Antietam Cemetery
Summary
A meeting of the Trustees of Antietam Cemetery took place in Sharpsburg. Six states - Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland were represented. The group made no decision on whether to bury the rebel dead in the cemetery. The group discussed the appropriateness of burying "rebel dead within the enclosures of the cemetery." The paper feels the remains of rebels should be gathered in one place, but not in the Antietam Cemetery. The South is "too poor" to contribute money for burial of the rebel dead, but it raised thousands for Jeff. Davis and his family. "When the unfortunate rebel soldier was of no further use to rebel leaders he was thrown off and uncared for."
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald and Torch Light
Publication Date: June 24th, 1868
Page/Column: 2
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Aftermath of War / Reconstruction
