Ohio cavalry trooper finally laid to rest after cremains were unclaimed

Descendants of the 4^th Ohio Cavalry conducted a burial service for a Civil War veteran whose cremated remains were unclaimed after he died in 1904. Alfred Jost, a native of Germany, served with the unit for two years until 1863, when he received a disability discharge. He apparently became a barkeeper in Cincinnati. The service was held May 21 in a Cincinnati suburb. -- 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

Remains of soldiers to be inurned

The unclaimed remains of veterans of the Civil War and both World Wars that were discovered in the vaults of a funeral home group will be inurned in an Indiana cemetery. • Article

Ancestor left unclaimed medal

A Wood County, West Va., man picked up an unclaimed Civil War medal from officials this week on behalf of his great, great uncle. Tom Moore, related to Henry S. Elliott, claimed the Civil War medal from the West Virginia State Archives. • Article