1. "Looking for Confederate Veterans buried in Pulaski County, IL"

My name is Gale Red, and I am the Commander of the Illinois Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.  We are trying to find all the graves of known Confederate veterans who are buried in Illinois.  So far, over 12,000 men have been found, most (about 11,500) are buried in the five national cemeteries at Alton, Camp Butler, Rock Island, Oakwoods (Chicago), and Mound City.  However, we have found more than 500 so far scattered in almost all counties of IL.

So far, we have not found any of our veterans in Pulaski County others than those buried at the Mound City National Cemetery,  but think it is possible someone will know of some.

We are hoping to find the graves, identify the individuals, collect biographical and service information on them, and eventually be able to place military markers on all the graves of those who don't have them.  We would also like to perform memorial ceremonies for them if we can find living descendants who are interested.  As you can imagine, this is a very large task.  If you know of any Confederate veterans buried anywhere in the state, please contact me with whatever information you can provide.  We will be very grateful for any assistance in trying to find and honor these soldiers.

Sincerely,
Gale F. Red
galered@yahoo.com  or  gf3smred@peaknet.net

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