From a Franklin News Post article dated July 1999 under the headline of
"Confederate Marker Dedicated," comes the following:

"Ferrum -- A Confederate Memorial Marker for Civil War soldier William Peters
was dedicated recently at Peters' final resting place.

William Peters was a Private in Company C of the 57th VA Infantry, CSA.
William Peters took part in Pickett's Charge & died on 4 July 1863, a day
after being shot in the head.

My question concerns the phrase "final resting place" used in the newspaper
article. I take that to mean that William Peters is buried in Ferrum.
According to "Nothing But Glory: Pickett's Division at Gettysburg," by Kathy
Georg Harrison & John W. Busey, William Peters died of his wounds at an
unknown hospital and is buried at an unknown location. William Peters is not
on a list of disinterments from the Gettysburg battlefield.

So, how can Ferrum be his "final resting place?" I am betting that a memorial
to him was placed in a family cemetery & that Peters' remains rest beside
other Confederates in a mass grave at Gettysburg.

I look forward to reading your comments.

Sincerely,

Mike Peters
[log in to unmask]

To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at
http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html