The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 18, 1926, Image 7
A CONFEDERATE CEMETERY
At Columbus, Ohio, Contain* Remain*
of 2,260 Soldier Dead
(From Spartanburg Herald)
In Camp Chase cemetery in Columbus,
Ohio, there are the graves of
2,260 Confederate soldiers holding the
bodies of sons of the South who died
while prisoners of war in the Union
.stockude in those days, a short distance
from where their graves are
cared for today. Recently Memorial
day in that city was observed by the
Robert E. Dee chapter of the Daughters
of the Confederacy, and the Confederate
dead honored, as they might
have been had their remains rested in
the soil of their native land.
In the account of the service the
history of the cemetery iB outlined
and it is not difficult to read between
the lines, how a prison camp
burying ground, a dispised spot in its
day, 110 doubt, has become a memorial
in the hoart of a Northern city; For
years it was neglected, care of the
cemetery being stopped at one time
by a governor of the state. It was
;10 years after the War Between the'
States, before a memorial service was
held and many years (before the government
rescued the last resting
place of the Southern soldiers from
conditions of desolation. In its account
of the Memorial day exercises
the Ohio Siate Journal gave this
| ISIIMISII ppp?I?
information concerning Camp Chue
cemetery; <
Soldiers buried at Camp Chase died ]
many miles from home. Virginia has <
337 sons leeping here; Kentucky! 158; :
Tennessee, 339; Alabama, 431; Texas,
23; Georgia, 266; South Carolina, 85; <
North Carolina, 85; Arkansas, 25;
Mississippi, 203; Florida, 62; Mary- <
land, 9; Missouri, 8; Louisiana, 62. ' j
Amid these even ranks of tombstones
lie 300 men whose native states
are unknown, and ^here are six whose
names' died with them and they are
known only as "soldier."
Disease carried away most of the
soldiers who are buried in this ceme?
tcry, although a great many are fcaid
to have died of wounds which they
had received in battle.
TWo and one-half acres are included
in the cemetery plot, which is surrounded
by a stone wall and surmounted
by a picket fonce. The land
was originally leased by the government
in 1861 along with 165 acres on
which Camp Chase was located. The
cemetery plot was purchased by the
government on April 23, 1879.
Among the graves there is that of
George Raney of Livermore, Ky.
Raney died while u prisoner in the
camp. Fate decreed that his brother,
(whose name now is unknown, should
be a guard at this camp. The Union
soldier administered to his Confederate
brother during his illness, but
was unable to save his life.
Not always has the Camp Chase <
cemetery presented the orderly ap- >
pearance that it does today. At the <
close of the war the prison barracks
were torn down and the old lumber <
used to build a fence around the i
cemetery. t
There was a wooden headboard <
with ^he name and number of the i
company, state and date of burial in- j
scribed. Eventually the land became
a bramble patch through neglect. i
Governor Rutherford 11. Hayes em- \
ployed Henry Briggs, a nearby far- i
mer, to clean and take care of the I
cemetery. Governor Bishop ordered \
this stopped when he came into office
and the place became one of desola- 1
tion until Governor Foraker succeed- 1
ed in persuading the Federal govern- <
ment to build a stone wall around the ]
plot. Later headstones were placed 1
in the cemetery.
When the beautiftcatiou of the cenv i
etery was started, scopes of trees 1
were imported from the Southern
states. Few of these withstood the
rigors of the Northern climate. :
Trees natural to Ohio were planted
over the graves and now interlock
branches from which the wild birds .
king a requiem to the dead.
First memorial exercises were held
at this cemetery on June 5, 1895.
At the second memorial services,
June 5, 1896, Judge David F. Pugh,
of Columbus, a Union veteran twice
wounded by Confederate bullets, was
me of the two speakers, tfhe other
Nun Colonel Bennett H. Young/an exConfederate
of Kentucky.
Camp Chase originally was intended
as a recruiting camp for the Union
irmy. It was to succeed Cump Jackion,
which wus located on the site of
joodale Park, for this purpose. The
Irst prisoners brought, here was a
party of 23 West Virginians.
Because of the poor drainage facilities
there was talk of abandoning
the camp, but nothing was done. During
the war there were more than
1*0,000 Confederate prisoners handled
through this camp.
A Confederate spy was attracted
here during the latter part of the war
to observe the operations around
Oamp Chase. This spy, Major A. J.,
Marlowe, kept under cover in a small
brick house at 750 W. Broad street,
which was torn down a few years ago
to make room for a Standard Oil station.
Through the curtained, windows of
this house, ho saw the Union troops
marching to and from the Union station.
. : ...
Where the crude wooden shacks
stood within the guarded stockade,
each of which sheltered 24 men, now
are standing some of the most attractive
homes in Co)unybus.
The cemetery was four miles from
the city 60 years ago, now is surrounded
by the city. The graves
shelter alike the aristocratic scions of
, ? I - ? I
rich plantation owners and the moun-1
taineera of the South who loft only a
cabin to which they wore not to re-1
turn. And the headstones are alike I
even as the soldiers in their uniforms I
were alike.
