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The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
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*Name
*Person's name
*Rank, company, regiment  
*Rank, company, regiment  
*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
*Type of marker (headboard, cross, broken stone, or marble slab)
*Type of grave marker, such as headboard, cross, broken stone, or marble slab  
*Contractor supplying the headstone
*Name of the contractor who supplied the headstone is sometimes indicated
*Remarks
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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
== Collection Content ==
== Collection Content ==
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