Back in my older entry of "Small country auctions are a Hoot!"

There is a coffin shield of an Edmund Potter. Killed in Old church Virginia and the date of death. I have found a great deal of information on him but not where he was buried. He was a First Sgt. and died of gun shot wounds.

There are several choices of what could have happened. Body not found. Body buried at Old Church Va (which I doubt since I have the plaque. It is pure silver and has square nail holes).

Or the body was sent home to Cattarogus (bad spelling) NY and buried in a cemetary called Farmington or something like that.

Does anybody know how the remains were ID'd on the coffin, so that they went to the right family?

The shield had to be put on his coffin by the North as the Southerners used other names for the same battle.

If any fourum members live near Old Church Va. could you let me know if there is a research place there. Same for NY but we are working on that but every little bit helps. Doing this is as hard as tracking down the original owner and history of a firearm!