Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Remains of 40 Confederate soldiers discovered in Virginia cemetery

Via Robert
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Their remains sat, unmarked, in shallow graves at the Old City Cemetery in Lynchburg, Va., for decades. Now, some 150 years after the Civil War, the bodies of 40 Confederate soldiers discovered over the past two months will receive a proper memorial.

"It's been very meaningful to us to find these spots, identify these soldiers and bring closure to families," said Ted Delaney, the cemetery's assistant director, who, along with a team of archaeologists, uncovered the exact resting place of some 40 Confederate soldiers as well as the plots where Union soldiers were once buried and later exhumed.

More @ Fox

2 comments:

  1. What a great story. Imagine after all these years that iron cross made it to the grave of the man intended. Amazing that they can identify all those men.
    Miss Violet

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    1. It really is and I certainly would like more information on how they were able to do so.

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