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The [http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs] has burial records of veterans and their family members from VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, and other veterans cemeteries around the country. The site also provides links to maps of the cemeteries. | The [http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs] has burial records of veterans and their family members from VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, and other veterans cemeteries around the country. The site also provides links to maps of the cemeteries. | ||
=== Card Records of Headstones === | === Card Records of Headstones === | ||
The record collection "Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879 - ca. 1903" (NARA M1845) contains 166,000 records of veterans buried in private cemeteries. Cards are arranged alphabetically and contain the name of the veteran, rank, company, regiment, place of burial, name and location of cemetery, grave number, date of death, and supplier of headstones. | The record collection "Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879 - ca. 1903" (NARA M1845) contains 166,000 records of veterans buried in private cemeteries. Cards are arranged alphabetically and contain the name of the veteran, rank, company, regiment, place of burial, name and location of cemetery, grave number, date of death, and supplier of headstones. | ||
The Card Records of Headstones are available to access at no charge at any library that provides free access to Ancestry.com. | The Card Records of Headstones are available to access at no charge at any library that provides free access to Ancestry.com. | ||
'''Online''' | '''Online''' | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1195 Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903] (Ancestry) ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1195 Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903] (Ancestry) ($) | ||
*Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, [http://www.suvcwdb.org/home/index.php National Graves Registration Database] (accessed 11 October 2011) can be searched by name and the search can be narrowed by unit, state of service, cemetery name, town, county or state of burial. Information that may be given for a person includes birth and death dates, age, unit, rank, enlistment and discharge dates, and name and address of cemetery, The database has both Union and Confederate soldiers' information. | |||
<br>'''Libraries''' | |||
*Locate these records at a library using [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38124958 Worldcat]. | |||
*Locate these records at a library using [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38124958 Worldcat]. | |||
*Family History Library {{FHL|2155576|disp=FHL 2155576-97}}. | *Family History Library {{FHL|2155576|disp=FHL 2155576-97}}. | ||
=== Records at the Family History Library === | === Records at the Family History Library === | ||