PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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THE NATIONAL CEMETERY AT ANDERSONVILLE 
The National Cemetery at Ander- 
sonville, Ga., one of the most im- 
portant of the government cemeteries, 
contains about 120 acres, of which 25 
are improved. It is a generally level 
tract, with ravines running southeast 
and southwest, and was opened in 
July, 1864, The grounds are in 
charge of Superintendent J, W, Bry- 
ant, and are inspected by a landscape 
gardener whose recommendations arc 
subject to the approval of the Quar- 
termaster General 'of the United 
States Army. It is maintained by 
appropriation, each one of the gov- 
ernment’s 86 cemeteries submitting 
an estimate of needs from which an 
allotment is made from the total ap- 
propriation for them all, amounting 
to $120,000 to $150,000 a year. 
The improved part of the tract as 
may be seen in our illustrations is 
well kept, with a good growth of na- 
tive trees and lawns of Bermuda 
grass, the only kind, the superinten- 
dent writes, that will withstand the 
sun there. The natural growth wher- 
ever suitable was left, and other 
planting has been added from time to 
time. Among the trees, water, wil- 
low, and post oaks, cedars and mag- 
nolias predominate, good examples of 
which may be seen in the illustra- 
tions. The two rows of trees at the 
right of the general view are water 
and willow oaks. The superintendent 
lives on the grounds in a residence 
built by the government, seen in one 
of our pictures. 
PENNSYT^VANTA MONTTMENT AT 
ANDERSONVILLE. 
GENERAL VIEW, SECTION OF NATIONAL CEMETERY. 
Iowa and New Jersey Monuments in Background. 
PRIVATE SOLDIERS' PLOT. ANDERSONVILLE CEMETERY. 
Showing Official Government Headstones. 
