tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474629722181952448.post5051228896157803906..comments2024-02-24T18:11:44.735-06:00Comments on Escape to the Silent Cities: Do You Know How To Tell Which Pre-WWI Marker You Are Looking At?Tammi Thielehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046111693910969192noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474629722181952448.post-56369754146839607992011-01-18T12:11:01.172-06:002011-01-18T12:11:01.172-06:00Thanks for this information!Thanks for this information!StoneGardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481137880089374858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474629722181952448.post-57005240919931643182011-01-15T19:15:57.506-06:002011-01-15T19:15:57.506-06:00The information about the peaked tops of the Confe...The information about the peaked tops of the Confederate markers is very helpful. Sometimes I have noticed Confederate veteran graves with no Southern Cross of Honor on the stone. Between this and the illegibility of the engraving or the lack of information, it's good to have another way of identifying these markers.Free Genealogy Guidehttp://freegenealogyguide.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474629722181952448.post-54175572126818338142011-01-14T21:53:46.066-06:002011-01-14T21:53:46.066-06:00Tammi:
I was just going to say what Gale did. The...Tammi:<br /><br />I was just going to say what Gale did. The CSA's are pointed. This was done so that the Union soldiers wouldn't sit on them - would be uncomfortable with a point up your rear-end! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474629722181952448.post-79986973152812371612011-01-14T20:13:20.180-06:002011-01-14T20:13:20.180-06:00And the confederates are pointed where the union a...And the confederates are pointed where the union are rounded on the top.Gale Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010608779221703855noreply@blogger.com