John, there is a database of Georgia soldiers buried in Hollywood in the ga archives of GenWeb and/or RootsWeb. I found my 3x great grandfather, David Aldrin McDonald buried in Oakwood, and have since had his grave marked - he was from Athens, Ga. and died in Chimborazo #8, I think without looking... and another tip - soldiers who died at Chimborazo were buried at Oakwood. I have tried and tried to find a Sons group to have a small dedication service for David's marker, to no avail. Its sad to live in the Capitol of the Confederacy and not be able to find anyone to honor an ancestor - whether he was from any of the Confederate states! Oh, Ricky, at Oakwood is most helpful in locating the soldiers and we followed him out to the 1862 cemetery and he found the grave for us - much, much better marked than Hollywood - although not as lovely or prestigious. Ricky has a list in his office with names and grave sites, however I found the information on the unit's website. I also have a great-great-uncle buried among the unknown at Oakwood - I think my husband breathed a sigh of relief... The sad thing is that at Hollywood, the soldiers were buried three to a grave, coffins laid out like cord wood in trenches, some not as deep as usual, and often, when 'business' was heavy, days went by before burial, rendering the entire site a horrific scene. Its quiet and peaceful now - the neighborhood is not the best and visitors should be well advised to leave way before dusk, but the old cemetery, unlike the new, exudes a feeling of sadness, but dignity. If you visit go by and visit David's grave - the 1862 graves are on the right side of the road and the 1864 on the left. Look for the gazebo on the left - take a straight line from the left corner marker, across the street and in three markers - and you will find David's grave. What a wonderful service you are offering for those who do not live in the area! Diane S ----- Original Message ----- From: JOHN TAYLOR To: VAHANOVE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [VAHANOVE] N. Jones Karen, Your best bet would be to contact the Mississippi State Archives - Mississippi Confederate Soldiers records should be on file by unit, and you already know that he was in Co. A 11th Mississippi Infantry. The records will be on microfilm and also any widow's pension applications. Do you know if he was buried in Ashland? We have a mass grave in the Woodland Cemetery in Ashland in which approximately four hundred Confederate Soldiers are buried. There is only one marker stating that they are Confederate Unknowns, but the marker is incorrect. approximately 200 of them are known and there is a record of them at the Library of Virginia in Richmond. We had so many soldiers from our sister states die in Virginia and for many reasons they could not be sent home for burial. Many of them lie in unmarked graves in Hollywood Cemetery, Oakwood Cemetery, and Woodland Cemetery in Ashland. Many of them are known and usually their graves are marked only by a number that corresponds to their name information. If you can determine that N. Jones was buried in Virginia please let me know and I will try to locate his grave for you. Your obedient servant, John Henry Taylor ----- Original Message ----- From: <pooka@arn.net> To: <VAHANOVE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 6:20 PM Subject: [VAHANOVE] N. Jones > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VBC.2ACI/1250 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for info on N. Jones. He was in Co. A. 11th Miss Infantry. He > was a private He joined the Confederate Infantry March 1, 1862 at Spring > Dale. Miss. He died at Ashland, Virginia. I am trying to find what the > N. stood for? Could it have been Norman or Norbert? Did he have a wife, > or does anyone know when he was born, or his parents? > > > ==== VAHANOVE Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Hanover Co., VA mailing list, send > only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to VAHANOVE-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest > List > to VAHANOVE-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > ==== VAHANOVE Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Hanover Co., VA mailing list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to VAHANOVE-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest List to VAHANOVE-d-request@rootsweb.com ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.1/207 - Release Date: 12/19/2005