US EditionVirginia capital likely has 742 unmarked graves, some of Confederate soldiers, study finds
- A study released on Friday found that an acre of city-owned land in Richmond likely contains over 472 probable and 270 possible unmarked graves.
- The city commissioned a study that combined ground-penetrating radar and historical document analysis to examine land purchased by Manchester several years before the Civil War, which may have been intended for burial purposes.
- The study presented circumstantial evidence suggesting the site was used as a burial ground during wartime, likely including soldiers from South Carolina’s Confederate forces who died in a nearby hospital, as well as troops from other states.
- The city spent $16,000 upgrading the area around a grave marker honoring more than 100 Confederate soldiers, a move reported by the Richmond Times-Dispatch and questioned amid recent Confederate monument removals.
- The city said it consulted historians and plans to allow visitation for descendants and genealogical researchers while developing an access plan for the site, reflecting ongoing management efforts for the property.
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Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: Block 6 – St. John's Cemetery: Part VIII of VIII
This is a continuation of Block 6 of St. John's Cemetery. This part includes three more of the 19 unmarked graves in Block 6 – Eileen Casey 1929 and M. F. Schafer 1917. Eileen Casey 1929: I am not sure what 1929 meant as Eileen Casey was born on Sept. 17, 1902 to John and Nellie Casey. Eileen was born in Munster Township, Eddy County, N.D. shortly after coming to North Dakota from Minnesota....
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