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Marker detail: December 1866 letter (top)<br>Scale model of Union soldier (right)
Photographer: National Archives and Records Administration & Library of Congress
Caption: Marker detail: December 1866 letter (top)
Scale model of Union soldier (right)

Additional Description: Top: December 1866 letter conveying the trustees' proposal to move the remains of U.S. soldiers to "one of the most attractive spots" in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Right: Scale model of Union soldier at sculptor's studio, c. 1867.
Submitted: June 11, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p479025
File Size: 4.783 Megabytes

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