Superintendent of Roads Beale testified that Colonel Ludlow verbally ordered him to begin work on December 14 , that no countermanding order was ever received .
That work began on the cemetery grounds on December 23 .
Superintendent of Roads Beale testified that Colonel Ludlow verbally ordered him to begin work on December 14 , that no countermanding order was ever received , and that work began on the cemetery grounds on December 23 .