Battlefield Cemetery in Virginia to Host First Civil War Soldier Burial in 75 Years

Archaeologists are looking for an available plot in Fredericksburg National Cemetery, which saw its last veteran burial in 1945. National Park Service/Mary O'Neill/TNS

By Mark Price From The Charlotte Observer

A Civil War cemetery in northern Virginia may soon host its first soldier burial in 76 years, after human remains were discovered on the grounds of a nearby battlefield hospital.