Today at the National Archives I ran across an item I've not encountered before. They were the graves at or near Natchez, Mississippi. They year was 1869 and great detail was made where each grave was located. It also contained a map of the various graves. Needless to say the majority of graves were unknown however they were soldiers in the WBTS as mentioned in the reports. The Marine hospital was noted as being the nearest building to the bend in the Mississippi River.

They also had dates if my memory serves me correctly. Knowing when a particular regiment or company was stationed at or near Natchez may provide us with names of those who died there provided their dates of deaths are noted.

Also found was either a plastic or wax map of the Vicksburg Cemetery and it was topographical and had great detail and was dated just post war. I had thought about making a copy but the map turned out to be larger then my desk in room 203.

One last bit of interest concerned the interment of Confederates at the Marietta Cemetery in Georgia. It was noted that four of the bodies were those of Union soldiers because of the clothing. They did not say if the bodies were taken across the street to the National Cemetery where Union soldiers were laid to rest or buried in the Confederate cemetery. One would think they were taken across the street.