"Union Soldier Comes Home, 147 Years Later" [podcast 3 min 26 sec]
On Thursday morning at Saratoga National Cemetery in New York, a soldier who died 147 years ago was finally laid to rest.
The unknown soldier was killed at the battle of Antietam during the Civil War. Thursday marked the anniversary of that battle near Sharpsburg, Md., where more than 23,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were killed or injured in 12 hours of fighting — making it the bloodiest day in U.S. military history.
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The unknown soldier was killed at the battle of Antietam during the Civil War. Thursday marked the anniversary of that battle near Sharpsburg, Md., where more than 23,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were killed or injured in 12 hours of fighting — making it the bloodiest day in U.S. military history.