>James M. Smith, age 22, was enlisted by C. M. Barton in Cutshaw's
>Artillery, March 1862
>His service record says he was killed 16 Sep 1862 at Sharpsburg.
>
>I am trying to get a Vet. Administration grave marker for him but they say
>they can only furnish a stone for an eligible individual who is interred or
>"when the remains are unavailable for burial."


-Maybe get in touch with your Cong. Representative and see if his office
can add a little clout to your request.  In my family we have a grave 
marker for a relative in SW Georgia who was actually buried near Knoxville,
Tenn.  This was done years ago and the marker had sat in a Ga. railroad ware-
house for a number of years before it was figured out where it should be
placed.  It was put in the family plot next to his wife's grave.

John Garrett

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