After the battle, the people of Gettysburg were left with the task of burying thousands of war dead. Eventually, over 3500 Union soldiers were buried at the Gettysburg National Cemetery.
Paying honor to fallen soldiers is an ancient tradition, and many rules and procedures govern military funerals. Go to the link Union Soldiers and Burial Practices to learn more about how these procedures developed during and after the Civil War. Use these primary source materials from the National Park Service to answer these three prompts:
1. In General Order No. 75, "headboards" are provided for each soldier. What do you think a headboard is? What problem does Capt. Moore find with the headboards?
2. What change does Secretary of War Stanton suggest in 1866?
3. Why do you think that the US government felt the need to bury soldiers' remains in centralized national cemeteries instead of allowing them to be scattered around the country?
63 comments:
Carlos Machuca P.2 4/22/10
1.I think headboard is something to carve a name when someone dies.The problem was that some were unknown.
2.war.
3.To honor them.
P.2 Ricardo .T & Ana.R
1. They were tumb stones,they were putting people that didnt have names on the tumb.
2. The changes the secetary made were that they recieve and protect things about soliders, singnificance
3.
Juan M Daniela O
p2
1 headboard is a tomb stone and the problem is he cant find out who they are.
2
Emily O. & Ashley V.
Per. 2
1.to be secured at the head of each soldier's grave,
Jackie M.
Pablo N.
per.2
1.)I think a headboard are when soldriers have too take care of the graves the tombstones. the problem they had was that the coffins paint would come off and they couldnt identify them.
2.)
Adan Martinez, Stephanie Sanchez
Peroid.2nd
4/22/10
1.The headboarder is what they provide so they can reqister the top of each soldiers grave.
Caption Moore had problems because many of the people would get the headboarders mixed up with other soliders that are not suppose to be in that grave yard.
2.the secretary of war did changes like raising the prices of some of the removals and reinterments.
3. They bury the soldiers in the centralized national cemeteries because the thats what the secretary of war sayed had to be done the coffins ended up been sold more higher than ever
David S. & Adrian D.L.T P2
1.A headboard a tombstone or a rare wooden marker.
2.Stanton agreed to work as a legal adviser to the inefficient Secretary of War.
3.So we can remember the people that fought for or country.
P2 MARTIN Z. & BRYANT S.
1.It means that every solider has there own number and name on it. they probably dont have enough space to put the dead soilders.
2.war
2. to honor them
P:2 Ernesto C. & Gabriel V.
1. To be secured at the head of each soldier's grave. So the problem was that sometimes they were inaccurate people wearing a enemies uniform.
2. That by removing the dead bodies would cost a lot of money and it would probably cost like $9.75.
Diana R. & Annabel G. ...P.2
1. In General Order No. 75, "headboards" are provided for each soldier. What do you think a headboard is? What problem does Capt. Moore find with the headboards?
They were tombstones.The problem was some were unknown.
2. What change does Secretary of War Stanton suggest in 1866?
3. Why do you think that the US government felt the need to bury soldiers' remains in centralized national cemeteries instead of allowing them to be scattered around the country?
Deana D. & Daisy R. Per.2
1.) A headboard is a tombstone the problem is that there putting people that dont belong there.
2.)
P.3 Valerie B. Ramiro B.
1. A headboard is an upright panel forming or placed behind the head of a bed. He didn't like it because they could wash off and when they painted it you couldn't read it.
2. He suggested that we shouldn't use wooden headboards no more.
3. Because they sacrifice their lives for our country.
Kimberly Alcantar Per.3
1) They cost to much money
2) that we shouldnt use wooden headquarters we should use zinc instead
3) because they sacrificed there life
P.3 Alan P Javier C
1)an upright panel forming or placed behind the head of a bed.He didn't like it cause the letters wash off.
2)We shouldn't use wooden headboards and use zinc instead .
3)because they sacrifice their lives.
Ofelia R & Vanesa E Period 3.
