Arlington National Cemetery Remembers a Nation’s Soldiers
The Arlington grounds hold 16 000 Union and Confederate dead with generals and privates buried side by side. Veterans from Revolution to the Philippines rest near Harney, Capron, Wetherell, and Forse, with San Juan hill heroes and unmarked graves shared among the quiet, storied grounds.
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Ashington
Arlington
Potomac
Washington
Grant
Sherman
Philippines
Molino del Rey
Constitution
Maine
United Service
Fort Myer
United States Army
Harney
Old
Second Dragoons
Mexico
Plains
Rough Rider
Cuba
Capron
Erastus E. Capron
Cherubusco
Allyn Capron
Santiago
Allyn E. Capron
Roosevelt
Las Guasimas
Col
Alexander M. Wetherell
Sixth Infantry
Maj
Albert G. Forso
First Cavalry
San Juan Hill
Wetherell
Forse
William H. Smith
Tenth Cavalry
Smith
West Point
William J. Shipp
North Carolina
Ius
United States Military Academimy
Arlington’s resting place honors Civil War and beyond
Arlington yields a somber panorama of honored generals and soldiers including Sheridan, Schofield, Wheeler, Gibbon, Cook, and Sturgis. The author laments interior decay at Arlington House, praises preservation of grounds, and notes the wall inscriptions and visitor registers. The piece intertwines memory of Lee’s departure in 1861 with portraits of veterans and the enduring beauty of the site.
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Lawton
Indiana
Arlington
Sheridan
Lee Mansion
John M. Schofield
Schofield
Franklin
Joseph Wheeler
Wheeler
Gibbon
Iron Brigade
Sterling
Cook
Sturgis
Cardinal
Arlington House
Potomac Hills
Troy
N. Y
Detroit
Mich
Crossroads Station
Robert Eb, Lee
Mary Custis
Robert EB. Lee
Potomac
Washington
Richmond
Battle Takes Name From Church
In 1862 a Tennessee river gunboat expedition led to the Shiloh name. The fleet landed near a small log church by Pittsburg Landing, a Corinth shipping point, inspiring the battle’s title. The piece reflects on Shiloh’s unique place in Civil War memory and figures like Grant, Sherman, and Halleck.
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Tennessee River
Memphis & Charleston
Savannah
Tonn
Pittsburg Landing
Corinth
Miss
Shiloh
Sherman
Gen. Smith
Italy
Fanos
Johnaton
Theag
Noutault
Hia
Afan Shoge
Shim
Yngelfiphi
Grant
Brigi
Teachers Meet To Have Varied Program
Des Moines reports Iowa educators prepare for the National Education association meeting at Denver July 3 9. President H H Seerley of the state normal school will present the report of the committees on non agricultural and industrial education and a conference will discuss the Davis bill for agricultural high schools in every ten counties. A B Storms of Ames presides over the technical training department and Frank L Smart of Davenport directs Iowa participation.
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Des Moines
H. H. Seerley
Iowa State Normal School
National Educational Association
Denver
Seerley
Department of Moral and Agricultural Education
Department of Technical Training
A. B. Storms of
Ames
Department of Normal Schools
National Committee On Agricultural Education
Cedar Falls
Iowa
E. B. Balcomb
Stillwater
Oklo
National Education Association
Foe of the White Plague Opens National TB Meeting
Washington May 13 The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis opened its annual meeting at the New Willard Hotel with Vice President Homer Folks presiding. Leading authorities on the white plague attended as sessions ran through Saturday featuring papers and discussions, including a prominent public meeting and specialized sections on legislation and the schools.
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Washington
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
New Willard Hotel
Homer Folks
New York
Rudolph Matas
New Orleans
Lawragon Brown
Saranac Lake
Alexander M. Wilson
Chicago
Victor C. Vaughan
Atlanta Welcomes Hotel Men on Convention Visit
Scores of hotel keepers gathered for the Mutual Benefit association convention in Chattanooga arrived in Atlanta with their families. Mayor Maddock welcomed them at the Aragon hotel before a city tour including the capitol, Grant Park, Piedmont Driving Club and nearby country homes.
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Atlanta
Mutual Benefit Association
Chattanooga
Maddock
Aragon Hotel
Capitol
Grant’s Park
Kimballville Farm
Piedmont Driving Club
B. Rivers
Coan
Topmony Wy
Ald Able
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Eowa Ward DB
C Clark
Amet
Shipp
Albion W. Tourgue
Orrang
San Juan
Tourgee
John M. Stotpenburg
Stotsenburg
Kth Regular
Eeffo
Nebraska
Bat Fe
Nebraska Volunteers
Temple of Fame
Liscum
Tientsin
Durhig
Onina
Camentery
Molda
Henry
W. “Lawton
Layton
Guy
Lee Tansiow
Arlington Cle Tery
Battle
Howard Enright Sexton
Will
Davis Bill
National Association For Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Wii
Supreme Lodge
Lincoln
Neb
Grand Lodge
Tuproie Lodge
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