This came from Tipworld and holds a great deal of information on figuring out what all the symbols mean on an old grave. From: TipWorld <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 7:09 AM Subject: TipWorld's Genealogy [IDENTIFYING MILITARY MARKERS IN A GRAVEYARD - 03/15/2000] TipWorld - http://www.tipworld.com IDENTIFYING MILITARY MARKERS IN A GRAVEYARD Ancestors often have military markers containing unfamiliar letters and symbols that are difficult to identify. These symbols usually identify an auxiliary unit to which descendants of veterans belong. Some resources concerning auxiliary units are: Continental Society Sons of Indian Wars http://members.tripod.com/~CSSIW Descendants of Mexican War Veterans http://www.dmwv.org/ General Society of Colonial Wars http://www.ubalt.edu/gscw General Society of the War of 1812 http://LanClio.org/1812.htm National Society of the Children of the American Revolution http://www.nscar.org/ National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Home Page http://www.dar.org/index.html Order of Indian Wars of the United States http://members.tripod.com/~Historic_Trust/indian.htm National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution http://www.sar.org/ - -------------------------------------------- Diana J. Muir, Professional Genealogist Former Host of the World GenWeb Teacher of 8 free online genealogy classes at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~genclass/