CSA Headstone
Headstone Application for U. S. Military Veterans
Elisha Z. Robertson was a neighbor of my Woodson family on Muddy Creek, in the Slate River District of Buckingham County. He served as a private in D-56 Company, in the Virginia Infantry, during the War Between the States. Note that Robertson died in in 1910, however, because the application for his headstone was made in 1934, it is included in the searchable database available at ancestry.com.
Click here for more information: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Many thanks to Jeremy Winfrey for this unusual document.
slate river ramblings . . . . 
I believe I read something once about the Confederate Daughters of America, in the 1930’s organized a campaign to get soilders resting places marked with government issued monuments.
That might explain the timing of this request. Children and grandchildren continued to request CSA markers for decades and Confederate Daughters continue to mark graves to this day. Joanne
I think these headstone applications are so interesting. One of my Shepherd cousins ordered one for her father, Samuel J Shepherd, who died in 1889. She was only 10 years old at the time of his death (of pneumonia, if I remember correctly) but she ordered the headstone in 1932. We have lots to be thankful for for these ancestors who remembered, remarked on, and memorialized their elders.
Kimberly, Thanks for adding the comment about your Shepherd cousin. Joanne
Good morning Joanne, Highlights of his Confederate Service Record.Robertson, Elisha Z.Private, Company D, 56th Regiment, Virginia InfantryEnlisted: 1 July 1861Captured: Burkeville, Va – April 1865Arrived: City Point, Va – 15 April 1865Released: Point Lookout, Maryland -17 June 1865 Ted Kinker
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Joanne Yeck posted: ” Headstone Application for U. S. Military Veterans Elisha Z. Robertson was a neighbor of my Woodson family on Muddy Creek, in the Slate River District of Buckingham County. He served as a private in D-56 Company, in the Virginia Infantry, duri”
Thanks, Ted!