Minnesota Civil War soldier to get grave marker
A Civil War soldier from central Minnesota will be honored with a marker placed on his grave. Edgar Lewis was buried in a Hewitt cemetery without a marker when he died 93 years ago.
A Civil War soldier from central Minnesota will be honored with a marker placed on his grave. Edgar Lewis was buried in a Hewitt cemetery without a marker when he died 93 years ago.
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The grave of a St. Paul solider who died in the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War will be re-dedicated Saturday at at Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul. Pvt. Edmund Sampare of St. Paul died during the battle on Sept. 17, 1862. The re-dedication of the grave will mark the last Civil War remembrance event in Minnesota this year to mark the 150th anniversary of the war.
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