Williamsburg- Bodies Identified as Confederate soldiers

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Virginia Gazette News
By WILFORD KALE | kalehouse@aol.com | Correspondent
PUBLISHED: August 9, 2023 at 6:32 p.m. | UPDATED: August 11, 2023 at 3:41 p.m.

"Bodies found near Powder Magazine identified as Confederate soldiers"

WILLIAMSBURG — Skeletal remains found earlier this year in a cluster of graves in the city’s historic area have been identified as Confederate soldiers, but when and where they will be reburied remains an open question, Colonial Williamsburg archaeology staff members said Wednesday.

Thus far, research has narrowed the identification of the four remains to 21 or 22 individuals who “likely died during the period when the (Union-operated) hospital” was caring for the Confederate dead and dying after the Battle of Williamsburg on May 5, 1862. The original list contained 59 names and their units.

The temporary hospital was next door to where the burial site was discovered adjacent to the Powder Magazine off Duke of Gloucester Street. The Magazine, one of the 89 surviving 18th century structures in Colonial Williamsburg’s historic area, was built in 1715 and was originally used as a storehouse for military supplies and equipment. It was used in the Civil War as well as before and during the American Revolution.

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