墓群簡況
清(qing)軍墓(mu)一面依(yi)山,三(san)(san)邊(bian)臨溪(xi)澗山谷(gu),右側和(he)前(qian)(qian)后兩邊(bian)用(yong)(yong)花崗石砌(qi)造,墓(mu)埕用(yong)(yong)三(san)(san)合(he)土夯(hang)平。冢(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)內清(qing)兵遺骸(hai)陶罐(guan)每位一壙,排列井然,橫13行(xing),直11行(xing),均用(yong)(yong)三(san)(san)合(he)土封頂,墓(mu)前(qian)(qian)各立一塊花崗石質小墓(mu)碑(bei)(bei)(bei),碑(bei)(bei)(bei)面鐫刻(ke)犧牲者的(de)籍貫(guan)及姓名(ming)。還有一大(da)(da)碑(bei)(bei)(bei),碑(bei)(bei)(bei)文(wen)(wen)陰刻(ke)楷(kai)書(shu):“義冢(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),同治歲次(ci)甲(jia)戌冬(dong)十月吉日立。”古(gu)鎮深坑里龜(gui)山口還有三(san)(san)座叢葬的(de)大(da)(da)義冢(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),義冢(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)為三(san)(san)合(he)土結構,東南(nan)向,面寬16.4米,縱深4.8米,碑(bei)(bei)(bei)載分別是1819年(nian)(清(qing)嘉慶二(er)十四年(nian)),1833年(nian)(清(qing)道(dao)光(guang)十三(san)(san)年(nian)),1878年(nian)(清(qing)光(guang)緒戍寅(yin)年(nian)),碑(bei)(bei)(bei)文(wen)(wen)陰刻(ke):“義冢(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、左右營重修”等字(zi)樣,都是輪戍臺澎捐軀殉(xun)國清(qing)軍將(jiang)士的(de)遺骸(hai)。
墓群來歷
1871年11月(yue)30日,返回宮(gong)古島的船(chuan)(chuan)只,在海上遇颶風,于(yu)12月(yue)17日漂(piao)流至臺(tai)灣(wan)南(nan)部八瑤灣(wan)高(gao)山族(zu)的牡丹(dan)社(she)(she)與(yu)高(gao)士佛社(she)(she),有66人(ren)登陸,54名船(chuan)(chuan)民(min)被當地(di)族(zu)人(ren)誤殺(sha)。其余(yu)12人(ren)在漢人(ren)保力社(she)(she)莊(zhuang)主(zhu)楊友旺營救下前往臺(tai)南(nan)鳳山縣官府,次年轉福州琉球館安排乘(cheng)船(chuan)(chuan)回國。