. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. 2 There are possibly 100 Confederate soldiers buried in the SoldiersHome National cemetery at Washington, D. C. and doubtless an aggre-gate of a few hundred more at other points, but the total of such inter-ments throughout the department, recorded and unknown, will not varymaterially from the number reported above which will approxi-mate 24,000 (unless there were many more deaths at Fort Delawarethan reported). The mortuary rosters heretofore reported and filed with the ad|iitaiit-general embrace th
. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. 2 There are possibly 100 Confederate soldiers buried in the SoldiersHome National cemetery at Washington, D. C. and doubtless an aggre-gate of a few hundred more at other points, but the total of such inter-ments throughout the department, recorded and unknown, will not varymaterially from the number reported above which will approxi-mate 24,000 (unless there were many more deaths at Fort Delawarethan reported). The mortuary rosters heretofore reported and filed with the ad|iitaiit-general embrace the lists of Confederate soldiers who di<(l in militaryprisons, and, besides recording their names, give dates of di^aths in allcases and, with few exceptions, the companies, regiments ami statesfrom whence the deceased hailed, so that it will be an easy matter toascertain desired information covered by such records. The foregoing tabulated statements have been compib tl from ilatamainly furnished by the U. S. War Department, and. in no instance, hasthe battlefield dead been considered. \. f 14 Special reference is liereliy made to the L;oo(i condition of the *Con-federate cemetery at the government arsenal near Rock Island, III., andmuch praise and sincerest thanks are due (jen. D. W. Flagler, chief ofordnance. V. S. .\ . for accomplishing such work. M()N[MENT TO CONFEDERATE AT CHICACiO. In this connection I make soptical reference to the constructionand dedication of the monument erected over the southern dead iMiriedin Oakwoods cemetery-, Chicago, and demonstrations incidental thereto,giving below a classified account of receipts and expenditnres, balanced,aggregating on both credit and debit sheets nearly ,^25,000 (which wouldhave amonnteti to a much larger sum, had un tour years services andthe value of the floral contributions from the south been estimated 1. asfollows: FINANCIAL STATICMENT, Classified Reckepts, To cash frorii Clnc;i,i;n ami northern sources Si
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