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Photographer: David Graff
Taken: April 22, 2012
Caption: Unknown Soldier Statue Location
Additional Description: An "Unknown Soldier" statue was placed beside six unknown graves but it was stolen in 2003. The Salem Cemetery Battlefield Association is raising funds to replace it.

This statue is a tribute to the brave troopers of Gen. N.B. Forrest Cavalry, C.S.A. The six headstone represents the 60 to 80 troopers who lost their lives at the Oak Tree Massacre

Sponsored by Salem Cemetery Battlefield Assn. 12-19-2002
Submitted: December 28, 2012, by David Graff of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p229953
File Size: 1.047 Megabytes

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