cw1865
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2007
- Location
- Riverdale, NJ (Morris County)
While out and about today when the weather cleared and I could take some nice pictures, I was in a place called Fairfield, NJ taking pictures of the Fairfield Dutch Reformed Church, a building built in 1804 with a parish as old as 1720. Naturally there are some old graves there.
Above is the church and below:
Of course the immediate question that came to my mind is: Was this a grave marker itself? Or was it a ceremonial marker for his grieving relatives with the soldier's actual remains interred at or near Spotsylvania. What are the odds that any given soldier's remains would be disinterred and then transported for purposes of being buried 'back home'?
Any thoughts?
Above is the church and below:
Of course the immediate question that came to my mind is: Was this a grave marker itself? Or was it a ceremonial marker for his grieving relatives with the soldier's actual remains interred at or near Spotsylvania. What are the odds that any given soldier's remains would be disinterred and then transported for purposes of being buried 'back home'?
Any thoughts?