The descendant, Gracie Jenkins, requested a gravestone from the Department of Veteran Affairs, which obliged with a 400-pound marble stone. Jenkins had it erected with the help of the Sons of Confederate Veterans:
Charles Purser, a member of the group who lives in Garner, said he plans to research the long list of those buried at Dix for the names of other veterans.
"There has to be some more out there," Purser said. "We're willing to put up a headstone for any American soldier we find there, even if they're Union."
Really, despite the snarkiness of my blog title, that's a nice thing for both the DVA and the SCV to do for a veteran.
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