Confederate Cemetery

Under The Citadel’s Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, S.C., archaeologists uncovered the remains of 27 Confederate soldiers. Four of the soldiers may be the first crew members of the Hunley, the first submarine to sink an enemy war ship. The Hunley made history in February 1864, when it sank the Union blockade ship Housatonic. Its original crew of five was lost in 1863, when the sub sank at its moorings. They were buried in a sailors’ cemetery, but a clerical error removed their headstones and their remains were left behind. In 1947, The Citadel’s stadium was built on the site.