There’s something cruel and ironic about the way history leaves breadcrumbs. In the case of Revolutionary War Patriot Alexander McCallister, we can point to a yellowed receipt noting the exact cost of his coffin, but we can’t say with confidence where in Salem Township’s Saunders Cemetery his body rests! Still, half-details like receipts invite us to look closer to imagine the missing piece and honor a Patriot’s life, even when his final resting place remains mostly a mystery.
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