Well, whatever the case, and it should not be turned into an argument, I hope it can be ascertained who is there. We have so many unidentified men there it remains heartbreaking. No one who did not witness the carnage has a right to quibble on who managed a decent burial or where. It'd be a terrific sign of healing if these men, when found, can remain there without yet another divisive war raging over their heads. We need that.
I have two relatives buried in the National Cemetery as unidentified. They were identified when buried in shallow graves, after being killed. For what, a buck a body ( do not have the amount t my fingertips ) Basil Biggs and Weaver and crew got them from decomposing in shallow, barely graves to the cemetery. By 1864. I can at least know where they are.
Confederate families waited- until 1870 to get their loved ones home. Meanwhile, tourist dollars rolled in, sightseers walking over Confederate dead. That was crazy.