Scared To Death

This isn't about women soldiers, so please forgive me for veering off topic.  I wanted to share an unusual bit of information I stumbled upon when scouring the pages of U.S. Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 last week.  Lots of interesting information can be gleaned from its pages, some of it a bit morbid but interesting nevertheless.  You'll find where soldiers were originally buried before being reinterred, if there was an epithet left by their pards carved on a headboard or neighboring tree, their name/age/rank/unit/date of death if known, what they were wearing, the color of their hair, if they were buried with any personal effects such as rings or photographs, any visible injuries, and where they currently lie.  Some were killed by bushwhakers.  I even saw some who were drowned either by accident or at the hands of others.  I came across soldiers who were buried in blankets and coffins.  Some were holding pictures of a wife and/or children.  Some had bushy beards while others were whiskerless. Some had gold teeth.  Some were missing legs just past the knee or arms above the elbow.  Some were missing jaws.  Some had bullet holes in their head while others had the entire skull smashed in.   It was obvious how these poor souls met their demise.  And then there was this guy who is buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery: (click the photos to enlarge them)

"said to have been scared to death"