Pawtucket, Rhode Island AP —For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle.
The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers – but nothing linking them to the Civil War.
While some remains are hidden away in funeral homes, others were found where they fell in battle or by Civil War re-enactors combing old graveyards.
The remains of several more Civil War veterans were sent to Maine, Rhode Island and other places where family connections were found.
Bruce Frail and his son Ben – both long active in the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War – were on hand for service.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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