Antietam National Cemetery

Remains of Civil War Soldier Return Home on Anniversary By Air Force Senior Airman Jameel Moses Special to American Forces Press Service SHARPSBURG, Md., Sept. 17, 2009 – The remains of a Union Civil War soldier found at the Antietam National Battlefield here will be buried today in his home state of New York on the 147th anniversary of the battle, the Civil War’s bloodiest day. National Park Service rangers stationed at Antietam National Battlefield carry the coffin containing the remains of an unknown Civil War soldier from New York found on the Antietam National Battlefield during a Sep. 15, 2009, ceremony to transfer ... Read Full Story

EUROPA NEWSWIRE. Photo by Senior Airman Jameel Moses. SHARPSBURG, Md. – The remains of a Union Civil War Soldier found nearly a year ago here at the Antietam National Battlefield were transferred, Sept. 15, from the Antietam National Cemetery Lodge to his home state of New York. The Soldier will be interred tomorrow at the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, N.Y., with full military honors. The New York National Guard accepted the transfer of remains of the Soldier from the Maryland National Guard, which also conducted the honors ceremony at Antietam. The remains were escorted by the Patriot Guard Riders ... Read Full Story

The Polish city of Kielce is hosting this year’s “Necro Expo”, a trade fair dedicated to things funerary. From material to embalm the body, to cemetery decor and the latest in hearse design, it’s g. . . Read Full Story

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