Year: 1866

From the Richmond Dispatch.l


On Monday evening last a conference
took place at DIR. HOGE's church. between A
special committee Of ladies from the Holly
wood Memorial Association, Capt. HENRY
HUDNALL representing the Howftzer Memo
rial Confederation, and Major w. w.
PARKER and Capts. GEO. PETERKIN and
+. w. DAWSON, Of the Young Mems Execu-
tive Committee, for the purpose of consider
ing the best measures to be taken in relation
to the suggested disinterment and removal of
the Confederate soldiers buried on the va
rious battle-felds and camping grounds in
the vicinity Of this city. After a long and
thorough discussion, the following preamble
and resolutions were unanimously adopted
as expressing the opinions of the meeting


WHEREAS, A large number of Confederate
soldiers, many Of whom are from the States
south Of Virginia, lie buried on the battle
fields and camping-grounds near the city Of
Richmond and WHEREAS, 1t is theduty of
the Southern people to see that their graves
be not obliterated or their identity lost and
WHEREAS, The Hollywood Memorial Associa-
tion of Richmond are most anxious to have
the remains Of all such Confederate soldiers
disinterred and reburied in the cemetery of
Hollywood by the side of their fallen COM
rades; and WHEREAS, The said association
have not the power, under their constitution,
to apply any portion of their funds except
such as may be specially contributed to that
purpose; be it therefore


Res0lUed, That an appeal be made TO the
people of the South to make special dona-
tions TO the Hollywood Memorial Association
for the purpose Of securing the removal to
Hollywood Cemetery Of such of the soldiers
from their respective States as are buried
around this city, the Association pledging
themselves to apply such funds to that pur-
pose alone, and the young men Of the Me-
mortal Association Of Richmond pledging
themselves to give to the work all the time
and facilities at their disposal, so as to make
the absolutely necessary expenses of ex-
humation and reinterment as light as prac-
ticable.


ResnIUed, That the Hollywood Memorial
Association will take charge of the graves
of all Confederate soldiers who may be thus
inferred in Hollywood Cemetery, and will
give to their decoration and preservation
the same Jealous care and attention which
are bestowed upon those already in that
cemetery.


ResoIUed, That in the meanwhile the noble





special charge of such Confederate soldiers
graves as they may find in their respective
neighborhoods, and that they be asked, by
the love and honor that they owe to our
fallen soldiers to see that these graves con-
tinue to be marked, and that they are so
protected as to be free from all danger of
desecratiOn or disrespect; and that they also
be requested to forward to the Secretary of
the Hollywood Memorial Association, list
of all such graves that they may be able to
discover.


Resolued, That the farmers and other citi-
zens living around the city be requested, by
the respect and admiration which they owe
to those gallant men who fell while fighting
for them and for their children, to take
charge of all the graves Of Confederate sol
diers that may be found upon their land:
and that, wherever such graves may be found
upon the roadside or in places where there
is danger that their sanctity will be yio-
lated, they, as pious duty, cause the re-
mains therein contained to be exhumed and
removed to some portion of their land where
they will remain in safety until they and
all others can be removed to this city.


Res0lued. That the Hollywood Memorial
Association feel assured that the people of
Virginia will fulfill their requests, and that
they feel confident that the people of the
South will find it in their hearts to contrib
ute from even their scanty means a small
sum to insure the removal of their fallen
soldiers to Hollywood Cemetery duty
which the people of Virginia would cheer
fully perform for every State if she had but
the means and power at her command.


Resolred, That the city papers and news
papers throughout the South be requested to
publish the foregoing preamble and resolu-
tions