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Re: Disposition of Confederate dead at Gettysburg

Hello Alan,

What do you mean by "shelved?" Although I am from New York, and all of my ancestors fought for the Union, I still like to try and help anyone with an ancestor that fought find out more about them, especially their final resting place. I've received several replies, and most people who know about this subject believe that Lt. William Harmon is at Hollywood Cemetery in an unknown, mass grave with other soldiers from Mississippi. I guess what puzzles me is that his servant knew of his wounds on the first day of the battle, and went home to Mississippi to tell the family, probably knowing he was not going to survive. This soldier was a Lieutenant, and it seems that he would receive a proper burial if dying of wounds days after the battle. Shows what little I really know. Please feel free to write to me directly at Lass53@aol.com

Nancy Armstrong

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