1:I think the headboard is that all soldiers should b payed for there volinteering in the war they should be burried in the Gettysburg nation Cemetery.
2:all soldiers would be burried in it now they have to do alot of hard things to get in it.
3:because they faught for their contury.
P3 Veronica Leiva Anais Orozco
1. A headboard is kind of like a pillow except it is wood, it is placed underneath the head of the soldier in their grave. The problem is that they didn't last long, so instead iron would replace the wooden headboard with zinc to prevent it from rusting.
2. The Secretary of War suggests that each grave is marked with a small headstone with the name of the soldier and the name of his state.
3. So that way people can visit the graves of the soldiers. The soldiers can't be visited if they are cremated and made into ashes, and also because they are important. They fought the war, so the government thought they should be remembered and be visited instead of being forgotten and being scattered around the country.
ivan.G & Stephanie O.
1]head bord is a toomstone.he caint afored tomstones for everyone
2]he eft the death on the batlle fild
3] th thode they deserb a beter resting place
Anaid R. & Joselyn C. P:3
1.Headboards are people that register the head of each soldier's grave which means the tomb stones. Capt. Moore didnt like the coast of the headboards and that they were running out of them.
2.They were raising up the coast.
3.Because they were going to think that they are bad and they needed to be honor.
Period-3 Carlos H.- Joshua F.
1. An upright panel forming or placed behind the head of a bed. The rain will wash off the lettering off the headboards.
2.
Lucero Eric & Barrios Vanessa Per.3
1.they are like the tume stones.
Per:3 Sandra C.
1) What was the headboards was the tombstones.That they hardly have any space left so they had to squeeze in the tombstones together.
2) The change that the Seceritary of war Stanton sugest in 1866 was that they could do a gap between the tombstones.
3)Well they had no where to put the dead bodies and for the soldiers who risked there lives for theie country.
Period 3 4/22/10 Jorge C.
1. A headboard is that a soilder has a bed which is tombstone. Capt. moore can't afford tombstones for everone.
2.
Per.3 Sergio O. Eric P.
1)headboard are the tunesstone's.the problem was the coffin were more cheaper and could
2)
Darlene v. period 3
1. A head bored is to be put at the head of the dead soldier.
2. the change that stanton suggestes was that instead of wood headboards they'ed use
small monuments of cast and ironwith zinc to avoid rusting.
3. yes because w/out them we wouldnt have equal liberty for all raices and we should give thanks for those who died for us
Stephanie D. & Hugo S. period 3
1.A headbord is like a tombstone and the problem was it cost too much.
2.She wanted more burials to be made.
3.
Period:3 Alisson D. & Perla M.
1: A headborads are tumestones, and the problem that Capt. Moore had was that they where to cheap.
2:The change that Secretary of War Stanton suggest in 1866 was that they wanted to remove the remains of thosenow reposng in other suitable burial grounds.
3:Cause they wanted to keep the people that have risked there life to make a better place.
1. In General Order No. 75, "headboards" are provided for each soldier. What do you think a headboard is? What problem does Capt. Moore find with the headboards? Head boards are tombstones and what the problem was that the tomstones were to espensive.
PER..4 Diana rojas :) and Erik molina
#1..... a tombstone The tablets or head-boards are principally of white pine, with the exception of some 4,000 of black walnut, purchased more than two years ago. They are painted in white and lettered black, with the name, company, regiment, and date of death.
#2....only know that members of their families left them to stand by the republic in its hour of need--that they were, from time to time, heard from upon some distant march--in hospital--upon the eve of battle--or in Southern prisons--and that they are dead! But where the remains have been buried-how-how protected;
#3..... to honor them and alway remember the work that they did for our country and stuff....
e.reyes s.lopez p.4
#1 i think it means the head or the boss.
if not then a tombstone.maybe they had a budget.they used cheaper material for the tombstone
he wanted them there for an honor of those who died.
