Hayes Lowe
Markers
Tue Nov 21 08:59:04 2000


Thanks for sending me back to that site. I have read over it several times, and this time I found some info that I had not seen before. Perhaps it is newly posted. It doesn't answer the question directly, but I think that it is a good lead. Here is what it says:

"The question of permanently marking graves of Confederate deceased in national cemeteries and Confederate burial plots resulted in the Act of March 9, 1906 (P.L. 38, 59th Congress, Chap. 631-34 Stat. 56), authorizing the furnishing of headstones for the graves of Confederates who died, primarily in Union prison camps, and were buried in federal cemeteries.

"Congress adopted the same size and material for Confederate headstones as headstones for Civil-Spanish War deceased. The design varied in that the top was pointed instead of rounded and the shield was omitted. Apochryphally, it has been said that the pointed top was adopted to prevent "Yankees" from sitting on Confederate headstones. An act of February 26, 1929 (70th Congress, Chap. 324-45 Stat. 1307), authorized the furnishing of this type stone for graves in private cemeteries, as well."

I'll check these Acts and see if there is more in them regarding status as "U.S. Soldiers".

• U.S. Code — Hayes Lowe, Tue Nov 21 10:12
• It wasn't grave markers — Judy Wills, Tue Nov 21 22:05
• Federal law regarding Confederates and the V.A. — Hayes Lowe, Wed Nov 22 09:58
• US Servicemen — Judy Wills, Wed Nov 22 13:57