I've posted on the story before, but this is a different take and nicely done.
In 1862, a man named Lt. Charles H. Colley of Gray, ME was killed
during the Battle of Cedar Mountain. When his grieving family opened up
the casket that was supposed to contain their son, they were stunned to
discover that a fully uniformed Confederate soldier had been shipped to
them instead. Having no way to identify the soldier, and also lacking
the means to ship him back to Virginia, Lt. Colley's family decided to
bury him in Gray Village Cemetery alongside the Union soldiers who had
been killed in the war. They figured that this unknown Confederate's
family would appreciate the gesture, even though they'd never find out
about it. The Ladies of Gray, a group of mothers whose sons were either
missing, injured, or killed in the war, paid to put up a headstone for
this unknown Confederate.
More @ Townhall
20 minutes away from me. Very interesting
ReplyDeleteCheck it out next time you're there and see if there is any more to the story. Thanks.
DeleteHeart warming story. Really nice people.
ReplyDeleteYes, encouraging. Of course, if the commies get wind of this, they'll want the Confederate flags removed.
DeleteDefinitely would like to check it out. I quickly looked online and found some small stories. Just looking up csa soldier buried in gray Maine. Gray is in southern Maine close to most of the population of Maine
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