Union veteran finally will get military burial

Whatever the reason, urns containing the cremated remains of James and Irene Powers sat in "community storage" at a Seattle cemetery for decades until a Kent, Wash., couple with a passion for the Civil War came across them. Now, James Powers, who served in the Union Army, will get the military burial he rightfully deserves. His wife will be buried with him during a Dec. 10 service at Tahoma National Cemetery. • Article

'You never leave a fallen comrade'

A Civil War-era soldier who received the Medal of Honor will be buried with full military honors after his ashes were discovered in an unmarked, communal crypt. Sgt. Charles Schroeter will be buried at Miramar National Center in July, nearly a century after he died, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. • Article

Patriot Guard joins funeral for Civil War soldier

Holmes Brigade at Saturday's service (Photos by Gene Young)

With all the pomp and circumstance befitting an officer in the U.S. Army, hundreds of people from Carthage, Mo., and from around the country laid to rest a man who died a respected businessman, but sat on a shelf for 102 years awaiting a proper burial. Descendants of Maj. Raphael Guido Rombauer, who died at age 74 in 1912, were joined by veterans as the community paid its last respects to a man who served through the entire Civil War, then moved to Carthage and helped rebuild a community devastated by that conflict. • Article

Elizabeth Young speaks at her ancestor's grave in Carthage.