The Cause of the Trouble j
(Creator Reporter) i
In trying to put the finger on the
chief trouble In South Caro'ina about I
enforcing the law, which result* in
South Carolina's murder record being
just about thl?' worst in the United
States, one would not go far wrong
In saying that the factor most ro- J
sponsible for this condition is the
abuse of the pardon power. It re-1
quires a desperate fight to convict t? 1
white man of a capital charge; and if I
now and then one is convicted and
sent up for a -term of years it take* I
the heart completely out of the law
enforcement forces for the governor
to step in and with a stroke of the
pe* undo the work (of the jury. Of I
course, petitions are presented ad
infinitum; of courste, jurors after being
dingdonged relent and unite in
the plea for cUunency; and, of course I
paid attorneys working day and night
can cajole almost anybody iiito sign-1
ing a parole. At any rate that is
what has played smash in South
Carolina, especially of late, with the)
enforcement of law, and is going to
contihue to 'do so until South Carolina
elects a governor who has the backbone
to do his duty under such cir-l
cumstanccs. The Yorkville Enquirer!
comments as follows on this situa-1
tion: "One reason why we do not have 1
better enforcement and more respect!
for law in South Carolina is because J
the governor of South Carolina is I
not doing his duty and seeing to it I
that the laws are enforced. The gov* I
ernor can do that. He is the one man 1
"Who can have the laws enforced. He |
can see to it that the sheriffs of the
various counties do their duty or J
make them show hrm why they don't. I
He can see to it that the solicitors do I
their duty or tell them to give him
good reasons why they don't. He
has the appointment of special I
judges, and if a special judge doesn't!
do his duty the governor doesn't have!
to appoint him any more. The gov-1
ernor could let a good many criminals I
who have beei^ sent to the chain I
gangs and the penitentiary stay!
there, instead of letting them out to I
do it again and if he would let fewer!
men out of prison by the parole and
pardon route it would be very plain)
notice to the criminally inclined that!
Mf they get into the penitentiary #rj
on the chain gang that he will be I
deaf in both ears when.their attor-|
neys make pleas for their release*!
His very, title as chief executive car-1
ries with it the duty and responsibil- J
ity of seeing to it that-, the laws
against crime are enforced. And)
while we are about it this summer, I
suppose we ask the candidates fori
governor what they are going to do, I
if elected, in regard to enforcing the!
jaws, pardoning and paroling crimi-1
nals. We may not be able to tell the j
governor what he must do, but atl
least we can find. out what a pros- j
pective or woukM>e governor is going I
to do. about it." '
On The Job
The farmer had been standing in!
front of the clothing store for about)
an hour. A brisk young clerk, scent-!
ing a sale, stepped out and spoke, to
him.
"What time is it?" said the farmer. I
The clerk looked at his watch and I
replied, "Five, five." j
"Well, said the farmer, "111 stick
around a little longer, I'm waitin' fori
them pants," and he pointed to a pair
ef trousers bearing the sign "Given
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; ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CONGRESS |
W. F. STEVENSON I
ZEB VANCE DAVIDSON |
FOR STATE SENATE O
G. C.'WMSH (
FOR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES
allen b. murchison
LORING DAVIS
For Magistrate DeKalb Township
J. D. SINCLAIR
W. L. DePASS, JR.
For Magistrate Lower Buffalo
J. E. COPE LAND
C.LARENOE C. PATE
FOR TREA8URBR
? s. W. hogtje
J. W. CANTEY
D. M. MoCASKILL
"FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE
samuel n. nicholson
w. l. Mcdowell
FOR SHERIFF
J. HENRY McLEOD
T). T. YARBOROUGH
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR
B. E. SPARROW
FOR COUNTY DIRECTOR
H. G GARRISON. JR.
BEN P. DeLOACHE
FOR ROAD SUPERINTENDENT
I V S. H. MICKLE
Gloves were worn by both Egyptians
and Hebrews In ancient times.
Winthrop College
SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION
The examination for the award of
vacant scholarships in Winthrop College
and for admission of new
students will be held at every County
Court House in the State on Friday*
July 2, and Saturday, July 3, at sum*
Applicants must not he elss than sinteen
years of age. When scholarships
are vacant after July 2 they
will be awarded to those making the
highest average at this examination,
providing they meet the conditions
governing the award. All who wish
scholarships should attend the examination
whether there are vacancies
by July 2 or not. Applicants for
Scholarships should write to President
Johnson before the examination
for Scholarship blanks,
^ .Scholarships are worth |100 and
free tuition. For further informaUo
nand catalogue, address President
D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, South Carolina,
CLBMSON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS.
Competitive examinations for the
award of vacant scholarships in Clemson
College wiH be held on Friday,
Jgly 9, 1920, beginhlngat 9 a.m., by
edcn county superintendent of education.
These scholarships will be
open to young men sixteen years of
age or over, who deeire to parens
courses in Agriculture and Textiles.
Persons interested should write the
Registrar for information and application
blanks before the time of the .?
examinations. Successful applicants
must meet fully the requirements for
admission.
Each scholarship is worth $100.00 .
and free tuition, which is 240.00 additional.
Membership in tne Reserve
Officers Training Corps?R. O. T. C.
?is equivalent in money value to a
scholarship during the junior and
senior years.
These examinations may also be ?
used'as credit toward admission into *
college.
For further information write
THE REGISTRAR
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