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"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."

Friday, July 5, 2019

"Union Civil War Veterans Honored with New Headstones"

"Union Civil War Veterans Honored with New Headstones"

By Dennis Biviano from Spectrum News

Excerpt.:

"COLUMBUS, Ohio" – 
"Among the graves at Columbus’ Green Lawn Cemetery are those of Civil War soldiers and their untold stories of sacrifice, silenced by the beating drum of time. 
But one man made it his mission to make sure they are not forgotten.  
  • Thousands of union soldiers across the Buckeye state are buried without an official military headstone, or their stone has faded with time.
  • One Columbus man has made it his mission to preserve the memory of fallen heroes from centuries ago.  
  • Paper records at Greenlawn Cemetery in Columbus, the second largest in the state, show there are 300 Civil War Veterans who never received a government marker."

By Dennis Biviano 

PUBLISHED 9:19 AM ET Jul. 05, 2019
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