Mailing List:2002-11-01 01, Re: Civil War Burials, by Ron Kyser
Mailing List Archives > 2002-11-01 01, Re: Civil War Burials, by Ron Kyser
From: R R Kyser <sorryken -at- att.net> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re: Civil War Burials Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 03:29:58 -0600 In-Reply-To: <003101c28125$a97ab700$d13ec10a@colleen0788bxi> This talk of National (i.e. Union) Cemeteries in Tennessee brings up a question the answer for which I don't know where to search. My g.g.granduncle Edwin Worden was killed at Neel(e)y's Bend in 1862 and buried in Nat'l Cemetery, Nashville. His twin Edward was taken POW in another battle. (Not a lucky pair.) Their maternal grandfather William Whitney (#1409 in Pierce) was born 86 years before they were and fought for the Albany Co. Militia in the Revolution. How unusual was it for a Civil War soldier to have a grandfather in the Revolution? Did any have a father in the Revolution? Cheers, Ron Kyser On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 03:37 PM, Colleen Knights wrote: > Thanks for the responses. > > Here are some specifics on what I'm looking at. Maybe someone who has > some > experience can provide some insight. > > Has anyone done any research with the National Cemetery at Chattanooga? > Though it may never be possible to prove, I've found a gravesite that > could > be that of Edward Whitney (Adolphus, Capt. Benj.) He was killed in > action > at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, TN on 25 Nov 1863. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <ALLAGREEN -at- aol.com> > To: <knights -at- fuse.net> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 12:52 AM > Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Civil War Burials > > >> In my experience with finding Civil War graves, which is not a lot, >> they > were >> usually buried in a cemetery near the battlefield on which they fell. >> The >> cemetery at Perryville, KY, is an example, and I think there is another > one a >> Petersburg, VA. Of course there is a huge one at Gettysburg. >>
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