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From: "Judy DeGennaro" <>
Subject: [TN-CEM] Mississippi River National Cemetery
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 18:37:29 -0700


Hi,

I just joined this list. I've been doing genealogy about a year and didn't have any connections to TN. However, I just found out my ggrandfather enlisted in the Civil War from his state of IL. He died in a hospital in Memphis in 1865 from complications to wounds he suffered in the war. I always thought he was buried in IL but I found out today he was buried at Mississippi River National Cemetery in TN. I assume this cemetery is in Memphis. He left a wife and four small children and I guess they couldn't afford to ship his body home.

Does anyone on here have any information on this cemetery? I would like to find out if anyone takes pictures of tombstones there. I would like to know what it says on his tombstone.

Any help anyone might have would be appreciated.

Thanks!
Judy in California
Searching AUSTIN, BIRDSALL, CASE, EAKIN, FRAZELL, HAVENS, LEIM, MACAULEY, MERRIFIELD, MCCLENNON, NEWELL, ROCHELLE, SIMINGTON, STRICKLAND, VANGELDER/VANGALDER

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