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(No. XXVI) Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the American Union Interred in the National Cemeteries At Mound City, Illinois, Cincinnati, Columbus, Gallipolis,
Cleveland,
"On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And glory guard with solomn round The bivouac of the dead."
Roll of Honor Mound City National Cemetery, Illinois
(No. IX) Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the American Union Interred in
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio,
"The muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo: No more on life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few."
Brownsville, San Antonio, and Galveston, Texas; Little Rock, Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Ark., Indianapolis, Ind.: Mound City, Ill,; Cincinnati, Ohio, Springfield, Mo.; Forts Scott and Leavenworth, Kansas And in Local Cemeteries and at Military Posts in Texas, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and Kansas "Oh, for the death of those Who for their country die; Sink on her bosom to respose And triumph where they lie!" ROLL OF HONOR NO. XVIII GENERAL ORDERS}
QUARTERMASTER GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Washington, D. C., June 19, 1869
M. C. MEIGS
Quartermaster General
Brevet Major General U. S. Army.
Quartermaster General's Office
Washington, D.C. June 9, 1868
II. Of the 22, 900 graves enumerated in this volume, the names of the occupants of 11,370 are known, and those of 11,530 unknown. This proportion, about one-half known, being considerably less than the usual proportion of two-thirds known, which generally holds good throughout the country. The comparatively small proportion of known graves in this volume is owing to the fact that out of 3,600 soldiers interred at Port Hudson, Louisiana, the names of only 393, or less than one-ninth, are known; that of the 813 interred at Fort Harrison, Virginia, only 236, or about one-fourth, are known; that of the 2,059 at Wilmington, North Carolina, only 699, or about one-third are known; and that of the 3,095 at Mound City, Illinois, only 1,160 or about one-third are known. The reason why so small a portion of the graves at these places could be identified must be looked for in the fact that many bodies were hurriedly interred in isolated spots, with only temporary marks, or with none at all; that these burials were mostly made at a very early period of the war; and that the ground was often in the hands of the enemy for a considerable period after the action; when, if course, it could not be expected that any permanent marks of identity would be established. III. This volume increase the total number of graves now recorded in printed form to about 193,000. Of the occupants of these graves the names of about 120,000 appear as known, leaving (of those already printed) about 73,000 as yet unknown. It is desirable that all persons who may have in their possession records by which any of the graves of these 73,000 unknown soldiers might be recognized, should know that it is the wish of this department to recover and make use of all such means of identification; and that any communications on this subject may be forwarded to the Quartermaster General at Washington, free of postage, and that when they are received there, immediate steps will be taken to establish the identity of the remains, and to have it recorded in printed form. IV. It is supposed that there yet remain to be printed the records of about 112,000 graves of deceased Union soldiers and prisoners of war, making an aggregate of 305,000 graves, of the occupants of which the names of about 100,000, will not at present, if ever, be recovered. V. I would respectfully refer to my letter of May 27, 1868, accompanying the XVIth volume of the Rolls of Honor, for the view there expressed as to the very large numbers of errors in the spelling of names, date, company, &c., which must unavoidably occur in these rolls as at present printed, and as to the desirableness of reprinting them in a revised form hereafter, under careful supervision. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant. CHAS, W. FOLSOM
Brevet Brigadier General Alex. J. Perry,
27th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry
* Indicates a discrepancy between the Roll of Honor and The Iowa Roster and Records of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion. I recognize the difference, but have no way of knowing which (if either) is correct.
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