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Headstones of Deceased Union Civil War Veterans 1879-1903 Card SearchIn 1861 the first organized system of marking soldiers graves
was created by General Orders No. 75, but it was not until 3
February 1879 that Congress authorized the furnishing of
headstones for the unmarked graves of veterans in private
cemeteries.
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