G. PurvisShip IslandSat Jan 27 17:23:49 2001 : Jim, There are not any graves on Ship island. The island is cut at a location that was the old Union parade grounds. A good description is found in the 13th Maine site. the Chalmette Cemetery is indeed a National Cemetery. It is my understanding that all CSA graves have been relocated, BUT, a list is kept with the CNC listing the CSA burials.I may be wrong but I think I read a number of 175. A location is given as to where the graves have been moved to.I found my info in a www. site that goes by the name of Civil War Center. My problem is that sometimes the url just does not work. This site has a great deal of info waiting for a Ala. researcher. GeorgeConfederates at Chalmette Jim Taylor, Sat Jan 27 18:26 La. graves Purvis, Sat Jan 27 18:55