In 1896, the church sold the cemetery property and all the bodies were removed to Cedar Grove Cemetery on Franklin Street in Chambersburg. The headstones, however, were not removed. At this time, Colonel Benjamin Carter became forgotten.
About ten years ago, Patty Wilson heard about the Confederate soldier buried in Chambersburg and began looking for the burial site. Two years later, she met Larry Phelps who was also doing research on Carter. Together, they found out the story of the reburial and found his final resting spot.
This Saturday, a Sons of Confederate veterans color guard, an eulogy. three-gun musket salute and taps marked the rededication of Carter's grave marker. An exchange of burial soil took place where soil from Carter's wife and daughters' graves were placed on top of his grave and soil from his grave was taken to be spread on those of his relatives.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy and camps from Sons of Confederate Veterans in Maryland and Pennsylvania took part in the memorial.
Quite a Story. --Old B-Runner
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