My great-grand uncle, Captain Michael Donovan Purtell, was shot through the lung on 10 May 1864 at the battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse and died from his wounds three days later. The Government records that I have reviewed indicate that he was buried near the battlefield and that his remains were never recovered. Recently I have read a record from the City of New York which indicates that he died in Washington, D.C. The latter indicates that he died of a gunshot wound, on the same date as that in the Federal data. Were any wounded from this battle removed to hospitals in Washington, DC? The battlefield, and Washington, are about 65 miles apart. There were railroads. Does anyone have a definitive answer? Gerard J. Nolan Lottsburg, Va.