1. In General Order No. 75, "headboards" are provided for each soldier. What do you think a headboard is? What problem does Capt. Moore find with the headboards? Well what headboars are are tomstones and the problem the capt. had was that the tombstones were to espensive .
per.4 by. Alejandra Raygoza 4/22/10
period 4
Iliana mejia
Alexandra Desslzi
1:There Tonbstone
2:
p.4
Diana Ramos,Daniel Macias
1) HeadStones are tombstones and the problem was that they were expensive.
2) The thing that they change was that the military had to be rtecting the 3 tombstones nd also they had to cange the tombstones.
3) I think that they did it becuase they had to honor the sldiers because they did a good job serving the union.
Melissa Agular Amy Moran
period 4.
1."headboards" are tombstones
2it is proposed, instead of the wooden headboards heretofore used, to erect at the graves small monuments of cast iron, suitably protected by zinc coating against rust.
#1 a headboards is a tombstone.it cost too much.
#2 she proposed, instead of the wooden headboards used, to have graves small monuments of cast iron, suitably protected by zinc coating against rust.
#3 to have respect to the solders who risked there life for there country.
Elizabeth Cano
Period4
per 4
juan salazar
Georgina gONZALEZ
1.it was a tombstone
2.
P4 Rudy Trejo
!.) Headboards are tomdstones the tombstones were too expensive.
2.) He suggest that they make them out of wood
3.)
Julia Lopez
Period#4
1. Headboards are tombstones. Captain Moore's problem with them was that they were expensive and they could pay off other things rather than spend the money on the headboards.
2.
p4 juan G and Julian R.
1. A headboard is a tombstone and the problem is that …The coffins now issued cost less then one-half the price paid by contract and are far superior. The hearses used for transportation to the graves are covered ambulances, painted black, and are well suited for the purpose. The tablets or head-boards are principally of white pine, with the exception of some 4,000 of black walnut, purchased more than two years ago. They are painted in white and lettered black, with the name, company, regiment, and date of death. I would here remark that unless tablets are painted before lettering the wood will absorb the oil in the paint and the rain soon wash off the lead in the lettering…
Extract from annual report of Capt. J. M. Moore, Assistant Quartermaster, U.S. Army, for the year ending June 30, 1865. Washington, D.C.
2. Forty-one national military cemeteries have been established, and into these had already been gathered, on June 30, the remains of 104,526 Union soldiers. The sites for ten additional cemeteries have been selected, and the work upon them, for some time delayed by the climate and a threatened epidemic, is now in course of vigorous prosecution. Although it may not be desirable to remove the remains of those now reposing in other suitable burial grounds, it is estimated that our national cemeteries will be required to receive and protect the remains of 249,397 patriotic soldiers whose lives were sacrificed in defense of our national existence.
3. So they couldnt be on the floor.
Bianca Rios
P.4
1.The headboards were the soldiers who guide the tomb stone.The problem was that the tomb stone cost to much.
2.She declared that the tombs should be smaller and less expensive.
3.Because they wanted to honor their bravery on fighting for their country.
p.4 richy and stephen
1. its a tombstone.
2.
3
Martinez Jairo
per.4
4/22/10
1.) A headboard is tombstone and the Capt said it was problem because it was expensive.
2.)He decision to make them out of wood.
3.)For there memories.
Period 4
Karina T
Daniel U
1.Headboards and Tubes.
p.6 Misael G. Michael B
1) Headboards are like tombstones that have the the name and other information and the problems Capt. Moore has is that to many soilders die and some times there are mistakes with the names and the number of deaths.
2) The change the secretary of war made was that the wood headboard should be replaced with cast iron headboards covered with a zinc coating to keep it from erosion.
3) The U.S. government buried them into national cementaries to make it easier for families to find their dead loved ones and to give special treatment to honored soilders.
Arturo V. & Abraham L.
1. A headboard is a tombstone it cost a lot of money.
2.
3.
Nemesis D.& Juan B.-per.6
1.) I think that a headboard is a tombstone. Capt. Moore had a problem of trying to identify the dead bodies, so he ordered the Generals to make a report
P:6 Christian C. & Stephanie C.
