I don't know about long term versus short term care, but the University of Mississippi had some building(s) that were used as hospitals during the war. I believe men that died in the hospital and didn't have family close enough to come and get the body were most likely buried in the Confederate mass grave on Ole Miss Campus. I don't know if the hospital at Ole Miss would have been used as late as 1866 though.... Hope you find what you're looking for Robby McCain >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [MSLAFAYE] RE: Cemetery Records >Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 11:54:20 EDT > >Just a thought--your ancestor could have been wounded in the war, or sick >and >hospitalized somewhere in Lafayette when he died, which could explain why >he >died far from home. Depending upon when in 1866 he died, it still would >have >to have been a rather long illness, however, at least 8-9 months or more. >Maybe someone in Lafayette can tell you if there was a sanatarium or >hospitals in the area that could have provided long-term care. > >Harriet > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com