Confederate Bodies Could Remain At Battlefield
A newly discovered map has opened up a mystery about the Battle of New Bern Historical Site. It's the best map of the battlefield anyone at the Historical Society has ever seen. It shows previously unknown brick buildings and two locations where Confederate soldiers were buried.
The Historical Society never knew about one of the burial sites. It's not clear if the remains of any soldiers are still there. Union forces buried the Confederates after the battle.
NewsChannel 12 reporter Mike Licquia used a divining rod to check for open spaces underground in the area some bodies were buried according to the map. (It's the same method Onslow County detectives used to find the body of Maria Lauterbach.) The tests showed two spots with open spaces underground. It's not clear if those spaces contain remains or something else....
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The Historical Society never knew about one of the burial sites. It's not clear if the remains of any soldiers are still there. Union forces buried the Confederates after the battle.
NewsChannel 12 reporter Mike Licquia used a divining rod to check for open spaces underground in the area some bodies were buried according to the map. (It's the same method Onslow County detectives used to find the body of Maria Lauterbach.) The tests showed two spots with open spaces underground. It's not clear if those spaces contain remains or something else....