The Rigsbee Graveyard (Durham, North Carolina)
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Rigsbee Family Cemetery
A Rigsbee relative remembered that it was here that three Confederate soldiers were buried, their bodies having been found following one of the last skirmishes in the area. Only their soiled uniforms indicated they were soldiers. The Rigsbees washed the uniforms, redressed the bodies, and buried them in this family cemetery, saying, 'Hopefully, someone will do the same for our folks.'
Duke University Archives: library.duke.edu/uarchives/history/rigsbee.html
Cemetery Census: cemeterycensus.com/nc/durh/cem071.htm
A Rigsbee relative remembered that it was here that three Confederate soldiers were buried, their bodies having been found following one of the last skirmishes in the area. Only their soiled uniforms indicated they were soldiers. The Rigsbees washed the uniforms, redressed the bodies, and buried them in this family cemetery, saying, 'Hopefully, someone will do the same for our folks.'
Duke University Archives: library.duke.edu/uarchives/history/rigsbee.html
Cemetery Census: cemeterycensus.com/nc/durh/cem071.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemetery
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Coordinates: 35°59'42"N 78°56'22"W
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