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From: Larry R Gamby <>
Subject: Re: [MDWashin] Looking for grave of Civil War ancestor
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 16:46:07 -0500


There is #4008 Geo. F. Proctor Pvt/L/12/Cav. d. 11 Nov 1864 WEV
buried in the Pennsylvania Section of The Antietam National Cemetery
listed in Vol. 1 cemetery records
.............Larry

On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 04:15:54 -0500 "Shelby Williams"
<> writes:
> First let me apologize for my oversight. His name was George W.
> Proctor and he was a corporal with Company E 21st New York
> Volunteers. Like Connie, I copies of both his military and pension
> files from NARA, but neither give any indication of where he was
> buried.
>
> Again, any help would certainly be appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Shelby
>
> My ancestor died at a field hospital as a result of wounds suffered
> at the Battle of Antietam. His name is not listed as a casualty by
> the National Parks Department, and I am sure that his body was not
> sent home. There is of course the possibility that he was buried in
> a mass grave however, we have a letter from a good friend of his who
> visited him at the field hospital prior to his death. So his name
> was known....
>
> My question is: are there cemeteries outside of the national
> battlefield where my ancestor may be buried?
>
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