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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Confederate dead buried in the Vicksburg Cemetery. (search)
May 23—James Owens, Company D, Matthews' Artillery. May 31—Capt. Self (Capt. W. A. Selph), 38th Mississippi. May 31——H. A. Gilmore, Waul's Texas Legion. June 1—Capt. James R. Burge, 5th Regiment Miss. State troops. June 1—J. W. Hart, Benton's Battery. June 1—Sergt. Oliver C. Campbell, Waddell's Battery. June 2—DJune 1—J. W. Hart, Benton's Battery. June 1—Sergt. Oliver C. Campbell, Waddell's Battery. June 2—Dr. H. R. Benedict, (was on duty at city hospital). June 2—Unknown Federal soldier. June 4—Capt. H. M. Walsh, Company E, 35th Mississippi. June 4—C. G. Dean, Company I, 21st Ohio (probably 21st Iowa). June 4—Lieut. Yancey, Company K, 6th Missouri. June 6—J. M. Boyd, of Capt. Tobin's Battery. June 8—T. Harper, CompJune 1—Sergt. Oliver C. Campbell, Waddell's Battery. June 2—Dr. H. R. Benedict, (was on duty at city hospital). June 2—Unknown Federal soldier. June 4—Capt. H. M. Walsh, Company E, 35th Mississippi. June 4—C. G. Dean, Company I, 21st Ohio (probably 21st Iowa). June 4—Lieut. Yancey, Company K, 6th Missouri. June 6—J. M. Boyd, of Capt. Tobin's Battery. June 8—T. Harper, Company B, 22d Ohio, (probably 22d Iowa). June 8—Lieut. W. W. Dunbarr, Company F, 56th Georgia. June 9—Major Hoadley, 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery. June 9—John D. Robertson, interred at Mrs. Roach's residence. June 10—Lieut. J. Casto, Company A, 47th Ohio. June 14—Wm
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The first Confederate Memorial day. From the Times-dispatch, July 15, 1906. (search)
ers. My mother's long black porch became the paint shop. One of the boys, now an artist, Mr. Richard N. Brooke, of Washington, cut out letters, which we traced on the white headboards, and repainted as we finished them at the graves, and the memorial work went on. We felt very proud of our work, but in the winter of sixty-three, I think, the Yankees made a raid through our town and camping near the graveyard, they burned the headboards to make their camp fires; but as soon as the spring flowers came, we placed the blossoms on these graves, and each year continued our memorial work. After the war the bones of these dead were placed in one common grave, and a beautiful monument erected, which bears this inscription: Virginia's Daughters to Virginia's Defenders. And so, I claim for Warrenton, Va., the first memorial day, dating it June 3, 1861, when we laid to rest the remains of Captain John Quincy Marr, killed by the invaders of our Southland, June 1st, Fairfax Courthouse, 1861. R.