In a message dated 9/30/2003 1:18:05 AM Central Standard Time, JULIAFWOOD@aol.com writes: About the Ebay listing. Ebay has been alerted and will remove the listing of the Grave Marker as it is a prohibited item. I have contacted the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War so that they can contact the seller to try to get the marker back to its proper place on the grave of Union Veteran, F.W. Schaefer. ______________________________________________________________ Thank you so much Julia for taking an active interest in this matter. As I told the Schaefer List, I think the more people who report this item, the better it will be for us. I do have a couple of things that I'm wondering about. 1] When I reported the item, eBay sent me an automated email that stated this: .......................................................... We will thoroughly investigate the item number(s) you have reported. Please keep in mind that the actions taken on a specific listing are confidential and between eBay and the seller. We will not be able to keep you abreast of any developments for privacy reasons, but we assure you that we will thoroughly examine this information. .......................................................... You seem to state with such confidence that the item is going to be removed that it makes it sound as if eBay sent you some other type of notification. Did they? If so, please let me know, so that I can report it in the same manner that you reported it. I may not be on the inside track, so to speak. 2] Could you please share the contact information for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War with me? I would like to contact them myself and so would other members of the Schaefer List. Our goal as a group was not merely to have the grave marker removed from auction on eBay, but to restore the grave marker to the cemetery where it belongs. I do so appreciate you going the extra mile for us on this and being sensitive to that aspect as well. It takes a special person like yourself to pick up on the human side of this issue. Please let me know that contact info at your earliest convenience so that I can inform the Schaefer List. One last thing that I would like to mention to the entire List is that I believe that the H.V.C. most likely stands for this. I found this info researching this matter yesterday. If anyone can confirm, I would appreciate it. ..................................................... Taken from the following URL: http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~jw3u/round/141-150.htm This is the description on that page: H. V. C.--Hancock's Veteran Corps. A Circle Surrounded by a Wreath of Laurel. Wide Red Band Passes Vertically Through the Circle from the Wreath, radiates rays in such a manner as to form a Heptagon with Concave Sides. Seven hands spring from the Wreath, each grasping a Spear, whose heads point the several angles of the Heptagon. The badge adopted originated with Col. C. H. Morgan, Hancock's chief-of-staff. Was approved by Gen. W. S. Hancock in the fall of 1864. General W.S. Hancock bio may be read at the following URL: http://www.civilwarhome.com/hanbio.htm .................................................... A hearty thanks to any and all who took an interest in this issue and I'll be anxiously awaiting the input from you Julia. Oh, please answer directly to the List so that any others who would also contact either eBay or the Sons of the Union will have the proper information to do so. Sherri Schaefer Bagby www.berlindog.com