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Missing soldiers ?- Battle of Shiloh..look here

We've been missing one of our soldiers for quite some time..we found him here...perhaps one of yours is here...
This cemetery contains soldiers who died at the local hospital outside Durant, MS after being transported there by rail. All from Regiments of MS, TX, AL, MO, KY, GA, LA, AR
http://www.rootsweb.com/~msholmes/cemeteries/wesleychapel.htm
WESTLEY CHAPEL CEMETERY, Durant, Holmes Co., MS

The battle of Shiloh, Tennessee was fought on 6-7 April 1862. There were more than 10,700 casualties, on the confederate forces. In an attempt to provide necessary care for the casualties, the confederate army loaded some of them unto trains, that were sent south into Mississippi. The trains stopped at each town, to see how many of the wounded could be cared for in that town. An unspecified number were unloaded in Durant. They were carried by wagons, carts and carriages to the former hotel/health spa at Castalian Springs, which was located 3 miles west of Durant. This hotel was converted into a hospital. Records indicate that 90 soldiers died there, from April 1862 to November 12, 1863. They were buried at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in unmarked or temporary marked graves. They were never permanently marked and were finally lost. In the 1990’s, tombstones were secured for each of the 90 soldiers and were placed at the cemetery, in a symbolic military manner.

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