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What to do if you can't find burial location?

I have been unable to locate my GGG Grandfather's burial site. He died during the Civil War in Pine Bluff Ark, from disease. He's got to be somewhere? What do you do if you can't find a resting place for an ancestor.

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Permalink Reply by Liz Loveland on March 16, 2010 at 8:49am

Did he live in Pine Bluff? Or just die there?

Permalink Reply by Robin R. Cordell-Inge on March 16, 2010 at 10:00am

He just died there. He served for the 1st Cal., 28th Reg. of Co F for Indiana. His residence was in Rockport, IN

Permalink Reply by Darlina Shaw on March 16, 2010 at 10:12am

I'd put him in a virtual cemetery on FindAGrave until I found his location. Have you tried searching for his name on Google Book Search and on the Internet Archive?

Permalink Reply by Robin R. Cordell-Inge on March 16, 2010 at 10:14am

No! Don't know about them. But I have search every where else.

Permalink Reply by Jo Kotylak on March 16, 2010 at 2:38pm

You know it depends on the disease, in some cases, where the disease was contagious they burnt the bodys to stop the spread of infection. Have you tried local hospitals etc for old records?

Permalink Reply by Robin R. Cordell-Inge on March 17, 2010 at 2:12pm

He died at the post hospital

Permalink Reply by Poppy Gladstone on March 16, 2010 at 10:58pm

If he was killed during the war, he may have been buried in a mass grave with others from his unit. There were no mortuary services then.

Permalink Reply by Robin R. Cordell-Inge on March 17, 2010 at 2:13pm

I have recently learned this information. I am thinking that this might be the case. If so, then what do you do?

Permalink Reply by Poppy Gladstone on April 7, 2010 at 1:51pm

Since you know what regiment he was in, you might (if you are lucky) be able to find a history of his unit on the internet, probably in the an area about the Union Armys, or IN history areas. Try entering his Cavalry, Unit, and Regiment numbers; or in the Rockport, IN sections. Try to find out if Rockport has a historical society. Sometimes, diarys make their way to historical societies in the town, county, or state. Sometimes, Civil War Re-enacters for your area may be able to help. Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Sandra Prairie on March 25, 2010 at 11:43pm

Have you searched for your relative here?

http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm

Sandy Springfield, MA

Permalink Reply by Sandra Prairie on March 25, 2010 at 11:55pm

What was his name? You can search for Civil War Soldiers here http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm

What to do if you can't find burial location?

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