The Wise guide to historic places in Virginia, 1607-1907 . ewells Point, occupiedby a Confederate Battery in 1862, and now the site of theJamestown Exposition. Rising above the pine groves onSewells Point are clouds of smoke from Norfolk. In thedistance is Craney Island, near where the Confederates de-stroyed the Merrimac. Soldiers Home covers more than 200 acres. At present there are 3,800inmates of the Soldiers Home,about 1,000 of whom are away on leave of absence. There are 100 Mexican veterans at the Home. Five hundred thousand dollais in pensions are paid theold soldie s. On the sight of
The Wise guide to historic places in Virginia, 1607-1907 . ewells Point, occupiedby a Confederate Battery in 1862, and now the site of theJamestown Exposition. Rising above the pine groves onSewells Point are clouds of smoke from Norfolk. In thedistance is Craney Island, near where the Confederates de-stroyed the Merrimac. Soldiers Home covers more than 200 acres. At present there are 3,800inmates of the Soldiers Home,about 1,000 of whom are away on leave of absence. There are 100 Mexican veterans at the Home. Five hundred thousand dollais in pensions are paid theold soldie s. On the sight of the Soldiers Home, before the dawn ofour history, Powahatan placed one of his sons—as ruler—one of the under kings to the great Emperor, it was un-der Pochins rule that the Indians of Kecoughton killedHumphrey Blunt. This so incensed the whites that, led byGates, they not only attacked the Indians and drove thewhole tribe from the Kecoughton Territory, but also soughtto wipe out every memory of them by changing the nameof the place to Elizabeth SOLDIER-S HOME ^, ^. , eiTUATED between the Soldiers National O ^ ^ ^i m i c i . ^ Home and the Norinal School ^ Grounds is an Old National Cem- etery, which has been filled by military interments. Itwas established in 1866 and here rest the remains of4,690 known and 47^ unknown warrior dead of the UnionArmy, and 285 Confederates, who died while prisoners ofwar. The last burial was made here about fifteen yearsago. At the entrance the following tribute greets the eye: ••On Fames enternal ;-ninpin^ uroiiiulTheir silent tents are spread And glorj- ajuards with solemn roundThe bivouac of the dead. hi the center of the park of marble slabs towers agranite monument, built stone on stone to the height of 175 33 feet. It is enclosed within a circular fence of bayonetedgun barrels supported by cannon posts, and on the fourfaces of the monument appear the insignia of infantry,cavalry, artillery 1861 to 1865, the United States Coato
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