Show vh nh te marble stones to mark graves of confederate sold ers washington the war department will soon award the contract for 20 white maible stones to mark the graves of confederate Eold soldiers lers and sailors who died in federal pris 1 ons dris and hospitals in the north during the civil war and who were buried near the place of 0 their confinement this will be the first step toward action by the government to mark these graves colonel william 11 1 cott an officer ot of tho the confederate army and formerly of south caro lina has been appointed commit abner to take charge of the work |