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Md. Civil War battlefield sends NY soldier home

Originally published: September 14, 2009 9:22 PM
Updated: September 15, 2009 4:17 PM
By The Associated Press  DAVID DISHNEAU (Associated Press Writer)

Quick ReadCivil War bones spotted by Antietam visitor start solemn journey home to NY state

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SHARPSBURG, Md. (AP) — An unknown Civil War soldier began his journey home to New York state Tuesday, nearly a year after a visitor to the Antietam National Battlefield spotted his remains in a cornfield that saw the fiercest fighting of the war.

During a 15-minute ceremony at the battlefield cemetery, park superintendent John W. Howard placed a small wooden box containing about 400 bone fragments,...

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