Women Buried Beside Brave Husbands at Arlington
The nation’s burial ground near Washington, Arlington Cemetery, holds the remains of 16 000 soldiers and more than thirty wives laid beside their husbands. The unwritten custom allows wives of officers to be buried there across national cemeteries, with exceptions at the Soldiers’ Home site. Notable cases include Mrs Sheridan choosing Rock Creek, and plans for other widows such as Mrs Logan and Mrs Porter to be laid near their spouses.
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Levi
Washington
Arlington Cemetery
Army
Navy
Gen. Sheridan
Gen. Logan
Logan
Rock Creek Cemetery
Paul
Heinterchan
Arlington Cemetery Founder Meigs and the Arlington Estate
The piece recalls General Meigs as the founder of Arlington Cemetery and outlines the estate's origin from 1660, its transfer to Col. Robert E. Lee, its use as a hospital, the first interment, and the later government purchase under Meigs supervision to create a national burial ground for officers. It notes property sales, grave plots, and eligibility for officers of the regular army, navy, or retired or wartime volunteers.
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Robert E. Lee
United States Army
George Washington Parke Custis
Col. Lee
Arlington
Washington
Winter Scott
Richmond
Lee
Bull Run
Meigs
Gen. Lee
Rappahannock
Hiury
Army
Navy
Makeg
Meigs Family Interments Mark Civil War Battlefield Resting Place
A veteran quartermaster and his wife rest in marble sarcophagi at a Civil War battlefield graveyard. The site includes the father Josiah Meigs and son Lieut. Join Rogers Meigs, plus Confederate dead and Union soldiers. The area holds over 1,000 soldiers with white marble headstones and stately shafts visible among the trees.
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Montgomery Meigs
Lie
Rogers Meigs
Sheridan
Shenandosh
Wud Wan
Winchester
Memorial Day Debut and the Story of John Small
A narrator recalls the origin of Memorial Day in their town and a widow’s early widowhood tale. John Small, a skilled town mechanic, enlisted with his company to honor fallen soldiers, leaving behind his wife and infant as battles began.
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Tobrella
Telonk
John
John Small
Ouikirta
Decoration Day and a Soldier's Widow in Need
A narrator recalls the burden on John’s wife after his death at Bull Run. She endures poverty, pawns items to survive, but secretly buys flowers for John's grave and keeps his flute. Army friends later buy the flute and send money, turning Decoration Day into a tribute to hardship and devotion.
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Martial Rui
Mary
Towen
Bull Run
John
Decoration Day Memory Across the Ranks
The piece laments thinning veteran ranks as Decoration Day nears, recalling fallen soldiers who fought for peace and freedom. It reflects on aging heroes, quiet marches to rest, and a nation grateful for those who served their country. It notes Elizabeth Fulmer Matthews and a separate note about British post office wage deductions for Christmas boxes totaling $24,000 in London.
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Elizabeth Fulmer Matthews
British Post Office
London
Elty
Avaricious man likened to barren desert bar ren
A dry satirical line compares greed to a barren sandy land that drinks rain and dew yet yields no useful plants for others, signaling wasteful grasping without real benefit.
Indigestion Sufferer Credits Ripans for Relief
In Machias Maine E F Gould candy maker at Means Gard ner Co received relief from long indigestion and dyspepsia after using Ripans Tales as described by his friend B E Mitchell. Gould claimed the tonic cured gas stomach distress and improved health after years of discomfort.
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Machias
E. F. Gould
Means & Gardner
Gould
BE. W. Mitchell
Mitchell
Boston
Sprites Street
New York
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Redphardt
Twentythird North Curolina Infantry
Edward 8. Fisher
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Eamps
Osly
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Met
Tome
Death
Vietory
Hood
Anna Peterson
Latimer
Kansas
Eas Hood
Pa Hy
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Owith
Lookis & Wyman Tiffin
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