Hello: For what its worth dept: Flags are usually put on headstones by Vetrans Groups Decoration Day. They have records and the Union and Confederate have web sites on the Internet. Units are usually on the stones. Start with area -- time--names and etc. Age or date of birth not always good as the young fellows did not always tell the truth about Their age. I read where one boy's mother signed for Him to enter as a drummer at 12yrs old. Drum and bugle used many youth. Area plays a good part--when the South was near they did recruit work--like when Old Pap Price came through Missouri on His raids-- North thousands joined. Many went without arms to fight with. Many ran away from home and changed their name spelling--some from not knowing. Spelling does not always work. I read where about 70 percent could not read or write. Here in Kansas City Battles --some over 100 thousand men fought. Lots of smoke and bullets "like rain falling". Kansas City had lots of the Missouri battles in and about the area. Same with Quantrill Raiders all about K C. There are Quantrill Raider Stops with stories and names on the net. Think about that--shooting at each other at day and some trading news and tob and visiting together at night. --- readynow22@sbcglobal.net wrote: > I was wondering, did veterans receive, or have to > apply for headstones for their graves if they served > in the civil war? > > Is there a way to look at the headstone and see, or > know if they fought for the union or confederacy? > > Supposedly, my great-great grandfather served and I > was wondering if the stone on his grave is from the > government.? > > I have been unable to find his name in any of the > databases. Well, I did find his last name no first > name with a group from Louisiana, suppose that could > be him, even though he lived in MO. He would have > been in a French speaking unit, so I suppose that > would make it confederate. > > His name Theophilus (often misspelled) Toulouse. > > Would appreciate any help, thanks > > > > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to the utility address > MO-CW-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM If you are trying to > unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same > utility address but change the -L- to a -D- > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million > records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the > world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com