. Savannah and its surroundings . the ceme-tery. Here repose nearly fifteen hundred heroes of thecivil war, whose remains were gathered from the distantbattlefields on which they fell and were given a soldiersburial. The noble work was accomplished by the LadiesMemorial Association of Savannah, which, with sacred care,has watched over their graves, and on Memorial Day decor-ates them with the bright flowers of spring. A marblestatute of Silence, which was originally one of the statuesof the Confederate monument in the parade ground, keepsguard over this bivouac of the heroic dead. Each graveis
. Savannah and its surroundings . the ceme-tery. Here repose nearly fifteen hundred heroes of thecivil war, whose remains were gathered from the distantbattlefields on which they fell and were given a soldiersburial. The noble work was accomplished by the LadiesMemorial Association of Savannah, which, with sacred care,has watched over their graves, and on Memorial Day decor-ates them with the bright flowers of spring. A marblestatute of Silence, which was originally one of the statuesof the Confederate monument in the parade ground, keepsguard over this bivouac of the heroic dead. Each graveis marked by a neat marble headstone. The Jewish cemetery is a part of Laurel Grove. TheJews old burying grounds are on the western limits of thecity, and are small enclosures shut in by high brick of them, the ruins of which only remain, was a buryingground before the Revolution, and within its walls was therallying place of the American and French forces after theirrepulse at the battle of Spring Hill in 1779. The other. 66 Savannah and Its Surroundings. burying ground is a few yards south, Neither has beenused for many years. The c )LORed burying ground is a part of Laurel Grove,and is justbeyoud the main enclosure. To a stranger it isworth a visit. The Cathedral cemetery, the Roman Catholic burialplace, is on the Thunderbolt shell road and the Coast Line rail-road, two miles from the city. The cemetery was foundedin 1852, and contains forty-five acres. It is handsomely laidoff and contains many fine mounds. It is the burial placeof Bishops Barry, Baron and Gartland. Before the Cathe-dral cemetery was founded the Boman Catholic burial placewas a part of the old cemetery on South Broad street. The old burying ground on South Broad street is one ofthe oldest cemeteries in America. It was closed in ancient vaults and tombs still remain, although iheyare rapidly crumbling awaj\ The history of the cemeteryis obscure. It was originally the burial place for Christc
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