Unknown Civil War Soldier’s Remains Taken to New York for Interment

Almost 150 years after his death, a Civil War soldier is now headed home to rest in peace.

Tuesday at Antietam National Battlefield the remains of the unknown soldier found at the battlefield last October were transferred from the Park Service to the State of New York.

Buttons and a coat buckle found with the soldier’s bones led officials to believe the soldier was from a New York regiment.

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