GDG- Unknown known soldier

[John Gross]

I wonder if this was on a ghost tour? :)

Seriously, I do hope the NPS has it officially listed that his remains *may*
lie in that grave.

It is kinda erry though. Thank you for the information.

John Gross
confederate at att.net


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>
> 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
>


> 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
> >
> >