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| Posted: Tue Mar 28th, 2006 12:00 am |
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A.J. Member
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Can someone tell me how it was decided after a battle who was to be left to bury the dead, and would it sometimes happen that both Union and Confederates would be burying their dead at the same time - was there a truce called during this period?
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| Posted: Tue Mar 28th, 2006 03:52 pm |
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Albert Sailhorst Member 
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Sometimes there was a truce to bury the dead.....More often than not, however, the army left in possession the battlefield would remove/bury the dead.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 01:47 pm |
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Albert Sailhorst Member
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This may be of interest to you. On this date in 1862, the following order was issued. The source for this is TheCivilWarChronical GENERAL ORDERS No. 33. WAR DEPT., [size= ADJT. GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington] [size= In order to secure...the decent interment of those who have fallen, or may fall,] [size= in battle, it is made the duty of commanding generals to lay off lots of ground] [size= in some suitable spot near every battle-field ...to cause the remains of those] [size= killed to be interred, with headboards to the graves bearing numbers, and,] [size= where practicable, the names of the persons buried in them. A register of each] [size= burial ground will be preserved, in which will be noted the marks corresponding] [size= with the headboards.] [size= Albert Sailhorst, Cannoneer, Scott's TN Battery]
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| Posted: Thu Apr 6th, 2006 02:36 am |
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A.J. Member
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Thank you very much for the information. What I am most curious about is the burial of Confederates around the Culps Hill - Spanglers Spring area at Gettysburg. Do you have any knowledge of who might have handled those burials?
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| Posted: Thu Apr 6th, 2006 12:35 pm |
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Albert Sailhorst Member
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Nope, I'm afraid I can't help you there....I sure don't know....Sorry!! A.J. wrote: Thank you very much for the information. What I am most curious about is the burial of Confederates around the Culps Hill - Spanglers Spring area at Gettysburg. Do you have any knowledge of who might have handled those burials?
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| Posted: Thu Apr 6th, 2006 02:45 pm |
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javal1 Grumpy Geezer 
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Check this page out (excellent site BTW): http://www.brotherswar.com/Gettysburg-8n.htm also: http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/august2002.htm Last edited on Thu Apr 6th, 2006 02:47 pm by javal1 |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 6th, 2006 03:03 pm |
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David White Member 
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A.J.: You might want to check out Greg Coco's "A Strange and Blighted Land: Gettysburg, The Aftermath of a Battle." It will certainly answer your question about the disposition of the dead around Culp's Hill. Amazon has it in paperback for about $20. Go through this website to Amazon and Joe collects some cash to keep this website going if you order it .
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| Posted: Fri Apr 7th, 2006 02:07 am |
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A.J. Member
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Thank you to everyone for your help and information. David, I will place my order with Amazon tonight.
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