Headstone, unknown Confederate soldier, Gray
Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Item 5628
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In 1862 a grieving Gray family opened a coffin that was supposed to contain the body of their son. Instead they found the body of a stranger, a confederate soldier in uniform.
The gravestone reads, "Stranger, A soldier of the late war died 1862, Erected by the ladies of Gray."
Other Information
- Title: Headstone, unknown Confederate soldier, Gray
- Creator: United Press International
- Creation Date: 1979
- Subject Date: 1979
- Town: Gray
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Black and white photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 26 x 21
- Local Code: Coll. 1880 1/4
- Collection: United Press International (UPI)
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Maine--Gray
Graves--Maine--Gray
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Graves--Photographs
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