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Re: Hospital records and location of a grave

Shelby, I vote for 1) and 3). You might want to see if there was a 3rd Mississippi Co. H, U.S. This would not be the first time I have heard of a man serving for the union and applying for a state pension.

I believe that if you send the information you have to the MDAH, they can help resolve the matter. If it is important to solve (You are this close!), the cost of research and postage is minimal.

FYI, there were several hospitals in Macon, GA; but in my experience most of the soldiers were buried at Rose Hill unless the family made the trip from Mississippi to retrieve the remains. Since he died so soon after the battle at Peachtree Creek(4 days), I believe he was buried at Macon.

Understand that only two days later the battle of Atlanta (July 22nd)occurred and the number of casualties being sent down the line increased exponentially. Therefore, it is unlikely that the family would have had time to reach Macon before the surrender of Atlanta on Sept. 1st.

If after the war they were able to locate his grave, they may have removed his remains to Mississippi; but in most cases that information was recorded in family records.

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