Confederate  Soldiers  Buried at Athens
Editor Picayune

In the cemetery at Athens, Ala., there are forty ex-confederate soldiers buried, all of whom died In battle in and around-Athens. Recently the ladies have had them moved from the various portions of the cemetery and buried on contiguous lots. The ladles wish to place marble headstones over these fallen heroes and to encompass the lots with a stone coping. That there are friends of some of these dead soldiers who may wish to contribute to such a worthy cause there Is no doubt, hence, we give below a list of those of this Immortal forty whose names are known, together with their command, and earnestly request any and all their friends and, comrades-in-arms to aid us in erecting some slight token in memory of these noble men who died for their "native land".

LIST OF SOLDIERS:
J. N. Glover, Alabama; killed 1862
O. W. Osborne, Company F, Twentieth Tennessee; killed Sept. 28, 1864.
Lieutenant Reddich.
T. M. Holliday, Company A, Fifth Alabama Cavalry.
T. Sparkes, Company A, Fifth Alabama Cavalry. .
J. Clark, Twenty first Tennessee.
G. Reed, Twentieth Tennessee.
T. M. Pincon, Company E, Twentieth
T. J. Tyeer, Vicksburg
Wm. Radish, Second Tennessee Cavalry.
C.. H. Tarpley, Louisiana Cavalry; killed May 1, 1862.     
Z. T. Gay, Company A, Twentieth Tennessee; killed September, 1864.
R. B. Fullerton, Second Tennessee; killed Sept. 24, 1864.
T. A. Gardner. Company H, Twentieth Tennessee; killed Sept. 24. 1864.
R. E. D____.
James Bledsoe, Twelfth Tennessee; died Oct. 24, 1864.
Geo. J. Clay, Twelfth Tennessee; died Oct. 12, 1864.
_____Jones, Arkansas; killed July 7, 1862.
Elijah Rams. Second Tennessee Cavalry.
Lieutenant F. Eckford. Twelfth Tennessee Cavalry.
_____Veal, Forrest's Cavalry.
A. Shelby, Twelfth Tennessee, Hardin's Cavalry.
Silas   Beedeferd,  Moreland Battalion Noddy's Command.
J. W. Douthich. Forrest's Cavalry.
G. W. Buyles, seventh Tennessee, Forrest's Cavalry.
J. D. Grubbs.
C. W. Crissman, Fourth Tennessee.
Charles Castleman, Louisiana Cavalry.
J. R_____ .
John P. Kilpatrick
M. Tassin, First-Louisiana Cavalry.
Major John Price, Arkansas.
Eight unknown.
Send all remittances to the addresses below:
MRS. S. M. HOBBS.
MISS RICHARD SNEAD.

Source: The Daily Picayune, (New Orleans, LA) Wednesday, January 05, 1898; pg. 3; Issue 346; col C,  Vox Populi Correspondence Which Speaks for Itself Mrs. S. M. Hobbs; Miss Richard Snead - submitted by Janice Rice.

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