Mr. Martin, Thank you for your kind and informative reply. Since I am constrained
somewhat with my research, I have to depend on the assistance of others. Another
of my ancestors died in a Richmond hospital & was buried in Hollywood Cemetery in
Richmond. It took many years to determine his outcome & his wife & children never
did know. They only knew that he never returned home. I was pleased to find that the
Cemetery officials were very helpful & to find that my 3rd g grandfather had a number
& a small grass spot in the cemetery.

During the Battle of Peachtree Creek near Atlanta, two of my husband's ancestors were
involved - one was wounded & left for dead & the other was killed in the battle. The
deceased soldier's body was never recovered & even tho his family lived maybe 30 miles away,
no amount of searching revealed his body. The soldier left for dead was carried to a hospital in
Griffin, Ga. & recovered.The gruesome description of his wound was recorded in his own words
in letters written home. We are privileged to have copies of letters from both soldiers.

I think one of the saddest things to see are the 1870 census records of Southern states where
so many widows & children are left with no H of H. I'm sure the Northern states' records are
similar. I have had many lumps in my throat & tears in my eyes when I study the records for
different men who served so valiantly. Thanks again Mr. Martin for your response. Ann C. Davis