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Major George Kirtley
Born March 24,1824
Killed in battle Hartville ,MO Jan.11 1863
Springfield,MO National Cemetery
Comments (17)
goldie
An unusual gravestone...probably was costly--polished red granite I surmise...nice catch...
ArtistKimberly
Excellent Image,
STEVIEUKWONDER
A really captivating image Richard! Well done Sir! National Geographic eat yur heart out!
Kordouane
Respect !!
VDH
Very interesting shot,a crazy war is of all times !!
T.Rex
Unusual shape and color of the stone. Stands out. The last words say a lot about the man. I wonder where he came from? Many have their resting places very far from home. Good photo. :-)
blankfrancine
Great photo,Richard.
kenmo
I find the history of the US Civil War very fascinating... Union or Confederate?
bakapo
may he always rest in peace. nice shot, Richard.
moochagoo
Thank for that historical stone.
Cal83street
Great capture. Really cool photo and subject.
ontar1
Great capture!
Faemike55
beautiful capture of this unique stone - nice to see the rainbow on the left side
nickcarter
R.I.P.
CleonXXI
Good capture. @kenmo - In Major Kirtley's case, Confederate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hartville The Springfield cemetery was started in 1867 as a city-owned Springfield Confederate-only cemetery but by the 1880s this had changed to include all civil war dead and by the turn of the 20th century had become part of the US Department of the Interior cemetery system for all US war dead or US veterans who died outside battle. The Wikipedia article photo of the US flag next to Kirtley's stone is interesting, as there is nothing to inform the viewer as to which side he died fighting for, but the natural assumption in a US National Cemetery is that US soldiers are buried there. Of course civil wars are much messier than that. The tales of what legally constitutes a "US National Cemetery" and who should be buried in them is a long story with political ramifications that surged for over a century after the event. Major Kirtley's monument appears to have been a later 20th century replacement stone, probably placed by family, for an earlier stone that may have been degraded by time and weather. Most contemporary Union headstones would have had an inscription "GAR" (Grand Army of the Republic) to indicate US service, some but by no means all Confederate headstones would have "Southern Cross of Honor" either in engraved stone or a metal cross in the ground next to the headstone, erected in the 20th century by the Daughters of the Confederacy organization. As Kirtley himself actually died in battle before any of these conventions were established by later generations, it is not unusual that no indication of his army affiliation appears on his stone.
Osper
A nice picture of history!
RodS
Almost made it to 40... Interesting photo of this headstone, Richard.