Some more information on the story.
From the June 4, 2022, U.S. News & World Report "Vermont officials to rebury remains of War of 1812 veterans" by AP.
Thirty sets of remains were reburied Saturday, June 4, at a ceremony in Vermont's largest city, Burlington. They had been buried at different locations. State and city officials will be attending the ceremony which will take place at Lakeview Cemetery.
An estimated 500 American soldiers died in the Burlington area during the war between 1812 and 1815. The area around Burlington's Battery Park was a military encampment overlooking Lake Champlain. And, it was also the location of a major Army hospital.
No battles occurred in Burlington.
Military records indicate that more than 550 soldiers along with state militiamen, prisoners of war and civilian camp followers died in the Queen City. All the burials were done on the then-undeveloped sandy plain to the north of the camp.
Over the last twenty years, the thirty that were found were located in the area known locally as the the Old North End.
Between 2002 and 2005, the remains of 23 were excavated in advance of a street improvement project. In 2020, a housing construction project in the area recovered additional remains.
--Brock-Perry
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