Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
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."
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About This Item
- Title: Headstone, unknown Confederate soldier, Gray, 1979
- Creator: Eugene S. Willman
- Creation Date: 1979
- Subject Date: 1979
- Location: Gray, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 26 cm x 21 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1880, Box 1/4
- Collection: United Press International collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Graves--Maine--Gray
- Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Maine--Gray
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Graves--Photographs
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