Former Army Secretary John Marsh Laid to Rest in Virginia

John O. ''Jack'' Marsh, Army Secretary during the Reagan administration and co-chairman of the independent review group, meets with officials at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to discuss their findings, in Washington. On April 11, 2007. AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari

NEW MARKET, Va.—Former Secretary of the Army John Marsh Jr. was laid to rest on Feb. 15 at a Civil War battlefield in Virginia where he developed a love for history and the military.

Marsh, who also served four terms as Virginia’s 7th District congressman, died Feb. 4 at Blue Ridge Christian Home in Raphine. He was 92.