Ann, do you know offhand what entitles a Civil War veteran to receive a military marker/headstone as you mentioned in your email? Phyllis G. -----Original Message----- And -- if you have a veteran ancestor who was entitled to a government headstone -- by all means contact the VA. It is still possible to get that military marker put on his grave - as long as you know where he's buried.

Phyllis, you need to proved to the VA that your ancestor was a civil war veteran -- NARA records, etc. -- and how you are related to the veteran and your job is done. pat ******************************************* Patricia A. Gough Secretary Penfield Public Library 1985 Baird Road Penfield, NY 14526 585-340-8720 ext. 4007 "Housework, if done properly, will kill you." -- Erma Bombeck -----Original Message----- From: Phyllis Garratt [mailto:pgarratt@gessert.us] Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 2:51 PM To: OHHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [OH-HAMILT] Question re: Entitlement to a Military Marker Ann, do you know offhand what entitles a Civil War veteran to receive a military marker/headstone as you mentioned in your email? Phyllis G. -----Original Message----- And -- if you have a veteran ancestor who was entitled to a government headstone -- by all means contact the VA. It is still possible to get that military marker put on his grave - as long as you know where he's buried. ==== OHHAMILT Mailing List ==== Have you been to the *NEW* HAMILTON COUNTY OHIO Message Board? To get there, go to http://boards.rootsweb.com click on the U.S. States link. On the next page, click on the Counties link by the file folder icon. Then click on the link for Hamilton county. ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx