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United States, Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
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*Date of death | *Date of death | ||
*Location of grave (section and number) | *Location of grave (section and number) | ||
*Remarks. The remarks column may indicate the cause of death, a civilian's relationship to a soldier or removal to another cemetery. The abbreviation "HS" means "headstone." Notations such as "2903 of 1873" refer to the number and year of correspondence received by the Quartermaster General that provided the information | *Remarks. The remarks column may indicate the cause of death, a civilian's relationship to a soldier or removal to another cemetery. The abbreviation "HS" means "headstone." Notations such as "2903 of 1873" refer to the number and year of correspondence received by the Quartermaster General that provided the information | ||
*Type of grave marker, such as headboard, cross, broken stone, or marble slab | *Type of grave marker, such as headboard, cross, broken stone, or marble slab | ||
*Name of the contractor who supplied the headstone is sometimes indicated | *Name of the contractor who supplied the headstone is sometimes indicated | ||
== How Do I Search This Collection? == | == How Do I Search This Collection? == | ||