1. I think it is a tombstone.He doesn't like how they make the tombstones.
2. They to charge money for burying the dead soldiers.
3. Because =P
p.6 jc barragan
1.it is the tombstone
2.
period 6, stephanie o and brenda f
1. A headboard is also called a tombstone. Captain Moore thought that when it rained the lettering would wash off.
2. He suggested that instead of the headboards being made out of wood they should be made of iron and protected by zinc so it wouldnt rust.
Alan R. && Andrea O. Period 6
1.headboards are the top of the coffin. Moores problem was that the wood would absorbe the paint and it would wash off.
2.they proposed that the the headboard should be made with cast iron,and zinc to protect against rust.
3.to show them respect.
Jasmin R. & Nathalie G. Period 6
1.We think that "Headboards" are like tombstones.the problem that Capt. Moore found with the headboards is that most of them are unknown.
2.
3.The US government felt that they needed to bury soldiers remains in centralized national cementeries so that the soliders can be memorizd and honord.
Maggie M. & Hugo T. Period 6
1. I think a headboard is a technically a tombstone which is the stone that says your name, when you were born, and when you died. It usually also says RIP which means Rest In Peace. Soon the oil will come of when it rains.
Sorry Mr. we didn't finish.
P.6 Alexandra G.
1. I think the headboards are the boards in which they write their names, like tombstones, they write the death date, and where they are from, the problems are that many soldiers were unknown and could not be identified.
2. That instead of wooden headboards they would used iron ones, covered by zinc.
P.6 Alexandra G.
1. I think the headboards are the boards in which they write their names, like tombstones, they write the death date, and where they are from, the problems are that many soldiers were unknown and could not be identified.
2. That instead of wooden headboards they would used iron ones, covered by zinc.
Marina P. & Brandon O. Per6.
1. The headboards are like name tags and its badfor generals because they might have picked up different headboards.
2.
P.6 Alexandra G.
1. I think the headboards are the boards in which they write their names, like tombstones, they write the death date, and where they are from, the problems are that many soldiers were unknown and could not be identified.
2. That instead of wooden headboards they would used iron ones, covered by zinc.
1. I think they are tombstones because they go right above the head. He didn't like how they were made because the ingraved writing will wash out during the rain.
2.They began charging money for the graves they do.
3. Becasue then there would be a lot of problems knowing where they were buried.
Per.6 Michael N., & Nancy C.
1.Headboard means tombstones, like what people write to repersent the died person. Some are made of wood that the lettering could be washed off by the rain.
2. He suggest that that the cost of the removal should be $9.75.
3. There will be odor in the whole country. So he buried them in one place so the odor would be in one place.
Muriel P. Stephanny S. period 6
1. A headboard is a tumb stone and the problem was that some of the oil will come of with the rain.
2.
Luisa G& Sheila per.6
1. A headboard was a tombstone. The problem was that some of the names were incorrect and unknown
3. We think because it would be more respect to the soilders and their families.
Alexander M. Cynthia G. Per.6
1. A headboard is a sort of short surrounding fence to protect each soldier's grave. Captain Moore's problem was that teh lettering might wash off with the rain unless the headboards were painted before lettering the wood.
2. To switch the wooden headboards to cast irons.
3. They thought they deserved to all be honored together in the same place.
Patricia A. Isaac J.
3. Because it would be like paying respect to the soldiers who died in our honor.
Leslie.B
Period 6
1.I think a headboard is something they use to protect themselves.
2.That it is estimated that the national cemeteries have to receive and protect the remains of 249,397 patriotic soldiers whose lives were sacrificed in defense of the national existence.
3.I think they felt the need because if they were scattered around the country it would look bad&smell.Also because it would be mean to leave them scattered around the country.
Ofelia R. Vanesa E. period. 3.
1. A headboard was a tombstone. The problem was that some of the names were incorrect and unknown
3. We think because it would be more respect to the soilders and their families.
April 22, 2010 2:29 PM
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