Ken,

Great point on pensions and grave markers. Never give up on finding the cause of death and burial place of your gg grandfather. One of mine (Jordon Livingston) was in Co. B, 11th North Carolina Infantry (The Bethel Regiment). He was wounded the first day at Gettysburg but returned to service sporadically due to his injuries. He was in and out hospitals for the rest of the war. I could never find anything on him after the war. His service record stated "taken POW at Richmond on 3 April in hospital". No records or evidence of him returning home, his death, or his burial place. Chris Ferguson a well known author and expert on Hollywood Cemetery told my wife and I that he was most likely buried at Hollywood in a mismarked grave, (J. Lewis, 13th NC, Chris said there was no J.Lewis in the 13th) and had died in December of 1864. We weren't content with that speculation even though it came from a reliable source. Several months ago my wife was searching the recently posted 1880 census and found Jordon in California. He had gone west after the war and lived with an uncle that had gone there during the gold rush. We still haven't found out when he died or where he is buried but at least we know he didn't go home to NC and he isn't in Hollywood. Keep digging my friend.

Keith