"Tent Graves"

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

I've never seen these either.

Great post !

 

[LoriAnn]

Thank you @Eleanor Rose for another great thread.

This is right up there with the Korean sitting up burials.

Googling this led me down a very dark, strange road. All I'm saying is...ice cream may be required.

 

[Deleted User CS]

Ellie. That is the most unusual thing I ever saw in a cemetery, well almost. What an interesting concept for a gravestone. Thanks for posting this interesting graveyard information. David.

 

[Eleanor Rose]

That is the most unusual thing I ever saw in a cemetery, well almost.

Come on David! At least give us a hint.

 

[Deleted User CS]

Come on David! At least give us a hint.

Ellie. You are too much of a fine Southern lady unlike the person I saw in the cemetery. David.

 

[John Hartwell]

This forum just won't let me go a day without learning something new and interesting!

Thank you, @Eleanor Rose

 

[donna]

There is very interesting article on "comb graves" also know as tent graves from Donald B. Ball. See:

http://infosys/murraystate.edu/KWesler/Symposium o/0VHAo/o Volume 14o/oV14_p058-066.pdf

 

[donna]

I have checked the citation twice. I do have it right. Don't understand why doesn't come up.

The name of article is:

"Comments on the Distribution and Chronology of Comb Graves in the Upland South" by Donald B. Ball.

 

[TinCan]

That was very interesting.