Meigs, a Georgian who had served under Lee in the U.S. Army and who hated his fellow Southerners whom, in his mind, made a treasonous decision to fight against the Union, ordered the burial of 26 Union soldiers in Mrs. Lee's prized rose garden.
Meigs ordered the burial of 26 Union soldiers in Mrs. Lee's prized rose garden. Meigs were a Georgian who had served under Lee in the U.S. Army and who hated his fellow Southerners. These fellow Southerners made a treasonous decision. This was in his mind. This was to fight against the Union.