Confederate
dead at that point is no less beautiful nor well
cared for than are any Of the national ceme-
teries.
But in most instances 1t was found that the
dead had been buried in trenches, as were most
of the dead on both sides in that war. Here It
10 impossible to Identify the individual remains.
but the names of all the men buried in given
trenches are to be found in the records of the
prison. In such cases one imposing monument
is erected over the spot and the names Of all the
dead resting there are inscribed upon It. Such
monument has been erected at Camp Douglas.
Chicago. and upon 1t are names Of 4.275 Confed-
crates. At Point Lookout are the remains OF
$500 prisoners who died, and their resting place
has been marked by similar monument. The
same course is being followed at sinns Point.
N. j.; at Alton. ILL.,. at Camp Norton Ind. and at
Camp Chase. Columbus. o. All such burying
grounds were marked by Jan. 1. 1912 and the
commission appointed for that purpose disbanded.
The federal government has taken no action
toward marking the graves of Confederate SOL
diers other than those who died in northern pris-
ons and hospitals But throughout the south the
various organisations. such the United Con-
federate Veterans and the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy, have given ample recognition to the
men who died for the southern cause. Their
bodies have been gathered in special cemeteries.
monuments have been built In their honor and
their graves have been appropriately marked. e.
In the south on Memorial day there are often
enacted scenes that even more touching than
those in other sections for there the veterans of
both causes. those who wore the blue and those
who wore the gray, Join hands In honoring tho
military dead. Oftentimes the uniforms of the
two causes. worn by men in the very eventide
Of life. are In evidence and old animosities are
buried In realization OF the valor Of both com.
batants and the fact that each fought for a cause
he deemed the right ~