Sorry for the late thread. I was at Hollywood Cemetery about a year ago. There are thousands of unmarked confederate graves at Hollywood. I do not know how that came to be. However, when I asked about a grave registry at the office, I was told that the records were burned when the court house went up in flames at the end of the war. The confederates apparently burned anything that may have been of any value to the north as Richmond fell. The records went along with the courthouse. So there is no knowledge of who was buried at Hollywood or if there was, which grave they are in. Just tragic. This apparently is not too unusual. If a confederate died in battle or disease, chances are somewhere between slim and none that a grave can be found. At some battle fields, the union recovered bodies after the war and re-interred them in nearby National Cemeteries. Then the identities were only known if the soldier kept a slip of paper with his name in his pocket. In looking for lost relatives, I have found some "centographs" in cemeteries that mark empty graves for a confederate soldier that never came home. Jim Whiteside ----- Original Message ----- From: <Guzzibud@aol.com> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 6:10 AM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Re: Burial sites, Seven Pines > Thanks for the information, I'm just starting on this. I have been told that > the confederate graves in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond were marked with > wooden markers, and that the Union prisoners burned the markers to keep warm. >

there is a web site for Seven Pine Cemetery http://www.cwc.isu.edu/cws/projects/dbases/seven.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Whiteside" <jim.whiteside@charter.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 2:49 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Re: Burial sites, Seven Pines > Sorry for the late thread. I was at Hollywood Cemetery about a year ago. > There are thousands of unmarked confederate graves at Hollywood. I do not > know how that came to be. However, when I asked about a grave registry at > the office, I was told that the records were burned when the court house > went up in flames at the end of the war. The confederates apparently burned > anything that may have been of any value to the north as Richmond fell. The > records went along with the courthouse. So there is no knowledge of who was > buried at Hollywood or if there was, which grave they are in. Just tragic. > > This apparently is not too unusual. If a confederate died in battle or > disease, chances are somewhere between slim and none that a grave can be > found. At some battle fields, the union recovered bodies after the war and > re-interred them in nearby National Cemeteries. Then the identities were > only known if the soldier kept a slip of paper with his name in his pocket. > > In looking for lost relatives, I have found some "centographs" in cemeteries > that mark empty graves for a confederate soldier that never came home. > > Jim Whiteside > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Guzzibud@aol.com> > To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 6:10 AM > Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Re: Burial sites, Seven Pines > > > > Thanks for the information, I'm just starting on this. I have been told > that > > the confederate graves in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond were marked with > > wooden markers, and that the Union prisoners burned the markers to keep > warm. > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe > >

Correction on site address: Seven Pine Cemetery http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/projects/dbases/Seven.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Whiteside" <jim.whiteside@charter.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 2:49 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Re: Burial sites, Seven Pines > Sorry for the late thread. I was at Hollywood Cemetery about a year ago. > There are thousands of unmarked confederate graves at Hollywood. I do not > know how that came to be. However, when I asked about a grave registry at > the office, I was told that the records were burned when the court house > went up in flames at the end of the war. The confederates apparently burned > anything that may have been of any value to the north as Richmond fell. The > records went along with the courthouse. So there is no knowledge of who was > buried at Hollywood or if there was, which grave they are in. Just tragic. > > This apparently is not too unusual. If a confederate died in battle or > disease, chances are somewhere between slim and none that a grave can be > found. At some battle fields, the union recovered bodies after the war and > re-interred them in nearby National Cemeteries. Then the identities were > only known if the soldier kept a slip of paper with his name in his pocket. > > In looking for lost relatives, I have found some "centographs" in cemeteries > that mark empty graves for a confederate soldier that never came home. > > Jim Whiteside > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Guzzibud@aol.com> > To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 6:10 AM > Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Re: Burial sites, Seven Pines > > > > Thanks for the information, I'm just starting on this. I have been told > that > > the confederate graves in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond were marked with > > wooden markers, and that the Union prisoners burned the markers to keep > warm. > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe > >