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"A soldier believed by some to have switched sides in the Civil War will soon have two markers at his grave -- one Confederate and one Union -- after feuding relatives reached an agreement last week.
Stephen Shook, who relatives say died June 10, 1902, had been resting with a Union Army tombstone since at least 1920 in a private cemetery in Madison County, north of Asheville.
Relatives visiting the cemetery in summer 2006 quickly noticed that Shook's Union tombstone, which lists him as a sergeant, had been replaced with a Confederate tombstone. The Union stone was lying on the ground nearby, undamaged.
Richard Hill of Gastonia, a relative of the soldier, was charged this month in Madison County with desecrating a grave.
The charge was dropped last week after family members met with prosecutors and came to an agreement, a spokeswoman with the District Attorney's office said."
Charlotte Observer | 10/29/2007 | Civil War ends for 1 soldier
Stephen Shook, who relatives say died June 10, 1902, had been resting with a Union Army tombstone since at least 1920 in a private cemetery in Madison County, north of Asheville.
Relatives visiting the cemetery in summer 2006 quickly noticed that Shook's Union tombstone, which lists him as a sergeant, had been replaced with a Confederate tombstone. The Union stone was lying on the ground nearby, undamaged.
Richard Hill of Gastonia, a relative of the soldier, was charged this month in Madison County with desecrating a grave.
The charge was dropped last week after family members met with prosecutors and came to an agreement, a spokeswoman with the District Attorney's office said."
Charlotte Observer | 10/29/2007 | Civil War ends for 1 soldier