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Texas Burials, Augusta, Ga

In Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga., is a Confederate section, with 236 burials, and only five of thsoe unknowns. It appears that all of the burials in this section were for men who died during the war, or perhaps immediatley after it. While all but five are identified by name, only about 60% give the state, and only a handful give the unit.

Texas burials include:

A. Dunbar, Row 1, Grave 22
T. J. Richey, Row 2, Grave 7
B. Thomas, Row 4, Grave 13
S. D. Howe, Row 6, Grave 7
J. W. McCaslin, Row 7, Grave 29
CAPT Iva Parker, Row 7, Grave 24
W. H. Oldham, Row 8, Grave 33
C. L. Spinks, Row 10, Grave 32

Magnolia Cemetery is under perpetual care and the Confederate Section is meticulously maintained.