MARIETTA, Ga. {AP} A 21-shot tribute was fired and soil from Ireland was sprinkled Friday at an unveiling ceremony of new tombstones for three Union soldiers identified nearly 135 years after their deaths.
"Three restless souls can be at peace now," said David Evans, a writer who followed a trail of military documents over two decades to discover the identities.
"These three men who were so hopelessly lost for so long, now have been found," Evans said. "I think maybe this is God's gentle reminder that no matter how hopeless things may seem, there's always hope."
Evans did his sleuthing while researching his 1996 book, "Sherman's Horsemen," recounting Union cavalry raids around Atlanta in 1864.
The remains of Pvts. James Harris, 24, of Missouri, William Britt, 38, of Tennessee, and David Sage, 20, of Nebraska were found at the Marietta National Cemetery in Georgia.
PARENTS:
Selah Sage (1817-1874)died and buried at Sarpy County, NE
Maryann Burr (1823-1873)died, unmarked grave, Sarpy County, NE
SIBLINGS:
Nancy Jane Sage [Roberts] (1844-1923)
Henry Melville Sage (1846-1914)
Silas O Sage (1849-1922)
William M Sage (1850-1887)
Mary J Sage (1852-1863)
John P H Sage (1854-)
Rosetta Emaline Sage (1856-1859)
Spillman Jerome Sage (1859-)
Abraham Simeon Sage (1861-1862)
Samuel Silas Sage (1863-1947)
General Sherman Sage (1865-1946)
Alvin Hall Sage (1867-1957)
"Three restless souls can be at peace now," said David Evans, a writer who followed a trail of military documents over two decades to discover the identities.
"These three men who were so hopelessly lost for so long, now have been found," Evans said. "I think maybe this is God's gentle reminder that no matter how hopeless things may seem, there's always hope."
Evans did his sleuthing while researching his 1996 book, "Sherman's Horsemen," recounting Union cavalry raids around Atlanta in 1864.
The remains of Pvts. James Harris, 24, of Missouri, William Britt, 38, of Tennessee, and David Sage, 20, of Nebraska were found at the Marietta National Cemetery in Georgia.
PARENTS:
Selah Sage (1817-1874)died and buried at Sarpy County, NE
Maryann Burr (1823-1873)died, unmarked grave, Sarpy County, NE
SIBLINGS:
Nancy Jane Sage [Roberts] (1844-1923)
Henry Melville Sage (1846-1914)
Silas O Sage (1849-1922)
William M Sage (1850-1887)
Mary J Sage (1852-1863)
John P H Sage (1854-)
Rosetta Emaline Sage (1856-1859)
Spillman Jerome Sage (1859-)
Abraham Simeon Sage (1861-1862)
Samuel Silas Sage (1863-1947)
General Sherman Sage (1865-1946)
Alvin Hall Sage (1867-1957)
MARIETTA, Ga. {AP} A 21-shot tribute was fired and soil from Ireland was sprinkled Friday at an unveiling ceremony of new tombstones for three Union soldiers identified nearly 135 years after their deaths.
"Three restless souls can be at peace now," said David Evans, a writer who followed a trail of military documents over two decades to discover the identities.
"These three men who were so hopelessly lost for so long, now have been found," Evans said. "I think maybe this is God's gentle reminder that no matter how hopeless things may seem, there's always hope."
Evans did his sleuthing while researching his 1996 book, "Sherman's Horsemen," recounting Union cavalry raids around Atlanta in 1864.
The remains of Pvts. James Harris, 24, of Missouri, William Britt, 38, of Tennessee, and David Sage, 20, of Nebraska were found at the Marietta National Cemetery in Georgia.
PARENTS:
Selah Sage (1817-1874)died and buried at Sarpy County, NE
Maryann Burr (1823-1873)died, unmarked grave, Sarpy County, NE
SIBLINGS:
Nancy Jane Sage [Roberts] (1844-1923)
Henry Melville Sage (1846-1914)
Silas O Sage (1849-1922)
William M Sage (1850-1887)
Mary J Sage (1852-1863)
John P H Sage (1854-)
Rosetta Emaline Sage (1856-1859)
Spillman Jerome Sage (1859-)
Abraham Simeon Sage (1861-1862)
Samuel Silas Sage (1863-1947)
General Sherman Sage (1865-1946)
Alvin Hall Sage (1867-1957)
"Three restless souls can be at peace now," said David Evans, a writer who followed a trail of military documents over two decades to discover the identities.
"These three men who were so hopelessly lost for so long, now have been found," Evans said. "I think maybe this is God's gentle reminder that no matter how hopeless things may seem, there's always hope."
Evans did his sleuthing while researching his 1996 book, "Sherman's Horsemen," recounting Union cavalry raids around Atlanta in 1864.
The remains of Pvts. James Harris, 24, of Missouri, William Britt, 38, of Tennessee, and David Sage, 20, of Nebraska were found at the Marietta National Cemetery in Georgia.
PARENTS:
Selah Sage (1817-1874)died and buried at Sarpy County, NE
Maryann Burr (1823-1873)died, unmarked grave, Sarpy County, NE
SIBLINGS:
Nancy Jane Sage [Roberts] (1844-1923)
Henry Melville Sage (1846-1914)
Silas O Sage (1849-1922)
William M Sage (1850-1887)
Mary J Sage (1852-1863)
John P H Sage (1854-)
Rosetta Emaline Sage (1856-1859)
Spillman Jerome Sage (1859-)
Abraham Simeon Sage (1861-1862)
Samuel Silas Sage (1863-1947)
General Sherman Sage (1865-1946)
Alvin Hall Sage (1867-1957)
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