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The Pitty Of It At Chickamauga Park
Henry Taylor recounts a private Doran's death at a division hospital and the cold, procedural handling of his burial. He describes the swift, red tape fueled process to ship the body, obtain a coffin, arrange a grave at the National Cemetery, and send a Belfast coroner a note about the deceased's fate, highlighting grim health care reality.
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National Cemetery
Chickamauga
Sexton
Sharp
Chattanooga
Camp Thomas
Doran
Undaker
Ireland
Belfast
Henry Taylor