I am trying to find out where my gg grandfather, William Thomas Daniel of the GA 34th company D is buried in Mississippi. He was there throughout the seige along with his brother in law, Patrick Henry Stovall of GA 40th, and his wife's cousin General Marcellus Stovall. We have around 25 letters that he wrote home throughout the war. He had been captured at Champion Hill and later paroled, but he was very sick and on his way home. He was in the care of a preacher name Rev. Lea when he died . I will just type the last letter the family received. We suspect he might be buried in a small cemetery somewhere along the road home due to the information in this letter, but we could be wrong. ( by the way we are also looking for his father's name.They were in Gordon county, GA in 1850 and his mother, Eliza was a widow at the time)

Here goes the letter!

Mrs. Daniell Near Jackson May 141864

Dear Madam,
I received your letter asking me about you son Mr. Thomas Daniell. The task is very painful although it has to be performed. Your son stopped at my house at the time the Yankees _______which was about two weeks. He came here from Mr. Richardson's just a week before the Yankees came. He was very ill all the time but did not suffer for anything for we did all we could to supply his wants. The Yankees took all our water but we hauled very nice water from a sistern nearby so we did not let him suffer for that. He commenced to get better after the Yankees left and then he wanted to get home. We did everything we could to get him to stay but he wanted not. He wanted to get home so Mr. Lea started to go home with him. We fixed a bed in a little spring wagon and fiexed him as comfortable was we could, the weather being warm and his disease being consumption. He was taken worse and died ten miles this side of Enterprise. Mr. Lea had a very nice coffin made for him and had him fixed as nice as he could and he was buried there. He had a little money with him but Mr. Lea attended to his funeral expenses so you need not trouble yourself at ll about that. He was willing to died only he wanted to reach home first. He said he wanted to see his wife and Mother and let them know he was to die and to think he is now resting in Heaven. I will send your letter to Mr. Richardson when I get a chance. Quite a distance from here. You must answer this letter to let me know if you got it but you must not send any money for your son is perfectly welcome for all I did for him. I have had a great many soldiers at my house but never charged any of them, your son not excepted. Mr. Lea is now in the army and I can not tell you the day of the month he died but is was during the first part of August. You must not grieve for him for he is a great deal better off. Anser this for I want to know you get it.
Your Friend,
Sallie Lea

Any thoughts anyone????