GDG- Unknown known soldier

[Kathy or Jim Semler]

John.....As I understand it, it was assumed that Isaac's body was 
re-interred in the National Cemetery, without good identification. Therefore 
his marker would be "unknown".

A visiting descendant was told this by the Park Service. This visitor looked 
at the several "unknowns" in the Minnesota section, and told the Park 
Service that he received  "a feeling" while standing at grave #B-12, that 
this was Isaac's grave.

Somehow this got into the Park's records, and that is where the info 
originated.

Jim Semler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Gross" <confederate at worldnet.att.net>
To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:56 AM
Subject: GDG- Unknown known soldier


>
>
> A footnote on page 302 of "The Last Full Measure" by Richard Moe says
>
> "According to National Park Service records at Gettysburg, Isaac Taylor's
> remains lie in grave 12, row B, of the Minnesota plot. The headstone on 
> the
> grave is marked 'Unknown.'"
>
> Why is the graved marked Unknown? Are there other unknown known graves at
> the cemetery?
>
> Thank you,
>
> John Gross
> confederate at att.net
>
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