I would like to locate this grave if possible. Here is a letter and all the info i know.

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Private, Company “D” 42nd Alabama Infantry Regiment

Viseburg, Miss January the 7th 1863

My Dear Margaret and Children,

I have the opertunity this evenig of sending you a letter to Columbus. I am in tolerable helth with the excepthion of my bowels. They are still running off as bad as they was before going home. I hope those few loins may find you and the children injoying the best of helth. I have nothing of importance to write you. I left Columbus on Monday after I left home at ten oclock and went from thare to Laudadel Springs and thare I got off and went to the hospitle and stade all night. I got a very bad bed to sleep in and it had cost the next day. I went to Meridian and there I had to lay over one day and night and you had beter believe I suffered with my bowels. I swelled up somewhat. I could not bare my pants and drawers buttoned. I never got to my jerneys end til Christmas night. I found the boys all in good and spirits. My captain is not exchanged yet. I herd hes at Jackson with several of the boys. I left Grenader on Sunday after I got thare for Vicsburg and reached thare on Monday night. I have bin dooing very well ever since I have bin garding the bagage that belongeds to the regiment. I have had a good house to stay in of a night. My company is detaled as sity police and wee have a fine time of it. Wee went out policing this morning and found two barels of rum and two sacks of flour. They fought hear every day for a week until last Friday. He Yanks disapeard and went on there gun botes. It is said that wee killed one, taken 15 hundred while hour loss was not more than 110. I have not bin out to the brest works yet but they say that wee can whip any forse that may come agins us. There is bad nuse hea. Evry day it is confirmed that Derag has whiped them badly in Tenisee and that they have reacvatted 10. It is the opinion of everybody that wee will have peace in the corse of two or three months and may God Almity grant this. May hee save………it on home and you and the children. Lord send that I could bee with you this night. I doo hope hat when wee meet again that wee may see to part no more on this earth.

I want you to take good care of things for I am in fine spirits in the belief that I will soon return to the bosoms of my family. I want you to take good care of my children and have all the corn made that you can. Vicsburg is the largest sity that I ever saw. Thare was a grate ascident happened on the rale road on last Wednesday about 14 miles from hear. The cars run off the track and killed nine men and wounded forty one more. They nearly all belonged to the 35 Miss Regiment, the same regiment that Tom belongs to, but I learn that hee was not on that train. I learn from one of the regiment that hee is in the brest works. If you see Parch Huff tell him that T. G. was well the last time I saw him. Hee is still wagoning. I have had some bad luck sense I left home. On last Sunday night I had my pocket book stolen with eleven dollars in it. It was taken out of my pocket when I was asleep. Thare was two temsee and came in after I had gon to bed and after I went to sleep they lay down close to my side and I think they got it. I don’t exspect to ever see it again. I had loned ut eleven dollars and had got apart of it back and will git the balance when I call for it. I am now writing by candle light and you must ecuse my bad writing and spelling. I hope that those few loins may find you and the children injoying the best of helth. Tell Willice howdy for you and tell him that I want him to spred himselfe and beet all of them fellows making corn. I believe hee can doo it. I must close my letter. I have to start on gard now in a few minets. You must write mee soon as this comes to hand and give mee all the nuse and how you are getting along. When you write to mee direct your letter Viscburg Miss in the care of Capt T. C. Mechel, 42 Regiment, Ala Volunteers, Colnal Portier in command. Write soon. I remane your affectionate husbone until death. Good bye.

A. F. McGahey to Margaret McGahey
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"He left Vicksburg about July 11, 1863 with the rest of the unit, but became too ill to travel. His commander, J.C. Mitchell left a Mr. Williams with him because they had no way to carry him. He was picked up by Federal ambulance and taken to the Parkman home where they cared for him for two days before he died. They buried him on their place by the road just west of Bolton, Mississippi.The grave has not yet been located"