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Forgotten Graves of Civil War Heroes | Annapolis News
A forgotten Civil War soldier’s grave—leaning, overgrown, even with deer bones nearby—serves as a haunting symbol of America’s neglected veterans. Corporal Louis H. Hill, a U.S. Colored Troops soldier, lies buried in Havre de Grace, Maryland, with no one officially responsible for his resting place. Maryland’s Cemetery Oversight Office, created in 1997, only regulates commercial cemeteries, leaving abandoned and religiously owned grounds like Hill’s entirely unprotected. Volunteers racing to preserve these histories face a sobering reality: without legal accountability, countless stories risk…
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