Burial of a Civil War Soldier

Franklin, TN, October 10, 2009: A Civil War soldier is laid to rest after being discovered in an unmarked grave south of Franklin earlier this year. It is not conclusively known whether the soldier was Union or Confederate. But, he was carried by procession with attendees dressed in period clothing, including many Union and Confederate reenactors who paid final respects. This soldier likely died during events surrounding the Battle of Franklin, which was fought on November 30th, 1864.

Included in attendance were two sons of Civil War veterans (elderly men whose fathers had them late in life). As a gesture and tribute, dirt from each of the states from which soldiers fought in the Battle of Franklin was placed in the grave in order to assure that the soldier was buried with dirt from his home state.

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