Subdeacon Joe Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/10/union-soldier-lost-civil-war-ring-returned-to-kin-in-pennsylvania/ READING, Pa. – A ring lost by a Union soldier from Pennsylvania during the Civil War has completed a long journey home. The ring was worn by Levi Schlegel, a Reading-area native who isbelieved to have lost it nearly 150 years ago at an encampment nearFredericksburg, Va. Relic hunter John Blue found the ring at a construction site in 2005.Though it was engraved with Schlegel's name and unit -- "Co. G., 198thP.V.," or Pennsylvania Volunteers -- Blue wasn't sure how to findSchlegel's descendants, and kept the ring in a box for several years. A genealogist ultimately helped Blue track down Schlegel's family. OnTuesday, Blue presented the ring to a distant cousin during a ceremonyat Levi Schlegel's grave in Reading. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/10/union-soldier-lost-civil-war-ring-returned-to-kin-in-pennsylvania/#ixzz2Q74GB8i8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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