Disinterring and reburying Civil War Soldiers

[BettyO]

Quote:I, too, think a named grave will give each the recognition he deserves and show more respect to each of them than a collective monumentum, not just as one soldier, but also as a private person as well as to his family.

I wholeheartedly agree. These people deserve recognition and remembrance. They were human beings - they had (and probably STILL have) family. They deserve some credit for that. All people deserve recognition and respect. It's the decent thing to do; regardless of what side they fought on.

One interesting side note which I found was that when the conspirators were dug up from Wareroom One; when the burial trench was opened and the coffins were revealed, it was noted in one paper that the "workmen removed their hats and stood in silence before the graves" (of Booth, Surratt, Powell, Herold, Atzerodt and Wirtz.) That is saying a lot - all humans deserves respect....at least to their families if no one else (and no, I'm not a liberal!) HA!