The human remains were moved from other places on the battlefield and put into graves in the new cemetery.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

But President Obama surprised mourners by also visiting the graves of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

Union troops who fell were buried in separate graves all over the battlefield.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

The Confederate dead generally were buried together in large, shallow graves.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

Though a large percentage of those victims are yet to be identified, DNA testing is making it increasingly possible to determine the identity of remains found in unmarked graves.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18