. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 144 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX of the Sixth New York Heavy Artillery who enlisted for the Civil War from West Farms and Westchester village, and who gave their lives in the service of their country. The West Farms Ceme- tery, where the remains of these soldiers are buried, had fallen into neglect; the graves were sunken and the tombstones overgrown and almost obliterated. In 1907 a Mrs. Cunningham, the widow of a soldier, chanced to be passing by the graveyard at the time when the street was being widen
. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 144 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX of the Sixth New York Heavy Artillery who enlisted for the Civil War from West Farms and Westchester village, and who gave their lives in the service of their country. The West Farms Ceme- tery, where the remains of these soldiers are buried, had fallen into neglect; the graves were sunken and the tombstones overgrown and almost obliterated. In 1907 a Mrs. Cunningham, the widow of a soldier, chanced to be passing by the graveyard at the time when the street was being widened, and noticed a number of bones. West Farms Cemetery being thrown into a cart. She drew the attention of the citizens of the Borough to the neglect of these honored graves and the disgrace of the city in forgetting its heroes. A committee, headed by Captain Charles Baxter, at once set about to prevent further desecration of the graves and to restore the cemetery to a respec- table condition. A board fence was erected by the Borough in July, 1908; while in October, 1909, a monument was erected by public subscription which was dedicated with appropriate cere- monies on May 29th, 1910. Three brass cannon, shell, and a flagpole were presented by the United States Government for decorative purposes. The most distinguished of those buried within. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Harry Tecumseh, 1873-; Kaplan, Nathan Julius, 1887-. New York, The author
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