This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MLHotchner Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.maryland.unknown/7690.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found a James McCreara listed in Washington County, Maryland Cemtetery Records, Volume 1, page 51 recorded by Samuel Webster Piper and edited by Dale W. Morrow, published in 2000 by Willow Bend Books, Westminster, MD. It states: 1414 MCCREARA, James Pvt/C/11 Inf d. 14 Sep 1862 ref SMT He is listed as being buried at Antietam National Cemetery and is listed with those from Ohio. According to the abbreviations: 1414 --> Number in Cemetery MCCREARA, James --> Name Pvt --> Rank C --> Company 11 --> Regiment Inf --> Type of Company 14 Sep 1862 --> died ref --> Removed from SMT --> South Mountain, MD Good luck in your research! Margaret Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.