War of 1812 Soldiers Exhumed and Reburied in Lakeview Cemetery in Burlington, Vt.

From June 4, 2022, WCAX 3 News.

The remains of 30 War of 1812 soldiers were given a new resting place at  Burlington's Lakeview Cemetery.

Vermont's state records say that some  550 U.S. regulars died during the war.  "Because of its strategic location along Lake Champlain, which faciltated the movement of supplies and troops," said Laura Trieschmann, the State Historic Preservation Officer.

The veterans were unknown even back when they were originally buried, because they were moved from private properties in the Old North End.

In the past two decades,  30 became unearthed during various construction projects.

Now, a new columbarium and headstone added to the cemetery to mark the final resting place for them.  Some are from states all along the eastern seaboard.

--Brock-Perry