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A Cast Zinc Marker for A Civil War Veteran

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Every once in while something of great interest–though not great monetary value–comes out of someone’s drawer or closet and finds its home. So it is with the little piece of paper discussed below. Since 2002, volunteers with our Civil War Project have identified 5,000 veterans at Green-Wood and written a biography for each of them.. … Read more

It Was Lost, But Now Is Found

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Green-Wood has over 560,000 people interred in its ground. It also has tens of thousands of monuments and gravestones. Not surprisingly, some of those monuments topple over every once in a while. And, when they do so, the grass will grow and they may disappear into the earth. In fact, since we started our Civil … Read more