I have read differing accounts of how the bodies were left on the field for up to a week, but it seems as though most of them were pushed into a nearby ravine and covered lightly with dirt — needless to say, the stench was so bad in that heat that the Confederate camp had to be moved further away. I am assuming that vultures or other wildlife carried away many of the body parts before they could reach their final burial place.

Thank you so much for creating this website. I’m trying to make my way through all the postings and want you to know how much I appreciate your efforts and hard work in gathering all of this information.

Many of the bodies were never identified and it’s not certain that they all were discovered. I seem to recall that after the war bodies on the battlefield were removed to Arlington National Cemetery.

I mentioned this to Harry because I am also using items from the MOLLUS papers at my Petersburg Campaign Web Site Beyond the Crater (http://www.beyondthecrater.com). I fully agree that the MOLLUS papers contain a massive amount of information for anyone interested in the Civil War. What’s even better is that many of them (maybe all?) are available in their entirety at Google Books.