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    1. [AL-Civil-War] Re: Lt. John Alva Oates Co. G 15th Alabama Infantry.
    2. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Oates Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/771.1.1 Message Board Post: In Oates's Memoirs he does give the location in an ajacent field next to the field hospital of II Division V Corps. Dr. Reed of the 150 Pennsylvania did mark the graves with wooden headmarkers. He placed the rank, company, and regiment on cousin John's. Oates also mentioned in his book that he tried to get a marker place where his regiment's last position was, but the Government refused. So he scratched on the rock at Vincent's Spur a tribute to his brother and the men of the regiment. I have his memoirs, but not at hand I could lookup the page number when I have time.

    06/19/2002 05:07:57