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August 17, 1988

A press conference is held at the National Museum of Natural History to announce the discovery and excavation of a previously unknown Civil War burial site at Maryland&rsquos Antietam Battlefield. The dig was coordinated by the Anthropology Department in conjunction with the National Park Service.


Posted: 17 August 2010
About the Author:

Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.