Evening star., 1917-09-23
bler Writes of Old Home Of Gen. SmallW00d

the State of Maryland. Prominent rs . soldier.
wise and ID decdss as h@s.f
the cabinet and in the field and through the
various vic!ssitudes of long and doubtful war
plause of his country. While in the private
walks OF life he was highly revered for his prob
ity of heart the enduring ardor and steadfast-
ness of his friendship and for his candid social
department toward all ranks Of his fellow-citi-
zens.
The orator of the occasion at the un-
Hadel. historian of the Maryland So
ciety Of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton. and in commenting on that
printed notice of the death of Gen.
Smallwood he said:
1t matters not who stood by the open grave
Of the pallhearers and attendants. OF officiating
ciergymen and friends may have perished. These
and fame OF the hero survive and hereafter In
this lonely spot the traveller may turn aside and
on this stone read the lettered name and resume
the journey with the thrill of devotee who
has been to Mecca Greater ohations than those
rendered here cannot honor the Fourth; You have
relighted the lamp that went out in darkness in
yonder home when its famous inmate foresook
1t; you have blazed path along which mourning
footsteps can move in pilgrinages TO this lonely
tomb
From this and from the notice in the
Maryland Gazette it is evident that not
many facts are obtainable relating to
the death and burial of Gen. Smallwood.
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the woodward. the, Darnall estate be-
tween the T. B. and Marlborough roads
not far from Surrattsville and some
where about twenty-five miles from
Mattawoman.
Though this big and handsome monu-
ment was erected over the grave of
Gen Smallwood in 1898. there was a
patriotic ceremony at the grave on
which was the laying of the corner
stone of monument. In connection
with this the Rambler found the follow
ing news item in The Star of July s.
1876:
smallwood Monnment.-A delegation OF pa
triotic ladies and gentlemen left Washington
early on the FoGr:u on fhe steamer Har'inger.
Capt. Gregg, uniting with smother delegation
from Port Tobacco NJ = point near the mouth
Of Mattawoman creek Charles county, Nd. and
proceeded 10 lay corner stone for monument
TO tic rnenlory Of Nal Gra. Srnallwood. reyolg-
fiornry iie-,, and on,. governor Of She state
whose estate whrrc his remains repose is now
the property OF Mr.. A Grinder of this city.
Attsr fts laying oi III corner stone b, II dele
CATION Of the Mnscnlc i."dse of Port Toha"ro the
Declaration Of drprHts Hc. read by Simon
Joseph and an oraiion appropriate 30 the occn-
sion was delivered hy !. IA. Browne Of this
city
The delegation having in charge tho
dedication of the monument which
stands at the grave today included the
following mem bcrS or the Maryland So
ciety of the s. \. r.: Gen. Joseph L.
Brent president. - IL SnrlNer, tlco
president: DIR. James j.. Inglehart. Sec
retary; DIR. a. X. Hadel, historian:
Henry Branch. chaplain; Andrew Att
ken, Charles r. Tiornan. Allan Percy
Gunn. Edward NJ. Young. James w.
owens and Edward Reynolds and Will
liam NJ. Marine. historian of the So
ciety of the War of 1872. This delega-
tion came To Wsshiu gton from Balti-
more, and in this city was joined by
Edward NJ Grinder and Dr. Alexander
Il. CODY. They made the trip from
Washington To Msttawoman on the
tugboat James o. Carter.