Very interesting idea. I have been to a couple of cemeteries (Johnson's
Island, Marblehead, Ohio and Elmira, New York) with many Confederate grave
markers. Never have I seen them deliberately set to lean in a particular
direction. Very often, but not always, government issued Confederate markers have a
pointed top instead of the rounded top. The reason? I've heard the Rebs
wanted the top pointed to keep the damn Yankees from sitting on them. Go figure.
Katie
In a message dated 1/24/2010 10:28:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
VinceKoers(a)aol.com writes:
We recently stumbled upon an older Associated Press story circa 2003 that
told of a Tennessee Confederate soldier who had died in northern Ohio and
had laid unidentified in a grave near Bryan, Ohio, for 90 years, when a
descendent discovered his southern service, and his Confederate grave
marker was
arranged for, and set "in a particular way..."
His relative, Rosie Alexander, was quoted as saying that "no matter where
in the cemetery the stone is situated, it is to lean toward the south."
We thought that was interesting, and wondered if this was a generally
accepted sentiment?
Vince